Introductions Thread Number 2

[msgreeneyes]

posted 03-01-2001 08:38 EST (US)
Hello! I found this Board by way of the Drop the Chalupa Board. I loved the kiss, the silent "I love you", mmmmm. Anyway, I'm older than most of you (45), live in Virginia with my gf (we've been together almost eight years, but we're having major problems...things are very rocky ), have three dogs, etc., etc. Am obsessed with ER's Kerry and Kim, but Willow and Tara are a new pleasure. Hope to get to know some of you better.

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[CaptMurdock]

posted 03-01-2001 09:20 EST (US)
(Feeling kinda left out...I wonder if I'm the *only* hetero male on this board )

Anyway, I live in Southern California (probably a couple hours away from Sunny D.) I'm 36, married, have two kids (one from her previous marriage) and two cats (named Xander and Ozma -- originally Oz, but then it turned out to be a girl. Who knew?)

I've loved BTVS from episode one, and have always felt Willow was the *spice* of the series that was missing from the feature film. I have to admit, I did not pick up on any "subtext" during the laundry-room scene in Hush, but after a few episodes I got it. It still amazes me that Joss, Aly and Amber were brave enough to do this -- wonderful people! My wife rolls her eyes and mutters something about "male fantasies about lesbians" but she is supportive of W/T, just not as vocal. She loves in the show in general, too.

Gotta go! Love this board.

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[sidereal]

posted 03-01-2001 09:44 EST (US)
Hey.

I've lurked here on this fabulous board for awhile, but after the angsty/happy Tuesday ep, I figured it was time to come out of hiding.

I adore Willow/Tara; they truly are why I watched the show. I was only an occasional, once-in-awhile Buffy watcher before Tara appeared, and then I was hooked. I love Tara. I love Amber Benson. I wish I had a Tara in my life, but alas, not yet.

-Audrey

[MysteryAngel]

posted 03-01-2001 12:27 EST (US)
hey all!!! am all new and thought I'd just say hi properly. I'm a HUGE willow/tara fan but live in Ireland and we're a good 9 eps behind you. This board is just a godsend, keep up the groovy work

MysteryAngel

[allenw]

posted 03-01-2001 14:05 EST (US)
Hi!
I'm a 30-ish guy from Massachusetts, liked the much-maligned movie, been watching the show from the start, and I've always thought Alyson Hannigan was the best-looking actress on the show, and Willow the most appealing character. She's got some serious competition now from Amber, though, and I've been a fan of the Willow/Tara relationship since Hush.
I lurk at the Bronze and related sites from time to time, and I used to be slightly active at Hannigan.com back in WeirdArchive's W/T Denial Phase (which lasted about a year, as I recall )

Allen W.

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[tara*goat]

posted 03-01-2001 19:32 EST (US)
hey fellow kittens! i found this board earlier in the week and i have fallen in love with it, i get online every chance i get so i can read everyone's comments on the show and w/t.
a little about myself... i would like to explain my name: tara*goat. my name is actually tara and goat is the sign of my zodiac, capricorn. i am 17 and i live in ohio and i'm female. i am gay but still in the closet except to my closest friend and now to all of you. and i am single (and my claddaugh ring points the tip of the heart out just to prove that), waiting for my own willow or tara to come along. i know they are out there somewhere. i have been a buffy addict since sesson 1, episode 1. to all my friends i am know as the buffy encyclopedia, i read my watchers guides (vol. 1 & 2) religiously. i would have to say that my obsession with the show increased when willow met tara in "hush". i knew instantly that something would happen between those two. i think they are the cutest couple that has ever been on the show.
i have been posting on the aol board for awhile but this one is better. everyone here is so supportive of the relationship and a lot of you want to join in and i don't blame you. i love every scene with w/t, joss and the other writers have done everything so briliantly : big hug for each of you:, especially this past tuesdays episode. "the body" has to be the one of the greatest episodes for w/t, tara is a very silently strong character and she was totally there for willow.

[tara*goat]

posted 03-01-2001 19:39 EST (US)
my computer cut me off, i wasn't finished. i'm sure all of you feel the same way about willow and tara so i won't say much more. i am always willing to discuss buffy so if any of you want to chat, my email is: Stubby tmb @aol.com.
later kittens.
*stubs*

willow: what do you see?
tara: willow hands.

tara: you should be with the one you love
willow: i am
tara: you mean...
willow: i mean.

[_nikk1]

posted 03-01-2001 20:01 EST (US)
I am also a long time lurker and only reply to an occasional thread.

[BBOvenGuy]

posted 03-01-2001 20:06 EST (US)
Murdock you are not the only hetero male on the board. There are actually a surprising number of us.

And by strange coincidence, I'm also 36 and live in Southern California! And I have two cats! That's where the similarity ends, though, as I am a happily divorced person.

Anyway, welcome to all!

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Come visit Now Leaving Sunnydale - A Showcase for Buffy Fans and their Non-Buffy creations

[xita]

posted 03-01-2001 20:09 EST (US)
Hey FrenchRose, Zarjas, Headless, MysteryAngel, msgreeneyes (I have been with mine for 10 and I know all about rocky times e-mail me if you want), CaptMurdock (believe me you are not the only one, we have all kinds of people here), sidereal, allenw (ahh the good old days when WA couldn't even acknowledge the relationship after NMR), tara*goat, wow, a big welcome to you all. I hope you hang around and join in the posting.

Welcome! I LOVE W/T!!! and JOSS!

[SeanGaffney]

posted 03-02-2001 01:05 EST (US)
Hey, everyone, intro time! Sean, 27 years old, from Connecticut. Have been a fan of W/T since Who Are You, when I started watching Buffy regularly. I'm also a Buffy/Faith, Xander/Anya, and Angel/Cordy shipper.

Have written one Buffy fic with Anya and Tara chatting (on Extra Flamey), and one Buffy/Faith fic (on Faith Rocks), which is unfinished as sadly every time I try to write Part 4 it starts to suck. (Let's face it, having Faith and Buffy give long, tear-filled monologues is just a *smidge* out of character). But I'll keep plugging at it.

Found the board via the W/T egroups page, and am pleased to see that it's one big Happy World Land. ^_^

Oh, and in response to another thread, nope, not gay.

--SG

[Utena]

posted 03-02-2001 01:11 EST (US)
Glad you popped in to say hi and introduce yourself SeanGaffney!!! Welcome to the genkiness that is The Kitten Board!

Post away and make yourself heard, I know you don't want to be a blesses wannabe forever...reach high for there are such wonders like Big Pineapple and Strong Like an Amazon out here hehee!

[mdjunkie]

posted 03-02-2001 05:00 EST (US)
Hi!!!

i'm taryn, and i'm fifteen years old, and i live right smack dab in the middle of America! (nebraska, if you didnt know) I started watching Buffy in season two, i think...and i just fell in love with the character of Willow, its amazing to see how far she's come from the shy girl to the "gay now!" young woman! anyway, umm...i dont know what else to put so if you guys have anything to ask me, i'd be happy to answer it... bye bye!!

[miss_spangles]

posted 03-02-2001 15:52 EST (US)
Hey everyone - well,you've all been so nice to me in your patient replies to my questions about when willow and tara actually crossed the line from friendship to something (wondefully) more that i thought i would introduce myself properly.

I love the writing on buffy, and i've sort of watched it every now and then since it began. But when Willow and Tara got together - not just xena type subtexty together but completely in love together - i became a huge, buge fan. They are just so cute together. And i think i may have mentioned earlier that its the type of relationship i would love to have. Hey, i think they're both equally cute - i would love someone like either one of them :-)

On the more dull topic of myself - i am an aussie (nice to meet others here) i'm doing postgraduate work that is sort of touching on the stolen generation (government-sponsored forced removal of aboriginal children from their parents) which is very depressing. So its great to have something like willow and tara to cheer me up! And that's about it really. Hope that wasn't all too boring.
Thanks again - you're all very nice here.

[SuperMandy13]

posted 03-02-2001 22:54 EST (US)
'lo dudes! Just thought that I should introduce myself, 'cause I wanna be polite and make a good impressions and all.

Well, I'm Mandy and I'm 19 years old. I'm a college freshman at UC Davis, but I'm actually from SoCal in an LA suburb. I miss home!

I'm totally in love with the Willow/Tara relationship! Not to mention the fact that I also love Aly Hannigan and completely love and adore Amber Benson!!! I'm kinda new to the whole Buffyverse, so pardon me if I don't know some stuff. I've been watching on and off ever since the beginning, but it hasn't been until this season when I started obsessing about the show. A large part of that has to do with Willow & Tara. I saw the back hug in 'Real Me' and immediately fell in love with them!

Anyway, I hope to get to know y'all through our common love for W&T. Some of you may already know me from the Essence of Amber forum, so hi to you guys! Anyway, I better stop before I keep rambling and take up too much space. See y'all around. Ciao, dudes!

-Mandy

[xita]

posted 03-02-2001 23:17 EST (US)
Hey Sean, I have read your fic and welcome to the board

mdjunkie, miss_spangles and supermandy, much love from one of the moderators and I assure you all the kitties.

BTW, Mandy where in LA, I am in the San Fernando Valley.

Anyway, welcome one and all!

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Tara: Shh.
Willow: Tara...
Tara: Shh. Darling...

[tarpley]

posted 03-03-2001 09:16 EST (US)
Hey all--

I just posted in another thread and then thought, "go introduce yourself..." So here I am. I'm 33, originally from Georgia, (Zelda mooned me for that on the Chalupa board...), living in SoCal with my gf , two cats, and our brand new, teeny tiny red-eared slider turtle.

Anyway, I wanted to thank the mods and the regular posters. My interest in W/T verges on obsession and the Kitten board keeps me functioning...

tarpley

[april]

posted 03-03-2001 10:20 EST (US)
welcome to the kitty board, tarpley! you're in good company...seems like many of us are two-cat families! (if you don't believe me, go see the "singles" thread)

but you may have trouble fitting in here if you're obsessed with willow and tara. i mean, none of us are really *that* obsessed or anything, especially not, say, certain moderators... *cough* xita *cough*. we just, you know, post 20 times a day and chat every night and analyze every little detail of every w/t appearance in every buffy ep, yeah. so if you're obsessed, better take it somewhere else.

(and if i haven't convinced you that this is the board for you yet, i don't know what will!)

again, welcome!

[Zelda]

posted 03-03-2001 11:11 EST (US)
Ah Georgia girl, you have been found again.

Just kidding. Welcome to the Kitten.

Have fun.

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[WillowFriendly]

posted 03-03-2001 11:17 EST (US)
Hiya everyone...

At the request of Dr G (who's posts I always find amusing) I am popping up from my long long period of lurkdom!! I've been a Buffy fan since its second season and a Will/Tara worshiper since I saw Amber's gorgeous face for the first time in "Hush".

Due to my relatively shy nature I probably won't be a frequent poster...but you can bet I'll be reading.

Hmmm not really sure what else to put down so I'll leave it at that!

WF

[Dr.G]

posted 03-03-2001 11:54 EST (US)
Hey again WillowFriendly! So you find my posts amusing eh? I was going for roaring laughter, oh well, can't win em all.
Welcome again.

I have to go to work, so I do not have time to find you a decent smilie. But I just want to say, don't be shy, come on and post. I used to be shy and look what happened to me...now I am almost gay.
Gotta run...

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Garfield, Tarasexual from Amberdam

[april]

posted 03-03-2001 12:09 EST (US)
welcome, willow friendly!

look out for dr g. he might be amusing, but he's also an accomplished stalker and can hit you with a large red font before you ever see what's coming.

the rest of the folks on this board are okay, though. except for xita. you gotta stay away from her - she's the mean one.

i second your "amber's gorgeous face" sentiment though. mmm...

[SuperMandy13]

posted 03-03-2001 15:25 EST (US)
I'm from Monterey Park which is kinda near the East LA area. The place to go for Asian cuisine. But, watch for the letter grading things. We're really close to Cal State LA. I woulda gone there, but a chance to venture away from home was too tempting.

-Mandy

[jellytot]

posted 03-03-2001 21:22 EST (US)
What an awesome board!! I decided to just bite the bullet and register (i've got nothing better to do on this Sunday morning I guess..)

I'm a 23 year old computer techno geek working for a web design firm in big bad NYC (I'm sure i'll be out of a job by next week). I was turned onto Buffy by my mother (believe it or not) who was a major fan long before I knew the pleasure. I was sucked in last season just as the whole Willow/Tara "we are the cutest couple in the history of the universe" lovefest began.

I decided to abandon the whole Xena/Gabrielle "we love each other but our producers are too scared to admit we are actually lovers" and support a show who's creator actually had the b*lls (hey, i'm a new yorker..sue me) to let his characters declare loud and proud ... "hello gay now!"

I love Alyson! I lust after Amber! (they don't make girls like that here And hopefully, one day I'll put my NYU film BFA to good use and well, work for Mutant Enemy.

And then, I WILL RULE THE WORLD! Ha, ha.. oh wait, did i say that out loud. Sorry.

Ahem. Anyway, I will shut up now!

--jellytot :0)

[april]

posted 03-03-2001 22:07 EST (US)
welcome to the kitty board, supermandy13 and jellytot! so glad you could make it!

man, we get more and more people from NYC every day...as the official "NYC welcoming committee", i must say woo and hoo for new york! i hail from park slope, brooklyn. there are a lot of cool NYC kitties here! you'll feel right at home...

yay for new york w/t fans!

[GridMonkey]

posted 03-03-2001 23:05 EST (US)
Hey,
I've been lurking for awhile now and you all are just so damn neat I figured hey, why not register and introduce myself. I live in NYC with my gf and cat and my friend Dave down the hall. We all watch Buffy together because of all the cool ladies. I am an off-broadway stage electrician, hence the grid monkeyness. Being incredibly shy I may not post too much, but hey, who knows.

[Dr.G]

posted 03-04-2001 01:28 EST (US)
Pffff, don't believe a word she says. *I* am not the one you need to look out for, *she* is. Before you know it, she'll be hugging and smooching you.

Now wouldn't you much rather be stalked by *me*?

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Garfield, Tarasexual from Amberdam

[april]

posted 03-04-2001 12:52 EST (US)
woohoo, i love all of these new yorkers delurking! neat!

welcome gridmonkey! great to see you!

man, we new york kitties should have a get-together!

any more NYC lurkers out there? come introduce yourselves! we'll have a little party in the intro thread!

[xita]

posted 03-04-2001 14:26 EST (US)

Welcome to all the new people and lurkers

tarpley (obessesion? what?), willowfriendly (lurking is cool, but post), jellytot (they are the cutest couple in the whole universe), GridMonkey (glad you came out of lurking)

I am glad you all decided to introduce yourselves.

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[rhiannongayle]

posted 03-04-2001 21:02 EST (US)
Hi everyone! I've been a longtime lurker here.My name is Missy,I'm 21 and I live in Florida.I have been a fan of Amber's since she was in The Crush.This is my first post ever,so I hope I did it right!