Okay...so I finally gave in and decided to watch other shows that star (or guest star) peeps from my Buffyverse...and again, I say my Buffyverse, like I own it...

First off, I have had VERONICA MARS on my Netflix queue forever. Every time it came up closer to the top, I would push it back down...even though, I was well aware that not only was Alyson Hannigan a recurring character, but Charisma Carpenter and even, bow to the heavens, Joss Whedon....I just wasn't feeling it. I felt too old to start up on a fluffy, 90210-ish high-school weep fest....(which is why I never got into the OC craze)

But, just a few weeks ago, I added the first season of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER to the top of the ol' queue heap...even though, once again, I was putting it off because I didn't think I would be able to cope with Alyson Hannigan not being my Willow...and yes, I say my Willow...but man, was I wrong! That freakin' show is the best sitcom I have seen in a looooong time. I had to go out and buy the first season immediately. And the best thing about it, Alyson Hannigan is such a good actress that I rarely think of Willow....rarely...I still refer to her character as Willow sometimes...old habits. The best episode was the last of season 1....Alyson Hannigan, Alexis Denisof, and Amy Acker were all in it...I was seriously hootin' and hollerin' at the tv...it was a good day in my Buffyverse.

So back to VERONICA MARS...I decided to give it a shot since I was soooo absolutely wrong about HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. I received the first disc from season 1 in the mail last week. I have to be honest, it sat on the counter for a couple days before I begrudgingly threw it in the dvd player...Once again, I was off the mark by a freakin' ton...This show was even better! I have only seen the first 4 episodes, so, hopefully I won't be retracting these statements, but HOLY COW...this is the smartest, most entertaining show that has ever been cancelled prematurely...I find myself drawn to this series the way I was drawn to Buffy...a moment of silence, please...

So to sum this blah-blah-blog up, I would just like to reiterate my total ignorance and my new love for both VERONICA MARS and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER...and to express the utter, uninhibited, unprovoked, irrational longing to make-out with Veronica Mars...

Don't be a hero, Scherbatsky.

I've been with Buffy since day 1, first episode. I was fresh out of high school, finally living on my own, trying to maintain a job and keep from feeling like my first year of college was drowning me...I have to admit, I absolutely loved the movie when it came out. I even had several of the movie posters hanging in my room. So, to be honest, the main reason I even watched that first night the tv show aired, was, basically, to make fun of it. I felt extremely loyal to the film and I felt like the show was going to be another movie rip-off (anyone remember the Ferris Bueller's Day Off tv show??? yikes). Well, I was very very wrong. I tuned in again the next week, and every airing after that for 7 years....I had a hard time in school. Always fighting. I mainly wore all black and wrote dark poetry and constantly felt invisible and made fun of. My only escape from the "mean girls" was television. Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano helped out alot...not to mention Brenda and Brandon Walsh...But, even though I had already graduated high school at this point, nothing has ever made me feel the way Buffy made (and still makes) me feel. The whole show is metaphorical. I battle demons almost everyday....and the bloodsuckers of this world sometimes suck my will to live....but, you know what? What would Buffy do?

I am now in the US Navy, and its rough. There is always someone jealous of you, someone better than you, or just someone plain mean that wants to see you fail. Always that somebody on your back trying to bring you down. You constantly have to be on your toes and learn to be diplomatic and respectful, but also, extremely guarded and aware. I find myself going back and watching Buffy more now than I ever have.

So, the reason I love Buffy? Buffy keeps me aware, sane, laughing, crying, thinking and living. I wouldn't be the person I am now without my Buffy.