Azaroth

My only reaction was “What.. the.. fuck…” when I stumbled across a thread on a forum announcing the news of Jeff’s death. I had a hard time believing it, actually. But more and more confirmation rolled in as the thread got longer. Then, a link to Lum’s blog where he was confirming it as well. It sunk in, and disbelief turned to sadness.

No, I didn’t know Jeff. Not in real life, and barely online. He read my blog sometimes, and I read his.

I have no idea what he thought of my blog, but I know what I thought of his. Or more, what I thought of him.

Any time he posted here, or any time I read his blog, one main thought would come to mind.

“Wow, this is a smart cookie.”

Whenever he wrote, his intelligence and wit came through vividly. He was unique in his ability to force me to read something twice, and then crack a smile. Because of that, his is one of the few blogs I read on a regular basis.

Talk to ya later, Jeff.