Its kittens rock weekend MKF

[friskylez]

There wasnt a daily thread for the weekend or would that be a weekend thread for the day so i thought id start one..Ive seen the phrase "the kittens rock" quite a bit and i wholeheartedly agree with that statement..

With all the letter writing efforts, essays and the auction going on to make people more aware, perhaps this would be a good time to tell Xita, the mods and anyone else why they rock and what they or this board has meant to you...

Dont have a question about what W/T would do, just a statement that if it werent for them, this board wouldnt be here and i for one am grateful to have had W/T as a part of my life, tv characters or not


Thanks to Xita, the mods and all the other intelligent, witty kittens for making my days brighter and my life less lonely.

[pikachu1060]

For me, the kitten boards means so much. It gave me hope when i was at my worst... by showing me that i was not alone, by providing me with the greatest fanfics in which tara is alive, and willow and her are well and alive, and it gave me a sense of belonging, like i'm part of something, and i can say i'm so proud to be a kitten
And i couldn't agree more, the kittens rock... I met really nice people here, and i'm so grateful for that.
So thanx to willow and tara for bringing us together, thanks to all the kitten writers for their beautiful fanfics, a huge thanks to Xita for having created this board and running it so well, and thanks to all the mods for their great job

edited to add: sooooo cool, i'm extra flamey now

[AmberBensonRockzMyWorld]

Well, I could never put into words, what all you kittens, and this board means to me...But I will say that without this board and fellow kittens, My life would not be the same, I relise that I sound like a lame-ass, but I mean it. This board is where I met my Girlfriend, and she makes me the happiest woman alive . Also, Willow and Tara helped me feel like a someone, like I actually mattered in this society. So, I am thankfull for them, Kittens, and this board...Thanks mods for createing a board where people can come together, and make new friends.
Much Love,
Lisa
~~~

[La]

I think I mentioned this before I left Korea to come home, but I don't mind saying it again! The kitten board truly rocks and I'm so happy that I found it while I was in Korea, because, not only did it give me something to do in the inordinate amount of free time to stare at my computer at my desk at school that I had, but while living in a country that isn't the most gay-friendly in the world, and being closeted to everyone I met, I was able to come here and be myself without worrying that people would judge me (or fire me, or not want to talk to me anymore). And I've met so many wonderful kittens that I am happy to be able to call my friends.

So thank you to xita, Warduke, Dr. G, and Hugin for working so hard to keep this board a comfortable, generally happy place. And I am continuously amazed by the generosity of the kittens every time xita updates the fundraiser total.

[zero]

Yeah. Cheers Kittens! You're all pretty cool.

[ProducerEthan]

I am very grateful that the Kitten is around. I've made lots of friends and always feel welcome. It's a place to go when I need to talk, a place to hang when I need to relax, and a place to think when the world gets rough. I know I won't be shunned for anything and there isn't an ear on the board that isn't willing to listen. The Kittens don't just rock, the Kittens f***in' rawk!

P.S. - New Emoticons rock, too!

[Ittybittykitty]

I don't even know where to start. This board gave me the courage to come out to my mom, to stand up to my best friend, to deal with homophobic relatives and classmates. It gave me place to vent about things, to meet new people. (I even found someone crasy enough to date me here! Well we're actually both nuts. he he he.) I could go on but other people have to post and I don't want to take up too much room, but I just want to say thanks to everyone on the board, for everything. Thanks so much.

[VampiraJen]

I just wanted to mention that today at work, i sold a book called "The Willow Pool". And we also sell a butter called Willow, traditionally churned. Just though i'd mention it. The woman buying the book wondered what i found so funny.

[mollyig]

Ah yes the Kittens do indeed rock. Many a day I've been grumpy or depressed and after spending just a short time here I find myself smiling.

The Pens, especially has gotten me through a lot of tough times, so I'm very grateful for the abundance of talented writers that grace us there.

[BBOvenGuy]

Well, the last 24 hours haven't been very good for me.

I went to that presentation by the guy from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but I didn't get a chance to introduce myself. He talked for about 30 minutes and then showed a video, and he left during the video. An assistant of his wrapped things up at the end. I figure at least I got to see that this guy actually does exist, and I'm no worse off than I was before. I'll just have to go on waiting to see if they're interested in me.

Meanwhile, one of my cats is now at the animal hospital. She's very old - somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 - and back in May the vet had seen some early signs of kidney disease in her. Now she's dehydrated and she won't eat, so the vet is checking to see if her kidneys have given out. If they have, I'll probably have to have her put to sleep. The bright spot, I suppose, is that I've had three months to prepare myself for this eventuality, and my cat has had a good long life, so it's more a case of "the circle of life" than it is a tragedy. My other cat is still quite healthy at the age of 14. I sometimes feel like she could reach 20 if her teeth hold out.

Okay, I promise I'll stop being such a ball of sunshine now...

Have a great weekend, everybody! Kittens [b:0d5fe17bcd] do[/b:0d5fe17bcd] rock!

[WebWarlock]

I have said it many times, but I will repeat it.

This is best board on the whole damn planet.

You are all so great. I can't believe the kindness and the dedication and generosity of the people in this community!

Every day when I come here I find some other new reason to say I am proud to be a Kitten.

I know that as long as the Kitten is here Willow and Tara, the REAL Willow and Tara, the ones in our hearts will always be alive and well.

Warlock

[urnofosiris]

[oneyedchicklet]

Hi Kittens and Happy Weekend
Let me start by saying that Kittens do rock. The kittens on this board have made me feel at home. Thank you Xita, Brian, Len and G. And hugs to everyone.

Ok, I had a new client start with me today. (I run a pet sitting service) She will be away for the next 10 days. I would normally only go 3 times a day and walk and play with the dog. Being this dog is a diabetic and needs to go out more frequently, I agreed to go 4 times daily. I gave this woman a great deal. I only quoted her the price for 3 times and the extra charge for medicating and monitoring the dogs blood sugar. I would have normally charged $65 for the day where I quoted her $50. In my contract that she signed, it states that she is to leave the check for when I go the first visit. Well, guess what? No check. I am saving this woman $150 and actually more so because both Animal Hospitals I work for would have charged a lot more to board the dog. You give someone an inch and they take a yard. You try to be nice and give people a break and they take advantage of you. So now I'm out $500 until next week and the banks here willl be closed for the holiday. Great!! Thats it, no more Ms Nice Gal. I'm going back to being a real BITCH. I was a lot better then.

Ok, I feel a lot better now. Thanks for letting me get that out. See Kittens are great listeners too.

Love to All,
Barb

[VampiraJen]

umm...well...i'm pretty much ignored (but that happens in real life, so...), if i express an opinion that is the oposite of "Joss is an asshole" i'm told to fuck off. The only people who say nice things to me on a regular besis are the few people who say nice things about my fics. Still, i log on here every time i'm online, coz this place, does indeed rock. and the fan fic keeps me sane when i'm going a bit nuts. I wouldn't be without it. The Other (few) message boards i go to are all ff7based, which rock, but the people are insane and their spelling is so bad "it's depressing". There are worse places i could spend the adverage day.

This is a good message. A good one.

should i post this...? yes...? no...? yes...? no....?

yes.

[bowieinberlin]

[b:63f5d931e1] VampiraJen:[/b:63f5d931e1] I'm pretty much on the fence when it comes to Joss. In the past he did do some cool shit, and he may do it again. I'm pissed and upset about what happened on Buffy, and I think Firefly looks like nothing more than a colossal rip off. But nobody here has told me my opinion isn't valid. And no one here has ever told me to fuck off. [b:63f5d931e1] I believe we're ultimately here because we loved Willow and Tara.[/b:63f5d931e1] Everything else is peripheral to me here. As I believe it should be. People have differing opinions and if someone tells you to "fuck off" because you have one, they are not only in need of reassurance, but they're also the antithesis of tolerant. Which to me means that's their problem, not yours. But know, at the very least, that one person here values what you have to say.

[b:63f5d931e1] did I mention Garfield kicks ass?[/b:63f5d931e1]

I just couldn't resist...

[b:63f5d931e1] xita and warduke are sooooo coooooolll[/b:63f5d931e1]

[b:63f5d931e1] but none are as cool as G[/b:63f5d931e1]

[i:63f5d931e1] edited because I suck[/i:63f5d931e1]

*edited by xita because I reposted your post here because for some reason the edit warning to your post was appearing at the top of the thread so I deleted it.*

[BBOvenGuy]

It's been a very difficult time these past five months. The very thing we gathered here to celebrate has been taken from us. Some people are more angry about that than others - and that's okay, really. I'm not a lesbian, or even gay, and I know that means there are levels of pain from losing Willow and Tara that I will never feel - but I can be patient with the people who [b:d86ed5a794] are[/b:d86ed5a794] feeling it.

Really, I think it's pretty remarkable that we've managed to stay more or less together all this time. Yes, we've had spats and disagreements and people leaving, but I think a lot of other fan groups would have completely come apart by now. We're not perfect, but we're doing a pretty good job.

[VampiraJen]

aww...that was sweet...and yes, garfield does indeed kick ass

[urnofosiris]

And I would kick the ass -in a nice way of course- of whoever told you to fuck off, if I missed that then I have been in remiss, but you posted on the Kitten 19 times according to the never to be known to fail search option, and not in the more -uhm- volatile threads. I did not see any such posts. I can however imagine that people would disagree with more positive feelings expressed about Joss Whedon given the amount of hurt he caused many of us. However, should you or anyone feel improperly treated by a fellow poster and we have not done anything, you can always email us. There are days which have 500 posts, things slip by, and these are also days where feelings run high still, so anyone can cross some lines at one time or another.

As for Kittens rocking, let me chime in and say aye to that. Nothing wrong with sticking some compliments up one's own arse from time to time, heh heh. Seriously though, this is a great place to be for many, though obviously not for all, but you see what you get, the main interest of this board has never been a secret. I have found here what I was looking for, a place to share WT goodness and to learn more about and share GLBT and personal issues. I have also found real friends here. We have Xita to thank for this place, she founded it with Zelda, but without her it never would have grown into the place it is today. I know how much time and effort she puts into it so we can enjoy it. It is by no means easy to run a place with so many different people from all over the world, but the diversity of the Kittens also makes this board interesting and of course it provides one with possible places to stay when one who happens to reside in Europe plans on vacationing in the US *cough*hint*cough*.

[VampiraJen]

Awww...sense the love in the room...and i mean that in a non sarcastic way. I love you guys

[magickalbear]

We try to be pretty lovable.. After all, we *are* just little ole purring kittens

And yes, I'm here to chime in with the "I love you guys" as well. I've been having a meltdown the past few days within my family and loads of y'all have been really supportive over on the General Comfort Island (replete with Comforting Dancing Girls I dare Joss to top that one!)
you are all a bunch of who have my undying and deserve ...







a round of applause (if this worked out right that is )

you all

Magickal Bear



edited to add: ok, so it didn't work out right.. I was hoping to have the little guys all end up in a hollow circle.. will have to try again apparently. Ok, so now I can't figure out how to disable the left justify.. ugh. Oh well. you get the idea anyways

[xita]

Kittens rock, you guys make it really awesome. I am honestly shocked at how many have stuck around through the tough times. It is a testament to the community and I know believe this is bigger than Buffy. I think part of me expected the majority to flee after Tara's murder. I am happy that it did not work out that way and I am proud of all of us.

[b:610db38522] bowieninberlin[/b:610db38522] Please mail me the code to your sig pretty please! I believe the code isn't right because when your post is edited the edit warnign shows up at the top of the thread. I am going to go disable your sig and see if that helps. If you don't see this, I'll bug you in chat

*edited to add, I disabled your sig and that helped so I am pretty sure the code in your sig is ... buggy. So send it in a text file please

[Zahir al Daoud]

Just tossing in a couple of pennies to note that here is a rare and extremely special place. What made it that is partly because of the extraordinary confluence of events--the ones that created Willow and Tara (Seth Green leaving the show, Amber Benson being cast, etc.). But even more wonderous was the community that grew up here.

As wonderful as the Mods are and have been (and oh yes they have oh so much) it is everybody else here that deserves the most credit. Xita, Hugin, Dr. G et all have done glories. But it is our community that's the greatest achievement. For that, they only deserve as much credit as any other Kitten.

In other words, Mountains of it!

[Yelowsub]

I absolutely LOVE this site. Although I am generally ignored I know that there are still a lot of people out there who are willing to listen to my rants.

Basically this board had been a place where I can feel that I'm not alone. I'm still in high school but just last year every person who knew about me being bi graduated. So I literally feel like I'm starting over. But when I'm here I can be open about everything in my life, just little things like how I may have been let down one day by something I heard on the tv about homosexuals or really anything else. There are always people out there to listen.

The kittens rock, I tell all of my friends about this website (even though they don't watch Buffy) and about how great the people here are. And how talented the writers are in Pens. I can't say enough about this place.

[VampiraJen]

Oh! Yelowsub (beatles connection?) we'll go ignored together. Although Tommo/ruth responded to a post of mine the other day and i got such a high from it! One of the high ranking kittens responded to one of my posts!

Somewhere between my last post and this one i got very drunk. HAve not decided wither i should scare the cats with my drunkenness or got to bet. am working tomorrow, the latter maybe the best... Hang on, i was watching the lordof the rings, i was near the end...i'll watch that...maybe...or bed...lotr...bed...lotr...bed...ummm....

[bowieinberlin]

No worries about being drunk so early. Between my last post and now I consumed much beer... and it's only 6 p.m. here...

Also, I doubt you guys go unnoticed... I know I usually only reply if I have something vital to say... which I don't really at this moment, but aaaah well...

[VampiraJen]

EARLY??? It's bloody midnight ere! still, i was pissed a few hours ago too...hehehe...

[xita]

Zahir, I agree, it's every kitten that deserves big thanks and appreciation. I am particularly grateful to the long term kittens who have continued to enjoy this place through much turmoil. No it isn't always easy, like Bob said we all get frustrated sometimes but I think this group of people are the kindest folks who are trying to make the world a better place. Thank you kitties!

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Yellowsub and Vampira Jen it's really hard sometimes when there are so many people on the board. Obviously, I tend to respond to names I recognize and usually that ends up being the brave souls who go and chat. It is believe me though not a purposeful or willful ignore. I also tend to respond to opinions I don't like, so sometimes attention isn't such a good thing. But I am glad that overall the board doesn't give this bad feeling. I do try on Pens for instance to reply to all fic, it gets harder and harder, especially because there are so many fics and I am going back to work soon, but I try. I like feeling like people have these threads that they like and feel at home. I think that there are many parts of the board that people can find a place in.

[tommo]

So, my neice threw up on me tonight. There's nothing like holding a two year old in one hand and a great mound of puke in the other to make you want to rush out there and get your tubes tied...

On the topic of the weekend, I'm of the firm belief that Kittens do rock. Yes. See, I've been here from the start and it's at times like this, when the going is rough and the future pretty bleak, that I realise what a tight-knit community we have here. That makes me kind of proud of you lot, for still believing that there's a reason for the board to exist. And it makes it worthwhile coming here as well.

But I've also known Xita from the start, and nobody has put in more effort to keep this board going than she has. She spends an awful lot of time working on the board, moderating and whipping her minions (love you guys). She also puts many hours into being the chat whore I know and love eternally. I mean, that stuff takes hard work and commitment, you know. I think it's a testament to her iron hand in a velvet glove that people keep coming back here, and that we've got as many members as we have, [b:dcbbd65be5] and[/b:dcbbd65be5] that we've raised so much money for the Trevor Project. For me, she's the heart of the board. Without her, there just isn't the point. I remember way back when, when Willow and Tara were just a handhold in a laundry room, and it was the start of something special. It still is, and it's mainly thanks to the commitment of the moderators and also the wonderful people who come here. Yeah, even the trolls. Heh. Because without them, I wouldn't be constantly reminded of what a great board the Kitten is.

Gah, I'm not normally prone to being so nice; I may have to go and faint for a while with the effort. Heh.

So Xita, sweetheart, I love this board. But I love you more.

[VampNo12]

I too am very grateful to have found this amazing community at the Kitten board. As I said before I used to lurk at other boards, but this is the only board that made me comfortable enough to actually post. Really I am so impressed with the "kittens", a truly wonderful group of people who can discuss intelligently on various types of issues, have fun with the "smutty" thoughts, bring comfort when one is in need, and of course the message we are sending with the The Trevor Project. I am just so thankful to Xita as well as the other Mods, for continuing to make this place a "safe-harbor", where I am proud to call myself a kitten!

[tommo]

What? Smutty thoughts? Who? Where?

God, I feel like I'm missing out on something here...