I've made so many comments, it's like comment-palooza!

Jensen says "Way to go Em! Let's go back to my place to really celebrate! You can bring DB, it'll be fun!" and DB says "Yay, that's a lot of commenting! Don't touch Jensen. Damn it!"

This is a celebration marking my 5000th post on tv.com. That includes blogs and forum posts. It's kind of scary to think I've made that many comments over the past 6 months or so. I have been a member for more than a year, but it was some time in March that I really started being active on this site. And that is all thanks to the great people I have met here on tv.com

So, I'm going to tell you who those people are. Unfortunately a lot of people are hitting big milestones recently, so this idea is not quite as original as I'd like it to be. Of course I am going to leave some people, out so I hope I don't hurt anyone's feelings if that happens. Otherwise this blog would be so big. Because there are a lot of people that make tv.com fun for me.

At first I didn't write blogs at all. I just came to the site to look up information about shows I liked, as I used to do on the old tvtome. But then I started taking a peek into the forums. I think I first started to make friends on the Bones forum. Then I moved onto watching Buffy, which was a direct result of Bones and of course David Boreanaz. In fact, I really blame DB for much of the time I've spent here. So I met people on the Buffy forum and eventually on the Angel forum as I started watching it. Then I started reading people's blogs and commenting (obviously!)then writing my own. It's been great fun having people come to my blogs and tell they enjoy what I've written.

OhBones--OhB was one of the very first people I remember talking with, mainly because of Bones Fans United. She made me feel welcome and made the Bones forum fun to play on. Of course I also love her blogs because she's been posting the top hotties of film and tv and I've certainly found a few new ones I wouldn't kick out of bed.

noahcrash--I can't even begin to describe Joey and the fun I have had with him over the past months. (It might have something to do with Em being Joey and Joey being Em). He always cheers me up and makes me feel special even when he has 100's of friends on this site. This man must never sleep. Between his games and the unbelievably long and complexblogs he does. I think he's seen every movie ever made and liked all of them. He has also listened to every album and watched half of the tv shows ever made. And he loves sharing all of this with us. I have no idea where he even finds half of the amazing things he puts in his blogs.

kcohan1--Kimmy and I bonded over Buffy, especially because she usually has a Buffy avatar and I usually have Angel. I think she is also the person responsible for telling me I HAD to start watching Supernatural, which has since become one of my all time favorite shows. (Thanks, Kimmy!) We have such similar taste in TV and sense of humor. Kimmy's actually coming to vist next month, for a Buffy singalong and then for a naughty weekend in Reno....and trust me what happens in Reno is going to need to stay in Reno.

engel_j_ackles--One of my new bestest friends. She always surprises me with deliciously naughty emails. Let's just say that tv.com and I are now a lot pervier than before I met her. And that's saying a lot. She has kept me up way past my bedtime IM'ing because she works nights at a hotel, so she needs something to occupy her time. Engel is visiting me with Kimmy, so it will definitely be a Super-fun weekend. And don't touch Chad. Damn it!

SleepTight--Wow, so much to say about JD. I think my life on tv.com changed once I discovered his blogs. I love his long lists of top 50 movies or favorite 50 TV shows. He is incredibly funny, crazy, creative and sexy. I haven't made it his Saturday chats for a while, but I need to start going again, cause I miss him!

AuntArlene--I first met Auntie on the Angel forum. I was intimidated by a lot of the users on that forum but we got to know each other and eventually I got to be part of the group. Auntie has given me a lot of fun with her fantastic videos and always finding one more quote on the conversational quotes thread. The Angel forum would be a lot less fun without her!

LMH68--Lin is my favorite sheep and diehard Dr. Who fan. She always has great interesting blogs, likes to hump and is currently hosting the Mastermind game. She never fails to entertain and to check up on what I am up to. Lin's blogs are also a thing of beauty. Our TV taste overlaps a lot so I know pretty much that if Lin likes something, I will, too. Now I just need to get back to watching the new Dr. Who.

Iphigenie72--We first met through joey and JD's Saturday chats and have found we have a lot in common. She has an amazing taste in films and always recommends something interesting that I've never seen before, and she has an incredible way of discussing everything so intellectually that I feel like an idiot.

gmvail23--Greta has a fun blog almost every single day. I feel like I really know her, well at least her rennovations. She's got a great sense of humor and I look forward to chatting with her on her blogs, and the occasional Saturday chats.

tjaman-Even though he made fun of me the first time I posted any of my reviews, eventually we grew to some level of mutual respect...he's a journalist in real life, so he's pretty tough competition. His reviews are some of the most interesting I've read on all of tv.com.

Other great Angel forum regulars: NickSeng, PilotofSerenity,Charisma69

There are some not-so great regulars that I won't mention by name because I'll get in trouble. But they make the forum fun too, in their own way.

Recent new friends from Supernatural: Julsus, Silverbelle21, Kimster82, and MacGyver46, Pixie9696 (keeper of the Supernatural Inn) Run4Nova (hostess of the SSR!), and of course iluvluke, who is an old friend from Bones and will be joining us in Reno!

EDIT: I'm test driving a blog banner. Feedback is appreciated!

I've just gotten someone new to start watching Buffy (engel_j_ackles), so I've been watching along with her and Kimmy. Here are some random-ish thoughts I had on the episodes in Season 1. This is not meant to be a major exploration of the season, but some fun stuff and things I noticed. Otherwise this would be another huge blog. Feel free to discuss anything in the comments!

What are your favorite things about Season 1?

Welcome to the Hellmouth, rating 8.8
I love how Buffy makes an extra effort to be nice to Willow after Cordelia was so nasty to her. I find it odd that Cordelia would be so nice to Buffy right away. Usually the popular kids don't talk to new kids at first. Angel's first appearance and Buffy saying "I *really* didn't like him." It's interesting that Angel is the only vampire that doesn't have vampface all the time. The others never go back to their regular faces even when they are not killing, except for Darla but mostly she's in vampface.

Buffy: (holds up outfit to mirror) Hi! I'm an enormous slut! (holds up a conservative dress) Hello! Would you like a copy of 'The Watchtower'? (lowers the dress) I used to be so good at this.

Cordelia: What is your childhood trauma?

The Harvest 8.6
For some reason, this episode didn't seem as good on this watching. Buffy tells Xander and Willow about being the Slayer. We learn more about the Master and his rituals. Willow shows off her hacker skills. Xander shows off getting in the way. More nasty Cordelia. Willow getting back at her by getting her to delete the computer program project.

Cordelia: (to Willow) Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist? Do I horn in on your private discussions? No. Why? Because you're boring.

The Witch 8.9
We see some of the lack of communication between Buffy and Joyce, but at least it's better than Amy's relationship with her mom. Giles does magick for the first time. This episode introduces Amy who we see again here and there, all the way through season 7.

Teacher's Pet 8.7
A lot of people don't like this episode, but I think it's fun. Xander reveals he loves Buffy under influence of teacher's martini. That whole scene with him being so nervous at the teacher's house is probably my favorite scene.

Cordelia:I don't know what to say, it was really, I mean, one minute you're in your normal life, and then who's in the fridge? It really gets to you, a thing like that. It was... let's just say I haven't been able to eat a thing since yesterday. I think I lost, like, seven and a half ounces? Way swifter than that so-called diet that quack put me on. Oh, I'm not saying that we should kill a teacher every day just so I can lose weight, I'm just saying when tragedy strikes, we have to look on the bright side. You know? Like, how even used Mercedes still have leather seats!

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date 8.7
Nice to see Angel getting jealous over Owen. Source of one of the greatest lines: Hello salty goodness and Cordelia getting interested in Angel. Buffy's first realization that being the Slayer means she doesn't get to be normal girl anymore and have a normal social life.

The Pack 8.8
I like this episode better everytime I watch it. Xander is really great in it. Love the slo-mo scene where the hyena people are prowling around the school grounds. Poor Principal Flutie....I'll miss him.

Buffy: I think something's wrong with him.
Willow: Or maybe there's something wrong with me.
Buffy: What are you talking about?
Willow: C'mon. He's not picking on you. He's just sniffing you a lot. I don't know, maybe three isn't company anymore.

Buffy: It's bad, isn't it.
Giles: It's devastating. He's turned into a sixteen-year-old boy. Course, you'll have to kill him.
Buffy: Giles, I'm serious.
Giles: So am I. Except for the part about killing him. Testosterone is a great equalizer. It turns all men into morons. He will, however, get over it.

Angel 9.7
First time Angel takes off his shirt! (Roar from the crowd!). Clearly that was the most important thing. We get the first dose of backstory including Angel's pesky curse...really sets things up for the future story arcs and the flashbacks. I am constantly impressed that all the canon that is set up here is used in later episodes of both Buffy and Angel, and not contradicted. Especially regarding Darla and the Master, which we don't hear about again until Angel S2.

First time we see how great a character Darla is. She is the first vampire besides the Master that seems to have a background and any level of intelligence.

Buffy throws Angel out the window when she thinks he bit Joyce, rather than staking him. This is when we know she will never kill him no matter what. If she doesn't immediately kill him after thinking he killer her mom, she never will.

Xander I'm not saying anything, I have nothing to say.
Giles: Does this, uh, Angel have, um, a tattoo behind his right shoulder?
Buffy: Yeah, it's a, it's a bird or something.
Xander: Now I'm sayin' something. You saw him naked?

Buffy: Oh! Um... No, Mom, this is Mr. Giles.
Joyce: Oh, the librarian from your school! (confused) What's he doing here?
Giles: Uh, I-I just came to pay my respects, wish you a speedy recovery.
Joyce: Boy, the teachers really *do* care in this town.

Buffy: Can a vampire ever be a good person? Couldn't it happen?
Giles: A vampire isn't a person at all. It may have the movements, the
memories, even the personality of the person it took over, but it's still a
demon at the core. There is no halfway.
Willow: So that'd be a no, huh?

I Robot You Jane 8.2
The opening scene with the monks seems to be a bit too similar to Season 5 opener. Great arguing between Giles and Miss Calendar, then they work together. The conflict between the old ways and modern ways will be revisited in Season 4 with The Initiative. Nice to see a Willow-centric episode. I love the last scene when they are discussing their bad relationships so far, and how true it turns out to be.

Buffy: I can just tell something is wrong--my spider sense is tingling.
Giles: Your spider sense?
Buffy: Pop culture reference...sorry.

Buffy: Hey, did you forget? The one boy I've had the hots for since I've moved here turned out to be a vampire.
Xander: Right, and the teacher I had a crush on? Giant praying mantis?
Willow: That's true.
Xander: Yeah, that's life on the Hellmouth.
Buffy: Let's face it: none of us are ever gonna have a happy, normal relationship.
Xander: We're doomed!

The Puppet Show 8.0
Maybe my least favorite episode of the season this time around. I could barely concentrate on it. I know it deserved better though. Cordelia's horrible singing! First appearance of Snyder. I have always hated him but he doesn't even start off trying to be nice. Highlight of course is the bit at the end where they do their scene from Oedipus...

Great prophetic line from Synder:

Snyder: My predecessor, Mr. Flutie, may have gone in for that touchy- feely relating nonsense, but he was eaten. You're in my world now. And Sunnydale has touched and felt for the last time.

Nightmares 8.7
When i first watched this,i kept thinking the boy Buffy saw was the Annointed One, since they have a very similar look. Finally i realized i was wrong, buti was confused for part of the episode.Buffy's nightmare about her dad telling her how she was such a disappointment to him was really heartbreaking. I loved how all their nightmares blended together and happened at once near the end. Vamp buffy! For the first time, the villian was a regular human, with no special powers. Willow's pea green tights were possibly the scariest things in this ep.

Willow: When Buffy was a vampire, you weren't still, like, attracted to her, were you?
Xander: Willow, how can you...? I mean, that's really *bent*. She was... grotesque.
Willow: Still dug her, huh?
Xander: I'm sick. I need help.
Willow: Don't I know it.

Out of Mind, Out of Sight 8.5
Bitca Cordelia goodness. Interesting to see her maybe at her most self-absorbed and also possibly at her nicest in all of Buffy. Great episode to compare her later character development in Angel. Giles starting to trust Angel and his information. We find out that Buffy was popular enough to be May Queen at her old school. And of course, the FBI men taking Marcy away to be in an invisible assassin!

Buffy: I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "huh?"

Cordelia: This is all about me. Me, me, me!
Xander: Wow, for once she's right.

Prophecy Girl 9.7
Too many good things in the episode, and my favorite of the season. Xander listening to country music, the music of pain. The Master telling Buffy he likes her dress. Cordelia driving her car through the school. We see her helping out and it smooths the transition for her to be part of the group in S2. Xander being the one to bring Buffy back, not Angel. When the Master finally dusts, his bones are still there, whereas all the other vamps dusted completely. Well, I guess that is important, but it's not really explained.

Buffy: I may be dead, but I'm still pretty. Which is more than I can say for you.
Master: You were destined to die. It was written.
Buffy: What can I say? I flunked the written.

Xander: Hey, I hear there's a dance at the Bronze tonight. Could be fun.
Cordelia: Yeah!
Willow: Buffy?
Buffy: Sure. We saved the world, I say we party. I mean, I got all pretty.

OK, I admit to not being particularly original, but at least you can get to know me a bit....

1. Are your parents married or divorced? Divorced
2. For how long? N/A
3. How old are they? mom is 63 stepdad is 65
4. Do you think heaven exists? I don't know but it would be nice to be there if it exists.
5. Ever run away from home? No, i never even thought about it.
6. Favourite place? Favorite place in the world is probably Siena Italy.
7. Favorite time of the day? Night.
8. Favourite website? TV.com
9. Would you ever have plastic surgery? Yes if I wanted to change something for ME, not to please someone else.
10. Are you homosexual? I don't think so, but there are a lot of women I find very attractive, so maybe I could be bi-sexual.
11. Ever kiss someone of the same sex (not including family)? Yes, I made up a game so I could have a good excuse to kiss a friend of mine at a party. Apparently people were talking about the incident for quite a while afterwards...
12. What do you wear to bed? You have to be in bed with me to find out the answer to that one .
13. Ever done anything illegal? Probably.
14. Been arrested? No.
15. Fired a gun? Yes, a .22 pistol at a shooting range.
16. Shot someone? No, just a paper target.
17. How many illegal drugs have you tried? 2. I'm too afraid to try anything else partially because I am scared of how it would affect me and also because I have a highly addictive personality and wouldn't want to get addicted to drugs.
18. Did you get caught? No.
19. Hair color? Dark brown
20. Short or long? Shoulder length
21. Eye colour? Brown
22. Favourite saying? What are you wearing?
23. Ever wore pajamas to cla$s or work? Not yet.
24. Do you like The Lord of the Flies? Never read it.
25. Do you like The Lord of the Rings? Yes
26. Harry Potter? Oh yeah!
27. Future children's name? Well unfortunately I wanted to name my kids after cities, but that was before Paris Hilton got so infamous. So I've changed my idea on that. Girl is Rachel or Siena. Boy is Joshua or Dylan.
28. Do you snore? Maybe.
29. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? No.
30. Do you like to sleep in? Yes, I love laying in bed while I am half asleep and thinking about whatever dream I can remember.
31. Gold or silver? Gold
32. How long did your longest phone conversation last? 8 hours maybe?
33. With who? A phone date with a guy before we ever met in person.
34. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? That is so hard, but maybe brownies...or buttered toast.
36. Ever change a light-bulb? Yes, wtf?
37. City, Beach or Country? Wow I love them all, but probably beach since I grew up in Miami Beach.
38. Sleep with your bedroom door open or closed? Closed.
39. Where did you eat last? At the computer.
40. Are you allergic to peanut butter? Nope!
41. Are you an artist? No. Con-artist maybe.
42. Musician? I used to play clarinet and french horn. Now I play iTunes.
43. Athlete? In a former life maybe.
44. Bookworm? Yes.
45. Writer? Yes, I have just started writing again after not doing so for many years.
46. When's the last time you cried? Can't remember
47. Why? Feeling sort of blue in general.
48. Do you read other people blogs? Yes I do, but haven't been very good at commenting recently.
49. Do you talk in your sleep? I have been known to sing in my sleep, but no talking.
50. Window seat or aisle? Window!
51. Ever met anyone famous? Tom Brokaw.
52. Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life? Not really but I have done a lot of things that most people only dream about, so maybe it balances out.
53. Twirl your spaghetti or cut it? Twirl
54. Are you ticklish? Just a little
55. Ever bite someone? Yes, of course!
56. Ever push all the buttons on the elevator? Not lately, but yeah!
57. Ever make out in an elevator? Yes.
58. How long do your showers last? 10-20 minutes depending on if I shave or not...
59. Are you self-conscious? Yes, way too much.
60. Ever have a crush on a teacher or coach? Yes, several....
61. Ever drunk so much you threw up? Of course!
62. Do you drink alcohol on a regular basis? Used to now not much
63. Do you smoke? Not anymore, only did when I lived in Japan because everyone did. I know bad reason.
64. Smoke a pack a day? Yes
65. Do you drinka lot of milk? No, just once in a while if I'm having cereal.
66. Ever stay out all night without getting caught? Yes, though later on my mom said she knew I'd stayed out but never told my dad.
67. Have you ever given money to a homeless person? Yes.
68. Have you been in love? Yes
69. Do you bite your nails? No, eww!
70. Have you tried sushi? Yes, I used to live in Japan for f's sake.
71. Escargot? Yuck no!
72. Caviar? Yes
73. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? Yes after a car accident and I was not hurt bad but very freaked out.
74. Police car ? Yes, but not because I was arrested, it's actually quite a good story, it wasin Istanbul with a Romanian pimp...
75. Fire engine? Nope
76. Ever had the chicken pox? Yes, as a child
78. Ever been to Niagara Falls? Yes once.
79. Europe? Yes,
80. Germany? Yes
81. Africa? Yes, northern africa, Morocco to be precise.
82. Mexico? Yes
83. Last gift you received? Some arms....
84. Last sport you played? Mini golf.
85. Been on a blind date? Yes.
86. Dated someone with more than 10 years age difference? No
87. Been fired? Yes.
88. Thing you spend a lot of money on? Computer stuff.
89. Where do you live? Oakland California
90. Where were you born? Hialeah Florida
91. Last wedding attended? Friends' last year. Bride and groom met through me so I was thrilled.
92. Have you ever been married? Nope
93. Divorced? Nope
94. Most hated food? Beets
95. Last person you text messaged? BF
96. Saying what? Something absolutely filthy that I won't repeat here.
97. Favorite regular drink? Diet soda. Yeah I know it's bad.
98. Favourite person? Don't have one.
99. Least favourite person? George Bush?
100. Current crush? Jensen Ackles, cause it's love with David Boreanaz, not just a crush, and he knows it.