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A place where we can talk about ita, miss ita, and share information about memorials. The hugging started over here in Natter.

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Julie - Jan 20, 2015 8:05:28 am PST #972 of 3157

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.

Strix - Jan 20, 2015 8:30:07 am PST #973 of 3157

A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

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.

Glamcookie - Jan 20, 2015 8:39:57 am PST #974 of 3157

I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

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.

sj - Jan 20, 2015 10:13:23 am PST #975 of 3157

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

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.

Volans - Jan 20, 2015 12:07:34 pm PST #976 of 3157

move out and draw fire

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

This.

SuziQ - Jan 20, 2015 2:45:42 pm PST #977 of 3157

Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

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.

shrift - Jan 20, 2015 4:41:52 pm PST #978 of 3157

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

In trying to explain without explaining, I almost burst into tears.

Today I had to answer an email without saying, "I'm sorry for the delayed response, but unfortunately for you, you sent your email on the day I found out my friend died."

beekaytee - Jan 20, 2015 4:57:47 pm PST #979 of 3157

Compassionately intolerant

I've been simply avoided explaining to anyone who saw or heard me cry.

The google hangout was a bit of a struggle getting connected...since I'm totally inept with such things...and I did not have much to say, but honestly, seeing faces and hearing voices made a huge difference for me.

So grateful that happened.

Ginger - Jan 20, 2015 5:08:25 pm PST #980 of 3157

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I started sniffling when I opened a NY Times food e-mail and it had a recipe for Montreal bagels.

Steph L. - Jan 20, 2015 5:21:40 pm PST #981 of 3157

Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Tonight was a new Supernatural. Which she won't get to see. That's all I could think when the commercials came on.

The past few days, I've stopped crying, but I still feel like I've been punched in the heart.

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