amyparker, in Bitches, re: daughters asking their fathers to teach them cool things.

"I asked you to teach me bodywork, and you didn't. So I had to go out and learn carpentry in the streets from strangers."

DXM knows how to give the best wishes ever:

Here is the promo for today's Mejia episode, "Happy Birthday":

Narrator (who sounds a lot like Jon B.): Today, on the Phoenix Wednesday...

After seeing the Buffistas.org logo, we open on a group of Buffistas, gathered around a table, staring at something.

ita: "Where is he?"

We cut to a shot from Jeff's point of view as he glances back and forth from a TV to a computer screen around, occasionally rewinding the tape he's watching.

DXMachina: "I think he's working on tonight's promo..."

Jeff first looks at the TV, then the shot cuts back to the keyboard, where we see his fingers typing.

Nutty: "Well somebody go get him. That was the plan, right?"

Jeff, still typing and looking very puzzled. He cranes his head forward, listening intently to make sure he gets the dialogue right.

DavidS: "I brought him a bunch of early Buffy comics I picked up at the Amoeba..."

The shot switches back to Jeff's point of view as we see some Buffistas (Teppy, Trudy, and Askye) in the background, doing Wednesday night episode discussion. He focuses again on the images on the screen.

Nilly: "It's his birthday, you know."

The shot focuses back on Jeff, as he straightens up and looks pleased. He hits the post key, and the newly minted Mejia appears in the thread. Behind him, we can see Perkins and Aimee wheel in a cake, while Emily and vw frantically work on getting the candles lit.

msbelle: "Ummm, pink frosting."

Cut to scene of amych wielding a saber.

amych: "I'll cut it."

Cut to scene of huge group of Buffistas raising their glasses in Jeff's direction.

All Buffistas: "Happy Birthday, Jeff!!!"

ELAPSED TIME - 1:10

Nilly COMMed DXM's fake Mejia.

(4 out of 5 words in the preceding sentence are incomprehensible to all but 1000 people worldwide)

If I may, I'd like to COMM Jon B. from the COMM thread:

Nilly COMMed DXM's fake Mejia.

(4 out of 5 words in the preceding sentence are incomprehensible to all but 1000 people worldwide)

victor brings the personal with a side of cryptic, in Quotable Buffy.

Sometimes not being one's self can bring epiphanies. I discovered many things about myself the week I was Napoleon.

(Sorry for the natter, but oh my lord, how I love the buffistas!)

billytea in Angel:

I've never seen gay-porn-me on TV, though I have no doubt the experience would be at least as discombobulating.

Erin in Bitches:

There is the world's most cheeful little bird, just singing its little avian heart out in the bright fall sunshine outside my window. I can see it, its little head lifted to drink in the sun and let its paean to the beauty of the world pour out.

I wish I had a slingshot.

(And Jess beats me over here w/ that gem.)

ME: It seems to be the birds that are on my shit list today, I know not why.

BHP: You're probably still aggrieved that they're not dinosaurs.

(I found this almost unbearably funny. Hee.)