It's not that life is short, it's just that you're dead for a really long time.

[xans]

I'm thinking about death just a little much here. Normally, in the light of tragedies, I've not made a post mentioning my condolences. None of that, "my prayers/heart goes out to you" for me, tyvm. But... I had an old friend on yahoo once, someone from the chatroom I was a regular to, I think, and it was a shock when I found a message waiting (had been sent to everyone) saying that s/he'd been killed in a car crash. Same feeling hit me earlier when I read the posts. RIP _redpanda_. I never really knew her beyond being the mod over at metaquotes, and also the sticky post-its. But damn. *shakes head*

Be happy while you're living,
For you're a long time dead.
-Scottish Proverb

Fin.