Ginger, I added some photos that were uploaded to facebook to the flickr group, but feel free to ignore them if you're curating it somehow. I just wanted to share in case they were missed by accident.
I was actually really tempted to share a picture I have with Moji that we took to prove to ita that we really did find each other and met up when I was in England. It was tough because it was a million years ago and I definitely did not have an international cell phone, so it involved a secret meeting, a pay phone, and SO MUCH CONFUSION because ita had forgotten to tell me her sister's name (and had only referred to me as Alibelle [which was fine, except that I introduced myself as Elizabeth when I finally found her]). Or share a picture of her. But eventually we met up, and she was absolutely lovely, and we made plans to meet up again, and ended up going to see the Keira Knightley King Arthur movie (where I was confused again by the lack of popcorn at the theater, and the chocolate smarties), and then Moji was overwhelmed by all the violence and held my hand and couldn't watch the screen through all the battles. So by the time I got back to a computer, I sent ita an email letting her know that M was absolutely delightful, but I had my doubts that there was any relation between them. And I think ita threatened to break my thumbs again for saying something so crazy.
Allyson and Burrell are both really pretty with really pretty hair.
That's a wonderful story, Alibelle.
If I can help, I will.
I have a detached "reporter brain" that I think I can use at times like that.
Probably, I could do it just fine and have a delayed reaction and cry a lot afterwards...tends to be how I deal.
Maybe you are too close to that particular task, just because of how close you guys were, Allyson.
I know someday I'm going to see something on TV and say "Wonder if ita thought her accent's real. I should ask."
sigh.
So by the time I got back to a computer, I sent ita an email letting her know that M was absolutely delightful, but I had my doubts that there was any relation between them.
I remember you saying something about the two of them looking alike but being completely different.
Did anyone get anywhere with coming up with a reading for/from us to be used at the funeral? If not, it occurrs to me that there have been many wonderful statements of how much we love ita here and in Natter that might - with permission of various posters - be cobbled together for that purpose. I bring this up because after having work suck my brain out for the last several days, I have today and tomorrow off, and could make a start on it if it seems like a good idea to folks.
Why not just a piece of Safe Harbor From Ann Arbor?
Windy I was thinking the same thing.
And I keep looking at the Supernatural thread name -- Family don't end with blood. It's so appropriate for ita. Maybe that can be incorporated because it not only describes the Buffistas but ita had other people who were her found family. For me, at least, I wouldn't really understand the concept of a chosen family or found family without the Buffistas. Like any large famity we are speak out and can't see each other in person as often as we'd like, but we havE reunions when we can. It's not a perfect family, but no family is. But when we need each other we are here. Even when people need support or help for their other non Buffistas families We are still here for each other.
"This is my family. I found it, all on my own. It's little, and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good."
