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[Patches]

Thanks Pipsqueak, yes that's quite helpful. DMW, also thanks - very useful info.

You know I've heard about people like me. But I never made the connection. They walk one road to set them free, And find they've gone the wrong direction. But there's no need for turning back 'cause all roads lead to where I stand. And I believe I'll walk them all No matter what I may have planned

[darkmagicwillow]

The original Buffy shootscripts can also be found at Psyche, but I was wondering if anyone had an index of what is in these scripts but which didn't make it to the show. I'm primarily interested in moments that involve Willow and/or Tara of course.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

[xita]

This is not an index but it's people's favorite w/t parts that got cut, pub106.ezboard.com/ftheki...D=70.topic

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Baby you make my love come down

Oh you make my love come down

Make it come all the way down -
Evelyn Champagne King

[darkmagicwillow]

Thanks, Xita! Very fun to read, though not the easiest to use for researching.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

[MinaDoll]

There's also a section of Willow and Tara's Room dedicated to the deleted scenes involving the girls.



It can be found here.



Hope this helps.

[AntigoneUnbound]

OK, Kittens, here's a question you might not have heard before: Can two blue-eyed people have a child that isn't blue-eyed? If I remember correctly, blue is a recessive eye color such that both parents have to carry that gene in order for their children to have blue eyes. But does this mean that the children will definitely have blue eyes?



I'm about to describe someone's eye color and it's not really a big deal, but now my curiosity has got the better of me and considering the brain power on this board, I figured someone would know.



Yours in Mendelian Musings,

Mary

[darkmagicwillow]

Mina, that's a great page. Thanks! Probably another good one for the FAQ.



Antigone, it is possible for two blue eyed parents to have a brown eyed child even though blue eyes are a recessive trait. I tried to look up why, but apparently we haven't found all the genes for eye color yet. Here's a short introduction to the genetics of human eye color.



Another question: what are some good references on wicca? I know about www.wicca.org and there's an interesting article about Real Wicca which contrasts the Wiccan religion with shows like Buffy and Charmed, but I'm sure practitioners of the craft would know more than I do.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

Edited by: darkmagicwillow at: 2/13/03 9:15:50 am

[The Inward Sea]

Hi there DMW, I found very helpful Silver Dove and Spiritwolf's site.



Sea

Edited by: The Inward Sea at: 2/14/03 6:22:22 pm

[Jennpurr]

Hey guys,



I feel really kinda, stupid and embarrassed for having to ask this question, but... here goes.



Is there a specific term to describe the adam's apple in a woman? I know men have adam's apples, but what is the term for a woman, or would it be the same?



I have a reason for asking this and it has to do with my fic, so I'm hoping someone can help me out here.



Thanks in advance,

Jen

||My Fan Fiction and More!||
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"You should treat everyone with compassion and respect." - Amber Benson

Tara: (smiling) Really? You two mix about as well as Satyrion seed and powdered turtledove.

[Rane018]

um, i dont think girls have prominent looking "adam's apple" hence the adam part of the name for the men. it's your voice box in laymans terms and larynx in medical terms.



jen

"Take care of my heart, won't you please? Take care of it because it's all that I have. And if you let me, I'll take care of your heart too." Pure sweetness in the look between Willow and Tara.

Edited by: Rane018 at: 2/18/03 6:49:11 pm

[Jennpurr]

Thank you, sweetie.



You know, I had thought about using Larynx, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.



Thanks again, mi amor!



Jen

||My Fan Fiction and More!||
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"You should treat everyone with compassion and respect." - Amber Benson

Tara: (smiling) Really? You two mix about as well as Satyrion seed and powdered turtledove.

[Bagheera]

Jen,



The area colloquially known as the "Adam's apple" is the laryngeal prominence, where the two plates of the thyroid cartilage meet in the midline to form a projection that can be felt under the skin.



Gray's Anatomy doesn't mention a specific name for this body part in women. It's the same structure, it's just that the size of the two cartilage plates and the angle at which they meet are different in women than in men. The plus side is that in women it's more subtle and you need careful observation and more intimate contact to find it!



Edited to add: PS: It's not strictly correct to use the term "larynx". That refers to the structure as a whole - the whole "voice box and dice" as it were.

"I am a girl. I am nice. I can play. I can jump. I can sleep." My daughter's first essay (aged 5)

Edited by: Bagheera  at: 2/18/03 6:27:33 pm

[Jennpurr]

Hee... the intimate contact to find it, isn't a problem. OH.. take a lookey here: kinda the whole reason for the question.



I was just worried about the terminology. I know it's more prominent in men, I just didn't want to make myself look like a fool if I used the wrong word.



I think I will just stick with using larynx.



Thanks, B. **HUGS**



Jen

||My Fan Fiction and More!||
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"You should treat everyone with compassion and respect." - Amber Benson

Tara: (smiling) Really? You two mix about as well as Satyrion seed and powdered turtledove.

[Lucy Moore]

Can anyone tell me what the boardgame Snakes and Ladders is called in the USofA? Here in the UK it's called Snakes and Ladders...(Duh!)()...Two players use a dice to determine the number of moves;landing on a ladder moves you up a few levels,but landing on the snake's head tumbles you down to wherever the tail is...Thanks,need it for a scene in a new Fic.

fiat justitia,ruat caelum

[deixs]

Hi!



Do Willow and Tara have to live in Sunnydale in the future?



Stef

Willow: Hey, clothes!

Tara: Better not get used to 'em.

Willow: Yes ma'm

[darkmagicwillow]

Lucy, it's called "Snakes and Ladders" here too.



deixs, there's no reason that they have to live in Sunnydale in the future. There are plenty of fics where they don't. In many ways, another setting makes it easier if you want to write a story just about Willow and Tara.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

[Katharyn]

Oh yeah, lots of interesting tales of W/T outside of Sunnydale. Realisitically how many people stay in one town their whole life? Some, definitely but not all. Tara already left home to come to Sunnydale.



I think that many stories (including my own) choose to stay in Sunnydale simply because it is a known quantity. A pre-existing world that has pre-existing characters. Much easier on the writer.



So long as they are happy and together they can be anywhere.



Katharyn

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If I want a little pussy, I got my own to play with.
Chance in Chance.




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[Lucy Moore]

darkmagicwillow: Thank-you for the info...Who'd have thunk it - There being two different spelling versions of some words between English/English and American/English,I thought maybe it might be called something else...Personally I think it's because we've just had two-weeks of sunshine - done something to my brain.Thanks once again.

fiat justitia,ruat caelum

[Pipsqueak]

Lucy, when I was little I played a game called "Chutes and Ladders" that sounds like the same thing .... except instead of snakes there were slides (you know, like on a playground). They may sell the snake version here in the US too, I dunno, but I've only ever heard of the "Chute" version. Hope this helps!

Live each day as if it were your last; and one day, you'll be right.
| Pipsqueak's Music Videos |

[Lucy Moore]

Pipsqueak:Sorry I was gone before seeing your reply...I think i've heard it called that before...I guess i'll just have to toss a coin;best of three...Thanks.



This is weird:Logged on to the 'Pens' for the first time in ages last evening and won £10 on the Lottery!!!

fiat justitia,ruat caelum

Edited by: Lucy Moore at: 2/23/03 2:28:35 am

[darkmagicwillow]

These are a couple of good sites for the FAQ that I've found interesting while researching all things Buffy. The philosophy site is particularly interesting, including an analysis of metaphysics (magics?) and ethics of each episode.





Where can I find information about the metaphysics (how magic, vampires, and slayers work) and ethics of Buffy?



All Things Philosophical on BtVS



Where can I find information about and pictures of Buffy villains?



Evil Inc.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

[Eelzuhtjuh]

I'd like to make my own tribute movie (in avi or wmv format)

does anyone know a good (freeware would be appreciated) programme to make that kind of movies, where you can edit scenes en sounds etc?

Thanks!



~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~



Never mind this question anymore, I found my answer

but for those who'd like to know



I found this programme called Windows movie maker. It's for XP only (as far as I know).

Here's a little description of the programme:



Windows Movie Maker 2 is an XP-only download that gives you the tools to create, edit, and share home movies. Compile and edit a movie from video clips with drag-and-drop functionality. Add special effects, music, and narration with ease. Share your movie over the Web or master it to DVD media. You can also save your movie back to the DV tape in your camera.



If you like you can download it here



I also found a programme to cut video files called virtual dub.



Description:

VirtualDub is a video capture and processing utility licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It is designed to be a general utility that can trim and clean up video before exporting to tape or processing with another program. It does not possess the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast linear operations over video. It has batch-processing capabilities for processing large numbers of files, which you can extend with third-party video filters. VirtualDub is best at processing AVI files, although it can read (not write) MPEG-1 and handle BMP image sets.



you can download that one here



So now I can get to work New tribute coming soon

(uhmm yeah as soon as i found out exactly how it all works and have good idea, song etc. etc.)

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"Aww, baby, want me to rub your tummy? She likes it when I...stop explaining things."-Tara





Amber Online www.amberbenson-online.cjb.net

Edited by: Eelzuhtjuh at: 2/26/03 12:40:59 pm

[darkmagicwillow]

Is there any evidence that the Watcher's Council knows that Buffy died at the end of season 5? Or that they know who the Key is? I can't recall any interactions with the WC in season 6 or any evidence that Giles went back to work for them in England despite being reinstated as a Watcher in Checkpoint. I can see Giles avoiding telling them about the Key when lets them know that Glory is dead, but telling them about Buffy is different, especially with the potential at that point for another Slayer being called, though I can see him wanting to wait to deal with it.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

[tommo]

I would imagine that the Watcher's Council knew about Buffy's death, especially with Giles returning to them at the start of Season 6. I would think that he probably informed them over the summer about Buffy and what had happened.

"There's so much more to wiccan Willow than muff-diving gimmickry" ~ SFX

[darkmagicwillow]

As I recall someone asking for a way to remove HTML from their files, I thought I'd post that I've written a script to do that. I can't post it here as ezboard will mangle it, but if you want it, you can email me.



I also wrote one that changes the partial HTML markup files that we post on Pens into standards compliant HTML markup files that you can view in any browser.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

Edited by: darkmagicwillow at: 3/5/03 5:29:57 pm

[Kieli]

I was wondering if any Kitten spoke Greek. I'm looking for a little dialogue in modern Greek but need help with the sentence construction (this coming from the woman who is presently attempting to translate Avern's story written entirely in Czech to English It's odd but somehow not as bad as I thought). Thanks!



Toni

Love is tricky. It is never mundane or daily. You can never get used to it. You have to walk with it, then let it walk with you. You can never balk. It moves you like the tide. It takes you out to sea then lays you on the beach again. Today's struggling pain is the foundation for a certain stride through the heavens. You can run from it but you can never say no. It includes everyone."--Amy Tan "The Hundred Secret Secret Senses"

[Patches]

Hey, just curious - what differentiates "R" from "NC17" in Pens? The Canadian rating system stops at "R" (restricted to ages 18 and over) and covers everything. I have just a vague notion that NC17 applies if there are sex scenes. Also, when do you change the rating on your story if you're going to write "nasty" bits, but haven't yet?



Thanks.

You know I've heard about people like me. But I never made the connection. They walk one road to set them free, And find they've gone the wrong direction. But there's no need for turning back 'cause all roads lead to where I stand. And I believe I'll walk them all No matter what I may have planned

[Rane018]

nakedness wise... R- is nudity and "lite" sex scenes, nc-17 usually means graphic/heavy sex scenes. both include objectable language and violence.



as for rating your fics i believe there is a way to rate each update so if you've got a generally R fic and there happens to be a NC17 part you can post that rating with that particular update. nad i'm a silly otter cause i just saw the bar up there that has the posticon for the rating of your update. so yeah you can individually rate your updates.

"Take care of my heart, won't you please? Take care of it because it's all that I have. And if you let me, I'll take care of your heart too." Pure sweetness in the look between Willow and Tara.

[Jennpurr]

Mods,



Forgive me if this is the wrong thread to ask this question in and please feel free to move this if need be.



I was just wondering if I could ask a favor of you lovely kittens here. I've been working on my website and I'm just wanting some general opinions of what people think. Could some of you kind kittens possibly take a look at it and tell me what you think?



My e-mail address is in my profile if you want to e-mail me and my site address is in my sig.



Thanks in advance guys. Again, sorry if this is in the wrong place, mods.



Jen

||My Fan Fiction and More!||
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"You're familiar with all my ways; Even the darkness will shine like the day, when you look into my heart..." ~ Jaci Velasquez, "Flower In The Rain."

[last days of pern]

Ok I would have gone through the multitude of posts to find out if this question had been asked already, but i'm not that patient But I was wondering, I saw some pics of Amber Benson recently where her eyes looked green/hazel, but I've seen lots where they are blue too...does she wear colored contacts or something, what color are they really???



Thanks in advance for any answer



Peace and Love,

Kimberly aka last_days_of_pern