You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.

River ,'Objects In Space'


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.


Anne W. - Dec 08, 2015 2:32:10 am PST #10858 of 30003
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Goodbye, Ginger.

Zen, thank you for everything you did for Ginger and for us.


Tom Scola - Dec 08, 2015 2:44:29 am PST #10859 of 30003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Ginger was every bit a superhero, just like ita was. And now they’re both gone. It really isn’t fair.


SailAweigh - Dec 08, 2015 2:44:49 am PST #10860 of 30003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Two quotes:

It's always sudden.

I think we all accepted the inevitability of Ginger losing this fight. At this very moment, just this moment, I'm accepting that, right now. And then...

Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.

Oh, I will. Trust me, I will.

I remember Ginger best for her snark and wit. She was such an indomitable presence on this board before I actually met her. What I met, when we did, was even better than I expected. I remember meeting her in San Francisco, when her hair had grown back enough to style, her surprise that it had come back in curly, that she broke a tooth there (where we started offering to wrap her in bubble wrap). Then, the F2F in Atlanta, where she was a wonderful host, and that den with books! Her antiques that were taking over the house. Her generosity. And again, when she came to Madison for the F2F. She introduced me to my first bourbon - Basil Hayden. She was always a pleasure to be around, she rose above, she was a guiding light.

I will rage.


Sue - Dec 08, 2015 3:41:59 am PST #10861 of 30003
hip deep in pie

Well, dammit.


flea - Dec 08, 2015 3:43:47 am PST #10862 of 30003
information libertarian

My greatest compliment may be that I consider someone to be sensible. Ginger was deeply sensible and quietly passionate. I find it darkly hilarious that her last posts on the board were about the poor design of hospital intake forms for recording possessions. She was such a Buffista.


WindSparrow - Dec 08, 2015 3:55:14 am PST #10863 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Shrift, may your metaphorical socks be sparkly. Be well, get things done, and all that good stuff.


Sue - Dec 08, 2015 4:02:37 am PST #10864 of 30003
hip deep in pie

My greatest compliment may be that I consider someone to be sensible. Ginger was deeply sensible and quietly passionate. I find it darkly hilarious that her last posts on the board were about the poor design of hospital intake forms for recording possessions. She was such a Buffista.

One thing that always struck me about ginger was she had the rare combination of being knowledgeable about so many things, but also having the wisdom to wield that knowledge in such great ways. Maybe sensible is the word I've been looking for.


-t - Dec 08, 2015 4:05:08 am PST #10865 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, no. I went to bed so early I didn't see the news until this morning. Oh, it's so wrong.


JenP - Dec 08, 2015 4:17:58 am PST #10866 of 30003

Not a story that should be done. There should be more new ones.


Dana - Dec 08, 2015 4:23:12 am PST #10867 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I saw just before I went to bed, I just didn't have the ability to say anything. But better that, I think, than waking up to it this morning, because I do have stuff to do today, so I need to put on my socks (literally) and pull up my socks (metaphorically).

It's not fair.