All sites will be down tomorrow

[scottishlass]

Procedure as every year - tomorrow 11/09 all my sites will be closed for the day for obvious reasons.

And if I get complaints this year again (like the last two) I'll post their stupidity (mails) with full addresses here in this journal. Let's see if I can inconvenience them a bit more.

Comments

[koellegirl.livejournal.com]

Never thought about it - but I think it is great you are doing this. So, no complains from me!!
Huggles
Alice

[a-lady.livejournal.com]

Sending lots of love to you, Una. Thank you for remembering Bali. As an Australian who often feels like our loss has been forgotten in other parts of the world, that means a lot. *very big hugs*

[unwritten-words.livejournal.com]

That is such a thoughful gesture, Una. The image is heart-wrenching. The complainers should be publicly laughed and pointed at. *hugs Una and her websites* I love Darkscape, Claudia's site, and Comhair; I visit all the time. :)

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Alice.

I still have a picture of the twin towers with a yellow ribbon outside my door (I guess you noticed). I lost a friend in the North Tower I went to school with and who wanted to come back to Germany on a holiday that would have started on September 14th.
Closing my sites since 9/11 2001 on this very day is all I can do to show her I still think of her.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Bali was the second incident that I think scrapped away the last thread of hope inside me that this is going to stop some time.
Actually, I checked all my off-line Aussie friends' at that day to see they were safe and sound at home, work and not on holiday on Bali.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

I should have done so last year .. I got about 11 mails from ppl telling me I should forget about it and as my Christian duty I should also forgive and keep my sites open (how inconvenient of me to take away a day of downloading and reading from them).
As I'm not a Christian, I can't forgive.
Closing down is my way of saying I won't forget. I cannot forget that these terrorists have and still continue to take something vital from me. A friend of 28 years, hope and the knowledge of safety.

[a-lady.livejournal.com]

You're a sweetheart, Una. No doubt about it. Thinking of you at this difficult time. *hugs*

[spacepirate-x.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

Hi, I just found your journal after searching around the net for your Farscape fics. I'd read them years ago and loved it and wanted to see what you'd been up to lately.

Anyhow, I'm glad I tracked you down because if I have never told you how much I appreciated your Farscape fics then it is high time. I think you are a very talented writer.

I read your 02:46 am September 12th, 2004 entry. All I can say is that I am truly sorry for your loss. I realise that mere words can do nothing to change what happened nor take the pain away. I cannot even begin to imagine how you must feel. I knew no one directly that had been killed in the attack, but when I woke up that Tuesday morning and turned on the TV only to see the news reports, I can honestly say I have never felt such horror and fear in my heart--once I got past the half-hour or so of denial.

Shutting your sites down for a day is very thoughtful and there is no reason why you should not honour your friend's memory the way you see fit. If others complain, tell them to create their own sites that can stay open 24/7.

Spacepirate

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Hello Spacepirate,

Thank you for your considerate words.

I haven't been around in Farscape fandom due to health problems and I haven't written a lot of fics, be it FS or anything else recently :-(
Glad you like the fics though. :)

9/11 was and still is a big issue in my life. I don't think of that day every day of my life, but it is quite always in the foreground of my mind.

[spacepirate-x.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear about your health problems. :( I hope you overcome them and will be okay.