mirith ([info]mirith) wrote,
@ 2004-08-05 10:25:00
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Current mood: hopeful

Job interview
Holy God, the people from that job I really want just called me back. I've got an interview on Monday. For the next few days, I'm going to do nothing but plot my strategy for getting this thing, so I'm going to post my half-finished Dombillijah NOW. Will finish writing later.

By the way, there's going to be a benefit concert in Portland, ME in memory of the great, lamented Todd. He was funny as hell, supremely tolerant, a gifted blacksmith, a wonderful father to his child, and the love of his wife's life. He was a carpenter, a drummer, and everybody's best pal, and he died of an asthma attack on June 26th. I know people always think their loved ones were special, but Todd really was. He was sweet, affectionate, and the life of the party, and we will never forget him.

Love,

miri

P.S. If you check out the toddapalooza website, be sure to look at the photo section. Todd's hilarity just rolls off the page.


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I know these words sound shallow and meaningless ...
[info]indiehobbitlass
2004-08-06 03:25 pm UTC (link)
... but I'm so very sorry about your loss.

You already know I'm rooting for you getting that job, and I have no qualms about it; I'm sure you will!

With love and sympathy,

Lucinda

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[info]mirith
2004-08-07 07:15 am UTC (link)
Shared sorrow is always meaningful. Anyway, thanks. I appreciate the support.

Todd was my brother-in-law, and one of the sweetest, funniest men I've ever met, despite the fact that his jokes were *terrible*. Here's an anecdote about him from when we were all in a pub in Kilarney.

So here we are in the pub, and Todd is surrounded by feisty women (me, my sister, my Mom, my Mom's best friend). Also present is one fairly feminist man (my husband). Always ready for a challenge, Todd sizes up the crowd, and decides to tell a blonde joke. We immediately descend upon him like a hail of locusts.

Finally, after much impassioned give-and-take over what blonde jokes represent, Todd says, "All right, so you're saying I don't have the right to tell this joke, because I'm not a member of the group being slandered. How about I replace the word 'blonde' with the word 'Todd'? Would that be funny?"

Us: Hell, yes.

So Todd says, "There was this Todd on one side of the river, see?" At this point, we are already laughing, because the joke is much improved.

"And on the other side of the river was ...." Todd stops to think. "Another Todd!" Gales of laughter.

"And the first Todd said to the second one, 'How do I get to the other side of the river?' And the second one said, 'Silly, you *are* on the other side of the river!'" And by this point, even though the joke is not remotely funny, we are all in hysterics ... because Todd himself is funny, and it rubs off on everything around him.

We will always love Todd.

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