[Adta] sadness

[MHChang at aol.com]

Dear Matt,
It has taken a while for me to be able to respond to the sudden news of  
Casey's passing. [and could not get the myspace link to work!) It is  hard for me 
to accommodate the idea that someone so full of life and energy  could be 
gone...it is just not believable.
 
I have two clear memories of Casey at an adta board of  directors 
meeting--the only time we met. At that board meeting in New Orleans,  she was full of 
ideas for how to make the web accessible and truly interactive,  current, a true 
reflection of our vibez. That potential and creativity she  embodied was very 
refreshing and exciting.
 
The second memory is running out of a presentation later at the  conference 
b/c I had to email myself a report. Casey was sitting in the  hall with her 
laptop and nonchalantly sent the information for me. I felt  so grateful that 
someone on our board had that easy relationship with 21century  technology, and 
that she was so generous with her skill.
 
I've been told that Computer language is a domain where a  person is either a 
native user/speaker, or an immigrant  user/speaker. As someone in our 
generation (post-beat), I am an  immigrant speaker of computer-savvy. Casey had a 
beautiful fluency  that reflected her enthusiasm and connection to the zeitgeist. 
Like any good  dancer, she modeled that spark and communicated her sense of 
the  times thru her work with the adta board of directors as newsletter  
editor. It was my good fortune to experience her creative spark, however  brief. 
 
My condolences to you and your family,
Meg Chang
 
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