GOODIES > LESSONS

19 January 2004

LIFE LESSONS (or FACTS) I'VE LEARNED FROM WILLOW AND TARA

  1. If you see a real witch, don't run the other way. (Hush)
  2. Everyone is special and essential. (Hush & Family)
  3. Visit your attic. Your grandma might have left you something valuable. (The I in Team)
  4. Don't say no to someone you like if they want to do stuff. (The I in Team)
  5. It's okay to give a friend a family heirloom even if you just met. Who knows it might lead to something special. (The I in Team)
  6. Doing 'something' than nothing with a friend is highly welcomed. (The I in Team)
  7. Always tell a friend if you had a great time with them. (Goodbye Iowa)
  8. If you have a secret, hide it under the bed. (Goodbye Iowa)
  9. If you can't think of the correct word to say something, act it out. (This Year's Girl)
  10. It's okay to use many words to say stuff that little. (Who Are You)
  11. Make a story interesting with sound effects like 'boom', 'twang' or 'poof'. (Hush & Superstar)
  12. Suggest a safe and fun ride with a friend. They'd probably appreciate it. (Where The Wild Things Are)
  13. Get a pet, preferably a cat. (New Moon Rising)
  14. Always be honest about your feelings for another person. (New Moon Rising)
  15. Always ask for advice regarding a problem. (New Moon Rising)
  16. Let someone go if it will make them h-h-happy. (New Moon Rising)
  17. Always use 'extra flamey' candles when there's a black out. (New Moon Rising)
  18. Don't keep secrets from your bestfriend. (Primeval)
  19. Never worry when you're with your loved one. (Restless)
  20. It's okay to give up on men altogether. (Buffy Vs. Dracula)
  21. It is 'not' okay to say out loud that other people are sexy in front of your girlfriend or boyfriend. (Buffy Vs. Dracula)
  22. Don't be afraid to confess you're an outsider. (Real Me)
  23. It's better to light a candle than curse the damn darkness. (Out of My Mind)
  24. Try and tell a story to your partner before bedtime. (Family)
  25. Don't be afraid to tell jokes even if people don't understand it sometimes. (Family)
  26. Families always make you crazy. (Family)
  27. People in love are always a little crazy. (Family)
  28. Consider your friends your family. (Family)
  29. Defend your friends against enemies when needed. (Family)
  30. Don't judge a person if their family is insane because they might grow up differently. (Family)
  31. Japanese commercials are weird. (Listening to Fear)
  32. Stars don' t exist anymore because in the time it takes for the light to reach earth, it had died and exploded already. (Listening to Fear)
  33. There are stars named Canis Minor and Cassiopia. (Listening to Fear)
  34. It's easier and fun to remember silly names for stars. (Listening to Fear)
  35. If you're in disagreement with another person, work it out by talking. (Triangle)
  36. Things always happen for a reason. (Triangle)
  37. Be happy for couples in love. (Triangle)
  38. Be proud and honest of who you are. If you're happy and you know it... clap your hands. [Sorry, got carried away. ;o)] (Checkpoint)
  39. Birthdays without boyfriends are okay and fun. (Blood Ties)
  40. Always have change handy in case your girlfriend (or boyfriend) needs a quick snack from the vending machine. (Crush)
  41. Check your spelling online. If not, other people will get depressed. (I Was Made To Love You)
  42. Everyone wants a nice normal person to share with. (I Was Made To Love You)
  43. When you're full, ask your girlfriend/boyfriend to rub your tummy. (The Body)
  44. Purple means royalty. (The Body)
  45. Be strong like an amazon when confronted with a dilemma. (The Body)
  46. Always be there to support friends or family during their grief. (The Body)
  47. Always make a place in your heart for someone who died. (Forever)
  48. Magic (of any form) can't be used to alter the natural order of things. (Forever)
  49. Death is painful but it is a part of nature. (Forever)
  50. Always have a journal. Life goes by fast. If you don't write it down, a lot of it just gets lost. (Forever)
  51. Ask if you said something wrong because you might say it again often and in public. (Tough Love)
  52. Don't sit alone in a park bench. (Tough Love)
  53. Trust a loved one (or someone) with your life. (Tough Love)
  54. Take care of a loved one even if they won't recover from an illness. (Tough Love)
  55. Don't hurt the horsies. (Spiral)
  56. Breakfast (especially pancakes) makes all things better. (Bargaining)
  57. Your bedroom is the room where you don't have to be brave. If you're worried, you can be worried. (Afterlife)
  58. Always say sorry if you bump into someone. (Life Serial)
  59. It is sweet when you serenade your girlfriend/boyfriend with a love song. (Once More With Feeling)
  60. It's natural if you levitate while making love. ;o) (Once More With Feeling)
  61. Don't ever mess around with your girlfriend's (or boyfriend's) memory. (Tabula Rasa)
  62. When you're in a relationship, you and your partner should always decide together. (Tabula Rasa)
  63. There's always a reason why your girlfriend/boyfriend leaves you. (Tabula Rasa)
  64. A big movie and a milkshake afterwards is always fun. (Smashed)
  65. Remember to always eat green - leafy green and not gummy green. (Smashed)
  66. It's always best to give up an addiction no matter how good it feels. (Wrecked)
  67. Always stretch out first before dancing. (Dead Things)
  68. It's okay to hide in your room and cry if your girlfriend/boyfriend leaves you. (Older and Far Away)
  69. Don't give in to someone who's forcing you to do something that you don't want to. In short, just say no. (Older and Far Away)
  70. A good pick up line would be: "I was wondering, maybe, if you want to go out sometime... for coffee, food, kisses and gay love?" (Normal Again)
  71. Sometimes things fall apart and you can never put them back the way they were. (Entropy)
  72. Friends are nice. (Entropy)
  73. Living with a house full of family or sharing a room with someone you are "friends" with is not the same as living in a dorm. (Entropy)
  74. Mornings always happen after the moon goes down. (Seeing Red)
  75. When people have such strong feelings for each other, it's sometimes complicated. (Seeing Red)
  76. Making up with your girlfriend/boyfriend is always the best part. (Seeing Red)
  77. Better not get used to wearing clothes after making love for days. (Seeing Red)
  78. Do not stand too close to a second floor window. (Seeing Red)

    contributed by The vamp nurd ZX (Thanks!)
  79. Ex-boyfriends turning up is not a good idea. (New Moon Rising)
  80. You're wonderful when your boy/girlfriend looks at you. (Two To Go)
  81. Kissing someone else is not a good idea. (The Killer In Me)
  82. Red eyes aren't a good thing. (Villains)

    contributed by Kris the Viking (Thanks!)
  83. True Love is truly beautiful no matter if you're straight or gay. (New Moon Rising).
  84. There are a zillion heavenly dimensions in the after-life.(Tabula Rasa)
  85. Real Wiccans are more about spells and magicks and less about bake sales and social events. (Hush)
  86. Evil forces at work can cause rose plucking spells to go kablooey. (A New Man)
  87. Irony’s kinda ironic. (The I In Team)
  88. Its OK not to be so good at face punching and violence. (This Year’s Girl)
  89. Its nice to have something/someone who’s just you know, yours. (Who Are You?)
  90. Shy people with tough childhoods can still grow up amazing people and find love.
    (New Moon Rising & Family)
  91. Not everything is in the books. (Shadow)
  92. Teleportation spells can have nasty side effects. (Crush)
  93. A quarrel with your loved one isn’t the end of the world. (Tough Love)
  94. Nobody messes with Tara’s girl. (Bargaining)
  95. Magick shouldn’t be used needlessly. (All The Way)
  96. Once you fall for Willow, you stay fallen. (Normal again)
  97. Wonderful people can die meaningless and absurd deaths too. (Seeing Red)
  98. When the one you love dies an abrupt and brutal death it can make you insane with grief and anger. (Villains)
  99. Even the Slayer couldn’t force the greatest Wicca in the world to end her vendetta. (Villains)
  100. The meaning of just wrath and vengeance. (Villains)
  101. Running and tricks are no good when a wiccan warrior who wants youre head is tracking you down. (Villains)
  102. The pain of brutally losing one’s love is never-ending and will follow you from there on end. (Seeing Red, Villians, Two To Go, etc.)
  103. When your girlfriend/boyfriend look at you, you’re wonderful. (Two To Go)
  104. Visiting and taking care of the graves of loved ones is important. (Help)
  105. Don’t listen to dead people who tells you bad things and encourages suicide. (Conversations With Dead People)
  106. Willow & Tara should have been forever. (The Killer In Me)