Reader: Just a note

Friday, July 25, 2008

Just a note

A post-it note from Avitable.

16 comments:

sybil law said...: I LOVE this.; July 25, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Nina said...: Thanks, honey. I love it. I only wish it had turned out that way. Next year, for sure. (My mom and dad thank you, too...); July 25, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Michele said...: Nina, I am so sorry! when I read it on Julie's blog I just wanted to cry. We don't know each other, I came upon your blog from reading Julie's. But that doesn't stop me from wanting to wish you some peace and love right now when you need it.; July 25, 2008 at 12:58 AM
Catherine said...: Wow, Avitable. I got chills, man, that is just a beautiful thing.; July 25, 2008 at 1:31 AM
Julie said...: I love it too. I wish it were true.; July 25, 2008 at 7:15 AM
Avitable said...: Oh, I know it's not true now, but it will be.; July 25, 2008 at 8:11 AM
P said...: Lovely and inspired.; July 25, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Anonymous said...: Teary, but I love it.; July 25, 2008 at 9:42 AM
LizLSB said...: Avitable, I like you even more now. That's perfect.; July 25, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Em said...: sweet!; July 25, 2008 at 10:45 AM
M@ said...: Is this about getting high? I don't get it.; July 25, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Liz Hill said...: Over from Adam's to say you have my condolences.; July 25, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Anonymous said...: WONDERFUL!And bittersweet. Nina, you have yourself some Great guest writers.; July 25, 2008 at 11:51 AM
nightfly said...: You're a genius, Avi. Magnificent.; July 25, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Dagny said...: That is beautiful.; July 25, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Anonymous said...: Thsi is exaclty the right attitude I am so happy that you are going...Ciao ( anew reader of your blog) Federica; July 25, 2008 at 4:43 PM

Who are these people?

Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
Buzz Elder Brother. Cross me at your peril.
Jib computer wizard, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, stand-up guy I can count on to catch a movie and hold hands in the dark without it having any meaning whatosever. Every woman needs a man like Jib.
Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

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I teach English, and I sometimes get a emotional about grammar, punctuation, and usage. I sometimes write posts about other people's grammar - or mine. This does not mean, however, that my blog is without errors. I constantly go back and edit for typos and sometimes even... misspelled words *clutching skull and gagging*. If you find a mistake feel free to call me out on it. I will persist in making mistakes whether I attempt to catch them or not, and I will continue to be my bitchy English teacher self despite my capacity to screw up just as often as the next person... and maybe more.