Wow Raineypark, I never thought of that before.  It's really an interesting theory, and food for thought.  It certainly presents a more poignant and sympathetic take on Amanda's character than most fans seem to attribute to her.

While the idea of living your entire natural life span young and beautiful is appealing on a certain level, it might also be lonely, couldn't it?  Watching other people around you age, and after a certain point you'd just be alone, what would that be like?  You couldn't really couple with anyone for life, because you'd never be able to explain why you never age without them thinking you're nuts.  No wonder she searched all those years for Quentin, knowing that he's one of the few who could understand.

I'm pretty sure Buffy's Xander came before GH's Zander.  But I'm not 100% on that.

Yeah, Midnite - you have to wonder if the Caleb thing was a sort of wink, wink, nudge, nudge at Port Charles. 

And now Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dark Shadows have yet another thing in common, a smarmy preacher who sublimates his sexual urges with violence towards women.  If only Buffy and the Scoobies could get Barnabas to brick Caleb up behind a wall in that winery he's holed up in...

Disappointed.  Heartbroken.  I was really hoping to make it to my first fest next year to see what it was like, meet some of you, and maybe an actor or two, but now...

Do any of you really think smaller, more local fests are a viable alternative?

They are so well done that I sometimes think I've already seen the episode and then realize that it is the fact that I read Robservations as opposed to already seeing that episode.

This happens to me all the time - I always read Robservations on the train commuting home.  Whenever I get behind in watching, I always get the oddest sense of deja vu, LOL! 

THANK YOU, THANK YOU ROBIN!!!  YOU'RE THE BEST!!!

Annie, Gerard and Carol:

So glad to hear that all of you are feeling better and healing well - HOORAY!!!

Hope this isn't too late to help you out LAFB!

1. Paralegal.
2. Ten years in August.
3. Can't really complain, benefits are esp. good
4. Work with 20 people, most of them are great - 2 or
    3 are not so great.
5. Most days yes.
6. Because I was good at legal stuff and didn't want the
    long hours a lawyer has.
7. Like: Helping people in difficult situations.
    Dislike: Dealing with difficult/unfair situations that I
    can't do anything to improve.

Good luck with your report!

Cassandra Blair

Because of his HMO?

LOL!!!  That's really a good one, Gerard - and tragically, it's too true.  :-

I think Professor Stokes knew something wasn't right; but not sure if he knew the truth about Chris.  Seems like just before the 1897 trip Stokes confronted Julia about some shady doings.  She put him off with the "I'll explain later - not now," and he finished by saying "but you never do explain, do you?"

After the whole Adam thing, and given his interest in the occult and knowledge of Angelique/Cassandra's witchiness, Stokes HAD to know that Julia and Barnabas were up to their elbows in supernatural shenanigans.  It's fun to speculate as to the extent of his knowledge/suspicions.  And it's too bad the writers never fully developed him as an ally to Barnabas & Julia - those three running around together would've been the best!

Cool, Luciaphil!  Thanks for sharing!