I have mentioned before that I found this group as a consequence of becoming an atheist. I took a course on moral philosophy (as part of my Economics degree) to work out my beliefs on morality in its aftermath. After that, I joined a message board run by Time Magazine on faith and spirituality. When Time shut that down, the community moved to Utne, and when that proved impractical, to Table Talk. And there it was that I wandered about some off the other threads, and found one devoted to this show I'd been quite enjoying, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (In keeping with the general theme, I think my first post was on Anselm's Ontological Proof.)
The first episode I ever watched was Passion. I wouldn't say I followed everything that was going on, but it was an excellent introduction to the show.
I found us on Salon, as I was wandering through Table Talk, desperately searching for something to entertain myself as I was temping. This place has been part of my bedrock since, and I've found some of my best friends here, and without this board, I wouldn't have the awesome life I do now. So, I'm sorry I'm not here as much, but rest assured I think about here almost every day.
Ah, shit. We have a major, complicated systems upgrade on a tight deadline, scheduled for Tuesday. And now it is increasingly looking as if we're gonna be whomped by a big snow starting Monday night. And I need to replace my wiper blades, in freezing temps, before that as well. This will be interesting.
Day 1 of vacation has started out wonderfully. Slept in a bit. Someone else made coffee and I am now getting about an hour alone. Next up is seeing my brother's new house. The rental they are in is aesthetically very nice but has a lot of practical issues, like no light fixtures in rooms.
I'd been watching Buffy since halfway through the first episode, when a friend called me and said
"OMG YOU MUST TURN ON THE TV AND WATCH THIS DO NOT ARGUE".
I found us through Salon and Table Talk. Another friend offhandedly mentioned reading spoilers and speculation there, so I wandered over and then realized that I'd found my people.
I remember being excited when the movie opened in theaters, and being so disappointed afterwards. (I enjoyed Paul Ruebens performance, though).
I didn't tune into the TV show immediately, but I eventually started watching, and got hooked pretty quickly. I remember watching "The Pack", and thinking, well, at the end of episode they're just going to hit the reset button, and then everything will go back to normal. And then they teased they were going to do that, but then, they didn't. That kind of blew my mind.
I lurked on Table Talk for a long, long time. I eventually started posting, (I have exactly one post in the original Agnes Bertiz thread). I went to the first NYC meetup, where I barely said a word. But eventually, I managed to come out of my shell and become the garrulous, social person you know today.
The snowstorm this Tuesday is going to make me miss a training session that I've tried to take FIVE TIMES. I think at this point, I'm just giving up. The universe does not want me to learn situational self-leadership, it's made that clear.
It's going to hit the 70s here in Utah this week. I'm sorry, but we're due.
I remember 20 years ago I was home with a flu or bad cold, and tuned in to "Welcome to the Hellmouth" in its first airing. They had me as soon as Darla revealed she was a vampire.
