It's a love meme!

[kaberett]

Because November is hard for lots of us, and in particular is something I find hard (my not-quite-month of mourning begins tomorrow, officially); because it's spring in the southern hemisphere and the days just keep getting shorter in the northern; because I talked to my counsellor yesterday about all of the shapes and forms that value takes.

This post will close to new nominations at the end of the month (because November), though I'll keep unscreening comments after that point if any new ones do come in.

Love meme

♥ Nominate yourself or someone else, anonymously or logged-in, by putting your/their username in the subject line of a comment to this entry. If you do not know for certain the person's preferred pronouns and they do not list them on their DW profile, please use gender neutral pronouns as a default. Other people can then reply to that comment with goopy declarations of love, reasons that person is awesome, sparkly expressions of admiration, etc! All comments are screened, and I'll unscreen them as they arrive. (So, if your comment doesn't appear right away, please be patient; I'll leave my online status at the bottom of this post to keep people updated on whether I'm unscreening or not.)

♥ If you don't want to be nominated, or don't want comments referring to certain things [body/appearance, wrong pronouns, etc] to appear on your thread, please let me know; I won't unscreen any such comment or nomination. If I make a mistake in unscreening something, if you want a comment to your thread unscreened or deleted, if you have any concerns you need to raise -- please just tell me, and I'll attend to it as soon as I can. If there are any inappropriate comments made to a thread, I will check with the person being referred to before unscreening.

♥ Share the love: please do send people over here (and to your own thread!) Words-and-deeds it up if you like, but that's not obligatory!

♥ These guidelines are modeled on dingsi's love meme guidelines, with modifications by jjhunter and wording lifted from surpassingly.

♥ That's it -- happy posting!

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Index
aella_irene
alee_grrl
alexseanchai
angelofthenorth/MsMiriamM
azurelunatic

balsamandash
beckyc
boxofdelights

calissa
cesy

danohu/oedipamaas49
dingsi
dreamsofwinter

elisem
el_staplador
emef/iteration
ewt
ewx
exor674

florallel
forthwritten
fyreharper

glass_icarus
goodbyebird

haggis
hairyears
holli

inkstone
inoru_no_hoshi
itsamellama

jenett
jjhunter

kaberett
k_a_webb
kerrypolka
khronos_keeper
kiezh

laceblade
likeadeuce
littlebutfierce
liv
lizcommotion

marina/sabrina_il
mirabehn (Elly, kindjourneys)
mirrorshard
mme_hardy
moetushi
Muccamukk

nenya_kanadka

oursin

palfrey
palmer1984
phi/Saira
pipisafoat
plures
pretty_panther

quartzpebble

raanve
randomling
raven
raze
recessional
redbird
rhivolution
riseswiththefall
rydra_wong
rysmiel

sabinetzin/sabinelagrande
sasha_feather
Seascribe
sebastienne
serpentine
ses/hazyjayne
shanaqui
shehasathree
silveradept
silverhare
snowafterfire
staranise
strangecharm
stultiloquentia
such_heights
surpassingly

thatyourefuse
thebonesofferalletters
thefairymelusine
toft

vass

were_duck
wildeabandon
wisdomeagle
woggy

ysobel

zarhooie

Comments

Re: elisem

[kiezh]

I remember you (from when I used to go to sf cons) as a very warm, bright presence.

I love the way you put stories into your jewelry.

Re: shehasathree

[shehasathree]

Ooh, really? But ... you're...so...cool. Heh. I think this has made my day. :D

Re: el_staplador

[el_staplador]

Thank you.

Re: sasha_feather

[likeadeuce]

Your posts and tweets are smart an insightful, and I appreciate your perspective in all things.

Re: staranise

[jjhunter]

Dear staranise—

Occasionally I find our similarities make it easier for me to be kinder to myself, because you are so clearly striving to live a life in proportion with your principles and the great gifts of insight you have cultivated in yourself, and struggling with many of the same uncertainities that depression poses to insight and seems at times to make mockery of it.

(I have been trying to write some version of this comment here or on one of your recent posts for several days, and am feeling very inarticulate at getting to the part where feeling finds form in sense; please be patient with me!)

What I am trying to get at is this, I think: at times you are open about the hard things in your life in a way that utterly takes my breath away, and sometimes makes me teary for feeling less alone in having experienced similar things. And I guess I'm going to have to resort to poetry after all, because otherwise this comment is just going to go on and on and on. ;o)

What I Mean When I Say 'Depressed'
Where Light Gets In
Load-Bearing

and really, impossible burdens and impossible courages
are the sum of all the possibilities you burn
to keep on living

I am very, very grateful to have you among my circle here on DW. I hope to get less awkward about admiring you greatly and wanting to be always Very Articulate in commenting on things you write, because I'd rather be vulnerable imperfect with you and be more your friend than dance at a distance in a mutual admiration society however dragon happy my pride might be at the concept of 'mutual admiration' oh brain.

Some specific things you do (since I know how much specific helps with brainthings): I think your tumblr curation of things is among the best I've encountered, and I miss daily tumblr checking these days mostly because I miss seeing what you and a very small handful of other people are finding interesting and worthy of note these days. Can there be a 'BFF' version of 'OTP'? If yes, you + felines would definitely be one of mine. I admire what you bring to your work and the advocacy you do there and elsewhere around helping the world arc more to justice and more to access for kids who have such need and are often surrounded by people who write them off.

I have faith (not phrasing I usually tend to, but feels right here) that your life also will arc to justice and access for you. It may take a long time; it very likely will be full of unexpected curves, sorrows and graces and laughter and incredibly hard things. But I hope you know and trust that you have people to lean on, and that I count myself among them.

Also, someday, oneday, I will get to feed you my cooking (if that would please you) instead of occasional words, because that is a thing I offer my friends, and I count you among them. :o)

Yours,
J.J.

Re: littlebutfierce

[dingsi]

I admire their compassion, their ability to get shit done, their smarts and sense of humour, and I'm glad to know them.

Re: rhivolution

[dingsi]

I'm always glad to see a post of yours pop up on my reading list. You are smart & thoughtful & eloquent but concise and I think I'm, for lack of a better word, slightly in awe of you.

Re: surpassingly

[dingsi]

So much of what you write is about appreciating the joy and beauty in things & living beings & people, and about taking steps out of the darkness and finding ways to mend, and that this mending is important and worth enduring for, no matter how hard & painful it may be. I'm always a little bowled over, in a good way. Thank you.

Re: rydra_wong

[danohu]

I know nothing about rydra_wong, except that they have a most excellent username

Re: calissa

[calissa]

<3 Thank you.

Re: calissa

[calissa]

Thank you! Although I know the day-to-day stuff can seem trivial when you're writing about it, I often find it's the most interesting stuff to read and a good way to connect.

ewt

[ewt]

Me please...

Re: Ears and Graces

[ewt]

I tried to write a list of why I love you, but my words got stuck. I will try again.

I am deliriously happy.

Re: surpassingly

[inkstone]

Oh, bb. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

We've known each other for such a long time, eternity in internet-time! Your art is beautiful and wondrous, your poetry stunning in all the best ways. Though we've talked about this many times, I do appreciate the way you look for and hope for the best in everyone. It is a gift, and I don't want you to ever lose that. Be fierce and shine in that sky.

Re: littlebutfierce

[inkstone]

You are awesome! ♥ I always look forward to your posts and I enjoy our twitter exchanges. Snark-lovers, 4evar!

Re: glass_icarus

[inkstone]

You're so much fun!! ♥ I always love it when one of your posts pops up on my readlist, and I really enjoy reading about how much you love dance.

Re: were_duck

[inkstone]

You're super cool, and I'm so glad I got the chance to meet (however, briefly) earlier this year! I appreciate the time and work you've put into certain organizations, but I also appreciate that you know when you need to take a step back because self-care is important! I don't always comment, but I really enjoy reading your posts. So smart & thoughtful!

Re: rhivolution

[inkstone]

I appreciate the way you RT lots of current events on your twitter. It's kind of become a mainstay during my weekday mornings. I'm sure you know how US news can be, so it's good to see what's happening in other parts of the world.

I also appreciate the way in which you're willing to acknowledge that people can make mistakes. This may not seem like a major thing, but it is. Trust me.

Re: laceblade

[littlebutfierce]

You are one of my favorite people. I admire your dedication to your job, how many books & anime series you watch (& then talk/squee thoughtfully about), how much shit you get done, your powers to snark, & just -- how you keep going. I value your presence in my life v. much. ♥ Thank you for all your kindness.

Re: laceblade

[were_duck]

You are seriously one of my heroes. You are smart and talented and motivated and you take no shit. I ALWAYS value your opinion and your perspective. You are one of the people I trust the most in the world, and I think you are amazing.

Re: likeadeuce

[inkstone]

I was really glad to meet you earlier this year! I enjoy your book posts and thoughts on comics! ♥

Re: raanve

[inkstone]

We haven't known each other for that long, but I really appreciate seeing your little icon (and the accompanying tweets, lol) on my twitter feed. :)

Re: laceblade

[inkstone]

♥

I love your outfits posts and your Ipsy posts (pink package of happiness)! I love hearing your thoughts on anime & manga, even though our tastes don't overlap that perfectly. Your twitter presence is a great part of my twitter feed. :D

Re: florallel

[revol]

He is one of the gentlest and kindest people I know, extremely clever, always understanding (especially in regard to rogue brains and their shenanigans), and every day I am so, so glad we mended broken bridges, and thus found that some red strings of fate certainly aren't breakable.

(Also, he makes the little flower smile, even when she's in floods of tears, and that is precious to me. ♥)

Re: shehasathree

[shehasathree]

♥
:D