Nanochick wrote:
] jessica wrote:
] ] Decius wrote:
] ] ] ] Some pictures of Brad Blines (aka CrankyMessiah)
] ] ]
] ] ] Flynn asked us to host these for a few days because
] several
] ] ] people have requested them.
] ]
] ] I've been thinking a lot over the past week or so about our
] ] community, and I've been thinking how amazing it is in this
] ] day and age that people can become so tightly knit and have
] ] such a family-like atmosphere even though they've never met.
]
] ]
] ] Many MANY MANY years ago, Nick had told me all about IRC and
]
] ] he was having these friendships with people online. I
] thought
] ] it was ridiculous. How wrong I was. We have the opportunity
] ] now to talk to people all over the world, and it's amazing
] ] that people across the country can have the same likes and
] ] dislikes and sense of humor. You'd be friends in real life,
] ] but for geography! It's incredible. The world is getting
] ] smaller, very quickly.
] ]
] ] When I heard about Brad, it was a painful shock. He wasn't
] ] just a nickname on a screen, he was someone whose insights
] and
] ] humor I enjoyed, and it was painful to hear that he has
] moved
] ] to a different plane of existence. It's still painful, a
] ] member of my community is gone.
] ]
] ] But seeing the pictures, that brings the nickname, the
] ] insights, and the face together. A real person.
] ]
] ] I'd love to meet other members of our community. I'd love to
]
] ] talk to them, I find people truly fascinating, and I'd love
] to
] ] share likes and dislikes, senses of humor, etc. But again,
] ] geography.
] ]
] ] Tom, I'm wondering how you and Nick (and everyone else on
] ] MemeStreams) feel about having some space to post pictures
] if
] ] anyone wanted, to put a face to the names. Just a thought..
]
]
] [Well put Jessica. I was very much moved by how everyone on
] memestreams reacted to the passing of Crankymessiah -
] memestreams is like a homebase in the vast internet. I love
] how I can come here and see what friends of mine that are
] living all the way across the country are thinking about on a
] daily basis. I know I am biased (being "Tom's sister" and all)
] but I really feel that memestreams has become part of my daily
] life as well as the people who take part in it - I would feel
] like something was missing if it was taken away.
] Hats off to Tom and Nick - Keep up the good work guys. - Nano]

Well put Marie, I agree, it has moved me as well, its such a shock to hear about something like this, even though I didn't know Brad, it's still so sad. I hope his family and friends realized just how big an impact he made with his life.

RE: Brad Blines Pictures