One of the more weird things I have been doing recently is participating on two discords with old TWOPers. I know there was overlap, but at the time I thought of us as the “nice” people and they were the mean ones. It was honestly the true crime connection with javachik that led me to join. I will just share that Sarah D. Bunting herself walked me through how to post to Discord. They were just huge at the time and couldn’t be nice or self moderated and now it feels like a happy family even though I was mostly a lurker on TWOP(except for the Cooking Shows thread which got really out of hand off topic, and I am off-topic queen)
Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!
River ,'War Stories'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 20, 2023 1:53:11 pm PDT #24182 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
amych - Aug 20, 2023 1:57:03 pm PDT #24183 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Today was a wonderful gathering of all of our love, and I'm of course also reminded of a similar gathering we had with amyth. I don't think our culture has a convenient word for these gatherings (yet?) but this has become one of my most precious rituals. All the outpouring of love and memory and grief-mixed-with-sweetness and so, so much support in all directions that's always the best part of a really solid funeral (no offense to the priests and rabbis and prescribed words and whatnot) -- but while the person is there to witness and receive it.
I'd say "more of this" but of course I don't want more of y'all dying -- I just want more of this absolutely blessed knowledge that -- for once -- we've had a moment to express all that love, fully cognizant of the context that we're in, and drawn by the need to be there for and with each other.
erikaj - Aug 20, 2023 2:11:46 pm PDT #24184 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
We could do it to celebrate other occasions, too.
Sheryl - Aug 20, 2023 2:31:56 pm PDT #24185 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I’m really sorry I couldn’t be there. Another downside of being at the hotel instead of our house is that there is no privacy, no place I could sneak off to for the Zoom. All of my love to you and your family, JZ.
Laura - Aug 20, 2023 2:33:49 pm PDT #24186 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry that we had an obligation that required us to drop out early. It was so beautiful to see everyone and feel all the love. So happy that Matilda was able to join us.
P.M. Marc - Aug 20, 2023 2:35:34 pm PDT #24187 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
What day did the first F2F happen? We could celebrate We Aren't Axe Murderers Day.
EpicTangent - Aug 20, 2023 2:41:10 pm PDT #24188 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Where is that "Like" button?
Laura - Aug 20, 2023 2:50:19 pm PDT #24189 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
What day did the first F2F happen? We could celebrate We Aren't Axe Murderers Day.
My pictures are dated May 17, 2002. Sounds about right.
Nilly - Aug 20, 2023 2:52:14 pm PDT #24190 of 30000
Swouncing
September 17 is when we first started posting on the Phoenix Board.
(This year it's Rosh Hashana, or I would've offered here and now to host a Zoom during it)
The first F2F was May 17.
[Edit: x-posted with Laura. Of course.]
beekaytee - Aug 20, 2023 3:43:49 pm PDT #24191 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I am glad you didn't give up on us prickly weird territorial defensive twerps, which many of us were during that period of time. Total virtual village NIMBYs, some of us, as I call myself out.
I am so glad, too, Plei. Glad and grateful.
It is remarkable, how the community has evolved through all the laughs, celebrations, losses, evolutions and aspirations. Our lives are so rich together.