I can't express how badly I want this to not be true.

This is just fucking awful.

I'm so so so sorry Z.

10/30/2010 1:31:22 PM

Damn.

10/30/2010 1:46:15 PM

Wow - I'm so sorry to hear of your loss

I have so many memories tied to TWW, and invariably people that I know IRL and don't have become part of those memories. I wish you luck getting through this difficult time... your wife touched many people's lives, even some that she never met IRL <3

10/30/2010 1:53:29 PM

Christine always seemed like a good natured person the few times I met her. Sorry for your loss zorthage. It sucks to see anyone pass away so young.

10/30/2010 1:57:13 PM

So sorry for your loss. I wish you all the strength and support to get through what must be incredibly difficult days.

10/30/2010 2:36:26 PM

Wow, really sorry to hear this. I don't know either of you but my thoughts are with you.

10/30/2010 2:45:44 PM

Shit.

I never met ambrosia1231 in real life. But she seemed pretty fucking awesome on here, and after reading every single reply in this thread, I wish I had met her. Even though we never met, about 3.5 months ago, she sent me a PM telling about a job on FB, but she had forgotten it. She told me she would keep her eyes out for other jobs. True to her word, she sent me a link about 2 weeks later with jobs in Wyoming. She also gave me a boost of confidence.

I know it may not sound like much, but when everyone is trolling the hell out of you, it's nice to get a little boost of confidence and some help. I never did tell her I appreciated it.

10/30/2010 3:29:51 PM

holy shit... I sold her my sister's car a few years back. I'm sorry to hear about this

10/30/2010 3:42:23 PM

Christine actually sent me this i think it is worth sharing
http://dinosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/mourners-rights/

she is one of a handful of people on here that really helped me through my grieving process with my mom's death (via PM). i know that seems weird - to have someone you don't know on the internet be an integral part of something like grief. but it was really nice to have a neutral, unbiased, honest person to listen. i know my friends and family were tired of listening to me and i was tired of burdening them. it was nice to have someone who could walk away at any time or say "shut the fuck up you're being a whiner." or say whatever needed to be said. she didn't tiptoe around touchy issues and she didn't change her attitude for anyone or sugar coat anything. i want to elaborate on this more, but it makes me sad and it is hard to articulate how i feel...and probably hard for people to understand how someone on the internet could make such a difference in my life. but i really enjoyed our PM sessions. whether they were about serious issues...death/family/etc. or whether she was chatting to me about hot boys and alcohol

someday i will go back and read them all.

but even during her grandfather's death, her PMs to me expressed concern for others, rather than herself. she was worried about her dad. she was worried about her sister. never herself.

i really admired her courage to be honest and her determination to find happiness. it can be scary leaving and starting a new life, especially when that means separation from friends and your husband. i don't think i'd be strong enough to do it - but i hope, taking a page from her book, that someday i will be brave enough to just live.

thank you, christine.


[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 4:22 PM. Reason : .]

10/30/2010 4:18:55 PM

Oh man...

This is beyond terrible

I haven't been on this site in ages, but had to sign back in when I heard the news...may she rest in peace

10/30/2010 4:34:10 PM

Really sorry to hear this.

10/30/2010 4:38:55 PM

10/30/2010 4:56:04 PM

My thoughts and prayers go out to Christine's family and friends and especially Matt.

I never did get the opportunity to meet her in person but we corresponded over PM and email a few
times...being the always inquisitive soul she was she wanted to know more about radio geek stuff just
to have the knowledge.

Matt: I wish you comfort and peace in this tough time.

10/30/2010 4:56:19 PM

I'm really sorry to hear of your loss. This is just so sad.

Never met her or really talked to her at all, but we shared PMs in the confessions thread and her confession was awesome and hilarious. She seemed like a really cool person.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. RIP.

10/30/2010 5:50:15 PM

to zorthage [nohomo] and anyone else who's about it.

didn't really know her, but i enjoyed her internet persona. RIP

[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 5:57 PM. Reason : asdf]

10/30/2010 5:56:58 PM

Man...I am really sorry to hear this. I did not know her personally, but I can honestly say she is one of the TWWers whose opinion I respected. When I'm skimming a long thread she is usually one of the people whose posts I would stop to read. While I disagreed with a lot of the things she said I always thought she added insight and made me consider things which I may not otherwise have put much thought into. RIP ambrosia1231.

[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 6:36 PM. Reason : l]

10/30/2010 6:35:30 PM

dying young is lame

rip

10/30/2010 6:36:01 PM

I am so, so sorry. She was the sweetest girl to me even though I didn't know her well. I will be praying for you.

This is a shock. She was a great person.

10/30/2010 8:11:05 PM

Quote :

"Fucking crazy. I really regret not talking to he more since I left Raleigh, and now I'll never have the chance. She was really an awesome friend and I will always miss our conversations. I can't even imagine how hard it is for you."

What tartsquid said. And right now, I'm so thankful I've saved my many, many postcards from her.

10/30/2010 8:20:22 PM

Wow, sorry for your loss

I enjoyed reading her posts through the years, although I don't think I ever talked to her.

10/30/2010 8:22:40 PM

holy crap. RIP

10/30/2010 8:46:55 PM

My post from the memories thread in Chit Chat...

Quote :

"I gave her some free burlesque tickets once and she came and picked them up. We talked only for a short time, but I could tell she was a genuinely nice person. She tried to give me an NCSU car flag too, but we could never work our schedules out to meet up. I wish our paths had crossed again before she passed."

So sorry for your loss.

10/30/2010 8:51:02 PM

Never really knew her, but definitely respected her as a counter-balance for much of the douchebaggery on the site. I know she often sided with me when it came to snake lessons here.

Keep the good memories alive.

10/30/2010 10:26:49 PM

A letter to Christine,


Christine, what’s up buddy? Just picture the planet, and imagine it’s yours, kid. Though we’ve talked on and off, it’s been a while since you and I had a long discussion like we used to back in the day. I fear that my letter to you might have arrived a bit too late. Nevertheless, I hope that this letter will be just like the time that we spent on this rock… never late, but always on time.

The skies are overcast right now, and it’s raining… fitting. And I’m sitting here in a staircase, looking at pictures, holding back tears for a friend that left us too soon. Holding back tears for a friend that started up a light inside of us in life, and kept it burning through any storm. You are that friend. A friend that that loved her husband, friends, and family, and that would never relent in her pursuit for happiness.

I’m selfish though. I’m happy you’re in a better place where you can keep being your bad-ass self, but I am still crushed by your absence; and wish you were still here with us to shine your light. Oh, baby... you…you lit this fire like no one else did. Lady, you had that kind of soul that would smack an entire nation in the melon, make them wake up, and knock them out of the orbit. It puts an end to all of the trivia, really. You were one of a kind.

Walk a mile in these boots that I’m standing in, right? You have left your indelible mark, both in our hearts and on this planet and we will never forget you.

As I wait for atonement…

-Jeff.

10/30/2010 10:28:23 PM

oh wow, never new her other than on tww, but my deepest condolences to you and her family and friends.

10/30/2010 10:30:53 PM

rip



so sad when a young life with lots of potential is cut short.

10/30/2010 11:21:44 PM

I am so sorry to here this! You are in my thoughts and prayers!

10/31/2010 2:25:16 AM

I'm so sorry this happened.

10/31/2010 2:44:37 AM

very sorry to read this. condolences.

10/31/2010 2:48:40 AM

RIP ambrosia1231

I'm so sorry for your loss zorthage

10/31/2010 12:05:26 PM

Damn I'm a sad packie right now

We all have a lot to learn from Christine!

I was just looking at my postcards the other day and thinking how it's nice to see her finally enjoying life. So crazy to know she was gone at that point

RIP girl....I just hugged my boobs for you

10/31/2010 12:37:23 PM

10/31/2010 12:41:53 PM

Really sorry to hear man, i'm sorry for your loss. I met her DH hill in 04 or 05 and she was pretty cool, i had to give her a ride home once because she stayed at the library so late that the bus had stopped running.

We rode the bus together in high school too btw Matt, thoughts go out to you dude, hang in there

10/31/2010 4:17:24 PM

My condolences to everyone here. She will be deeply missed. :sad:

10/31/2010 5:37:58 PM

I'm so very sorry, Matt. Britta and I poured out some mikes hard pomegranate in her memory this weekend. For now on, we'll always do this.

10/31/2010 8:16:34 PM

I am really sorry for your loss and to all the other tdubbers that are having a difficult time. Ill be thinking of you.

10/31/2010 8:55:17 PM

I am so very sorry for your loss. I don't think any of us truly have the right words to say to you right now, but you both are in my prayers. Thank you for sharing with us.

10/31/2010 9:01:30 PM

It's a real comfort to me to see tdub come together as a community to share her memory. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in my feelings about this.

10/31/2010 9:29:29 PM

11/1/2010 10:47:12 AM

Damn man, this makes me really sad. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers

11/1/2010 11:29:26 AM

Here's my little eulogy.

For those of you who asked, my friend Christine Waddill has passed away suddenly with no warning and only speculation as to the cause. I met Christine while at NC State back in 2003 and she was a dear friend to me, especially during some dark times during which I had very few friends. Christine was a brutally honest, funny, & creative person. She never judged people for their quirks and flaws, rather she embraced them and welcomed you into her weird little world. You never had to wonder where you stood with her at any given time. She has been very influential in parts of my life and she is never very far from my thoughts. She enjoyed traveling and outdoor adventures. We were delighted to have her and her husband Matt over to go rafting on the Ocoee with us last year. I loved her dearly as a friend and I treasured our conversations. Some things just won't be the same without her and I don't have words to express how much she will be missed and remembered. Someone like Christine or "xtine" as she was known to many of us does not fade from memory quickly. If you are reading this please take a moment to tell the people that you care about, just how much they mean to you. It's so sad but if a young & healthy person like Christine could leave us so abruptly, it could happen to any of us.

11/1/2010 11:51:22 AM

Matt/Zorthage

I'm so sorry to hear this, I just now got back on TWW after a few days.

I never knew Ambrosia IRL, but i feel like i knew her on TWW. I last had a fairly extensive PM discussion with her a few weeks ago. it was personal, so i won't talk about the details here, but I'll PM you.

I'm deeply saddened.

condolences to you and everyone who knew her.

11/1/2010 12:48:46 PM

11/1/2010 1:00:33 PM

damn dude sorry for you loss!!

11/1/2010 5:27:35 PM

I am saddened by this.

11/1/2010 6:06:22 PM

RIP.


She was a good friend in some troubled times for me as well. And also a worthy adversary at other times. I'm saddened by this news.


Hang in there Matt. Thoughts and prayers are with you, your friends, your family.

11/1/2010 6:13:11 PM

rest in peace

11/1/2010 7:44:18 PM

Once again I'm reminded why I post here.

GG weird little e-community.

11/1/2010 10:19:51 PM

I am very sorry for your loss Matt. Christine was such a wonderful person. I hate to see her go. RIP and I am here for ya man.

11/1/2010 10:24:31 PM

^^this. it's great to see folks coming out of the woodworks too. <3 xtine & tww

11/1/2010 10:34:24 PM