Forget-meme-not

[kitanzi]

(Thanks for letting me steal the pun, ACat!)

Since I seem to have nothing of substance or use to say here anymore, why not a meme.

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want -- good or bad. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.

Comments

[anaisdjuna.livejournal.com]

My strongest memory of you is your kindness to me in a moment of deep pain at Gafilk. I don't think you even knew it. I was deeply depressed this past January. It was beatin' on me hard at Gafilk. I tried really hard to contain it and not let it show - out of pride, out of not wanting to be a pain in anyone's backside. I came late to the banquet - because I'd been so sad I had to force back the tears and force myself to go. So when there was nowhere to sit with no one I knew or even people I didn't know... I sat at the table by myself. That *didn't* help. It felt like a lot of my life which was pounding down on me already. Soooo I sat there & tears rolled down my cheeks despite my deliberately willing them not to. I almost left so as not to lose it in public. I was about to...

And you asked me to come sit with you and have your last glass of champagne. You have such a lovely, soothing alto voice.... and a soft, quiet, sweet way. I didn't want to refuse. Sitting there with you made me feel a lot better. The champagne whipped my chemz back into something fit for public consumption so I was in a place to say yes when a dark-haired stranger asked me to dance :-)

*Hugs for being the rockstar friend you are :-)*

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

Y'know, you just made my day with that. *hug* I've been down and sorry for myself for most of the morning for no good reason, and that really picked me right back up. I'm very glad I was able to do that, you're a great person and I'm glad I've gotten to know you as a friend. :)

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

A dark-haired stranger is quite glad you said "yes"

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

I think my earliest memory of you is seeing you sitting next to AutographedCat in a circle, and wondering who the lovely woman was.

:-)

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

*blush* Awww, thanks! One of my earliest of you is being in a circle with you and Callie, while you two were singing one of your songs. I was singing along and hoping desperately both that you could and couldn't hear (yeah, I know it makes no sense, that's what acute shyness does to people), and you apparently did cause you looked over and smiled at me. That really made my night. :)

[zencuppa.livejournal.com]

Your and Rob's amusement when I pathetically begged to visit Starbucks for coffee on Saturday morning, when I stayed with you a couple of years ago :-)

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

*grin* You should come visit again, that was fun! (And I do hope you know that the amusement was goodspirited. *grin* You should see Rob without his caffinated soda - he's at least as pathetic!)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I should start off by saying that whatever you say always has substance. In fact, here's a story about an example.

Right after the Space Shuttle Columbia was lost and many of us were grieving, I forwarded on to the MASSFILC mailing list the lyrics to a Cynthia McQuillin song I thought would be comforting. madfilkentist scolded me for posting lyrics I hadn't written, because, well, that's what he does, and when I indignantly wrote about it in my journal you commented to say he was right.

It was a good thing you hadn't told me that to my face. *grin* OTOH, my expression probably was pretty entertaining... but when I got over my further indignation I realized that you were right, that madfilkentist was right, that I had broken a rule of the list, and that I was in the wrong to be indignant. Probably not the Scourge of Filkdom, but still, I was wrong. I was thinking of quitting the list in a dramatic fashion over it, and your reply helped me get over myself. So, in the end, I owe you thanks for the reality check, and for being someone whose wisdom I can trust.

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

*blink* Actually, I don't remember that! But if it was useful, then I'm glad. I'd hate to see you leave the list over something like that. *hug*

[catalana.livejournal.com]

The email you sent me after the whole torture debacle. It really made me feel better. *hug*

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad - I really did think you summarized what I had been thinking in much better terms than I'd been able to come up with. And had the gumption to post it and cope with the flames, which I did not. :)

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

First time I met you at GAFilk. In the hotel lobby, Rob had his arm around you, I was sitting across and playing Dar Williams tunes. Good times, good times.

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

Heh, yep! I remember once at a con you were doing Sweet Kate and the Ghost of Lost Love in the lobby, and I never did figure out how you were planning on doing both parts before I butted in and did the female part without asking. :)

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, women keep doing that when I play that song. :) Both ladysprite and spiritdance have done that too...

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

Ah ha, it's a ruse, isn't it? *grin*

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Well, damn, if it isn't, it should be!