for ami
this seems like the most appropriate place to post. my dear friend, estranged for 11 years but recently back in touch, passed away yesterday from reasons yet unknown.
a woman who deeply loved glitter and friendship, she touched a nerve in all the people she met. ami was a highly talented writer and a voracious reader. she adored dorothy parker and fashioned her sharp wit after the writer. a lot of my childhood and teen memories are wrapped up in ami, she taught me about magical times and up all night laughter. we started as pen pals after a chance meeting at 9 (i think) and i introduced her to my friends once i started high school and she became a member of our pack.
i missed her deeply over the years we didn't speak and it was only w/ high boundaries that i started speaking with her again. i wish i hadn't waited so long. i wish i'd let her in more.
and more than anything i wish ami had lived the life she was capable of, were it not for the demons, during her 34 years.
looking over my live journal this is the second friend on here who has died. the other of brain cancer 3 years ago, her last posts are about her treatment but give no indication of her death. amanda's myspace also is still up. the ongoing presence of the deceased on social media is haunting.
a woman who deeply loved glitter and friendship, she touched a nerve in all the people she met. ami was a highly talented writer and a voracious reader. she adored dorothy parker and fashioned her sharp wit after the writer. a lot of my childhood and teen memories are wrapped up in ami, she taught me about magical times and up all night laughter. we started as pen pals after a chance meeting at 9 (i think) and i introduced her to my friends once i started high school and she became a member of our pack.
i missed her deeply over the years we didn't speak and it was only w/ high boundaries that i started speaking with her again. i wish i hadn't waited so long. i wish i'd let her in more.
and more than anything i wish ami had lived the life she was capable of, were it not for the demons, during her 34 years.
looking over my live journal this is the second friend on here who has died. the other of brain cancer 3 years ago, her last posts are about her treatment but give no indication of her death. amanda's myspace also is still up. the ongoing presence of the deceased on social media is haunting.