here for the annual de-lurking ritual...

Let's see - still living in Ottawa, being a civil servant. VERY VERY VERY happy with the outcome of this election and very hopeful it will mean real change. And not just because the PM-designate is super hot. (his wife is also ridiculously attractive).

In the last few years I've started playing around with writing fiction, finished a couple of short stories which haven't found any "official" homes, kept playing with it until I finished a first draft of a novel. Oops. So that's a work in progress. I'm always thrilled to read about Buffista writers and Sox, I have a copy of Updraft waiting for me to get around to it...it's battling for priority with the research and writing of my own, I'm sure you know how that goes :)

A while back I decided I needed some comfort TV and began a re-watch of Buffy. Somewhat selective re-watch. A few season 1 eps, all of 2 and 3 and 4, pretty much. One of my very favourite moments in the whole series is when Willow comes out to Buffy about Tara, I've decided. I am now in the heavy-duty slogging of Season 5. After some hesitation, yes I watched The Body, just this morning. Still one of the most heartbreaking and beautiful eps of TV, ever.

AND - the real reason I am posting - you know that conversation in Infinite Chrises, and Kid von Strucker, and what else he's been in? I'm 99% sure he is Gavin in The Body - the boy that Dawn talks to in her art class. (he's not credited on IMDB, but I'm sure it's him).

You folks are the only people I can say "hey! That guy! Look!" to about that. So there you go.

Also, realizing that was Amy Adams playing Tara's cousin Beth. Cool.

Emily - good to see your fonts. I know you haven't been a New England-ista for ages, but where did you end up?

Hi, friends! Sometimes lurker here. We moved to NC in January and love it here. My oldest started ,kindergarten and will be 6 (!!!!) in Dec. Youngest is very much 2.5. DW is still a sahm. All 3 are adorable

Happy Fall!

Hey GC, it's so fun to see the pics of your lovely family

Detour to California, Rip-Van-Winkle-like visit to Virginia, and just now have ended up BACK in Massachusetts.

Hello pretty people. Not here much as the job just doesn't allow it. But I see many of you on fb and love keeping up with all your doings.

and just now have ended up BACK in Massachusetts

Where? I've been longing for a meeting up of locaistas even if I haven't been very proactive on it.

I haven't been lurking this year. In fact, I've been forcing everyone in Natter to participate in my major life decisions. Of which there have been many.

Wow, October just flew by. I occasionally catch up in Natter and Bitches, but I'm mostly in the TV threads these days.

I miss watch and posts. I miss ita.

I hate fighting spellcheck every time I type "ita"

I missed the delurking thread! Not that I even successfully lurk very much anymore. But as it still seems to be open I’m slipping in before the doors shut behind me.

Still living in London with the DH, although we moved house earlier this year as or housemate moved in with her boyfriend and we couldn’t afford the old place without her. We still have two talky cats. I'm just back from a three week holiday visiting the extended family in Malaysia, which was fab, and hence the missing the thread. Generally I'm just pretty boring and have no news?

It’s really nice to see people’s pixels in here!