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May 11, 2006 6:19 PM Subscribe
MiHail of the portabella mushroom fame died in February while waiting for what would have been her third liver transplant. She will always be with me in my soul. Rest in peace, Cathy.
She would love that you posted this to the blue instead of the gray.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:23 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:23 PM on May 11, 2006
But she might be a little upset that you can't spell portobello properly.
posted by soiled cowboy at 6:25 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by soiled cowboy at 6:25 PM on May 11, 2006
She would love that you posted this to the blue instead of the gray.
I don't read the gray, so I'm glad that she did.
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posted by PeterMcDermott at 6:27 PM on May 11, 2006
I don't read the gray, so I'm glad that she did.
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posted by PeterMcDermott at 6:27 PM on May 11, 2006
Upon further review, she did both.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:28 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:28 PM on May 11, 2006
You are right, she would have kicked my ass for spelling portobella incorrectly.
posted by Jade5454 at 6:29 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by Jade5454 at 6:29 PM on May 11, 2006
Note to self: when dying, do not spend excessive amounts of time contemplating mushrooms.
I think I've learned something here today, actually.
posted by reklaw at 6:32 PM on May 11, 2006
I think I've learned something here today, actually.
posted by reklaw at 6:32 PM on May 11, 2006
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posted by Joey Michaels at 6:34 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by Joey Michaels at 6:34 PM on May 11, 2006
Reklaw, she was a vegetarian. Mushrooms were very important to her.
posted by Jade5454 at 6:35 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by Jade5454 at 6:35 PM on May 11, 2006
Mimi, Hailee, Bonnie, and Mocha (all rescued Siamese) are with her parents in Michigan. They are missed, too!
posted by Jade5454 at 6:37 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by Jade5454 at 6:37 PM on May 11, 2006
Reklaw you are a particularly ugly person on the inside, no? Might want to get that looked into.
posted by Divine_Wino at 6:38 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by Divine_Wino at 6:38 PM on May 11, 2006
That is some messed up disorder. It never ceases to amaze me the myriad ways the body can stuff up. RIP Catherine.
posted by tellurian at 6:38 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by tellurian at 6:38 PM on May 11, 2006
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Damn.
Not to get all PSA (From what I saw of her, I really doubt she'd appreciate being singled out or made a posterchild:) ), but here's a link to the U.S.'s Organdonor.gov and the Canadian Association of Transplantation.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 6:38 PM on May 11, 2006
Damn.
Not to get all PSA (From what I saw of her, I really doubt she'd appreciate being singled out or made a posterchild:) ), but here's a link to the U.S.'s Organdonor.gov and the Canadian Association of Transplantation.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 6:38 PM on May 11, 2006
that's a shame ... she was responsible for one of the silliest things ever on here ... and i mean that in a good way
posted by pyramid termite at 6:39 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by pyramid termite at 6:39 PM on May 11, 2006
Sounds quite the sucky condition, from the article. Glad she got some time free of it.
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posted by Sparx at 6:39 PM on May 11, 2006
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posted by Sparx at 6:39 PM on May 11, 2006
wow.
this is incredibly sad.
i hope she's enjoying this thread, though.
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posted by Baby_Balrog at 6:41 PM on May 11, 2006
this is incredibly sad.
i hope she's enjoying this thread, though.
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posted by Baby_Balrog at 6:41 PM on May 11, 2006
Reklaw you are a particularly ugly person on the inside, no? Might want to get that looked into.
Well, how lovely.
I realise I might have come off a bit harsh, but seeing this set off a thought/feeling process in me that goes a little like this:
We're all wasting our life on the internet. Why post about whatever stupid crap here when our time is so limited?
I'm gonna go do something else. Seeya.
posted by reklaw at 6:44 PM on May 11, 2006
Well, how lovely.
I realise I might have come off a bit harsh, but seeing this set off a thought/feeling process in me that goes a little like this:
We're all wasting our life on the internet. Why post about whatever stupid crap here when our time is so limited?
I'm gonna go do something else. Seeya.
posted by reklaw at 6:44 PM on May 11, 2006
In the end, she decided to have all the plugs and tubes pulled and be put in hospice. She was in a bad way and knew her body couldn't take any more. I will always be proud of her for making her own decisions at the end. She died, peacefully, in her sleep, with no one poking or prodding her every few hours.
posted by Jade5454 at 6:46 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by Jade5454 at 6:46 PM on May 11, 2006
That thread gave me lots of laughs. I had no idea she was sick. How very sad.
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posted by Falconetti at 6:46 PM on May 11, 2006
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posted by Falconetti at 6:46 PM on May 11, 2006
Note to self: when dying, do not spend excessive amounts of time contemplating mushrooms.
"Bailey:..maybe the truth is there's a little bit of loser in all of us ya know? Being happy isnt having everything in your life be perfect.
Maybe its about stringing together all the little things like wearing these pants or getting to a new level of dragonslayer, making those count for more than the bad stuff. Maybe we just get through it and thats all we can ask for."
I loved that hilarious and fun Portobello mushroom thread and glad MiHail spent some time here.
Jade5454, I'm sorry for the loss of your dear friend.
May she rest in peace.
posted by nickyskye at 7:03 PM on May 11, 2006
"Bailey:..maybe the truth is there's a little bit of loser in all of us ya know? Being happy isnt having everything in your life be perfect.
Maybe its about stringing together all the little things like wearing these pants or getting to a new level of dragonslayer, making those count for more than the bad stuff. Maybe we just get through it and thats all we can ask for."
I loved that hilarious and fun Portobello mushroom thread and glad MiHail spent some time here.
Jade5454, I'm sorry for the loss of your dear friend.
May she rest in peace.
posted by nickyskye at 7:03 PM on May 11, 2006
"We're all wasting our life on the internet."
Why not spend time doing what you love?
posted by graventy at 7:12 PM on May 11, 2006
Why not spend time doing what you love?
posted by graventy at 7:12 PM on May 11, 2006
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posted by ooga_booga at 7:34 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by ooga_booga at 7:34 PM on May 11, 2006
I thought she said she had cancer? I guess she 'dumbed it down' for us, by mentioning a disease with a similar prognosis.
And constantly itching all the time too. Wow, that would totally suck ass. At least with pain you can take pain medication, Opiods do nothing to stop itching.
posted by delmoi at 7:37 PM on May 11, 2006
And constantly itching all the time too. Wow, that would totally suck ass. At least with pain you can take pain medication, Opiods do nothing to stop itching.
posted by delmoi at 7:37 PM on May 11, 2006
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On a bright note, maybe we should all pitch in & have a bouquet of portobello mushrooms sent to her grave...?
The only foreseeable problem with that idea is...
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:36 PM on May 11, 2006
On a bright note, maybe we should all pitch in & have a bouquet of portobello mushrooms sent to her grave...?
The only foreseeable problem with that idea is...
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:36 PM on May 11, 2006
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posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:49 PM on May 11, 2006
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posted by BrotherCaine at 9:02 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by BrotherCaine at 9:02 PM on May 11, 2006
Wait, what? No! This is tragic. I don't know what to say beyond surprised babbling.
posted by TwelveTwo at 9:14 PM on May 11, 2006
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posted by thatwhichfalls at 9:47 PM on May 11, 2006
posted by thatwhichfalls at 9:47 PM on May 11, 2006
Cripes.
That thread, and her subsequent response, was one of the funniest things I've ever read here. The only appropriate response I can think of is to urge everyone to Donate Life
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 9:53 PM on May 11, 2006
That thread, and her subsequent response, was one of the funniest things I've ever read here. The only appropriate response I can think of is to urge everyone to Donate Life
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 9:53 PM on May 11, 2006
That thread, which I'd never seen before, made me laugh so hard.
I'm sorry for your loss.
posted by anjamu at 11:51 PM on May 11, 2006
I'm sorry for your loss.
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posted by terpsichoria at 12:16 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by terpsichoria at 12:16 AM on May 12, 2006
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(I never did get an answer to my Mushroom thread question.)
posted by sp dinsmoor at 12:19 AM on May 12, 2006
(I never did get an answer to my Mushroom thread question.)
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posted by felix betachat at 2:40 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by felix betachat at 2:40 AM on May 12, 2006
MiHail, her earnest plea
became quite the novelty
and, oh, we criticized her
but we now recognize her
as a woman with heart
and perhaps it's not so cocky
folks should be able to tell apart
Chanterelles and Shiitake
posted by dgaicun at 2:41 AM on May 12, 2006
became quite the novelty
and, oh, we criticized her
but we now recognize her
as a woman with heart
and perhaps it's not so cocky
folks should be able to tell apart
Chanterelles and Shiitake
posted by dgaicun at 2:41 AM on May 12, 2006
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posted by unrepentanthippie at 5:02 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by unrepentanthippie at 5:02 AM on May 12, 2006
wtf is a chanterelle?
posted by UbuRoivas
I'm with you brother, Australia is a mushroom deficient country. I had very little luck obtaining chantrelles in Sydney but I was recently at the Central Markets down in Adelaide and enthusiastically enquired of the vendors with the hope of obtaining some. I was assured by a stall vendor that they are not available fresh in Australia but could be purchased in a dried form from him (along with some morels). I proceeded to do so at a ridiculous price and was subsequently disappointed with my culinary outcomes. But hey MiHail, I found someone who knew what they were.
posted by tellurian at 5:53 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by UbuRoivas
I'm with you brother, Australia is a mushroom deficient country. I had very little luck obtaining chantrelles in Sydney but I was recently at the Central Markets down in Adelaide and enthusiastically enquired of the vendors with the hope of obtaining some. I was assured by a stall vendor that they are not available fresh in Australia but could be purchased in a dried form from him (along with some morels). I proceeded to do so at a ridiculous price and was subsequently disappointed with my culinary outcomes. But hey MiHail, I found someone who knew what they were.
posted by tellurian at 5:53 AM on May 12, 2006
Thanks for posting this. I loved that thread and had a lot of respect for her.
posted by languagehat at 6:01 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by languagehat at 6:01 AM on May 12, 2006
Australia is a mushroom deficient country
Unless you are looking for Asian varieties, which you can get imported from Asia or grown in Australia at very low prices.
Maybe Melbourne is more obsessed with food than Sydney, but I have seen fresh mushrooms of many sorts here.
Not quite the variety that I have seen at Borough market or Campo Dei Fiori market admittedly. But the prices of these are fairly astronomical.
You could always try growing your own.
/mushroom market stall update
posted by asok at 6:29 AM on May 12, 2006
Unless you are looking for Asian varieties, which you can get imported from Asia or grown in Australia at very low prices.
Maybe Melbourne is more obsessed with food than Sydney, but I have seen fresh mushrooms of many sorts here.
Not quite the variety that I have seen at Borough market or Campo Dei Fiori market admittedly. But the prices of these are fairly astronomical.
You could always try growing your own.
/mushroom market stall update
posted by asok at 6:29 AM on May 12, 2006
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posted by ludwig_van at 7:22 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by ludwig_van at 7:22 AM on May 12, 2006
This thread should really carry the 'portobella' tag.
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posted by docgonzo at 7:25 AM on May 12, 2006
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posted by docgonzo at 7:25 AM on May 12, 2006
Unless you are looking for Asian varieties
You'll get no argument from me there, I live in Ashfield. Other than those and Swiss Brown or Field there's not much else to be had and certainly nothing along the lines of a Chantrelle or Morel. My local providore in Five Dock does import whole, fresh (frozen) Porcini mushrooms.
I hope this digression is not seen as a derail from what is ostensibly an obit thread. I think MiHail would appreciate it anyway.
posted by tellurian at 7:38 AM on May 12, 2006
You'll get no argument from me there, I live in Ashfield. Other than those and Swiss Brown or Field there's not much else to be had and certainly nothing along the lines of a Chantrelle or Morel. My local providore in Five Dock does import whole, fresh (frozen) Porcini mushrooms.
I hope this digression is not seen as a derail from what is ostensibly an obit thread. I think MiHail would appreciate it anyway.
posted by tellurian at 7:38 AM on May 12, 2006
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I'm sorry to hear that she is gone Jade5454, and I hope you are able to find some comforts, despite your mourning. Be well.
posted by lilboo at 7:47 AM on May 12, 2006
I'm sorry to hear that she is gone Jade5454, and I hope you are able to find some comforts, despite your mourning. Be well.
posted by lilboo at 7:47 AM on May 12, 2006
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posted by fillsthepews at 7:52 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by fillsthepews at 7:52 AM on May 12, 2006
wtf is a chanterelle?
Putting the word into Google would turn up this info about chanterelle mushrooms.
For those unfamiliar with them, here are some images of different types of edible mushrooms and a little about their subtle, complex flavors.
What does the '.' mean?
I think it's used in threads about someone who has died as a kind of abbreviated signing of the guestbook, a simplified recognition.
We're all wasting our life on the internet. Why post about whatever stupid crap here when our time is so limited?
I disagree that all of of us are wasting time on the internet, as I think it is very much like time spent doing anything else meaningful in one's life, learning, sharing, reading books, newspapers or poetry, reading or writing letters, communicating and connecting with people, getting to know people's ideas, thoughts, opinions, aspects of their character and sharing aspects of one's own, enjoying art, expressing feelings, laughing...
After physical survival has been accomplished, I don't think any one sense is more valuable than any other. It's a matter of personal preference what senses one enjoys and puts effort into experiencing. Time spent touching may or may not be more valuable than time spent tasting, smelling, hearing or seeing. Time spent doing tangible things may or may not be more important to one's life than time spent doing intangible things.
It may have been difficult for MiHail to go out and do a lot, especially with the illness she was suffering. But even if she could have done anything, I'm glad she came here and shared her thoughts and company.
posted by nickyskye at 8:01 AM on May 12, 2006
Putting the word into Google would turn up this info about chanterelle mushrooms.
For those unfamiliar with them, here are some images of different types of edible mushrooms and a little about their subtle, complex flavors.
What does the '.' mean?
I think it's used in threads about someone who has died as a kind of abbreviated signing of the guestbook, a simplified recognition.
We're all wasting our life on the internet. Why post about whatever stupid crap here when our time is so limited?
I disagree that all of of us are wasting time on the internet, as I think it is very much like time spent doing anything else meaningful in one's life, learning, sharing, reading books, newspapers or poetry, reading or writing letters, communicating and connecting with people, getting to know people's ideas, thoughts, opinions, aspects of their character and sharing aspects of one's own, enjoying art, expressing feelings, laughing...
After physical survival has been accomplished, I don't think any one sense is more valuable than any other. It's a matter of personal preference what senses one enjoys and puts effort into experiencing. Time spent touching may or may not be more valuable than time spent tasting, smelling, hearing or seeing. Time spent doing tangible things may or may not be more important to one's life than time spent doing intangible things.
It may have been difficult for MiHail to go out and do a lot, especially with the illness she was suffering. But even if she could have done anything, I'm glad she came here and shared her thoughts and company.
posted by nickyskye at 8:01 AM on May 12, 2006
I don't even know what to say. Organ donors are far too rare. Please, please check out organdonor.gov.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 8:30 AM on May 12, 2006
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posted by stinkycheese at 9:01 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by stinkycheese at 9:01 AM on May 12, 2006
I saw that thread for the first time and then followed this one ... it is all a bit overwhelming (not sure I can take anymore mefi today)
I think MiHail would have appreciated this tribute.
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posted by Surfurrus at 9:20 AM on May 12, 2006
I think MiHail would have appreciated this tribute.
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posted by Surfurrus at 9:20 AM on May 12, 2006
. She'll also be missed on MetaChat.
posted by Smart Dalek at 9:46 AM on May 12, 2006
posted by Smart Dalek at 9:46 AM on May 12, 2006
I give her kudos for just posting, I would like to myself, but couldn't even get the links to work. So I just stick to comments.
Jade5454, last year I lost my very closest friend at 25. so I know that even after 5 months are so you can still feel the hurt and even a little lost with out them. My thoughts and prayers, are with you and her family for the hard times still to come.
posted by cdavidc at 12:13 PM on May 12, 2006
Jade5454, last year I lost my very closest friend at 25. so I know that even after 5 months are so you can still feel the hurt and even a little lost with out them. My thoughts and prayers, are with you and her family for the hard times still to come.
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posted by davros42 at 3:42 PM on May 12, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by davros42 at 3:42 PM on May 12, 2006 [1 favorite]
It was a great thread.
She's gone to the great porta bella in the sky. Or is it porto bello?
posted by Tarn at 3:53 PM on May 12, 2006
She's gone to the great porta bella in the sky. Or is it porto bello?
posted by Tarn at 3:53 PM on May 12, 2006
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posted by BeerFilter at 5:45 PM on May 12, 2006
posted by BeerFilter at 5:45 PM on May 12, 2006
Respect for respect for the dead. I didn't know the lady (as for most here), but maybe this raises a few questions?
120 something posts here, and almost all are in a very different vein to the mushroom thread - that combined a lot of fun (my favourite thread too) with, let's be honest, a fair amount of attacking of the original poster.
Maybe, in retrospect, she was having a bad few days when that thread was happening? (There were areas where she didnt' come across well.) From the description of her illness, that would be more than understandable. Or were the responses to her post just too harsh? Or something else?
Of course, we don't know. It's hard enough to judge the reality of a person even if we meet them every day, never mind from a combination of a MeFi post and an obituary, both of which are distorted snapshots.
I guess my point here is that there's an element of respect and affection here that wasn't there in the mushroom post. I have no idea which is more justified, and I suspect neither do most of the people who've contributed to both threads.
posted by Shinkicker at 6:09 PM on May 12, 2006
120 something posts here, and almost all are in a very different vein to the mushroom thread - that combined a lot of fun (my favourite thread too) with, let's be honest, a fair amount of attacking of the original poster.
Maybe, in retrospect, she was having a bad few days when that thread was happening? (There were areas where she didnt' come across well.) From the description of her illness, that would be more than understandable. Or were the responses to her post just too harsh? Or something else?
Of course, we don't know. It's hard enough to judge the reality of a person even if we meet them every day, never mind from a combination of a MeFi post and an obituary, both of which are distorted snapshots.
I guess my point here is that there's an element of respect and affection here that wasn't there in the mushroom post. I have no idea which is more justified, and I suspect neither do most of the people who've contributed to both threads.
posted by Shinkicker at 6:09 PM on May 12, 2006
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posted by UseyurBrain at 9:52 PM on May 12, 2006
posted by UseyurBrain at 9:52 PM on May 12, 2006
So this is what you miss (the mushroom thread) when you spontaneously quit MeFi for a few months. Read it now and it's amazing - I wish I could have contributed to the banter and had a chat with her.
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