GOODIES > OBSESSION

23 March 2004

YOU KNOW YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH WILLOW AND TARA WHEN...

  1. You think of Willow and Tara 24/7.
  2. You check out the Kitten Board every minute to see if someone has a new post or a new thread. (If you don't know the kitty board, shame on you!)
  3. You watch Buffy even on reruns because you know Willow and Tara are in it.
  4. You buy every single Willow/Tara merchandise available and shout "I.MUST.HAVE.THAT!" as soon as you find a rare item on e-Bay, Amazon, etc.
  5. You retape all the Willow/Tara scenes only and watch it every chance you get.
  6. You've visited all the Willow/Tara websites ever created.
  7. You've visited all the Aly/Amber websites ever created.
  8. All you do is write W/T fanfic, PG or otherwise.
  9. You buy any magazine that has a small picture or a snippet about W/T and or Aly/Amber.
  10. You talk about Willow and Tara all the time to your friends, girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, co-workers, family, etc. and all they do is roll their eyes.
  11. You buy clothes similar to what Willow and Tara are/were wearing.
  12. You've read all the W/T fanfic out there so you re-read everything again until there are new ones.
  13. You've named your pet (insert animal here) Willow or Tara
  14. You've named your cat Miss Kitty Fantastico.
  15. (To the women) You've named your breasts: Willow and Tara.
  16. You've memorized all the lines Willow and Tara ever said since they met.
  17. You've memorized all the episode titles Willow and Tara have ever been in, in chronological order.
  18. You've told your younger sister/brother, nephew, niece or anyone under 8 years old that there are real stars named: "The Big Pineapple," "Li'l Pile o'Crackers," "Moose getting a sponge bath," and "Short man looking uncomfortable."
  19. You've created a Willow/Tara shrine in your room and always light a scented "extra flamey" candle in their honour.
  20. You listen to "I can't take my eyes off you" every hour, on the hour and never get tired of it.
  21. You've re-watched "The Body" a million times just to see 'the kiss'.
  22. You've retaped "the kiss" several times in one video so you don't have to keep rewinding and playing all the time.
  23. You've re-read "Wanna Blessed Be" several times just to see Willow and Tara in comic form.
  24. You've come up with a good excuse to turn down a date on a Tuesday night because you don't wanna miss watching (and recording) Willow and Tara on Buffy.
  25. You've researched and read every book on 'witchcraft' just to keep up with the W/T spells.
  26. You've joined every W/T newsgroup, message board, mailing list, etc. to keep abreast with all W/T spoilers, topics and discussions.
  27. You've decided to move to L.A. because you wanna see a glimpse of Aly/Amber during one of their shootings/filmings.
  28. You change your W/T desktop everyday.
  29. You have a folder on your desktop with all images, articles, links, sounds, etc. that deal with W/T and/or Aly/Amber.
  30. You have a favourites folder devoted only to Willow and Tara sites.
  31. You have a favourites folder devoted only to Alyson Hannigan sites.
  32. You have a favourites folder devoted only to Amber Benson sites.
  33. You've changed your car's licence plate to: WILLTARA.
  34. You've memorized and can sing "Under Your Spell" without any hitch.
  35. You've memorized Tara's dance steps while singing "Under Your Spell."
  36. You're excited to watch "Family," "Hush," or "New Moon Rising" being aired on tv again eventhough you've seen it a million times.
  37. You've taken down notes on how many loving touches, glances, 'i love you's', etc. that Willow and Tara have ever made since they met.
  38. You dream about Willow and Tara atleast once a week.
  39. You reenact Willow crying when you take a shower.
  40. You know how many minutes Willow and Tara's scenes are in every episode and which scene is the longest.
  41. Someone asks you: How do you do that? You always answer: Magic!
  42. You know which episode and season a Willow or a Tara dialogue came from.
  43. You always make doodles of Willow's and Tara's name, create heartshapes which says: Willow + Tara, Willow & Tara, Willow loves Tara and/or Tara loves Willow.
  44. You've created a scrapbook of photos, articles, magazine cut-outs, etc. of Willow/Tara and/or Amber/Aly.
  45. You buy the most high tech and expensive printer so you could print lots of Willow and Tara photos and screen caps which you've acquired from the web.
  46. You buy a vcr with a slo-mo feature so you could scrutinize all Willow and Tara details in all their episodes and check out all the things you've missed (e.g. spit exchange from the kiss, back rub and Tara bump from OMWF, etc.)
  47. You repeat "Willow loves Tara, Tara loves Willow" several times while breathing deeply and thinking of all their sweet moments together to relieve stress and fatigue.
  48. You write your thoughts and feelings regarding Willow and Tara in your diary/journal everyday.
  49. You never get tired of eating chicken breasts at home or at a restaurant.
  50. You often want to shout "I.OWE.YOU.PAIN" whenever you hear the name 'Glory'.
  51. You've recorded all the W/T smoochies from the ep "Seeing Red" (except the ending) in a 2-hr video tape over and over and you watch it daily.
  52. You go to church just so you could light a candle for Tara.
  53. Your daily breakfast menu include: pancakes (funny shapes *and* rounds,) bagels, eggs and coffee.
  54. You bought both a brown and a black leather jacket because it looks pretty much like Tara's.
  55. Your friends think you're ignoring them because when they're talking to you, you're trying to answer them telepathically.
  56. Butterflies and bats have a whole new meaning.
  57. You owe money to the library for not returning the books about witchcraft or witches/wicca, magic, etc.
  58. You stay up very late (like 2 a.m.) so you could tape "Family" or "New Moon Rising" or "Tough Love," etc. all over again without the commercials even if you have several copies already.
  59. You have a list of how many minutes/seconds a W/T scene/moment was shown in every episode they're in. (Example: Entropy kiss: 13 seconds, Family kitty story: 1 minute 40 seconds, etc.)
  60. "If you want to go out sometime... for coffee, food, kisses and gay love?" is now your pick-up line.
  61. The time is 10:00 a.m. and you always have this big grin on your face.
  62. You never miss an episode of Spongebob Squarepants.
  63. You've cursed the name "Warren" a million times.
  64. You have tons of binders of printed W/T fanfic.
  65. You have a "special binder" of printed W/T NC-17 fanfic.
  66. You have a "special folder" for all W/T music videos downloaded fr the 'net.
  67. You have a picture of Aly and Amber in your wallet and when people ask you who they are, you say they're your bestfriends.
  68. You have the VCR playing your W/T videos while doing household chores like vacumming, cleaning the bathrooms, cooking, etc.
  69. You buy a kitten because she looks exactly like Miss Kitty Fantastico and see no. 14.
  70. You cry when someone mentions "shirt".
  71. You check Aly and Amber's horoscopes everyday.
  72. You and your partner often reenact W/T's kisses from The Body to Seeing Red.
  73. You've made Under Your Spell your lullaby every night.
  74. You attend all conventions where Aly and Amber are guests.
  75. You have tantrums for days when you lose a bid on a W/T or Aly/Amber item on e-Bay.
  76. You've adorned your room with all Willow/Tara and/or Aly/Amber photos, posters, etc.
  77. You watch Aly's opening credits every single time just to see all W/T moments.
  78. You relive W/T scenes by visiting this site everyday. (Shameless plug, heh.heh.)
  79. You do the snoopy dance whenever you see the names 'Willow' or 'Tara' on street posts, malls, signs, etc.
  80. You persuade your family and friends to watch Buffy just because of Willow and Tara.
  81. You use or incorporate W/T dialogue in everyday conversations: Ex. "Hello, gay now" becomes "Hello, upset now!", or "I feel like a witch in a magic shop" becomes "I feel like a kid in a candy shop"... etc.
  82. You've renovated your basement/attic to put all your W/T or Aly/Amber memorabilia 'cause there's no more space in your room.
  83. You finish a box of kleenex after viewing all the W/T scenes in one sitting (around 8 hours or so.) ;o)
  84. You have a separate photo album of all Amber, Aly and W/T images acquired from the 'net (or E-bay), conventions, friends, family, etc.
  85. You shudder just by the mention of "window".
  86. You never remove your white christmas lights because it reminds you of Tara's dorm room.
  87. You have a whole box of Aly and Amber videos/DVDs consisting of movies they have appeared in. (e.g.: "My Stepmother is an Alien"; "King of the Hill", "American Pie 1 & 2"; "Prime Gig", etc.)
  88. You have printed photos of W/T's kisses (The Body, Entropy, Seeing Red) in your wallet, journal, calendar book, address book, etc.
  89. You hesitate to sit in a park bench for fear of seeing Glory sitting beside you. ;o)
  90. You check out thrift shops to find clothes and shoes that match Willow and Tara's.
  91. You create a CD that has all songs which remind you of Willow and Tara and you play it every chance you get.
  92. You install a graphics software on your computer so you could make lots of Willow and Tara wallpapers.
  93. You install a video editing software on your computer so you could make lots of Willow and Tara videos.
  94. Your cellphone has "Under Your Spell" as its ring tone. ;o)
  95. You spend hours in a bookstore skimming all the magazines looking for pictures or articles about Aly or Amber.
  96. You have a fave W/T music video and you watch it every night for several times before going to bed.
  97. You have a fave W/T fanfic and you read it every night before going to sleep.
  98. You suddenly laugh out loud in the subway or bus (with questioning stares from commuters) coz you remembered a hysterical W/T moment in a fanfic you read the night before.
  99. You treat your W/T memorabilia and fanfics like GOLD. ;o)
  100. You imagine Willow and Tara wearing gorgeous dresses or gowns that you see being displayed at the mall.
  101. You beg your pregnant sister, aunt, cousin, relative or friend to name her child Willow, Tara, Alyson or Amber if it's a girl.
  102. You're smiling all day 'coz you found a new picture of Amber and/or Aly that you've never seen yet on the 'net or a magazine.
  103. You stare at your newly downloaded W/T screensaver for hours.
  104. You snap at your kid sister (or brother) for borrowing your W/T comic book/s without asking your permission.
  105. You recreate your college dorm room (or bedroom) like that of Tara's.
  106. You fight with a customer over one sweater in a sale at the mall coz it looks like Willow's in a Season 5 episode.
  107. You tell the lady at a beauty parlor to cut/make your hair like Willow's or Tara's by showing them a picture of it. ;o)
  108. You tell the lady at a beauty parlor to dye your hair like Willow's or Tara's hair color.
  109. People couldn't guess who you are when you decide to dress up as Willow or Tara during Halloween.
  110. You spend great lengths in researching and going to places in your area that have Willow or Tara streets, roads and signs and spend an entire day taking pictures. ;o)
  111. Your partner, roommate or family members get tired of pancakes, bagels and "sassy" eggs and plead with you to change the breakfast menu, but you decline 'coz you just don't want to. ;o)
  112. You write their names while pouring syrup on your pancakes.
  113. You scribble their names on the bookshelf that has dust on it before wiping it down. ;o)
  114. You quiz your friends or co-workers on endless W/T trivia.
  115. You go to the pound just to look at kittens, dolphins, camels and of course a half-camel.
  116. Your parents ask you what you want to be when you grow up and you say: "I want to be a lesbian witch" or a "lesbian/gay type lover."
  117. You complain to the proper authorities that Amber Benson didn't get a Tony Award for "Under Your Spell."
  118. You can recite a whole W/T episode, i.e. Family, New Moon Rising or Tough Love.
  119. You legally change your name to Willow, Tara, Alyson or Amber (even if you're a guy).
  120. You find yourself imitating their personality or mannerisms, eg Willow's different colored pens or Tara's half-smile.
  121. You have a W/T poster (which you made yourself from pics off the 'net) on the wall in front of your bed so they're the first thing you see in the morning.
  122. You listen carefully to the lyrics of a new song you hear on the radio to see if it reminds you of W/T.
  123. Someone says either "Willow" or "Tara," and all your friends and/or family look at you.
  124. You type a word starting with "W" or "T" and you end up typing "willow" or "tara" unconsciously.
  125. You ran up to complete strangers, hug and kiss them just because they're wearing W/T t-shirts.
  126. You say your prayers and ask God to bless them even if they're fictional characters.
  127. Everytime you hear the words "it's complicated," you automatically finish it with "because of Tara."
  128. You frantically try to invent a time machine so you can go back in time to get W/T merchandise when it was still new.
  129. You have over 500 MB on your hard drive that stores anything remotely associated with them or Alyson and Amber.
  130. Your face becomes vein-y, your hair, eyes and clothes turn black and thunder bolts shoot out of your fingertips when you get distraught.
  131. You get rid of all your "blue shirts".
  132. You have a bumper sticker on your car that says: "I'm sorry I didn't go to church today. I was busy practicing witchcraft and becoming a lesbian."
  133. You dye your cat's fur so it will look like Miss Kitty Fantastico's.
  134. You play the "Under Your Spell" song so much, your family or partner kicks you out of the house.
  135. You have a cauldron, books on magical spells, ingredients and recipes of potions even if you're not wiccan.
  136. Every time you watch a movie about witchcraft, you create a cross-over fanfic about it or maybe suggest the story to a fanfic writer.
  137. You're introduced to someone named Glory or Warren, you think about ways on how to make them pay for what they did to Tara. ;o)
  138. You're confronted with a dilemma, the first thing you ask yourself is: "What would Willow and Tara do?"
  139. Every kitten in a pet store is Miss Kitty Fantastico to you. ;o).
  140. You trade Aly and Amber videos or memorabilia with other W/T fans.
  141. You embroider the names "Willow and Tara" on your underwear.
  142. You collect signatures so Willow and Tara can have their own chocolate bar.
  143. You jump and dance for joy just because there's a special documentary about wiccas on television.
  144. You buy a Playstation so you could see the video game version of Willow and Tara in "Chaos Bleeds." ;o)

    contributed by Elaine (Thanks!)
  145. You have Tara and Willow tattoos.
  146. You spend $1200 to buy a notebook computer just so you can get online to keep up with all the W/T websites when you're out of town.
  147. I won't mention the part about watching W/T tapes as an aphrodisiac. :)

    contributed by Sheila (Thanks!)
  148. Your computer's wallpaper show the same two faces in oh so many different and gorgeous pictures for the whole year.
  149. You have the OMWF songs recorded several times in a cassette in your car, and you rewind it endless times when "Under Your Spell" ends.
  150. W&T fanfic is like oxygen.
  151. Your passwords vary from extraflamey to willowhand to misskitty to vixen to...
  152. Just looking at Willow or Tara's hairstyle, you can tell what season *and* what part of the season is that scene.
  153. Eggs will never be just eggs again.
  154. ...the same with candles.
  155. You now know that "spell" can also mean... oh so many things.
  156. You try to ask for funny shapes at IHOP (for non-Americans, it's a restaurant, the "International House of Pancakes")
  157. You know that the Doll's-eye is not really part of a doll.
  158. The Kitten Board is your startup page on Netscape/Explorer.
  159. You already have a name for your future cat.
  160. If someone stutters or babbles close to you, you know where your mind go.
  161. You used to like little rats. Not anymore.
  162. You get angry with the witch stereotype in Halloween.
  163. You will never look at Greek writings the same way EVER again.
  164. "Lover's name"-hand is now an important part of your vocabulary.
  165. Half-camels sound like cute animals.
  166. You ROTFL when you heard any joke about insect reflection.
  167. When you look at the stars... you just can't help it... big pineapple, moose getting a sponge bath, short man looking uncomfortable.
  168. You want to be strong like an Amazon.
  169. You're afraid of big black eyes.
  170. One word that makes you smile: "tinkerbell".
  171. One word that makes you shiver: "forget".
  172. Magic has a wonderful, deep new meaning in your life.

    contributed by Sweet Lemon (Thanks!)
  173. You quote W&T often....-too often.
  174. You watch every movie which stars Amber and Alyson.
  175. You've named your pet/s after Tara and Willow.
  176. It'll never ever be the same to go to a fair.

    contributed by Gwyneth (Thanks!)
  177. You watch "the kiss" from Entropy several times daily (and know all the words to the scene off by heart).

    contributed by Deb (Thanks!)
  178. You've renamed "Seeing Red" as "Seeing Bed."

    contributed by the_nurd_Zx     (Thanks!)
  179. Your computer loads up and you have under your spell in the background.
  180. Your family etc think you're strange when you say, "Don't warn the tadpoles" or "There was a half camel" in normal conversation.
  181. You can sing note perfect 'Under your spell' and 'Wish I could stay'.
  182. You want to set up a wicca group.
  183. You worry about ex boyfriends turning up very hairy [or not].
  184. You call your friends Will or Tara.
  185. You sign of e-mails with W/T snuggles.

    contributed by Selenity (Thanks!)
  186. You begin to stutter so you sound just like Tara.
  187. You dye/cut your hair to look like Willow or Tara.
  188. You visit your local humane society, you giggle and ask if there are any dolphins there.
  189. You have a giant print out of Glory on your wall, and you throw various items at it.

    contributed by John D. (Thanks!)
  190. You write poems you dare not show any one else.
  191. You keep writing their names instead of yours.
  192. You recite verbatim every word they have said from any episode when asked to or not.
  193. Your significant other refuses to wear the red or blonde wig ever again.
  194. You shout out Willow/Tara's name at the wrong moment.
  195. You keep visiting this site every day just to get a glimpse of Willow and Tara.
  196. You wish you were Tara/Willow in the kissing scenes (even if you're a man).
  197. You have a closet full of Willow or Tara clothes you will never wear (or fit into!)
  198. You have a 4ft by 2ft poster of Aly & Amber above your bed so you can sleep beneath the stars (them).
  199. You search stalls and shops for T-shirts with their pictures on and buy them even if they are too big or small to wear.
  200. You edit the show so there are only willow and tara in each episode.
  201. You watch the show for gratuitous belly button shots!!! (and edit them to watch later.)
  202. You change your name to Alexis just in case you get to Alyson's wedding and are needed to step in for the groom.


    contributed by gxfan (Thanks!)
  203. You check out all the Aly/Amber sites to see when they might be making a guest appearance on talk shows, cons, award shows, etc.
  204. You seach the internet for pics of recent appearances that Aly/Amber might have made at various events...movie premieres, signings, cons, award shows, etc. just to see what they're wearing. ;-)
  205. Every time you use the word "chance," it makes you think of Amber's film: "CHANCE."


    contributed by Brooke (Thanks!)
  206. You lick your poster of Willow and Tara.

    contributed by macmott (Thanks!)
  207. You said yes to all these things on this big list.
  208. You beat someone up if they make fun of Willow and Tara.
  209. You only watch BTVS for the Willow and Tara scenes.

    contributed by Joie     (Thanks!)
  210. You download a screen saver program that allows you to use ALL your
    images of Tara, Willow, Tara & Willow and Amber then screen cap the neat
    effects the screen saver makes and use the images created as wallpaper.

    contributed by Katie (Thanks!)
  211. Re: #15 You attempt to make them re-enact scenes.

    contributed by by PunkKitty014 (Thanks!)
  212. You use up 3 cartridges of ink in your printer on JUST W/T pics/dialogue.

    contributed by Lily (Thanks!)
  213. You bought a colour inkjet just so you could make your own W/T t-shirt tranfers.

    contributed by Bob (Thanks!)
  214. You read this whole list and still love willow and tara.

    contributed by Woo Hoo (Thanks!)
  215. You already work 10 hours a day on the computer and as soon as you're done working, you stay on the computer deep into the night looking through all the W/T sites until your eyes go blurry and your fingers give out.

    contributed by Clovelly Vine (Thanks!)
  216. You listen to Michelle Branch's "Goodbye to you" all the time and cry.

    contributed by Sapir (Thanks!)
  217. You start talking to your Willow/Tara wallpaper and imagine it's moving.
  218. When you see someone that looks like Kennedy, you're get angry at her even if you don't know her.
  219. Every time you're bored, you start thinking about Willow and Tara scenes.
If you can think of more W/T obsessions, please let me know. Thanks!