Spike: Never much for small talk, were you? Always too busy trying to perfect that brooding block-of-wood mystique. God, I love that.
Angel: Not as much as I loved your nonstop yammering.
Spike: The way you always had to be the big swingy, swaggerin' around, barkin' orders...
Angel:Never listening...
Spike: Always interrupting...
Angel: And your hair. What color do they call that, radioactive?
Spike: Never much cared for you, Liam, even when we were evil.
Angel: Cared for you less.
Spike: Fine.
Angel: Good....there was one thing about you...
Spike: Really?
ANGEL: Yeah, I never told anybody about this, but I...I liked your poems.
Spike: You like Barry Manilow.

From the episode "Hellbound".

Happy birthday, James Marsters!


[Fic]
x.Welcome Home by angels3, RPF, Christian Kane/David Boreanaz, NC-17/FRM.
x.Enough by ash_carpenter, Lindsey/Angel, FRM.
x.Take Me As I Am by killerweasel, Lindsey/Angel, NC-17/FRM.
x.A Day Late and a Dollar Short by denyce, RPS, Chris Kane/David Boreanaz, Chris Kane/Jensen Ackles, PG-13/FRT.
x.How It's Gonna Be by meredevachon, Ats/SPN, Lindsey McDonald/Dean Winchester, PG-13/FRT.
x.Aristotle Would Like to Buy a Vowel by caarirose, RPF, Steve Carlson/Chris Kane, PG-13/FRT.
x.Detours, or Three Ways That Angel Avoided a Dead End by strangecreature, Lindsey/Angel, PG-13/FRT.


[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x.Late At Night by angelus2hot, Angel, Doyle.
x.And then there were three by divadea, Willow, Xander, Buffy.
x.Earned by dessert_first, Lindsey.
x.Rain Must Fall by denied_heaven, RPF, David/Chris, R/FRM.
x.Like Skin On Skin by geneli4, RPF, Chris Kane/David Boreanaz/Steve Carlson, FRT.


[Fic Updates]
x.Lazarus Chapter 15 by ash_carpenter, Lindsey/Angel, Lindsey/Spike, FRAO.
x.coda to "Kindred Spirits" Part 5 by nwhepcat, Dawn, Faith, PG/FRT.
x.Toys Part 16b by lit_gal, Xander/Spike, FRM.
x.Spark The Sky Part 1 by nyghtpet, Lindsey/Spike, NC-17/FRM.
x.Willow's Promise Chapter 16 by CaughtNTheQuiet. Willow/Tara. *outside link*


[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x.6 Btvs icons by tigre86.
x.12 Btvs icons by acopyofacopy.
x.Fanart: I'm Game by angelus2hot, Angel, Doyle.
x.CK and DB animated icons by elebridith.
x.Fanvid: Friends Forever by laurtew, Willow, Xander.


[Communities]
x.The sign-up period at fall_for_sx is August 15 - September 21.
x.Prompt 79 at still_grrr ends tomorrow at 7:59pm PST.


[News/Discussion/More]
x.Sneak peek at season 4 of "Bones". *outside link*
x.Speculation After the Cover Reveal of Angel: After the Fall #14 by woman_of_. (spoilery)

August 19, 2008
Anya: What a day. Gimme a beer.

Bartender: I.D.

Anya: I'm eleven hundred and twenty years old! Just gimme a friggin' beer!

Bartender: I.D.

Anya: Gimme a Coke. - from 'Doppelgangland'

[Fic]
x. What's tall and green and has warts all over? by married_n_mich, Buffy, Dean, BtVS/Spn xover, PG
x. New Kind of Same by ubiquirk, Faith, R
x. Testament by beer_good_foamy, Faith, Giles, Wes, Buffy/Spike, PG

[Ficlets and Drabbles]
My three favourite drabbles from those posted thus far at the open_on_sunday challenge include:
Sometimes a metaphor is just a metaphor by twilightofmagic
Fear To by faymeadows
Untitled by cmk418

[Fic Updates]
x. Part 4, Coda to Kindred Spirits by nwhepcat, Dawn, PG
x. Part 8 of Things That Go Bump in the Night by slaymesoftly, Buffy/Spike, NC17

[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x. Buffy/Angel vid by karanna1
x. Buffy wallpaper, banners and icons by dark_amia
x. Art and icons by ms_starlight
x. Becoming Part 2 Pic Spam by happyville

[Communities]
x. Slayer Elite is an "icon challenge community".

[Fic Recs]
x. robas is looking for fic which deals with the meeting between Buffy and Angel after her second death
x. Great big list of Buffy/Spiks fic and sites by aleababe

[News/Discussion/More]
ABC is giving you the chance to vote for television's most dramatic moment and you can vote for Buffy!
x. Finding meaning and fulfillment in 'Buffy'. An article from a teenager printed in Tulsaworld.
x. markeyisapunk examines what might have happened if Angel's vampiric nature had been revealed earlier
x. USA Todays has a chat with Julie Benz.

[Time Machine]
x. Why Buffy Kicked Ass by Virginia Prostrel from 2003 *outside link*

Buffy: I need to talk to you.

Willow: Good. 'Cause I've been letting things fester. And I don't like it. I wanna be fester-free.

Buffy: Yeah. Me, too.

Willow: I mean, don't get me wrong. I-I completely understand why you and Faith have been doing the bonding thing. You guys
work together. You... You should get along.

Buffy: It's more complicated than that.

Willow: But, see, it's that exact thing that-that's just ticking me off! It's this whole 'Slayers only' attitude. I mean, since when wouldn't I understand? You, you talk to me about *everything*. I-it's like all of a sudden I-I'm not cool enough for you because I can't kill things with my bare hands.

(Buffy suddenly bursts into tears.)

Willow: Oh! Oh, Buffy! Don't cry. I'm sorry. I-I was too hard on you. Sometimes I unleash. I-I don't know my own strength. I-i-it's bad. I-I-I'm bad. I'm a bad, bad, bad person. - from 'Consequences'

[Fic]
x. Fragments in Hard Voyages by germaine_pet, Buffy/Spike, Angel/Spike, Buffy/Angel, NC17
x. this is the world, which is round by seraphcelene, Dawn G
x. Three Hundred Sixty-Six Degrees by stoney321, Spike/Dru, NC17
x. The Doldrums by trixiefirecra, Buffy/Angel, R
x. And when you shake the dogs howl by callmesandy, Buffy/Connor,R
x. The Pack by librarian2003, Angel, G
x. Out of Context by faymeadows, Angel/Owen, Angelus/Darla, PG
x. If You Drive Me Back by carlyinrome, Buffy/Angel, PG
x. Whitewash by only_passenger, Spike/Dawn, NC17
x. Every Silver Lining's Got a Touch of Gray by rahirah, Buffy/Spike, R

[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x. Shoot me, Stuff me, Mount me by mythichistorian, Giles, PG
x. Tuesday Night, Sunnydale Style by samsom, Cordy, PG
x. Two times Xander went in the hyena house, and once when he came out by ellan_vannin, Xander, G
x. Red-blooded Male by bruttimabuoni, Xander, PG
x. Impossible Thing by velvetwhip, Willow, G
x. Ficlet by ares132006, Cordy, G
x. I Preserve You Like a Flower Pressed Into My Mind by effulgency, Buffy/Angel, PG
x. Made to Order by deird1, Dawn, Tara, PG

x. Don't forget to check out this week's open_on_sunday drabbles. This week's prompt: rush
(I'll link to my three favourites in tomorrow's edition)


[Fic Updates]
x. Part 7 of Things That Go Bump by slaymesoftly, Buffy/Spike, NC17
x. Coda to 'Kindred Spirits', Part 3, Unburdening by nwhepcat, Dawn, PG
x. Part 1 of Islands Beyond the Ordinary by reremouse, Xander/Connor, NC17

[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x. Vincent Kartheiser in Playboy Fashion spread. Sorry girls- he's fully clothed!
x. Julie Benz photos
x. Misc icons by orangelusik
x. Two wallpapers based on 'The Pack' from seraphcelene
x. Five wallpapers by gabrielleabelle

[Communities]
x. Voting is open at the all human Buffy/Spike community cradle_of_human
The lynnevitational masterlist is posted here

[Fic Recs]
x. helygen offers fic recs
x. clawofcat offers fic recs

[News/Discussion/More]
x. Dr. Horrible sing-alongs in the works
x. stormwreath transcribes Joss's audio commentary from 'Once More With Feeling'.
x. Round nine winners have been announced at the Fang Fetish Awards
x. Interview with Buffy novelist Christopher Golden
x. Share your thoughts on The Harvest at Dusk til Dawn
x. Blogcritics reviews Buffy Omnibus volume 4
x. Afterellen reviews Buffy season eight
x. moscow_watcher reviews Angel #11

[Questions]
x. sporty502 wants to know Can I watch all of Buffy before I start watching Angel?

[Writing]
x. I have no ideas, says darlas_mom What do you do when this happens to you?

[Time Machine]
x. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Greek Hero Revisited by Laurel Bowman, from 2002 *outside link*

Principal Wood: There's only three things these kids understand: the boot, the bat, and the bastinada. It's the -- it's a -- it's a bad joke. It's the bastinada. No one ever knows what that thing is.

Buffy:Wooden rod to slap the soles of the feet in Turkish prisons, but if made with the correct wood makes an awesome Billy club.

Principal Wood: I think you're gonna fit in just fine.

[Fiction, Ficlets, Drabbles]
x. Vast by sockmonkeyhere, Drusilla, Jordy PG

[Graphics and Vids]
x. 5 BtVS wallpapers by gabrielleabelle
x. 27 BtVS icons by lucky_penny01
x. 44 BtVS/AtS icons by yummygraphics
x. Vid: Mortal Kombat by bradcpu


[News, Discussion, Meta, More]
x. eowyn_315 shares some Cordy/Angel meta.
x. Season 2 of Buffy Between the Lines is back with a brand new podcast. (outside link)
x. David Boreanaz does a congratulatory salute to the FBI.
x. Story prompts for weeks 9-12 are up at fantas_magoria. Check it out and join in the fun!

Congratulations to former Sunnydale Herald editor, crazydiamondsue and hubby elcazavampiros who welcomed Baby Jonah this week!

Anya: Dawn may have had the wrong idea in summoning this creature, but ... I've seen some of these underworld child bride deals and, and they never end well. Well, maybe once.



[Fiction, Ficlets, Drabbles]
x. A Night Off by wehavedental, Angel/Cordy, G
x. I Died for Beauty but was Scarce by germaine_pet, Buffy, G
x. The Ugly Truth About Beauty by ellan_vannin, Owen, G
x. We Thirst at First by librarian2003, Angel, G
x. Second Bite at the Cherry by bruttimabuoni, Darla, Angel, R
x. Not Wanted on Journey by mistletoe54, Angel, PG
x. No Time To Lose by chlare, Angel/Wes, NC-17
...and a bonus rerun: The One With the Vampire by tesla321,Friends/BtVS Crossover, Chandler, PG

[Graphics and Vids]
x. 44 BtVS/AtS icons by _yourbestbet_
x. 11 BtVS banners and icons by ms_starlight


[News, Discussion, Meta, More]
x. seraphcelene dissects Never Kiss a Boy on the First Date.
x. Calling all Spanderphiles: Sign ups are now open for fall_for_sx
x. It's August 15th, and James Marsters is getting chatty again. Check out his monthly Q&A. (outside link)
x. According to TWOP, Dawn is still one of the 10 Most Annoying Television Characters. (outside link)
x. eowyn_315 shares some Cordy/Angel meta.

Angel: There is only one thing we can do now.

Cordy: Oh, god. Oh, no.

Wesley: The Karaoke bar.

Gunn: Angel's gonna sing?

Cordy: Isn't there some other way?

Wesley: There has to be. Think, damn it!

Angel: Hey!

From the episode 'Dead End'.


[Fic]
x.Did Freud Wear Earmuffs? by caarirose, RPF, Christian Kane/Steve Carlson, PG-13/FRT.
x.Attention, an Angel: After the Fall story by hawkedup, Illyria, Fred, Angel, Lorne, Groo, PG/FRT.
x.The Muffin Man by married_n_mich, Btvs/Supernatural, Faith/Dean, FRM.
x.Changing History Parts 1-4 by Aerin, post NFA, Spike/Buffy, Spike/Other, Buffy/Other, FRT. *outside link*


[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x.It's Hard To Be A Vampire, When Your Best Friend Is Human by angelus2hot, Cordelia, Harmony.
x.Run, Barney, Run by rosie1234, Btvs/How I Met Your Mother, Barney/Buffy.
x.A Hard Day's Work by margarks, Spike/Xander, FRM.
x.Coda to "Kindred Spirits," part 2 by nwhepcat, Dawn, Faith.
x.I am Vampire, Hear Me Roar by Wolfie Gilmore, Btvs/Twilight, Harmony, Bella, FRT. *outside link*


[Verse]
x.25 sonnets on the Whedonverse by fan_sonneteer.



[Fic Updates]
x.Angels and Demons Episode 20 by cafedemonde & kallie_kat, Ensemble; Angel/Gwen, Willow/Spike , NC-17/FRM.
x.Business As Usual Chapter 23 by lilachigh, Ensemble, Spike, OT, PG-13/FRT.
x.Truth Denied Chapter 22 by perverted_pages, Spike/Xander, NC-17/FRM.
x.The Stray by rngrdead, Spike/Xander, NC-17/FRM.
x.Closure Chapter 14 by eowyn315, Buffy/Spike, NC-17/FRM.
x.After the fall Part 6 by nemo_gravis, Illyria, Ensemble, PG/FRT.


[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x.10 Willow/Tara icons by shaudnly.
x.Fanart: Three Buffyverse wallpapers by ficbitch82.
x.Fanvid: Hope in the Shadow of Doom by dana_chosenart, Buffy/Dean/Sam.


[Communities]
x.darkhavens posts a list of 100 Spike/Xander fic recs chosen by bloodclaim community members.



[News/Discussion/More]
x.Serenity sequel "not happening," says Joss. *outside link*
x.Nathan Fillion scheduled to appear on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson September 2. *outside link*
x.Details and cover for Bones season 3 DVD. *outside link*
x.Buffy/Satsu: A reflection of open-minded sexual ambiguity by After Ellen's Malinda Lo. *outside link*
x.Sneak peek at Alex Garner's gorgeous cover for Angel:After The Fall #13. *outside link*


The most dangerous job in Hollywood is to be the recurring female lead on 'Supernatural'. ~~ Eric Kripke

Angel: She asked me to breakfast.
Wesley: Breakfast. Right. How did you respond?
Angel: Well... of course, I—ahem— ignored it completely, changed the subject, and locked her in a cage.
Wesley: Sorry. What?
Angel: Wes, it wasn't just breakfast. You know, it was, uh... breakfast. I mean, here we had this very good, very platonic thing going on, and then all of a sudden, out of the blue—
Wesley: Are you blind? Angel, there are things called signals. Odorless, yes. Invisible, certainly, but unmistakable, like the ones she's been casting your way for months.
Angel: No. I would have noticed—
Wesley: This isn't just from me. This comes from people who know. This comes from the ladies.
Angel: The ladies?
Wesley: Fred, Harmony... the girls in transcription. As Harmony put it, "Why else would a chick who's coming to spend 3 nights in a jail cell dress like it's her first date?"
Angel: Oh, God. The ladies are right. Nina's down there right now, turning into a werewolf and liking me.

From the episode 'Smile Time'.


[Fic]
x.Never Kill A Boy On The First Date by librarian2003, Angel (Buffy/Angel), PG/FRT.
x.Beggers Riding by tesla321, Btvs, Spike/Willow, Ensemble, PG/FRT. *repost*
x.Water Lilies by snowpuppies, Willow/Tara, Giles, Xander, Dawn, PG/FRT.


[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x.Never Kill a Boy on the First Date by lycomingst, Angel.
x.Never Been to Me by cobalt_mystic, Spike.
x.So Much Loss by divadea, Dawn.
x.She Always Wanted to Be Harriet the Spy by ubiquirk, Dawn, Tara.
x.Coda to "Kindred Spirits" by nwhepcat, Dawn/Ethan.


[Fic Updates]
x.Crazy Madcap Redemption 13 by hello_spikey, Drusilla/Spike, FRM.
x.Realizing You Chapter 11 by whenbuffysmiles, Spike/Xander, FRAO.
x.Improvising Atonement Chapter 17 by sevendeadlyfun, Spike/Xander, FRM.
x.Willow's Promise Chapter 15 by CaughtNTheQuiet, Willow/Tara. *outside link*
x.In Harm's Way Chapter 19 by dawnofme, Spike/Buffy, NC-17/FRM.
x.Unfinished Business Chapter 11 by kitty_poker1, Spike/Xander, NC-17/FRM.


{Fic recs]
x.spikess recs A hundred hearts, a Supernatural/Dr. Horrible Gen. Crossover by ultraviolet9a.


[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x.50 Riley icons by angelus2hot.
x.89 Sarah Michelle Gellar icons by sweet_lyri.
x.coffeemakers Podcast: Review/discussion of the episodes "Inca Mummy Girl" and "Reptile Boy".
x.Favid: The Heart Won't Lie by laurtew, Willow/Giles.
x.Various Buffy comic icons by cptlbryant.
x."Never Kill A Boy on the First Date" icons by moscow_watcher.
x.Ats, Amy Acker and Leverage icons by noelia_g.
x.Buffy/Spike icons by secret_vision.


[Communities]
x.Round 62 is open at the Sunnydale Stories Video Awards. *outside link*
x.fics_for_fun Challenge #7 is Who are you and what was that?.



[News/Discussion/More]
x.eowyn315 posts her thoughts on Xander's acceptance of Spike.
x.Joss Whedon to headlines a TechCrunch50 conference in September in San Francisco. *outside link*
x.Poll: Teen sidekicks: Ethics and age, because teenagers are all over fiction by beccaelizabeth.
x.kittyzams asks for advice on selling Buffy comics on ebay.
x.Pointed Fantasies with Pointed Teeth: What's with the Obsession? by Variety columnist Brian Lowry. *outside link*
x.James Marster's website updated with information about a Dragon*Con private party/concert. *outside link*
x.Seth Green may appear in the new season of Heroes. *outside link*
x.molly_may answers Btvs questions posed by chich_c, luciousxander, and queenofdenile.
x.SFX Summer Glau interview. *outside link*
x.Whedonesque discussion thread for Angel: After The Fall #11. *outside link*
x.moscow_watcher reviews Buffy #17 and Spike After the Fall #2. *contains spoilers*
x.Poll: Character Arcs In The Buffyverse, season by season by deirdi.


[Bonus Sites]
x.Searching for Vampires on Craigslist? Try Again.. Buffy, Willow. *outside link*
x.VampiresAndSlayers.net is beginning an ongoing series of behind the scenes posts about Angel the series. Vampires and Slayers: Angel Remembered and Angel Behind The Scenes: Episodes 1.O1-1.02 offers the views of one of the show’s guiding forces, Tim Minear. *outside links-registration required*

Wesley: Of course, training procedures have been updated quite a bit since your day. Much greater emphasis on field work.

Giles: Really?

Wesley: Oh, yes. Not all books and theory nowadays.I have, in fact, faced two vampires myself. Under controlled circumstances, of course.

Giles: Well, no danger of finding those here.

Wesley: Vampires?

Giles: Controlled circumstances. - from 'Bad Girls'

[Fic]
x. Pentimento:52 Moments That Never Happened to Dawn (and One That Probably Will) by nwhepcat, Dawn, PG
x. Have You Ever Been? by clevermonikerr, Buffy/Angel, PG
x. Family (or some bastardization thereof)> by lips_like_candy, Darla, Angel, Spike, Connor, PG
x. California Dreamin' by tesla321, Xander/Dawn, PG *this is a repost*


[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x. Stranger Things Have Happened by killerweasel, Lindsey, Dr Horrible, Capt. Hammer, Angel/Dr Horrible xover, PG
x. Seeing Things by eowyn_315, Spike/Xander, PG
x. Sticky Situations by ares132006, Giles, PG
x. Karma's a Bitch by firsts_chosen_1, Caleb, PG
x. Water Lilies by snowpuppies, Willow/Tara, PG

My three favourite drabbles from those posted thus far at the open_on_sunday challenge include:
Why Does It Speak When No One Listens by mabus101
Blattidae by sp23
Tender Flesh by twilightofmagic


[Fic Updates]
x. Part 2 of The Destroyer, the Connor virtual spinoff.

[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x. Pictures of Julie Benz from the 'Clothes Off Our Back Foundation' charity event
x. Season six icons by hermionesparkle

[Communities]
x. gobeheros, a band new icon challenge commmunity

[Fic Recs]
x. spiralleds offers fic recs

[News/Discussion/More]
x. Dusk Til Dawn begins their re-watch of Buffy

[Questions]
x. faymeadows asks Who's got 'Owenosity'?
x. haruki asks have you ever re-watched seasons 1-3 and thought "Lord they were all so young..."

[Time Machine]
x. Angel character arcs through 'Shells' - by minnow1212 - originally posted April 2004

Willow: Are you okay?

Xander: Tip-top, really. If anyone sees my spine laying around, just try not to step on it.

Buffy: Xander, one of these days, you're gonna get yourself hurt.

Faith: Or killed.

Buffy: Or both. A-and, you know, with the pain and the death, maybe you shouldn't be leaping into the fray like that. M-maybe you should be... fray-adjacent.

Xander: Excuse me? Who, at a crucial moment, distracted the lead demon by allowing her to pummel him about the head?

Faith: Yeah. That was real manly how you shrieked and all.

Xander: I think you'll find that was more of a bellow. from 'The Zeppo'

[Fic]
x. Correspondence Unsent by resolute, PG, no pairings

[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x. Three drabbles about Never Kill a Boy on the First
Date by bruttimabuoni
x. Fiery Emerald by nwhepcat 4 Dawn drabbles

x. Don't forget to check out this week's open_on_sunday drabbles. This week's prompt: bug
(I'll link to my three favourites in tomorrow's edition)

[Fic Updates]
x. Part 4 of Things That Go Bump in the Night by slaymesoftly, Buffy/Spike, NC17
x. Act 3 of Faith the Vampire Slayer by frogfarm, Faith/Willow, R
x. Part 10 of Revenge Can Be Sweet, by authoressnebula, Xander/Buffy, PG

[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x. Misc icons by yummygraphics
x. gee_mon is looking for a specific icon.
x. Misc icons by crackers4jenn
x. After the Fall icons by nicole9514
x. Misc icons by mrshopkirk
x. Spike...or whatever you call him by GirlOfSpike *outside link*
x. Misc icons by misstress_tink
x. Misc icons by contend
x. Omnibus icons by danu_mactire
x. Misc icons by flyingfatality
x. Misc icons by ba4ever

[Communities]
x. fantas_magoria kicks off a new episode, Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
x. The theme for August at still_grrr is Amigo August
x. Check out