Suck.

[shankie]

So I'm having a pretty damn shitty day.

'Bout an hour ago, the father of one of my best friends I've ever had called me up to let me know she'd finally lost her battle with cancer. So, yeah.

I've had better wake-up calls.

Um. So I could use some cheering up. You guys are always good for doing that. This has been a long time coming... even if the end came real sudden... and really, I could always count on this place making my day a little better. And I'm kind of a wreck right now.

So, thanks for that. Thanks for being a part of something that could always lift my spirits.

Comments

[scarab-dynasty.livejournal.com]

I lost my grandad to cancer this time a few years ago. I feel what you're feeling. I'm so very sorry for what you've lost.

It doesn't get better right away. Maybe the marks left by losing someone, no matter who they are, never completely heals. I like to think about it this way:

Ever since I got the net,things have gotten even more complicated. Situations like this are a prime example of how widely our connections and hopes and fears and cares and most of all, our lossed, can spread. You have many, many people right now, all over the whole freaking WORLD. They've all hurt. Many of them have felt exactly what you're feeling now. Many are still feeling for it. The empathy that is generated through all these thousands of connections is incredible, even if it be from some random passer by. No matter how you look at it, everyone is connected.

And that's just in the solid real and the digital worlds. Some of us believe in more than that and would like to think your friend has gone on to a batter place, but whatever the truth, she continues to exist, in you and now her memory is stretched even further. We're protecting something very very precious. Something important. That's how I think about my grandad.

I know that sounds melodramatic, but it's true. I don't caRE how it sounds.

We will remember, we understand, and we're here, just like you.

*holds you*

[victoria-wayne.livejournal.com]

That's a nice way to look at it. I have always believed that if you remember someone, they're not really gone... yeah. Thank you. :)

[scarab-dynasty.livejournal.com]

:)

[scarab-dynasty.livejournal.com]

Oh, and one more thing which might cheer you up... I dunno if you've seen it already, (I posted here) but...

http://community.livejournal.com/comics_fanart/135178.html#cutid1

For you :)

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

This is a really beautiful comment, Scarab. I just wanted to agree with it, and offer you a virtual hug, Victoria, if you'd like.

Thinking of you,
Ruby

[a-device.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

(this is me, btw. Just too... uh.. inebriated to work the system atm. But I do appreciate it all.)

[(Anonymous)]

I thought i'd make a comment on your fic 'A Flash By Any Other Name' to help in the cheering up process. Well i can only say its amazing! I love it and i'm totally hooked!! Your a great writer, and its the first great bruce/wally fics i've read!
I also know exactly how you feel, it was the same when my grandad died. I was really close to him, and even though it was inevitable, it was so sudden.
But keep that chin up and keep smiling, cause your friend would never want to see you sad.
emma x

[victoria-wayne.livejournal.com]

It's always great to hear good things about my work. I never expected it to be so engaging when I first started out, but it's been fabulous to get the feedback I do.

I know she wouldn't want me to be sad; she's said as much. Thanks for the reminder. :)

[fullmetal-cute.livejournal.com]

I lost my father to cancer six years ago today. Nothing I can say will really sound anything other than trite, but please know that my thoughts are with you and everyone who is experiancing this loss.

*hugs*

In an effort to distract you, have some fics (http://dorksidefiker.livejournal.com/24191.html#cutid1).

[victoria-wayne.livejournal.com]

Makes for a good distraction. The one with Bart & Thaddeus is wicked cute.

[fullmetal-cute.livejournal.com]

Thankyew, thankyew. I do try.

Bart: *stops by Thad's place with a plate of cookies* Joan said-
Thad: GO AWAY! YOU PROMISED YOU'D LEAVE ME ALONE!

[cmer.livejournal.com]

Oh Victoria, I'm so sorry to hear that. *hugs tightly*

[victoria-wayne.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The love is making me feel better already. :)

[cmer.livejournal.com]

I'm glad. :)

Cheer Up Ficlet

[senmut]

Wally's eyelashes flutter at Bruce, and the billionaire sighs. They have been over this one hundred times already, but Wally's being particularly stubborn for some reason. Bruce knows he really ought to be getting ready for the night's patrol. He knows he has been away quite a while, but that does not mean he can take time for himself, or even Wally. He has to find a way to end this. Another glance at the speedster, and Bruce gives up.

Ten minutes later, the television is playing Priscilla, Queen of the Desert while they lounge with a tub of popcorn.

Re: Cheer Up Ficlet

[victoria-wayne.livejournal.com]

Awww, that was so cute! Thank you hun. ::big hugs::

Re: Cheer Up Ficlet

[senmut]

::BIG HUGS::

I wanted to try and cheer you up some how.

[senmut]

We think that Paula's breast cancer is part of what took her from us. Her death was so soon after beating it, that we can't help but think she was too worn down from fighting it to deal with her other illness.

[counterfeitcoin.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry to hear that. *hugs*

[tmelange.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry for your loss. :hugs:

[jij.livejournal.com]

I'm awfully sorry, Victoria. I'll be thinking of you over on the other side of the world. *sends hugs air mail*