Oh I'm so sorry to hear about Ouise. I didn't know her well, but my heart goes out to all who loved her.
Kaylee: So, uh, how come you don't care where you're going? Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
'Serenity'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Dec 22, 2017 3:55:39 pm PST #20153 of 30002
The status is NOT quo.
msbelle - Dec 22, 2017 4:33:52 pm PST #20154 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am so sad about Ouise. Fuck Cancer. Fuck it hard and not in a good way.
Zenkitty - Dec 22, 2017 7:36:44 pm PST #20155 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm sad to hear about Ouise passing. Too many of us gone. My condolences to those who knew her and loved her.
Suzi, I'm glad K can be with you during your recovery.
I missed saying a lot of stuff the last couple days that I would've said if I'd read it as it happened. I need to stay caught up here; I always feel like I've lost a moment with my friends when a good convo goes by without me commenting.
Connie Neil - Dec 22, 2017 7:39:08 pm PST #20156 of 30002
brillig
I've been contemplating the circle of life thing. As we watch our Buffista Babies grow up, there's the other turn of the wheel as well. The inevitability of a group that has hung together so long.
aurelia - Dec 22, 2017 9:56:22 pm PST #20157 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
So sad to hear about Ouise. Love to the Haligonistas.
Beverly - Dec 22, 2017 11:42:02 pm PST #20158 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm so sorry to hear about Ouise. Sympathies and comfort to those who loved her.
Suzi, that's such good news about Kelly. Your kids are good people.
Matt, I'm so pleased at how well Gizmo's recovering. I hope he finds a fabulous furever home where he can boss everybody around and be king of his personal savannah.
Dana, I'm so sorry. There's a lot of that going around and it's so very hard to reconcile.
Andi, thank you for the Millay. It said beautifully what I've been feeling.
Maria - Dec 23, 2017 6:16:14 am PST #20159 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I've been thinking deep thinky thoughts about belonging and how we self-identify, and I've come to the realization that this has been the only place where I've ever felt I truly belonged. I don't have to try too hard, I don't have to put on a brave face, and I don't have to wear the right clothes. How I am is OK. So thank you.
meara - Dec 23, 2017 7:12:44 am PST #20160 of 30002
awww. yay Maria, but I'm sad you don't feel you belong other places too :(
amych - Dec 23, 2017 7:54:56 am PST #20161 of 30002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I want the next version of the board to have likes just for Maria's post. And then to take them away again because I'm cranky that way.
Burrell - Dec 23, 2017 9:23:23 am PST #20162 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Your kids are good people
So very true, Suzi is parenting goals. And you are goals too Bev, for your incredibly attuned heart that recognizes the fullness of everything you're feeling.
Andi, thank you for the Millay. It said beautifully what I've been feeling.
Yes, this too. It was one of my mother's favorite poems. Breaks my heart.
And what meara said, Maria. You are so awesome sauce that it seems like you'd belong in many a place, although I do get the particular joy of belonging that comes with knowing you can be exactly who you are. As much as I really get along with a lot of my colleagues at work, and even have some deep and true friends there, by definition it takes more emotional work being there than here.