Penny here: FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!! Alex leaned in to kiss Todd on the lips and HE KISSED HER BACK!! So she kissed him again–AND HE KISSED HER BACK!!!!! We are really excited. The Doctors are very impressed and we’ll write more later today. Peace and Love, Alexandra and Todd and Penny
October 12, 2007
Todd Blair 
October 12, 2007 at 7:22 am
FANTASTIC, INCREDIBLE, AWESOME. Love, A.J.
October 12, 2007 at 7:32 am
Great news! Go Todd!!
October 12, 2007 at 7:37 am
Delightful, lovely. Soon for the hugs. xo
October 12, 2007 at 8:04 am
More kisses – more sweet kisses!!! That’ll get him going * )
Alex – we had such a beautiful night at dorkbot – you and your boy are LOVED with a capital D
I miss you both
First night in Petaluma tomorrow (sat) night
*
A
October 12, 2007 at 8:24 am
Sleeping beauty has arisen!
XXXX, Bobbi
October 12, 2007 at 8:43 am
Hooray for True Love!!!
XOXOXa
October 12, 2007 at 9:06 am
Fantastic news, you guys! Both Shannon and I are sending you lots of love as we go into our wedding weekend – a weekend of love for all.
Much love,
Kathy
October 12, 2007 at 9:09 am
Thanks again to Alex, Penney, and whoever else is keeping us up to date so regularly and with such exciting news. It really makes us happy to hear and makes us feel as though the positive energy we’re sending has some effect. Stay strong and know that your care and touch and love and communication are appreciated and your strength is admired. Mary, Nan, and Ann Reed send lots of love and big hugs to all.
October 12, 2007 at 9:17 am
Let’s hear it for Kiss! therapy!
October 12, 2007 at 9:34 am
That is so romantic! YAY!
dorkbot was a success the other night! here are some pix!
alex see the pix by the bay -thats where we were for the cell phone huddle! 🙂
October 12, 2007 at 9:41 am
That is wonderful news! Hooray for the power of the kiss.
October 12, 2007 at 9:42 am
Okay, you win. I’m crying. Go Todd go!!!!!!! The good old language of love, good thinking Alex!!!!
hugs and, well, more hugs
I’ll leave the kisses up to you
JCR
October 12, 2007 at 9:48 am
What wonderful news !!!! Brings tears to my eyes. Alex must have that magic touch in her.
October 12, 2007 at 10:17 am
Schultz and I are crying tears of joy.
TRUE LOVE TRIUMPS VICTORY !!!!!!
Let your love flow like a waterfall.
xoxo c.m.
October 12, 2007 at 10:32 am
I am at my desk at work all misty eyed and so so happy! Thanks for the good news, keep up the smooches!
Kristi
October 12, 2007 at 10:34 am
Keep the sweet kisses going!!!! Put on some bright red lipstick and make it lasting! Love ya!
October 12, 2007 at 10:57 am
I don’t know Todd and only heard about his terrible accident after reading about it on BoingBoing but I’ve been following his progress and hoping for his speedy return to health. All the love and support he’s been getting has truly warmed my heart but the news today that he kissed Alex back brought tears to my eye. Best wishes and get well soon from us all of us here at Linden Lab/Second Life.
October 12, 2007 at 11:16 am
Joyous news! I am so glad to here of the great response! I guess all those fairy tails really do come true! All you need is TRUE LOVES KISS!!!
October 12, 2007 at 11:50 am
Here are some pics from the dorkbot event for you:
http://laughingsquid.com/dorkbot-sf-todd-blair-fundraiser-photos/
We’re thinking about you here at the Cephalopad!
Lori & Scott
October 12, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Here are some virtual kisses for recovery. Go Todd.
October 12, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Crap- there goes my facial water-fountain, to match the cold rain outside!!!
Man, we’ve all been waiting for good news, and in ALL CAPS no less, and it is such a cherry on the sundae that the news is soooo cloaked in romantic sweetness!!!
Alex and Todd both deserve this amazing victory… and it’s the best gift to everyone who loves them, to have such a beautiful visual. Beautiful kisses, to match those beautiful dimples!
A virtual kiss sent from me! Alex, keep the smoochin’ comin’!!!! We’ll send you a care package of lip conditioner or lipstick, if ya need!
October 12, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Hard to type with tears making the keys stick.
True Love wins ALWAYS.
hugs to you both
October 12, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Oh my God!!!!! I have goosebumps on places I didn’t know goosebumps could inhabit!!!
Oh my Godd!!!!!!
October 12, 2007 at 2:03 pm
This report is a sweet tear jerker.
Keep up the kissin sweethearts!
Love to you both,
k
October 12, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Wonderful!
October 12, 2007 at 3:41 pm
i just got back from an amazing machinist sale where i scrounged through old tools and junk and parts for 5 hours, but this made me happier (and that’s pretty damn happy!)
October 12, 2007 at 3:41 pm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 12, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Way to go guys, that is a beautiful piece of news! Thanks for sharing your great moment with us.
xoxox enough to go around to the whole wide-flung family.
October 12, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Hello! Wrote in the October 2007 RE/Search newsletter: “Oct 10, 2007: the first of many SRL benefits for Todd Blair, SRL crew member. To know Todd is to love him, and if you ever met him, you’d know why…”
All best, love,
vale & marian & valentine age 11
October 12, 2007 at 3:45 pm
In the ICU at the AMC, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!
October 12, 2007 at 5:01 pm
It was then that his body healed more than any other day, thus far. Healing begins with the heart and it is the kiss that has sealed this success!
Hugs!!
Sherry 🙂
October 12, 2007 at 5:22 pm
My dear doter what an incredible news it made me cry!! It is so beautiful and romantic! I told you that Todd would recover due to your great love for him! Love does heal, and hes healing will be complete, not only because of your love but the trememdous love and energy from all over the world.
One of your friends said, “to know Todd is to love him” and I agree!
My love and many kisse to both of you,mummy
October 12, 2007 at 5:25 pm
from
Guess Who My Favorite Person Is
By Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
… Then it was my turn to ask so I said,
“What’s your favorite thing to touch?”
She said, “My feet like mud but my face likes wind, especially if I’m running up a hill, so I have to choose both things.”
I said, “Wait. It isn’t fair to choose two favorite things.”
“It is when you have to,” she said. “Any other way to play it would be silly.”
I could see that she was right.
I said my favorite thing to touch was kitten fur
but then I changed my mind and wanted clear creek water
and then I changed again and that time I was sure my favorite thing was sand, clean dry powdery desert sand.
October 12, 2007 at 5:25 pm
She didn’t like it that I changed my mind but all she said was,
“It makes the game go better if you’ve already thought of all your favorite things
before you play.”
I said I would next time.
Then we chose our favorite sounds.
She said hers was bees but not just one or two.
She said it takes about a thousand bees buzzing in all the fields around
to make the kind of loud bee sound she likes.
For mine, I chose a bird I’d heard one morning in the mountains in New Mexico and never saw again and couldn’t even say why I still remember it.
She said it was al right that I didn’t know its name.
October 12, 2007 at 5:25 pm
So we went on to what’s your favorite place to live.
She said her favorite place to live was in a tree.
I said, “Doesn’t it have to be someplace you’ve really lived?”
She said, “That’s right, it does. And I’ve lived in lots of trees.”
She didn’t say how long she’d lived in any tree and I didn’t ask.
I said I knew my favorite place to live but I wasn’t sure it was fair to say because I hadn’t lived there yet – even though I plan to.
She said the rule is that it’s okay if you’re pretty sure you’re going to live there someday.
So I said, “I am. It’s in a cave with foxes.”
“That’s fair,” she said. “I think a tree is best for summer but a cave would be all right for winter nights.”
We must have named a hundred favorite things that afternoon.
###
to be continued…
xox
October 12, 2007 at 7:49 pm
That’s the most beautiful love story I have ever heard!! I can’t wait until you both are telling it to our grandchildren.
much love – Kelli, Jason, Ruby and Nika
October 12, 2007 at 9:49 pm
RAD! It said so much.
Bring much happiness home to the bay area.
Believe.
~ Wendi
October 12, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Beautiful!
Absolutely Beautiful!
October 12, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Excellent!
A World Wide PDA…. A’dam is a good place for kissing, so keep it up!!
*K