So, welcome and tell us a little bit about yourself.

Okay, the only thing i have to say is that from the moment i first laid eyes on her i knew i was in love. Miss Kitty Fantastico i love you!!!

Heheh, anyways i've been lurking for awhile now and thought i'd actually join in on the fun. I'm 17 and from Australia and have been a huge Buffy fan since it began. Now I'm also a huge Amber/Tara fan not only because Amber is so goddamn beautiful on the outside, but she is such a beautiful/cool person on the inside too. From the interviews and stuff i have read, she seems like such a natural person and not at all a foney (is that how u spell it?) like other people in showbiz often sound like. She just says what she wants to say, which is so cool. Okay i admit it, i'm a smitten kitten!

Meow

Did u know i had to edit this because i wrote Ms Kitty instead of Miss Kitty the first time!!! I'm not worthy, I am sooo not worthy. hehe

Welcome from all of us!

Like Catwoman, I was a longtime lurker before I decided to make my first post.

I'm from Canada and has been an ardent follower of BTVS since day one. I love the writing and acting on this show. It became even better for me when Joss introduced the W/T storyline, which was a breath of fresh air on prime time television. It was a gutsy move on their part and that made me admire this show more.

My two closest friends are in the same situation as Willow and Tara. I was so relieved for them when they finally came out into the open about their relationship just recently. It felt good to exhale after a year and half of holding my breath. I was the only one who knew about them and I obviously felt like I was constantly making sure that I didn't do or say anything that would give them away. Boy was I GLAD when it was all said and done.

Sadly though, my friend's mother disowned her and so they were forced to move to a new city. To be honest with you, it took me a while to get used to the idea too so I know that her mom will eventually come around. I don't see them as often anymore but everytime I see Willow and Tara together I'm reminded of them. Actually, they watch BTVS now too and we always e each other after the shows.

I told them about this site which someone from a list posted a link to. I find myself laughing and learning something new everytime I come to visit.

Anyhoo, I come to the Buffy circles via the fanfic world - I read LOTS of f/f stuff, Xena, Voyager, Scully, you name it. I started reading Buffy stuff even though I'd never seen the show - it's hard for me to catch primetime stuff 'cuz I work nights.

Then, about 2 months ago, I discovered that a cable channel up here in Canada (YTV) has Buffy on Saturday nights! I've been watching weekly since, and am pleased to see the expectations I had from reading are well-matched by the show itself.

So, I just *adore* the W/T relationship, and eagerly await the day Faith finally returns and confesses her undying love for Buffy. Hey, girl can dream, eh?

Yours,

Kalita, finally an intro post Have you seen any of the season 4 eps? I hope you get a chance to see how this relationship developed, if you haven't seen season 4. You are in for a treet!

Welcome to board Kalita and Blue

{{hugs to all}}

I'll keep my eyes peeled, though!

OK, I saw BTVS the first time while switching channels during commercials a few years ago & decided it was better than what I was watching. I think it was Becoming Part 2.

I don't watch Angel because I think the Scooby gang *makes* the show. And I've lurked/posted on a few boards enough to be amazed at the season 4 hatred - I didn't enjoy the Initiative/Adam storyline, but it was a great year for Aly/Willow.

And, yes, I *knew* something was up when Tara clasped hands with Willow to move that pop machine: I got a warm quiver in my stomach and thought "Are they (TPTB) gonna do what I think they're gonna do?" Yeah, baby!

You see, whenever I watch an ensemble show, I *expect* that at least one of the characters will be gay or bi or questioning or transitioning. If it isn't shown, I pick a likely one & wait. This attitude started when I wrote a paper in college on The Appearance Of Gay Characters In American Television. At the time there were only two. Now there are too many for me to be a one-pup GLAAD anymore, so I'm farming the work out to others (Will & Grace, ER, etc).

I just try to keep up on stuff, due to my love/hate relationship with mass media, and watch what seems interesting.

buh bye
Blessed Be

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Hi! my name is discostar! I am 19yo male, i live in NYC (staten Island). my hobbies include, publishing a zine, anime/cartoons (80s too) and playing in a cheesy band. i also have my own webpage http://www.coveredinstars.com/

I am a pretty big buffy fan and have been watching since day one. It actually happend quite by accident. I was walking home and listening to the radio and a commercial came on for it and i was shocked they that made buffy into a series--of all the obscure movies, right? well i was shocked at how much fun it was! I was on the same page as buffy. When i looked at the other two WB shows i watched on a regular basis, the creek (lol) and felicity, i noticed that dawsons creek was like a year or two behind me and felicity was a year ahead, but buffy was right there w/ me. We entered senior year of high school together, went to the prom together, we graduated together, we destroyed the evil mayor together...oh wait that was a day dream i had. so yeah...

I didnt become a big willow fan untill about season 2. I love her and tara! When i heard there was a comic coming out that was just about the witchy poos we love, i decided to see if there were any fan pages and stuff for fans of the couple and its great to see that there are. lol, take that "willow and oz forever" people! lol (^_^) (not that i didnt love oz!) I also found out my sisters fav characters are willow and tara too.

so thats me!

I liked Willow from episode one and though I once was a W/X shipper I now like them both where they are. Amber is gorgeous and she and Alyson have some real chemistry on screen.

I something of a spoiler slut. My all-consuming passion is the mind-bending "Restless". I'm also a compulsive speculator.

And now... some gratuitous smilies

discostar and oraclenjezebel, welcome to the kitty board from the official new york welcoming committee (me)! we are a small but vocal minority here in willow/tara land. yay new york! i'm representin' for the lovely borough of brooklyn... (park slope) how'd you guys like all that snow yesterday, huh?

ahh, new york. a great place to live, and a great place to visit should anyone ever find themselves in need of a real vacation...

I'm 18, I live in California, and I'm currently in my second semester of college.

I've been a Buffy fan for a while, can't remember what season I started watching it. I think I watched it on and off seasons 2 and 3 and really really got into it season 4. That's right about the time Xena started to um not be as good as it used to, so Buffy became the new favorite show.

welcome to the kitten board!

I was telling Hopey in the other introduction thread that as a child I saw the brazilian soap "Dancing Days" with Sonia Braga and I was mesmorized. I loved it so.

Editing to add: Excuse me Xita, looks like I pressed the button a sec before you did...

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"Hello! Tarasexual now..."

Puff, feel free to pop out of lurkage occassionally, don't be a stranger.

W&T Fan, I can't believe that. They censored the extra flamey scene? What are they going to do for season 5? Are they going to cut w&t holding hands in the background? Do they think they can erase w/t from the show? This is unbelievable.

Welcome to the board from all of us:

when i go home to visit (not to singapore, but to a nearby place) i hardly bother watching anything on television...there is no point. It's not even same sex stuff that they censor..but you'll be lucky if you see more than a peck on the cheek in a hetero scene..

Also..any bit of dialogue that suggests "sex" is normally cut unless of course it's an innuendo that the censors didn't understand or pick up on..
Ironically, violence gets passed the censors no problem...and on the news, they are more than happy to show us footage of all the dead bodies strewn across the battlefields or ones resulting from horrifying car accidents.

i think it's ridiculous...first of all lets point out that most good shows are shown after 10pm (when children presumably are in bed) - Charmed is aired at 11:40pm!! , secondly, they snip programs to bits, and you haven't got a clue what's going on, whole lines of dialogue and silenced out and they cut everything from small kisses to the tamest of sex scenes and so on
- it's insulting...it suggests that the government feels that the adults in these countries are incapable of making up there minds as to what is right and wrong and does not allow them to chose what they want to watch on television. I mean, god forbid, these adults will see a sex scene and run out and have sex themselves !
Oh...and same sex relationships - they're kinda illegal.

Wow..sorry if i rambled...it just really gets to me and is one of the main reasons that i will never live in the country where i was born.

suddenly the WB and their decisions don't sound that bad huh ? oh..and sorry if this veered off topic in the introductions thread...i'll shut up now
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W&T fan, good to see you again! i'm glad you've finally left the land of lurkdom... when we emailed, i can't remember, was it to get USEnet instructions, or was it to send you a "family" CD? because i totally feel your pain about the censorship, and would be happy to send you a CD with unedited "family", NMR and maybe WAY for the flaming o spell... (i'm sure they edited *that* one!). if you're interested, email me at cyber_apple@hotmail.com

April, I'm surprised you still remember me
And yup, it's something about USEnet.
You're wrong about the flaming spell though...heh...they didn't censor that...hehe...or maybe they didn't get it, so... Seems that they don't like it show obviously. Maybe hints are okay, but not when it's show right in the face.

Hope you post now and again and give us your opinion

Hi Puff!

STALK HER

Well, welcome again, maybe we can team up and fight her for Tara?

first of all, you should know im a big LIAR, because when i finished my previous post, i said i was going to do my homework, and here i am online. im a terrible person.

second, lets see... im 26, i live in nyc, im in law school... i have watched buffy since the beginning, and i distinctly remember saying during season two... you know, this show would be perfect if that redhead had a girlfriend. if only my gift of prophecy could be honed and used for good...

if i could just find a beautiful, sensitive girl like tara, i would adore her forever.

i also like xena and star trek voyager, and when they both end this season, im going to have a little empty space in my heart. *snif* willow and tara will be all thats keeping me going next year...

lets see... well, i do a little magic of my own... i study kung fu, very seriously and intensely, actually... so i can confirm that most of the craziest stuff youve seen buffy do on the show, its not so far-fetched. im about her size, and we do alot of actual fighting (read: heavy contact, no protective equipment) at our school, and ive learned that power comes from energy, speed, focus... not from big muscles. my advice: NEVER underestimate the little guy, because its the invisible stuff inside that will knock you on your @ss. my current feat that i am working up to is some chi gung stuff... holding my body up parallel to the floor, supported by cinder blocks at my shoulders and heels, and having a cinder block placed on my chest and stomach and then broken with a sledge hammer. it might sound weird and barbaric, but trust me, its *really* cool, and not as hard as you might think. well, if youve practicing at it for three years.

so anyone into martial arts, get in touch! we can chat it up.

and also, the kittens on this board are great... you actually have really interesting conversations, its always fun to come read whats going on...

Hi rocketdyke! Happy de-lurking!

first i would like to thank xita for the intro bit,you've made me feel welcomed.
second i would like to thank God for Willow n Tara...
wait this sounds as if i was in the Grammys....my bad *g*

what to say, what to say... well im a 16 yr. old girl that has watched Buffy ever since it started. im from Puerto Rico. i love music,No Doubt,Creed,Bon Jovi,n adore Alyson Hannigan,Amber Benson n Angelina Jolie...

im a bit of a spoiler addict myself

to keep this kinda short,just wanna say i love Will n Tara so much,its cool to c a serious gay couple on tv,without hearing a laugh track...
LoVe U aLL!!!
VaL

We are a chatty bunch but we are nice, well most of us
Ok, and maybe even a little isane!!

Thank you Xita for already welcoming me, but I thought I would accept your invitation to tell you a bit about myself (Not that it's very interesting!)

Okay well, I live in the UK, I'm 36 years old and I work in Banking (please don't hold that against me!!) although I should say that I thoroughly hate my job and can't wait until I leave.

Although I'm 36 my friends would probably tell you that I act as though I'm 12, which is okay, I guess(?)

I am completely in awe of Willow and Tara I realised when they met that it was going to be a beautifully crafted romantic relationship and Joss, Aly and Amber certainly haven't disappointed us! And as for the pictures that were posted yesterday, all I can say is WOW!!!! I can't wait until we see the episode over here.

Okay, well I guess that's my lot!

Love and Hugs to you all!

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Zarjaz....

Here goes : I'm from South Africa *wave* so we're about 10 hours ahead of you gals and guys in the US but we're six months behind on BtVS *sigh*
Call me Headless .... for obvious reasons. I'm a confirmed Amber addict. Just can't get enough of that goddess. Oh ye, thanx for them spoilers. I live for them.

Special thanx to Xita your the best !

[This message has been edited by Headless (edited February 27, 2001).]

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.

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.

Allen W.

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.

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!

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

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. :-D

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 :-)

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!

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!

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...

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!)

Just kidding. Welcome to the Kitten.

Have fun.

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!

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...

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'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!

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...

welcome gridmonkey! great to see you!

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

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

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.

I'm a lawyer. I'm in a LTR that's on the rocks, but we start couples therapy next week, so who knows what will happen. I guess that's it for now.

Jane (aka hellogaynow)

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Willow to Tara: Oh, not me. I was just saying a pretty girl like that, there's always someone lurking around looking for some action. (I Was Made To Love You)

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Whereas you guys, OTOH, think it's normal. Yay!

*waves* Hello, I'm Tasha and I'm a Buffy addict. I'm 15 and I live in Wisconsin with my mom, dad, brother, two cats (my baby boy Kieran is the love of my life LOL) two chinchillas, a dog, gerbils, and a hamster.

I'm a sophomore in High School and I work at a pet store. *Rolls eyes* LOL, I just started there, soooo. I also baby sit. I love kids.

I mostly lurk, but I thought I'd intro myself anyways. I don't know why exactly it is that I love Willow and Tara so much, but I do. I'm also a Buffy/Angel fan, but that's for another board LOL.

Anywho. Nice to meet you all!!

But...I'm afraid this Intro thread is getting too big and flaking out. So, you all will be the last of the new Kitties greeted before we go to a new Intro thread!

-len