A friend/co-worker (hard to classify, I've spent a lot of weekend shifts with him, but that's the extend of the relationship) is in the hospital with heart issues, he collapsed here at work last weekend. His work/life balance is weird, he works almost straight through from Friday night to Sunday night, I'm not sure what he does during the week. I'm not sure if I know him well enough to go to the hospital, or how long he'll be there. Plus, he's on the cardiac floor. I don't think I can go back there yet, and I'm not sure if it's "Introvert doesn't want to push into a social interaction" or "Dear god, I'm not ready to smell hospital smells yet."

edit: Oh, well, he's getting out in the next couple of days anyway, and I wouldn't be able to see him till the weekend. So there's that.

Connie, I believe that recovering from a loss like yours is its own sort of PTSD, and it's very real. So if, for whatever reason, you imagine going into the hospital and feeling bad or sad or yucky or whatever, you're allowed to take care of yourself first. While I'm sure he would have appreciated the gesture, he'll be okay without.

Zen, I'm sorry this new "friend" turned out to be not so much. And I'm sorry you were hurt or angered or even just inconvenienced by her ignorance, on account of you're awesome and people should therefore be awesome to/with you.

I watched Buffy from Day One. I rented and loved the movie, so I was excited when I heard there would be a show. Though I was nervous when I heard it was going to be darker and more serious because I loved the humor in the movie. Obviously, Joss still delivered the humor, and I've been a believer ever since.

I didn't actually discover the board until Firefly. I was on Buffy and Firefly threads on Wil Wheaton's board, and a user called Shell linked to b.org in the Firefly thread and I've been here ever since. (Shell, if you're still lurking around, I've got your toaster). I know linking to the board is frowned on now, but I'm so glad Shell did it then, because this board is an amazing place and I've been blessed to be a part of it.

As she posted earlier it was Aurelia that led me here.

I was at a conference last week and attended a meeting for alumni from one of my schools where a group of current studsntz were taking about geekdom and letting their geek flag fly. I ended up pretty much winning the night when I said that I met the woman who I eventually married on a Buffy fan board and the topped it off by pulling up my proposal on b.org on my phone so they could see.

This place is part of the fabric that makes me.

I really want to be able to "like" ND's post.

One of the things I enjoyed a lot about my former peripatetic existence was getting to see Buffistas almost anywhere I went!

I found Buffy by randomly surfing channels on my tiny 13" tv in my sister's basement in the spring or summer of 1997. I remember the first episode I saw: it was "The Pack". Somehow I stuck around.

But I didn't find you all until I stumbled across Agnes' first thread on TT, where I had already been posting a bit. I posted under my real name there, and after a few years switched to a pseud when I realized I wanted to talk about fanfiction.

I have a ton of friends I met through fandom -- some Buffy, some XF, some Stargate. Some I can't distinguish. :-)

I watched "Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest" tonight. It's still pretty great, although they all look SO YOUNG.

Anyway, {{hugs}} to you all.

And now I have to go to bed. Argh, I hate DST, although it was lovely to walk the dog in the daylight after getting home from work.

I was on Table Talk because of the Divorce threads and dealing with that in my life.

Drifted over to the Buffy thread and posted in the second TT Buffy thread. My first post was a spoiler and Dana responded by yelping, "My eyes!" So that was a good start. I remember Dana, Betsy, Vortex and Bev very early.

The first Buffy episode I watched was the one where Angel returned randomly from Hell after the credits rolled. So that wasn't as bad as starting on Restless, but it was fairly confusing.

I remember the migration to WX and that was the sauciest time and everybody was posting funny stuff every minute it seemed. Added lots of people there. I remember Herself, and Fay and Pleiades and SA coming on during that period.

I wound up buying the first three seasons on bootleg dubbed VHS from some college student at Brigham Young (of all places) which is who I caught up with the show. Still remember that box and putting Doppelgangland in first.

DST means that my 6:45AM meeting is now at 7AM. Woot.

And my back hurts, and trying to find a doctor whose reviews aren't abysmal is a challenge. I haven't even gotten to the point where I call and am probably told they can't see me for two months.

Admin leave. Not that much snow, but ice on top.

I have a proper snow day! So exciting.