So nice to see everyone. Sorry I couldn't chat more with those present (physically and virtually). Chasing the almost two year old around. Had silly fun with Burrell's funny kids. Thank you for hosting, bon bon!

Yes thank you bon bon, it was a very welcome chance to catch up and relax and reminisce. And all the wee ones were so cute! Both Ford and N (not sure if you've used his name here, but I know GC has). I miss the younger stages.

It was so, so good to see everyone, and thank you bon bob for hosting the physical meeting.

I'm sorry I had to leave so soon, but it was getting really late here. I was kindda half asleep when it started.

It's not the place to discuss this, but I am happy to organize video chats on a monthly basis. Stompies, please let me know where to take it to.

I'm sorry that I missed today's chat. I'd be up for joining others. Thanks for organizing, Shir.

Today I rolled my ankle on broken sidewalk and skinned my knee. My ankle seems to be fine, although my knee will have some entertaining road rash for a few days. The injury mostly was to my dignity. While I was walking it off, I realized that I would have taken a picture of it so ita could look at it.

x-post with the UnAmerican thread

So. I heard about ita and had to swing by to see how the islanders were holding up. Or falling apart.

And the thing that made me lose it, just a little, was the fact that the UnAmerican Board is still here. And despite the fact that we settled on, not just the 2nd, but also the 3rd thread title, over a decade ago, it's only now limping its way to the magic 10k.

I also just lost a lot of hours revisiting those long, long ago UnAms. And their friends, the USians.

To quote a 12 years younger me

I heart this thread..

Everything from Buffy to Shakespeare via Jondalar and chinois and aging necrophilic dwarves and inisipip posh twits and chocolate bikkies, then back again.

The Buffistas World's contracted thus.

We taught ita about Tim tams in this thread. That alone made it worth the price of admission.

I'm not sure how one loss can reflect so clearly the many little losses of a dozen years. And yet, it does. Vividly.

Vale ita. And much love to Allyson, Kristen, Paula and the LAistas.

With my FIL's passing Wed. night, I haven't been able to fully mourn ita. It's been so much.

But in the Target parking lot last night, I drove past a woman walking to her car. She was a light-skinned Black woman with close-cropped bleached hair, built like ita, with strong shoulders, a confident stride and a leather jacket. The resemblance was UNCANNY.

My heart about stopped and I burst into tears in the fucking Target parking lot.

I've missed you guys this last few days.

Strix, I had a similar moment in line at the post office a few days ago. An older woman who looked like ita might've at around 60-ish. Made me so sad and angry that she won't be here to see 60-ish.

Also, I'm sorry for your family's loss. 2015 is sure off to a shit start.

I've notice people posting a lot about tea lately and the proper way to brew it, etc in honor of ita. So, I thought I would post this link here for anyone that is interested.

I'm not sure how one loss can reflect so clearly the many little losses of a dozen years.

This.

Y'all just made me refill my tea. Without me realizing it. I was reading, got up, got tea, came back and realized sj made me get tea.

I'm in Salt Lake for my monthly meetings and my PM asked me something about last week and it had to do, indirectly, with me taking last Tuesday off. In trying to explain without explaining, I almost burst into tears.

So many I wishes and if onlys and I shouldas and whys.