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Comments on MetaFilter post Leave them laughingMon, 14 Jun 2010 03:53:24 -0800Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:53:24 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Leave them laughing
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paX9H-KJ5k4">Carla's final video blog from heaven</a> - shown publicly for the first time at Carla Zilbersmith's funeral after her death from ALS. <br /><br /><a href="http://carlamuses.blogspot.com/2010/06/carlas-self-penned-obituary.html">Carla's self-penned obituary</a>
Hi Muselings, this is Carla's son, Maclen, and, by popular demand, my final post on this blog will be <a href="http://carlamuses.blogspot.com/">the eulogy that I delivered for Carla at her Memorial</a>.
<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/21/local/la-me-carla-zilbersmith-20100521">Obituary in the LA Times</a> [NSFW, language]post:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:24:46 -0800madamjujujivedeathobitobituaryALSLouGehrigsDiseasejoiedevivreinspirationfriendshipsharinggriefBy: grapefruitmoon
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Powerful stuff. Though maybe I shouldn't have <i>started</i> the day with this because I fear that I'm gonna get a nasty case of "something in my eye" later on when I start thinking about how awesome this is.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133888Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:53:24 -0800grapefruitmoonBy: emelenjr
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"I am badly, badly dead." Heh.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133897Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:32:56 -0800emelenjrBy: HopperFan
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My Dad just passed away last week, so thanks for posting this - I think he would have really enjoyed reading about her sense of humor and strength, because he made jokes until the end, too. "funnest death day ever!"comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133898Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:34:13 -0800HopperFanBy: Halloween Jack
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Jeez, way to raise the bar on the whole message-from-beyond-the-grave, Carla.
<small>not that I was planning on kicking it any time soon, so no pressure.</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133907Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:46:23 -0800Halloween JackBy: madamjujujive
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HopperFan, I am so sorry about your Dad. It's hard to lose your Dad, I know.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133915Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:54:37 -0800madamjujujiveBy: bwg
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"Those damn Filipino nurses stole my panties!"comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133927Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:21:53 -0800bwgBy: pracowity
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Get off of McCloud? No wonder the gods struck her dead.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133937Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:31:34 -0800pracowityBy: zippy
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A close friend of mine died from ALS earlier this year. Carla's <a href="http://carlamuses.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-depressing-as-fuck-because-its-true.html#links">blog post</a> on what it's like to have ALS is a good one.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133939Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:32:33 -0800zippyBy: zippy
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Whoops, in the link above, drop the "#links" bit at the end. <a href="http://carlamuses.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-depressing-as-fuck-because-its-true.html">Here's the correct link</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133941Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:34:30 -0800zippyBy: delmoi
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That was pretty funny, but also <i>very</i> awkward.
Also, apparently youtube time limits still apply in heaven.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133944Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:36:32 -0800delmoiBy: stupidsexyFlanders
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<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/92803/Leave-them-laughing#3133944">delmoi</a>: "<i>That was pretty funny, but also <i>very</i> awkward.</i>"
Odd comment. Awkward in the sense that it was clumsily executed? In which case, if you're thinking about production values you're missing the point. Or awkward in that it made you uncomfortable? In which case, your problem, not hers.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133977Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:26:00 -0800stupidsexyFlandersBy: jessamyn
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<small>[added a NSFW link at the OPs request, carry on]</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3133996Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:46:00 -0800jessamynBy: bwg
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Read zippy's link. Read more on <a href="http://www.alsa.org/als/default.cfm?CFID=6282715&CFTOKEN=f1fb2c5fd4c5614d-36D0570C-188B-2E62-80CFC1174884FEC6">ALS</a>.
Let me just say: <em>fuck</em> ALS.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134041Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:19:16 -0800bwgBy: phaedon
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That was inspiring.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134060Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:36:52 -0800phaedonBy: Theta States
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Although really sad, that "Oil Can" comment is kind of golden..comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134069Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:44:37 -0800Theta StatesBy: mert
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I thought that was so great. what a lovely personcomment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134189Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:28:58 -0800mertBy: Asparagirl
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She was -- no, <i>is</i> -- awesome.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134336Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:18:15 -0800AsparagirlBy: hippybear
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Wow.
Please excuse me. I have to go wash my face and figure out what the hell is in my eye.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134353Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:26:35 -0800hippybearBy: Verdant
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<em>...How easy it is to have a great day when you can make and eat you own toast, throw on your own clothes, go out into the world and do whatever you damn well feel like. </em>
I retract my previous complaints about having a bad day, ever.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134425Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:54:44 -0800VerdantBy: stringbean
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Top comment on Youtube:
<em>She's dead huh. I'm glad she lived. I never knew her but my life is better because she lived and died. I'll miss her when I never knew her. </em>
Me, too.
Carla, I only knew you for nine minutes and forty five seconds but I miss you, too. You have enriched my life (and the lives of many others I am sure) beyond words. Thank you. I hope you are at peace.
Thank you for this beautiful post, madamjujujive. It's been a while since I last cried so hard or have been inspired so much. Your posts are always wonderful and MetaFilter is better because you are here.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134695Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:59:48 -0800stringbeanBy: stormpooper
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"oil can"
love it.
.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3134978Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:55:07 -0800stormpooperBy: madamjujujive
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thank you for your very nice words, stringbean - you made my day!comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3135234Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:15:10 -0800madamjujujiveBy: nickyskye
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Seconding stringbean's comment.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3135738Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:28:47 -0800nickyskyeBy: nickyskye
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Humbling to think of <a href="http://carlamuses.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-depressing-as-fuck-because-its-true.html">her suffering</a>, inspiring how she wrote about it and to remember the preciousness of this amazing life.comment:www.metafilter.com,2010:site.92803-3135752Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:36:57 -0800nickyskyeBy: ThePinkSuperhero
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ALS is a terrible way to die. To suffer the way she did and to still have a sense of humor is amazing.
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