Introductions - Please Introduce Yourself HERE!

[kiwi6969]

hello everyone... I'm kiwi as the name says.... I'm from New Zealand.... this is also my first board change, and I'm loving what I see.. um I'm 36 and have 2 wonderful kids and yeah I'm also gay..

[allbarknobite]

Um...hi everyone. My name is Dena... I've never joined a posting board before, but a friend of mine pointed me in the direction of yours. I've been checking it out for a few weeks, and I really like it.

Anyway, I am a big fan of fanfiction and I am looking forward to reading more on the Different Colored Pens page.

Ok, that's enough from me for now, I think.

Thanks,
Dena

[Medinoche]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking for quite some time now but I finally decided to de-lurk.

This is a great message board and I love the idea of becoming a kitty-member

Medinoche

[Marshmallow]

Hiya! I'm Frances, 18 years old and from Germany. I've been reading the board since summer 2003 and now finally brought myself to log on here.
The first Buffy season I watched actually was the fourth (when Pro7 moved the show from Saturday afternoons to Wednesday primetime) and gee, I got more than I was looking for . I've been totally addicted to W/T and BtVS since then.
Needless to say that I really like this board and the people here, so here I am!

[Sleek]

I'm Sleek, a resurrected Kitten. Been a while since I posted here, maybe 2003, I think. I have a couple of unfinished fics in Pens, and Metamorphosis is the only one I finished. I guess I'm back to being a blessed wannabe. I miss the Kitten board and the fuzzy warmth of the members here. So here I am, back again. Maybe on lurk mode first. It's good to see most of my fave fic writers are still here. I can't wait to read yummy W/T fics again.

Let the WT fun begin.

[lottagay]

Hello, I'm Becca. I am a lesbian living in Billings, Montana. I work at the Sliversmith's that make all the buckels for rodeo's etc. I've lurked for a while then I started reading so many great fictions I had to register. Just thought I'd say Hey.

[keilanch]

Wow, after months and months of lurking and hiding behind a rock, I have finally decided to de-lurk and be an official active kitten... I love this board and all the awesome members. Plus, I love reading all the fics.

I have been addicted to BtVS and WT for a very very long time and will still be in the time to come! Thanks for keeping the WT-loving alive!

[eletricblu]

Hi!
Just stopping by to give my intro.
I'm a Brazilian girl with way to much time on her hands. Being 17 and a senior high schooler, I should really be worrying about college next year, but since I'm lazy and irresponsible, I'm not. I'll read almost anything that seems remotely interesting and sometimes I like to dabble in a little writing. I love sports, but mostly soccer and handball. I'm completely addicted to spy movies, I've seem the Bond movies about a hundred times each. Love cartoons too, specially the really silly ones that make you laugh and then think it's absolutely ridiculous. Music... Well, I like to think I'm eclectic. My best friend calls me crazy cuz I love those oldies that my dad listens to, but I also happen to have Metallica's complete discography and I think Amy Lee walks on water. Really, I'm pretty easy to please. And obviously, I'm a huge Buffy fan. Except the last two seasons, they sucked majorly with all the depressing stuff.
Guess that sums me up well enough. It's real late here and if my dad catches me online he'll skin me alive. On that note, see you guys later!

eletricblu

[Guppy]

Hey, I'm Guppy, or B either works. I've been lurking for quite a while and finally decided to just go for it. i'm on a couple boards what's one more?
So I've only been a Buffy fan for a little over a year but I got hooked watching season 4. And I bought the whole series in about 2 months. Only a little obsessive. I love my W/T!!!! You can most likely find me in fan fic cuz I love a good story.

[ficklefox]

Hi, I'm Heather, I'm 32 and live with my dog. Reading the posts here has made me decide to join.

[thewillowinside]

Hi Kittens! Im an old Kitty, back again to see whats new. I live in Texas and Im bored till school starts so Im trying to make some new friends. Ok, well I'm going to go try to find some storys by Lisa Countryman. Love to all, Blessed Be.

~*D*e*V*o*N*~

[lollipopgirl]

Not much to say but I'm a 16 year old Aussie and I can't get enough of the show Buffy....not a fan of Buffy herself, gotta love Willow and Tara. Although I do have to admit, & don't hate me for this, that when I started watching Buffy while it was still on tv at the start of season 6 I hated Tara and I even cheered when she died...(don't kill me it gets better )! However, after watching the earlier episodes back on DVD, Tara quickly over took Willow as my fav and this time I cried when she died. Now I absolutely adore W/T and hence the reason why I'm here!
And by the way I have to say, I'm loving these fanfics!
Thanks guys, hope to talk to you alot more in the future!

[Leprechaun]

Hello kittens, I'm new to the board in terms of actually having anyone know I exist - I like many folks out there was a total in the shadows frequent visitor. I'm loving the board and all the lovely, encouraging, quirky comments people share. So yea...maybe I won't be so shy and I'll let fly some fun comments, you never know I might suprise myself.

Holly

[Tarababy77]

YAY!!! New kittens...

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF WILLOW AND TARA!!!

I know you all have already felt the sense of family here, so I don't have to tell you about it. But, feel at home and enjoy your moments here, keeping our favorite two characters alive and well. Once again, welcome. Hope to see you kittens around. Smiles. =)

[willlovestara]

Hi I'm Hannah! Not really much to say cept I'm a 22yr old Londoner but now live with my wonderful gf Jess and cat Blackjack in Essex, I love and (obviously!) oh and I've been a member a year and a bit... I think! Big welcome to all the Hannah.

[DarkRipper]

Hi everyone! I found this board about six months ago or so. I was "mourning my loss" and was in desperate need for some kind of therapy (otherwise known as FanFiction). I was very surprised to find out there are still places where the Buffyverse lives on, more importantly Willow and Tara's love. I guess there's no SAFER place for that than here.

My name is Lara, I'm 21 and from Malta (tiny island in Europe). I've recently watched "Seeing Red" for the third time and it never gets any easier, does it? My eyes are what's "red" at the moment.

I've been a BTVS fan since the first episode but everything arrives later in my country; so I was always about 2 years behind. Unfortunetly they stopped showing it after the fourth season. From the first second I saw Tara on screen in "Hush", I felt something inside. Just knew she was "special" and I loved her; instantly became very protective over her and constantly worrying something might happen to her.

Years passed while I waited for Season 5 that never arrived. I searched the Internet and decided to buy them on DVD, as they became available. Finally got them all last year. Somewhere in between I had got fed up waiting; I needed to know if Willow and Tara would make it past season Five. They were my "hope". Words can't express what I felt as my fears were confirmed. It was a good thing my "search" didn't go into details or I'm not sure I would have bothered (especially with season 7). Knowing what would happen didn't spare me any pain or shock though.

Watching it the first time was like a rollercoaster of emotions. Didn't know what would happen or when. The second time round, I convinced my mum to watch Buffy with me. Since that took a very long time, I tried not to think much about the future and I appreciated every moment. The past felt like heaven. This third time round with my father has just been a long grieving process. Even happy moments depressed me cos I knew they wouldn't last. Couldn't help but look at everyone and see their tragic futures in an instant. As "Seeing Red" drew closer, I postponed it for as long as I could and now that its done, I've lost interest.

I'm sorry I wrote so much. I'm glad to finally be in a place where this is ok. Thank you all so much for making this place. I never thought there was somewhere I could go, where this "pain" is considered "legit" not "insane". I hope that somehow I can feel Tara's legacy live on. I wish that by getting to know more about the beautiful Amber angel that brought us Tara and finding ways to SUPPORT her; I can somehow change this "terrible ending" in my heart.

[urnofosiris]

Welcome to the board Lara. I sound like a broken record, but I am still amazed that people manage to find this board after so many years. There is always room for one more WT lover. Everything after the last ten minues of Seeing Red is off topic, so we can just stick to enjoying the WT goodness, there are only happy endings here, of which you may find and endless supply on Witches and Vixens and Different Colored Pens.
I have never been to Malta, just seen glimpses of it during the Eurovision Song Contest, hehe, it looks lovely.

[Gem]

Hi!

My name is Gem (obviously) - I found this board several years ago and registered as Miss1234Kitty. For RL reasons I stopped visiting, and randomly decided to have a hunt for it on Google this evening! It's great to be back, and it's quite scary seeing how many names I still recognise...

Other stuff - I'm a second year student studying History in Wales, though I live in England normally, and I'm 19 years old (eeeep, getting old )

[DarkRipper]

Welcome to the board Lara. I sound like a broken record, but I am still amazed that people manage to find this board after so many years. There is always room for one more WT lover. Everything after the last ten minues of Seeing Red is off topic, so we can just stick to enjoying the WT goodness, there are only happy endings here, of which you may find and endless supply on Witches and Vixens and Different Colored Pens.
I have never been to Malta, just seen glimpses of it during the Eurovision Song Contest, hehe, it looks lovely.

Thank you DrG. That's very good. Sorry I mentioned it. I tried to read the FAQ before joining, to check out the rules but no questions came up. Was I checking the wrong place? Are the rules written somewhere else?

Thank you for the compliments about Malta. I know I shouldn't say this, but its really so so Its too small and sometimes it feels like its located in space, considering how long Buffy or any other series took to get here. So if for example, I found this place long ago and I start talking about Season 1, you'd all be in Season 3

My parents have been to the Netherlands and it looks beautiful. I also know quite a lot of very nice Dutch people, including my favourite uncle

[lollipopgirl]

Hi everyone! I found this board about six months ago or so. I was "mourning my loss" and was in desperate need for some kind of therapy (otherwise known as FanFiction). I was very surprised to find out there are still places where the Buffyverse lives on, more importantly Willow and Tara's love. I guess there's no SAFER place for that than here.

My name is Lara, I'm 21 and from Malta (tiny island in Europe). I've recently watched "Seeing Red" for the third time and it never gets any easier, does it? My eyes are what's "red" at the moment.

I've been a BTVS fan since the first episode but everything arrives later in my country; so I was always about 2 years behind. Unfortunetly they stopped showing it after the fourth season. From the first second I saw Tara on screen in "Hush", I felt something inside. Just knew she was "special" and I loved her; instantly became very protective over her and constantly worrying something might happen to her.

Years passed while I waited for Season 5 that never arrived. I searched the Internet and decided to buy them on DVD, as they became available. Finally got them all last year. Somewhere in between I had got fed up waiting; I needed to know if Willow and Tara would make it past season Five. They were my "hope". Words can't express what I felt as my fears were confirmed. It was a good thing my "search" didn't go into details or I'm not sure I would have bothered (especially with season 7). Knowing what would happen didn't spare me any pain or shock though.

Watching it the first time was like a rollercoaster of emotions. Didn't know what would happen or when. The second time round, I convinced my mum to watch Buffy with me. Since that took a very long time, I tried not to think much about the future and I appreciated every moment. The past felt like heaven. This third time round with my father has just been a long grieving process. Even happy moments depressed me cos I knew they wouldn't last. Couldn't help but look at everyone and see their tragic futures in an instant. As "Seeing Red" drew closer, I postponed it for as long as I could and now that its done, I've lost interest.

I'm sorry I wrote so much. I'm glad to finally be in a place where this is ok. Thank you all so much for making this place. I never thought there was somewhere I could go, where this "pain" is considered "legit" not "insane". I hope that somehow I can feel Tara's legacy live on. I wish that by getting to know more about the beautiful Amber angel that brought us Tara and finding ways to SUPPORT her; I can somehow change this "terrible ending" in my heart.

Wow, that was so sweet, I'm crying now !!! I too am glad I found somewhere that I can talk, in great detail, about things like that with out getting the "can you shut up now...PLEASE???" look!!!

[Tarafied4Life]

Hello/Bonjour!

My name's Heather, I'm 19, in my first year of college in the frozen north (or Canada, as the map calls it). I'm actually a pretty recent convert to Buffy - back in April or so, I was on a Tru Calling message board where everyone was talking about Buffy. I figured, what the heck, I'll give it a try(I wasn't watching much TV when the show was on the air, so I'd missed it).

It took all of two episodes to hook me. In whatever spare time I could find over the summer, I watched the complete series, and most of Angel. When I hit season 4, something amazing happened (familiar story to many here, I'm sure) - I found a character and a relationship I loved. I just could not get enough of Tara, and the beauty of her relationship with Willow. I'm not quite sure I've ever been as upset as I was at the end of Seeing Red. I was halfway through a letter to Joss Whedon before I remembered the show was over. I struggled through season 7, but it just wasn't the same.

Now it's October, I think I own every piece of Tara merchandise available, my hard drive has more pictures, music videos and fanfic on it than it can possibly hold, and I've been threatened with bodily harm if I start babbling about Tara in front of my family any more. So it brightened my day a lot to find this board, full of people like me. Thanks for having me, and may W/T live forever in cyberspace!

[tif]

hey everybody! i am not exactly new here at the kittenboard it's just that i have been an inactive member for more than two years now...oops.

anyway, my real name's Tiffany and I am a 21-year-old art student.
I have always been a fan of BtVS especially of Willow/Tara. And that's also the reason why I decided to come back to the kittenboard. There was a point in my life when I was so engrossed with fan fiction and the effect of W/T had on me that when Seeing Red happened it just made me really sad that I knew I had to stop visiting the Kitten Board to be able to recover fast. So there, I guess I am back since I realized that I really missed the camaraderie and the love that surrounds this particular community. A community that I hope, I am still a part of.

So there, I'll post again soon.

[urnofosiris]

Thank you DrG. That's very good. Sorry I mentioned it. I tried to read the FAQ before joining, to check out the rules but no questions came up. Was I checking the wrong place? Are the rules written somewhere else?

Our posting rules are explained in the FAQ, but right now the FAQ is rather broken, hopefully it will be back up soon. If you have any questions in the meanwhile, you can always message one of the moderators.

So if for example, I found this place long ago and I start talking about Season 1, you'd all be in Season 3

Oh but it is the same here I´m afraid. For example, they started airing Lost and Desperate Housewives here like in April 2005 and after 12 or so episodes they stopped because it was summer and a few weeks ago they started again and are acting like it is a new season when in fact it is just the second half of the first season and we are a whole year behind. Thankfully there is such a thing as the internet and high speed connections.

[smallvoice]

hi. i'm a newbie. been stalking you guys on and off when you were at ezboard. i'm not much of a post-a-message-person but i do enjoy reading some of your messages. and oh, yes, downloading the vids. you are all wonderful people. so, gals, i finally decided to hop in and ride with you.

i chanced upon this site at a time when i was hit by the Great Depression (a.k.a. seeing red. grrr!). being just a recent buffy fan i had no clue whatsoever that tara would die. and seeing her shot and dead before me was extremely painful. i was watching buffy 1-6 marathon on dvd for a month and been breathing and living it. losing tara was like losing a family member. well, i know you all know what it was like.

at that time it was all doom and gloom for me but i now believe the cliche "for every cloud there is a silver lining". to me, YOU are that silver lining!:bow

thank you for this site.

i'm a teacher. 30s. asian. and looking for friends to hang on-line.

smallvoice

[DarkRipper]

Wow, that was so sweet, I'm crying now !!! I too am glad I found somewhere that I can talk, in great detail, about things like that with out getting the "can you shut up now...PLEASE???" look!!!

No that was sweet, thanks! Its nice to know I'm not the only one then. The only person I talk to that way is my mum who also happens to be my best friend. Thankfully she never said any such thing but sometimes I wonder how much one person can take

So its really good to be here; hopefully I have saved myself from getting such a look. You must be very BRAVE to have gotten such a look then, and not withdrawn. I have a habit of "testing the waters" before saying something that's so important for me. What you described reminded me of Willow Babble for some reason and how not everyone appreciates it. You made me smile

Our posting rules are explained in the FAQ, but right now the FAQ is rather broken, hopefully it will be back up soon. If you have any questions in the meanwhile, you can always message one of the moderators.

Thank you. I'll be on the lookout then.

Oh but it is the same here I´m afraid. For example, they started airing Lost and Desperate Housewives here like in April 2005 and after 12 or so episodes they stopped because it was summer and a few weeks ago they started again and are acting like it is a new season when in fact it is just the second half of the first season and we are a whole year behind. Thankfully there is such a thing as the internet and high speed connections.

That sounds so very familiar. They started airing "Desperate Housewives" about two weeks ago. With all the noise they made about it here, I got curious. I'm enjoying it; its nice to watch something after Buffy that doesn't make me feel, I don't know, so on edge all the time! It feels relaxing and safe in comparision!

i chanced upon this site at a time when i was hit by the Great Depression (a.k.a. seeing red. grrr!). being just a recent buffy fan i had no clue whatsoever that tara would die. and seeing her shot and dead before me was extremely painful. i was watching buffy 1-6 marathon on dvd for a month and been breathing and living it. losing tara was like losing a family member. well, i know you all know what it was like.

Hi and first of all, welcome I'm new myself and just wanted to say that I really know what you mean. "Breathing and living it", "losing Tara was like losing a family member"; that just about sums it up for me.

I knew she'd die but had sort of forgotten "when" and had no idea "how". It had taken me a long time to save up to buy the whole series on DVD. I also had always assumed that she'd die in battle. And I've gotta say, that SICK "TWIST" (not to say something else) of putting her in the credits really threw me off. I was relieved and thought "Thank God, not this season". I was so happy, thinking that we'll at least be seeing her a lot more from now on!

I guess watching it on DVD for the first time sort of makes it that much harder. You get easily addicted and loose that sense of balance of "filling up your time" while waiting a week for the next episode. I was working nights at that time and I watched it during the day (my first time), while my mum worked. Then when I was off, it was all mum and I longed for. Feeling already detached from the world cos we were going through a very hard time; Season 6 just "encouraged" that mood. Especially since we were "filling up all our free time" with it. And ESPECIALLY during that season, when Tara really was the only light!

It made everything just so much worse. Waking up in the morning and going to bed with that scene, being my first and last thought was just terrible. There was just no coming back from that, for me. Then going to work and facing people, I really felt as though I lost a family member.

[lollipopgirl]

No that was sweet, thanks! Its nice to know I'm not the only one then. The only person I talk to that way is my mum who also happens to be my best friend. Thankfully she never said any such thing but sometimes I wonder how much one person can take

So its really good to be here; hopefully I have saved myself from getting such a look. You must be very BRAVE to have gotten such a look then, and not withdrawn. I have a habit of "testing the waters" before saying something that's so important for me. What you described reminded me of Willow Babble for some reason and how not everyone appreciates it. You made me smile

Ohh thanks, your such a sweetie, I'm glad your here...

X-Katie-X

[SavageWaters19]

Hi there,

I don't suppose I ever really introduced myself. My name is Elizabeth, you can call me Liz. I've been a member of the board for a couple of months now and I love all the people. They all give amazing feedback, both helpful and encouraging.
I'm in the US, and I'm slowly but surely coming out....don't get all hateful though. It's a process in which I'm going through, and moving along quite nicely I see. Everyone I've told has been real accepting. I'm fully convinced Alyson Hannigan converted me to lesbianism. So, go her. However, the first ever Tara/Willow episode I watched was when Tara yelled at Willow for using magic. So ironically enough, I was like 'what's wrong with her' but after some more watching I realized Amber Benson was just as freaking amazing as Aly. So yeah, that's how I became a Buffy fan and the reason I joined the board was because I love writing and my friend Irene suggested I post them here. so thanks to Irene!! So yeah, that's me in a nutshell....a very small nutshell, but a nutshell all the same!

[lorien]

Hi everyone,

Introducing myself? Um ... well I'm a guy and I like men as well as women, but really hate labels so wouldn't call myself bisexual, but others might. I'm very quiet, been a veggie for a few years and seem to be turning into an aging hippy which is really strange because I was never a young hippy.

I've been visiting the Kitten board for a long time now and it's thanks to you guys that I knew what not to watch, so Willow and Tara are very happy, in love and always will be.

[histchic]

Howdy all! I'm Beth from Texas, and a quite recent addition to Kittens. I lurked for maybe a month before I opened my big fat mouth to respond to a fic I thought, and still think, is brilliant. My g/f got me into BtVS, Willow and Tara...and various other things. ahem. Anyway, I'm a writer so you can usually find me in DCP, either lurking for a fic to read or responding to a fic. Hopefully I'll be divinely inspired to write my own, or leave something on the inward eye.

Please feel free to give me a holler on yahoo anytime, my sn is ntlawgrl.

Toodles, and take care!

[SithLordWiccan]

Heya. The name's Alex. I'm a long time (though I doubt that a couple weeks counts as a "long" time) visitor to the Kitten Board, so I finally decided to sign up so that I can get to know fellow W/T fans. I've gone the longest time saying that I'm the biggest W/T Shipper in the known world (heck, it's even my Yahoo handle ), though I think someone here will prove me wrong on that.

As for my interests, they include Buffy and Angel, along with Star Wars (already got the ROTS DVD on pre-order ) and Transformers. I'm also a fanfic writer, though after having read some of the fic that people have posted here, I look like an amateur hack. Still, should anyone feel the need to check out my stuff, feel free to go here and then send some feedback either to my hotmail or PM.

Well...that's pretty much it. I've been to a lot of other boards and have made a lot of friends. Hopefully I'll be able to do the same here.