NERD ALERT! 2/9/04: All I ever needed to know...

[S'ewing S'cubie]

Karen wrote:

Thanks, Sue! So, did Lindsey walk out that door? If he did, maybe he took a better offer.

Weren't we going to do a Nerd Alert where we could list all the Jossverse lessons we've learned. He's certainly hit us over the head with some of them quite a few times.

Diane - what about it? Or has this been done before and I missed it?

No, Karen. It's not been done. And since we always aim to please (I could use better aim, but hey...) here it is.

So, little ones, curl up in your crypts and tell us what, after all this time, has Father Joss taught you?

As always, penmanship and spelling don't count, but original thoughts always do.

[S'ewing S'cubie]

Some of my lessons have been:

1. Relationships always go sour.
2. It's always about the power
3. Problems are not fixed in an hour
4. Don't climb the crazy-people tower.


Sorry. Couldn't resist.

Diane
*Oh yeah, forgot one: 5. How to pronounce "vamPYRE."*

[SpringSummers]

All I Ever Needed to Know, I learned on BtVS:

1) There is Evil in the world.

2) Love overcomes all, if you let it.

3) Billy Idol got his look from Spike.

4) Communication is important.

5) Hot, frequent, long-lasting and wildly satisfying sex, with a drop-dead gorgeous bad-boy, is a sure-fire cure for major depression. (Wait. I already knew that one . . . but still, it was good to see it validated. )

[Nickim]

1. Nothing is as simple at it seems
2. Romantic love stinks, but it's still great while it lasts
3. Having friends is the most important achievement in life
4. Life is hard--didn't really need Joss for that one ;D
5. You never get to stop fighting, but sometimes you get a little bit of rest between battles

[Anne, Old S'cubie Cat]

1. Research is important.
2. There really are more rebellious teenagers than mine out there.
3. Fire bad, tree pretty (good for all occasions)

[raenstorm]

As my sig can attest, I have many of these but here are some of my faves:

1. Nice guys don't always finish last.
2. In this place, the journey is all and death is the final challenge.
3. Don't let them make you play their game. You gotta make them play yours.
4. Religion: freaky.
5. There is no problem that can not be solved with chocolate.
6. The stake is not the power.
7. Life is about choices.
8. All monkeys are French.
9. Power alone isn't enough.
10. Okay, it's, it's bills, it's money. It's pieces of paper sent by bureaucrats that we've never even met. It's not like it's the end of the world.
11. Wheel never stops turning. You're up, you're down ... it doesn't change what you are.
12. The road to redemption is a rocky path.
13. Take crap from no one.

[Julia, wrought iron-y]

Rae said:

As my sig can attest, I have many of these but here are some of my faves:

1. Nice guys don't always finish last.
2. In this place, the journey is all and death is the final challenge.
3. Don't let them make you play their game. You gotta make them play yours.
4. Religion: freaky.
5. There is no problem that can not be solved with chocolate.
6. The stake is not the power.
7. Life is about choices.
8. All monkeys are French.
9. Power alone isn't enough.
10. Okay, it's, it's bills, it's money. It's pieces of paper sent by bureaucrats that we've never even met. It's not like it's the end of the world.
11. Wheel never stops turning. You're up, you're down ... it doesn't change what you are.
12. The road to redemption is a rocky path.
13. Take crap from no one.

The choice isn't always between the clearly good and the obviously evil, but you have to make choices to accomplish anything.

If nothing we do matters, then eveything matters.

Julia, Existentialism R ME

[Karen]

There are so many good ones! I'll have to stop back later to add more, but my favorites from both BtVS and Angel are:

Angel:

1. If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do, and the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world.

2. There are no absolutes. No right and wrong. There are only choices.


Buffy:

1. The hardest thing in this world ... is to live in it.

2. It's not about who's right or wrong. It's about who has the power.

3. Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear, but without passion, we'd be truly dead.

Both:

1. Vengeance will have a price.
2. Happiness has a price.
3. Friends are important.
4. Shoes and shopping are a couple of the joys of living.
5. Singing will reveal your soul.
6. There's always an apocalypse.
7. There is always a price to pay with you mess with the powers of darkness.
8. Shoes Hank: She was just, I don't know, um... distant. Not brooding or sulking, just... there was no connection. The more time we spent together, the more I felt like she was nowhere to be seen.

JOYCE: Hence the shoes?

Hank: I may have overcompensated a little bit.

---

Spike: I'm drowning in footwear.

CORDELIA: Oh, I would *kill* to live in L.A. That close to that many shoes?

[Sue]

1. "You look at something and you think you know exactly what you're seeing, and then you find out it's something else entirely. "

2. "Love isn't brains, children, it's blood... (clasps his chest) blood screaming inside you to work its will."

more later

[thelittlestvampire]

All I ever needed to know about fashion....

1. From Angel- If your fighting the forces of darness, you're going to need a gel with hold.
2. From Harmony- A bargain's a bargain, even if you're just going to kill the clerk.
3. From Spike- Wear sensible shoes. If you don't, how do you ever hope to outrun monsters in a dark alley?
4. From Willow- Less Killey, more Frilly!
5. From Wes- A little darkness and a good coat makes everyone hotter.
6. From Gunn- Sometimes the clothes do make the man.
7. From Lorne- No human can pull off a shiny green suit.
7. From Cordy- Too much to list here.

TLV

[Alice]

There’s always more.

In the end, we all are who we are, no matter how much we may appear to have changed.

Patches never work.

We can choose to have the power.

Smart women are sexy.

There's always consequences.

Love can save the world, but sometimes you just need a big ole homemade bomb.

Scythe matters.

Every now and then, people surprise you.

Love's a funny thing.

[Dev(Rob)]

someone has to fight the good fight!

[LadyDi]

1. Life isn't bliss.

2. The phrase "Who ya gonna call?" will never be usable again.

3. [Spike's] the strongest warrior we've got.