As for many of the best things in my life, I blame Eli. Heavens, that was a long time ago.

Well, David, you made up for the spoiler reveal by totally lying to me when I was accidentally spoiled for Tara’s death by IMDB. You almost saved hat one for me (I just really don’ like Seeing Red anyway, but at least I thought Tara might live).

I was thinking about how I am normally the type of person who does not care about spoilers- in fact, I often read the end of the book first, just to make sure. (I had to skip a WHOLE BUNCH of Deathly Hallows because I NEEDED to find out what happened to Neville and if he was OK). I think I just enjoyed talking theories with everyone here so much, I didn’t want to be influenced.

I also watched a podcast on The Body today (it was on YouTube, so I am not sure what makes it a podcast and not a reaction video), and I was reliving again how deeply dumb I was to not have seen Buffy as a Christ figure dying and being reborn at the end of season five.

how deeply dumb I was to not have seen Buffy as a Christ figure dying and being reborn at the end of season five.

To be fair, there was no Robot Jesus filling in for him while he was in the tomb.

AS FAR AS WE KNOW

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it, and Happy Holidays to those who don't!

What Matt just said. Also, I love us, every one.

I joined the "Is Anybody Watching Buffy the Vampire Series" thread by Agnes Bertiz on TT--I thought it was the motherthread. Dana was there, and I assumed David was there. Holli joined not long after me. Ed was already there. Long, long time ago.

Merry Christmas/happy long weekend! In spite of the weather on the 23rd I made it to my sister’s. Albeit early on the 24th. I’ve been able to spend time with my nephew, his wife, and their 1.5 year old son. At last night’s Christmas Eve party someone brought a two month old golden retriever puppy and now I desperately want one. Luckily for my cats, I live in a no dogs apartment complex.

I discovered the buffista random quote generator and sought out the people who made the funny. It was in BTVS’s last season, I think.

We’re in a hotel room in Frederick so we could have Xmas eve dinner at my brother’s and not have to drive an hour home and back again this morning to have Xmas brunch with my parents. We have the dog with us and being in the hotel is stressing her out. Her poor heart was broken when Bob just ran out to get us coffee.

ETA I started lurking on TT whenever the 2nd season was airing (& they were airing season 1 reruns at the same time).

I’m in Quebec where it is considerably less cold than it is at home in Chicago by some fluke. Still plenty cold and snowy, and we happened to be right on scene when the St-Lawrence surged over its banks the other night. Wild!

meara and I had an exchange recently about something that she pointed out had happened when she was 23. 23! I am agog and amazed at how long we’ve been adjunct family to one another.

I am making Brussel’s Sprouts with bacon as my dish to pass. I forgot to buy Blue Cheese or Feta Crumbles, which I really like with it, but people other than my mom don’t always like all the stinky things in a dish to pass, so perhaps that is good. We also like rutabaga.

meara and I had an exchange recently about something that she pointed out had happened when she was 23. 23! I am agog and amazed at how long we’ve been adjunct family to one another.

I just “saw” meara on Facebook tease it Holly about how she was fourteen!

It has become all blue skies here! Very pretty. I think we might go to the zoo on New Year’s Eve instead…