Plaidman

[RecoveringKinkoid]

The Swan
by Mary Oliver

Did you too see it, drifting, all night, on the black river?
Did you see it in the morning, rising into the silvery air -
An armful of white blossoms,
A perfect commotion of silk and linen as it leaned
into the bondage of its wings; a snowbank, a bank of lilies,
Biting the air with its black beak?
Did you hear it, fluting and whistling
A shrill dark music - like the rain pelting the trees - like a waterfall
Knifing down the black ledges?
And did you see it, finally, just under the clouds -
A white cross Streaming across the sky, its feet
Like black leaves, its wings Like the stretching light of the river?
And did you feel it, in your heart, how it pertained to everything?
And have you too finally figured out what beauty is for?
And have you changed your life?

[HappyFun Ball]

Well Plaidman, I didn't know you but from your posts and FB page, I wish I had.

[TawnyMyst]

I am on here often to read and kill dead time at work, I carry my phone with me there as well. I'm not on FB but am willing to give anyone who pm's me, my contact info. I am a willing ear to listen and someone to talk to if anyone needs. I am in Canada with unlimited everything and have an overseas plan on my home phone, if you're not in Canada. I am available anytime of the day or night if you need, I may not answer right away if I'm at work but will try to get back to anyone within an hour or two if that is the case. I just thought I would add my voice to those that will listen.

[MoonCat]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcoBKWTW14

I don't know if anyone has posted this previously, it's "Into the West" by Annie Lennox (from the LOTR films), one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I listen to it every Samhain (Oct 31 for those who don't know) as a tribute to lost loved ones.

Anyway, this is for you Plaidman. “Rest, my brother, in the arms of the gods. You live on in my heart, loved, honored, remembered. Be at peace. Be at peace.”

[Ree]

As always, I am available to listen.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I too offer my deepest and heartfelt condolences to Plaidman's family and friends.

Strange coincidence: The songs posted between when Plaid left & we found out here:


06-27-2011, 12:03 PM MDT
The Isle of the Dead - Rachmaninov
06-27-2011, 01:41 PM MDT
Isle Of Eternal Despair (Upon The Boiling Sea Pt. 3) - 3 Inches Of Blood
06-27-2011, 02:31 PM MDT
Gloom Despair And Agony On Me - Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, Gordon Tapp & Archie Campbell
06-27-2011, 07:04 PM MDT
You Belong To Me - Jason Wade
06-27-2011, 08:13 PM MDT
First You Cry - Maura O'Connell

And I posted two of them. They were all posted in that order, one after the other.

I also offer my ear to any who need to talk. I'm just a PM away, and am in the Washington, DC, area.

[Midnight12]

I'm trying to get in a more positive frame of mind.....today has been hell. But I thought I would list out a bunch of stuff I know he liked....

Cats
Bar food
Incense
Batman
Texting

Superman
sometimes asian food?
D&D style gaming
RPG games
making kids smile
making others smile

[telecom_goddess]

I'm trying to get in a more positive frame of mind.....today has been hell. But I thought I would list out a bunch of stuff I know he liked....

Cats
Bar food
Incense
Batman
Texting

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Oh, I was not at all saying that I am or should be the only number anyone calls. I may be arrogant, but I'm not THAT full of myself. I think it's great that we have several numbers available for CS members that may feel they need them, whether it be the various very awesome hotlines, Kara's, mine, whoever's. I just wanted to make sure people knew I was absolutely serious about this.

Not a bad idea by a long shot, Jester.

Some of you have me on your FB page. If you'd like to keep up with me via FB, send a request and let me know you're from CS.

For those who'd like to chat by phone, I'm available via cell phone (just send me a PM with your contact info and I'll send you mine.)

I don't text though . . . can't seem to get the hang of it, so I don't have that on my plan (have plenty of rollover minutes that I haven't used up yet though.)

Just when I'm at work, I'm unavailable (my hours can sometimes vary due to retail life.) But you can leave a voicemail and I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able to.

[BookstoreEscapee]

He had a habit of doing that.
meow was his catch phrase after a while, and his nick-nick name Plaid-Kitty...because of the meowing
I'd swear he really would do it in actual conversations too. I hope Themla and new kitty are ok

I remember when he posted about new kitty - his name is Louis. Thelma and Louis..I loved that.

[Becks]

I'm mourning Plaid in my own way.

(On St. Patrick's Day, I used this for my facebook status -- Well raise a glass and think of me -- from Drink the Night Away by Gaelic Storm and I've been listening to it and thinking of Plaid. Now to get some drinkables in a glass...)

If anyone needs another person to talk to, I'm here a couple of times a day, and I'm on Facebook and I have unlimited texts. I'm (still) unemployed, so I'm available just about whenever.

PM me for info, if you'd like.

[Midnight12]

RIP Plaidy

I remember having conversations on fb from time to time and how he always incorporated meow into our chats

Gonna miss you mate.

He had a habit of doing that.
meow was his catch phrase after a while, and his nick-nick name Plaid-Kitty...because of the meowing
I'd swear he really would do it in actual conversations too. I hope Themla and new kitty are ok

[Sapphire Silk]

This keeps running through my head - it was read out at the funeral of another friend, I don't know where it comes from.

Thou goest this night to thy home of winter,
To thy home of autumn, of spring and of summer.
Thou goest this night to thy perpetual home,
To thine eternal bed, to thine eternal slumber.
Sleep, my love, and away with thy sorrow,
Sleep, love, sleep, and away with thy sorrow.

What a beautiful poem. I just had to Google it. I found it here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/wmn/bog/bog12.htm.

I don't know if it is a real sacred text, or a poem written in that style, but it is a beautiful poem.1`

We've had some confirmation. We know that it was suicide. The details are something I don't want to discuss, but some of you already know them. If you do, I'll trust you to not share them openly.

I don't know the details and I don't want to know. If Plaid had felt comfortable enough before hand to contact me, then I would have wanted to know so I could try to help.

Not now. Not after the fact. I hope those details remain confidential. I don't need or want to know them.

[Supermarket Slave Girl]

RIP Plaidy

I remember having conversations on fb from time to time and how he always incorporated meow into our chats

Gonna miss you mate.

[Food Lady]

Nurian, I know exactly how you feel. I did know him. I got to sympathize with the pain first-hand, and while that was hard, this is harder.