Fuck fuck fucking fuck.
Time to go through my stash of cards and get one in the mail.
Bunch of wanna blessed-bes. Nowadays every girl with a henna tattoo and a spice rack thinks she's a sister to the dark ones.
Willow ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
Atropa - Nov 11, 2020 10:41:27 am PST #29218 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Amy - Nov 11, 2020 10:52:47 am PST #29219 of 30019
Because books.
I'm making tissue paper butterflies because at least they might make her smile.
Shir - Nov 11, 2020 10:55:12 am PST #29220 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I've been holding this place and you people and Amy in my heart all day. Didn't get much done. Mostly just did this.
I love y'all. The news feels so wrong.
Edited: the news about Amy part. Not the loving you part. This feels quite right.
javachik - Nov 11, 2020 11:08:46 am PST #29221 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Friends have been asking me for ideas about how to reach out to Amy. I know it’s really hard, but don’t worry about saying the wrong thing.
My approach is this, take what works for you: I think the best support we can give her is to let her know how she’s influenced us. That her integrity and kindness and sense of humor and generosity of spirit has influenced us to be better people, better friends, better earthlings. And that she made a difference in our lives. The people I’ve known and loved recently who’ve died had one big fear - that they would be forgotten. Let Amy know she won’t be; that she’ll reside in all of us.
And memories! Lots of memories! Share your favorite anecdotes, any treasures or rituals you have that remind you of her, that sort of thing.
javachik - Nov 11, 2020 11:11:17 am PST #29222 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
On another note: THANK YOU GUD for making this board work so beautifully on mobile devices! I bet many of us who haven’t posted frequently for years will be posting a lot more due to the ease.
JZ - Nov 11, 2020 11:12:33 am PST #29223 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
javachik, thank you so much for sharing everything with us, and for your huge heart. And Amy always has been, is now and always will be deeply present here.
Laura - Nov 11, 2020 11:14:13 am PST #29224 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you, javachik. For being you, and for helping us with this.
Laura - Nov 11, 2020 11:20:15 am PST #29225 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
In cancer is the worst news, I found out today that a dear friend passed away Sunday. It was expected, although the last time I spoke with her she sounded optimistic. Her son called to let me know. June was one of our first customers back in 1988 when we opened a clone computer shop in a strip mall. She and her husband, Bob, became the very closest of friends. She made my wedding dress and Bob along with my sisters made all the food. Really, I don't need comforting because I was adequately prepared for this loss. I'm not ready for Amy! Although losses remind me once again how much you all mean to me.
P.M. Marc - Nov 11, 2020 12:48:18 pm PST #29226 of 30019
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
This year really is of the suck.
(But I got off my ass after months of "...I should do that soon." and wrote a letter, which I enclosed in a card, in which I also enclosed a lenticular Captain America Valentine's Day card [tiny], and which I stamped with a lenticular T-Rex stamp. USPS, don't you fuck this up.)
javachik - Nov 11, 2020 1:07:38 pm PST #29227 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh Laura, I am so sorry. Plei, Captain America is such a good call!