Thanks again, everybody who expressed condolences, sympathy, sorrow, and offers of various assistance. It's all very appreciated. I wanted to take a few minutes to respond to a few of the more specific things that I'd let slide because it's still tough to talk about.
Screeling wrote:
Wait, what the hell? How? Are you alright?
Müs wrote:
So umm... what happened?
The tests still haven't come back officially, but unofficially, heart attack, probably early morning on the 1st.
Hokanu wrote:
I sometimes don't realize how much all you guys mean to me.
It was very mutual.
Micheal wrote:
With any luck she's jamming with the Ramones right now.
It would actually be jamming with the Ramones *again* right now, sort of. Back in the mid-90's, Amdee and the local band she sang for on and off played a song or two before the opening set at the Roxy. She got to meet her heroes (well, minus Dee Dee -- this was CJ era touring) backstage before the concert.
Xerxes wrote:
She will be missed , more than you know.
You are Number 6.
Serienya wrote:
Damn, I'm crying again.
You're not alone. I was hitting the random comic button on xkcd and just lost it the other day.
Jeryn wrote:
I remember when my little brother died, one of the most poignant things I experienced was being around friends who understood the in-jokes, knew all the stories already… I guess we keep on hearing the echoes of loved ones we've lost, through the people around us whose lives they touched. I hope there are plenty of those friends and those moments for you Kaffis, and that they're all good - that in time the moments aren't so raw, and that they help you celebrate her and the time you all had together.
Wow. Thank you, and so true. (See above) There definitely are.
Adrak wrote:
She caught my imagination and will be sorely missed.
Indubitably. The products of her creativity, her imagination, her quirky associations.. they captivated me on a regular basis. I used to tell her that naming things was her superpower, but that was really only the tip of the iceberg. I really hope her mother will let me look for some of her poetry and short stories; I'd like to share a few with you all, her friends.
Rynar wrote:
I ... only spoke with her sparingly, but every time I did she always made me smile.
She loved to make people smile and laugh. She knew that people around here loved her lists, and used to spend days thinking them up, adding entries, and making sure everything was perfect. And then she'd feel mortified when somebody'd post "aww, I didn't make the list" and come up with an entry to edit back in even though she hated leaving edit marks..
telloran wrote:
I hadn't talked with her in a couple of months on GoogleTalk because of my work schedule, but I'm going to miss giving her bass playing pointers over IM. She was very enthusiastic about learning to play it.
I hope your'e rockin' out wherever you are right now, Dee...
She loved practicing, and appreciated all the advice and help. And as hard as it is for me to say it yet, nothing as trivial as Death could stop her from rocking out. It's who she was, to the core. (How else can you explain considering The Ramones music to listen to to calm down and mellow out?)
Vladimirr wrote:
Leaving my spare can of bacos for you my friend, can't find my bioswrench anymore
That's because the dingoes took it!
Sam wrote:
Not that we knew each other in much fashion at all......but I had once mentioned my love for Social D in a thread that Dee picked up on (and I believe she approved)......
She did. And from me, thank you. That's not a song I'd heard before, but damn it hits close to home in so many ways. Amdee had a Ramones lyric for every occasion, and I don't know what she'd have pulled out on this one (Though, Khross, you might be close); but as far as I'm concerned, that SxDx song nails it.