RIP, Gene Wilder. Thank you for all the joy you brought to people's lives.

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RIP, David Bowie. You were loved, and you will be missed.

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RIP, Leonard Nimoy. I don't even have the words to begin to describe how much you meant to so many, and how much you were and are loved, and will be missed.

• New York Times obituary.


• To boldly go: NASA remembers.


• Statement by the President on the passing of Leonard Nimoy.


• Fifteen Spock quotes to never forget.


• Celebrating Leonard Nimoy.

[CW: cat illness, medical]So, it's been quiet around here for the last three weeks or so. This is in part because of travel and schedule stuff, but also in part because January has been hellish for many people for many reasons ( Read more... )

It's taken me two days to even begin to come up with a way to start articulating how I feel about Robin Williams and the manner of his passing. The latter topic is for a different post, one that'll be clearly marked and cut-tagged. But as for Robin Williams himself ( Read more... )

Adding yet another to the list of deaths in 2014 - my choir director's father passed away last week. It was an expected and peaceful passing, at least, but still. Can we knock it off already with this ( Read more... )

There is something deeply ironic somehow about singing Fantine's song this morning ("I Dreamed a Dream"), finishing the last chorus, and then looking at my phone to find a text from my sister letting me know that she'd heard from the realtor and that our childhood home has now been sold.

(Yes, it's good news. Still.)

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Slowly but steadily, I'm catching up. Before it gets too far into the New Year, let's take a look back at the last one, shall we?

( 2012: the year in review )

My grandmother died this morning. (Her middle name was Jane.) I got the call a few hours ago ( Read more... )