Wake for Byron: All that and a bag of chips...

[doowdniw]

For what it's worth (probably not much) I was a competitive swimmer too. And I absolutely suck at diving. Under water blackout is a bitch. You might want to consider a rubber duck tube floatie to go along with the water wings.

 

[Noor]

For what it's worth (probably not much) I was a competitive swimmer too. And I absolutely suck at diving. Under water blackout is a bitch. You might want to consider a rubber duck tube floatie to go along with the water wings.

LOL! Luckily I float just fine, that is actually how I survived. I threw my head back and floated up with my mouth out water, but I am lucky it didnt happen too quick to do that. I did get some water in my lungs so tomorrow I get checked.

I also used to do synchronized swimming and that was the problem, I was trying old stuff, really dumb. I can dive just not off a spring board, although I am waiting a bit first.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

This week, they aired Rocket Men on Boston PBS. When I saw the rocket launch, first thing that I thought of was Byron's interest in the American space program.

Rocket Men | PBS America

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

 

[Noor]

The last two things we watch on the day he died while I was getting ready to head out were

Apollo 14 launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj8dVdJyj1c
and
Apollo 17 launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvNoV0_Y95g

That will teach me to quote posts

 

[NightL]

http://pejxa.com/images/KR_CX3_3_571_01.jpg
Respect and sadness
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[SuprSalor]

Well this blows.. come in here on one of my few 'able to log in when in port' times and find this.. damn.. BIE was one of my personal favorite posters.. Very sorry for your loss, Noor. A great loss to the GB in general I should say.

RIP Byron.

 

[Mockingjay]

Ah? What? It is just now I've come here again and this thread is full of shock...

RIP Byron/NM... What a funny, quirky nice guy you are...

Sorry for your loss, Noor, he knows he wanted you to be happy. Have courage and be well.

 

[Noor]

Thank you!

In memory
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS

 

[Noor]

I am trying to come up a some words for Byron's memorial service. They would like people talk about fun memories, but everything I keep thinking of is not something I want to share with people who didn't know him really well.
I have heard some of the stories that will be told and there is no way I can out gross or outrage those, so I am safe there.
I wish I had kept a journal, he kept me laughing almost every day.

 

[A Desert Rose]

Someone from here contacted me and told me about Byron.

Noor, I'm so sorry for your loss and ours. Byron and I were not close friends but we shared some laughs (in PM) about things. And we were on the same wave length on numerous topics.

You always expect that you will leave here and come back to the same people, someday down the road. Byron will be greatly missed because I always expected he'd be here to post a chuckle when (or if) I ever returned.

Again, I'm sorry Noor and I'll miss you, Byron.

Love to you both...
Roxanne

 

[Noor]

Someone from here contacted me and told me about Byron.

Noor, I'm so sorry for your loss and ours. Byron and I were not close friends but we shared some laughs (in PM) about things. And we were on the same wave length on numerous topics.

You always expect that you will leave here and come back to the same people, someday down the road. Byron will be greatly missed because I always expected he'd be here to post a chuckle when (or if) I ever returned.

Again, I'm sorry Noor and I'll miss you, Byron.

Love to you both...
Roxanne

Thank you, Roxy.
He would have been so happy to see you here.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I recently turned on my PMs and Byron was half the list...



He was really pissed at me over the Survivor thread. I might have to post some of it.

 

[Queersetti]

I recently turned on my PMs and Byron was half the list...



He was really pissed at me over the Survivor thread. I might have to post some of it.

He would appreciate the irony.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I think he would have wanted it this way...

 

[Ellafun]

Noor, I very rarely venture onto the GB, but I saw this and wanted to send my love and prayers to you on your loss. I'm so very sorry.

el.

 

[Noor]

Noor, I very rarely venture onto the GB, but I saw this and wanted to send my love and prayers to you on your loss. I'm so very sorry.

el.

thank you.

 

[Noor]

The Byron I knew

I don't regret breaking my leg because Byron was the silver lining.
Even though the bone had separated by about 3/4 of an inch I only used Ice, lidocaine patches, compression, rest, elevation and laughter. The bleeding and swelling was extreme and I was pretty much immobilized for about 4 weeks. My friends and relatives helped as did Byron, he stayed up with me for days, reminded me when to ice, remove the patches, distracted me, made me laugh, and was still there when I woke up from passing out or falling asleep. He talked to my friends and family members who passed through the house when I was too out of it.

After 6 weeks, the bone came back together and then I started months of intensive physical therapy. Byron would watch on cam and talk to me as they shot fire ants of electricity through my leg to reduce the swelling and move the blood. He would tell me silly stories as I did my exercises, he was the best medicine ever.

You can't tell when I walk that my leg was broken, sometimes there is a bit of swelling if I walk a lot on hot days after 6-7 miles but nothing bad at all.

He was the sweetest man. "We can fix this" and we did.

 

[Ishmael]

Wish you were here.

Ishmael

 

[Noor]

Wish you were here.

Ishmael

Perfect! Thank you.

 

[girlsmiley]

I find the hardest thing about people being away is not being able to ask them questions.

By, what do you think of this song?

George Ezra - Budapest (Official Video): http://youtu.be/VHrLPs3_1Fs

I kinda like it. I like his voice.

 

[Noor]

I think the hardest thing for me, at least today is to not be about to hear their thoughts. Yesterday it was not being able to tell him things. It seems to shift all the time.

The song is interesting, not sure how I feel about it. I like his voice, not sure about the style, but that could just be that it doesn't fit with my mood at present.

 

[Noor]

This morning for some reason I was reminded of Byron starting to learn Minnesotan back when we first were talking. A guy could do a lot worse...

 

[Noor]

It will be a month tomorrow, I wonder if I can just sleep through the day somehow? I have easily lost a week's worth of sleep if not more.

Listened to Handel's Water Music
and didn't totally break down.

 

[Que]

This morning for some reason I was reminded of Byron starting to learn Minnesotan back when we first were talking. A guy could do a lot worse...

It is easy if you consider latitude. Simply hold your face like it is too cold to talk.

In Idaho their version sounds different, they call their dialect "Rock-Jaw" because words are form without moving the their jaw. Minnesotans will move their jaw a little.... but rarely their frozen lips.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Are we past anger yet?