Oh man. So sad, but so glad there are buffistas. Knowing that if anything were to happen to me, it would be like a vigil at my side, albeit in the Vast Series of Tubes in the Sky...
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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.
meara - Dec 07, 2015 7:19:11 pm PST #10835 of 30003
DavidS - Dec 07, 2015 7:22:31 pm PST #10836 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thought about how often she helped, quietly, unobtrusively, never asking anyone for recognition or even thanks. So I bought the woman dinner and a bottled water and gave it to her as I left. And it was nothing, something I should have done anyway. But tonight I did it because of Ginger, and I've made a promise to myself to do it far more often. Just help when I can.
Right. Pull up your socks and help somebody out. Definitely Ginger's way.
beth b - Dec 07, 2015 7:30:12 pm PST #10837 of 30003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I had forgotten. She sent Matt some books .
Ginger was a women of many interests and casually generous.
I aspire to that
Zenkitty - Dec 07, 2015 7:30:50 pm PST #10838 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
And thanks to the magic of FB, I've just discovered that one of my friends, whom I've known since college, knew Ginger way back in the 70s, in the Southern sci-fi fandom group. Ginger had said she'd gotten out of fandom after Deep South Con 1978, which was the year before I went to my first con, so we just missed each other. How weird.
Burrell - Dec 07, 2015 7:32:30 pm PST #10839 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's a good way to honor Ginger
I am sad and numb. I can't say that I'm relieved that she's no longer in pain, which is something I felt with ita, because I get the feeling that Ginger would rather still be here with us, pain and all. And that breaks my heart.
DavidS - Dec 07, 2015 7:34:00 pm PST #10840 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
because I get the feeling that Ginger would rather still be here with us, pain and all. And that breaks my heart.
Yeah.
le nubian - Dec 07, 2015 7:56:43 pm PST #10841 of 30003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Thank you Zenkitty.
god dammit.
Nilly - Dec 07, 2015 7:59:23 pm PST #10842 of 30003
Swouncing
She dealt with such a difficult situation, both regarding how she felt physically as well as in facing inefficient treatment and bureaucracy, and the combination of it all, and when skimming to try to read how she is doing, it always struck me how matter—of—fact she made it all read: "This needed to be done. It wasn't done right. I managed to make it fixed. It was done properly". As if anybody could do it, as if she wasn't a very real unbelievably amazing person.
Nilly - Dec 07, 2015 8:01:50 pm PST #10843 of 30003
Swouncing
Going to pretend I'm only having a bad cold (which right now I'm strangely thankful for actually having) in front of students.
My heart and thoughts are right here with you. Sleep well. Thank you for being here.
Sean K - Dec 07, 2015 8:12:08 pm PST #10844 of 30003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So I bought the woman dinner and a bottled water and gave it to her as I left. And it was nothing, something I should have done anyway. But tonight I did it because of Ginger, and I've made a promise to myself to do it far more often. Just help when I can.
Thanks, Pix. Both for sharing this, and for doing it.