Kimberly Rhodes:

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“Well I’d take a lifetime of periods over one unprovoked erection in front of a math class.”©
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5'8, 127lbs

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5'8, 127lbs, B/B, last seen driving north on I-5 screaming, No salt! No salt!. Unarmed but dangerous.

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5'10½ (179 cm)

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5' 10" or 1m78

Kim Rhodes is 5' 10" or 1m78 tall.
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5' 10 ½" (179.07 cm)

Kim Rhodes Height: 5' 10 ½" (179.07 cm)


Standing at a height of 5 feet, 10 ½ inches tall Kim Rhodes is taller than 99% of all women.

Conversely, at this height Kim Rhodes is not as tall as 1% of all women.

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5' 10½" (1.79 m)

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

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mycoven Interviews

We're pleased to welcome our first female interview partner: Kim Rhodes aka Supernatural's Sheriff Jody Mills. We hope you enjoy the interview as much as we did!



Interview by Christine Schmidt, Silke Blume and Gaby Eichberger




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If you weren't an actress, what other profession would you be interested in (ANY other profession, regardless of probability or possibility)?
I actually am making my own feeble attempt at moving into writing. I love acting when I have something that really connects to my passion, humor or heart like Sheriff Jody. But a lot of the time these days, I just feel kinda underwhelmed. I wrote before I ever acted and I'm audacious enough to think there might be some possibility there for me. So I'm dabbling with a book, on yet ANOTHER rewrite of a television sсript, and spend waaaay too much time on my blog. Other than that, I know this is weird, but I think I'd make a good bartender.




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Do you prefer playing good girls or bad girls? Is one easier than the other?
Usually the bad girls are written with more layers and nuance, so they are more fun. But the character I play on SPN is pretty much a classic good girl and she's one of my two favorite television roles I've ever played. AND she's not even one of the main characters.




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Which of the many characters you've played so far has been your favorite and why?
Oh! Hey, look at that. Well, Sheriff Mills, because she's got guns and balls of steel. I love her humor and confidence. And then years ago I was on an AMC show called THE LOT. It was about Hollywood in the 1930's and I played a character named Rachel Lipton, loosely based on Carol Lombard. I loved her! She was sassy and smart and funny and ballsy.... and got awesome clothes.




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How did you get the role of Sheriff Mills, what about the role appealed the most to you? And did you know Supernatural before you auditioned for the role?
They really didn't seem to know what they were looking for initially. There were eight of us in the room, all shapes, ages and colors. The audition scene was where Sheriff Mills discovers her son is a zombie and has eaten her husband, then through the realization that he has to be shot. We were all sitting there when the casting director walked through and one of the women complained that there was no way to do that kind of scene in an audition. He shrugged and said, "It's SUPERNATURAL," and kept walking. In that moment, I knew it was mine, I just had to fuckin' go for it. I did.




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Which of the Supernatural episodes you've been in so far is your favorite and why?
"Slash Fiction" hands down. I love Jim Beaver and this was the most we got to work together. Plus, I really got to discover a softer side of the Sheriff that was fun to play. It made for some lovely moments between them and I was really kinda hoping it would go further, but I'm grateful for what we got.




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You've been to several conventions already. Did the positive reaction from fans to your character surprise you?
It did at first, but now I see how much love the fans have for the show and I humbly ride the wave. It's so honest and genuine that it's impossible NOT to be surprised a little though. The wonderful thing is knowing how easy it is to make somebody's day. I was telling Gabe Tigerman at the BurCon, how could ANYBODY ever be an asshole to these fans, they are truly like a huge, crazy family.




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Looking at fan convention footage, one can clearly see that you have a lot of talent as a comedian. Is that Kim the person or Kim the actress showing through?
Funny question. I definitely have a public persona, when I am aware that people are watching me and I have a responsibility to respond to that, but it's not like I'm Dr.Jekyll/Mr.Hyde. It's always honest. I have tried in the past to develop what I thought would be an "appropriate" actor type personality to project and I can't do it. I wear my heart on my sleeve.




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Best and worst thing about conventions?
Best? Geeeze.... everything except the food. The fans are amazing, I am in love with all of my fellow castmates, and there is never a dull moment. Worst? Getting hungry at any point.




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You've done several short films. Is that a format you especially like and if so, what's the appeal?
Short films are unsung heroes of this business. They only exist to kinda get people practice and get people noticed. Like a director's calling card. I like how succinct a short can be. A lot of features have to pad themselves and a short is like a perfect tune; you get the melody, the story, and you're left humming something and wanting just a little more.




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You've done voice over for the video game Star Trek: Away Team. How does that compare to your usual work? Was that a pleasant experience, or was it more of a challenge to only have your voice to express yourself?
I'll be honest, that was so long ago I don't even remember doing it. Sorry. I've auditioned for a few and it's nice to not be told to "take it down a bit". I tend to be, shall we say, verbally extreme and that lends itself to video games.




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We've read that you also acted on stage for a season. Did you enjoy working in front of a live audience with its immediate feedback? Would you like to do it again? If so, do you have a dream role?
I actually acted on stage for many years before I did television. I started in the theater. If I could make a living at it, I would absolutely be doing it. The material is more my kinda stuff... I love Shakespeare. I really do. It is also so wonderful to have the people you are serving there and immediate. It makes it a moment that is unique. Each night is different. Plus, you know, you have an entire arc at once instead of stopping and starting like TV and film. It makes a big difference when you have to hit an emotional moment.
I would dearly love to play Beatrice in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING before I die. I fear I'm too old now, but I would like another stab at Viola in TWELFTH NIGHT too.




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I don't know if you'd feel comfortable sharing this with us, but is there a role you COULD have had, but turned down, which you now know you probably SHOULD have taken?
I wish. Nope, no stories like that. I don't turn anything down. No, I turned down a movie years ago because the only reason I could see that the female character existed is so the bad guy had somebody to rape to show just what a baddie he was. No thank you. But puh-lease.... I'm leaving here to go audition for a regional car insurance commercial where I would say, "They've always come through for me." Few and far between are the actors that turn down roles because they lack artistic merit. And most of them have other jobs.




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What do you do to unwind?
I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. No, I'm kidding. I write my blog. It's been very therapeutic. And I take my dogs up in the hills to walk.




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Can you spill the beans about recent and/or upcoming projects?
I would if I had any. Sorry. I've got my fingers crossed they need Sheriff Mills again, though. Write letters!




Many thanks!
Shortly after we did this interview Kim tweeted: No blog tonight. I've got three other projects going AND been cast in a movie with @samsmithtweets! Don't hate us. It's Ayn Rand.

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a day in the life
March 3, 2012 by kim

So, I was at a SUPERNATURAL convention yesterday. I am on Twitter. I read my blog comments. And somehow I get the feeling somebody out there thinks being an actor on TV makes me something different than other people. It truly doesn’t. I would like to recapture my day on Thursday, March 1st, for you as exhibit A. I will edit for boring content, but the specifics are factual.

12:00 AM – finish taping a pilot audition. And by that, I mean, quit insisting my husband shoot another one because that last one wasn’t good enough. Why am I taping it instead of going in, you ask? Wellllllll…. I’m desperate. If I can’t get in the room, they might look at some footage. Probably won’t change their minds, but I at least feel pro-active and not helpless. And why am I doing it at midnight? Yeah. The child is sick and this is the first time husband and I have had without her needs.

12:03 AM – watch audition tape yet again. Decide I am truly a no-talent hack with really bad hair.

12:11 AM – find my haircutting scissors. Bangs! I need bangs! My cute friend K.C. has the most awesome bangs in the world. I shall cut my hair like hers.

12:15 AM – my hair is not like hers. And, you know, the thing about bangs is…. you can just keep cutting them.

12:32 AM – resist urge to get out husband’s level. Force self to stop, clean up hair and go to bed.

12:41 AM – really really this time, clean up hair in the sink and stop.

12: 52 AM – honestly, totally, I really mean it, stop cutting hair and go to bed.

6:52 AM – get up before sick child, finish evening up bangs. Just a little.

7:15 – 10:00 AM – try and get child to eat, since she sure as hell ain’t going to school with this cough and fever.

10:34 AM – saddle up dogs to take them and child on a walk.

10:48 AM – have following conversation with child:

CHILD: Mommy, what’s this?
ME: That’s a ladybug
CHILD: I like de dadybug.
ME: Me too, honey.
CHILD: I step on de dadybug.
ME: No! No, don’t…. dammit.
CHILD: What?
ME: Now the ladybug is dead.
CHILD: Yeah. Dat’s sad.
ME: But you did it! You killed the ladybug! Why did you do that?
CHILD: Poor dadybug.
ME: Was that kind?
CHILD: It’s dead.
ME: It’s all done now, honey.
CHILD: I smooshed it.
ME: That was not kind and gentle. It is not kind and gentle to kill things.
CHILD: Mommy, stop talking.

11:11 AM – have following conversation with child:

ME: Honey, come on. You wanted to come with me and I told you, Mommy’s sick and I can’t carry you. I can’t carry you so you have to walk, honey. Baby, I love you, but don’t sit in the driveway, cars can’t see you. It’s not safe. You gotta walk, honey. Now. Come on. Okay, 1…. 2….

11:16 AM – carry child for the rest of the walk after convincing her to relinquish her collection of mummified worms. I do have limits.

11:37 AM – start shower to get ready for audition I have not prepped. Gratefully accept husband’s offer to take child out of the apartment.

11:52 AM – recover from shock of looking in the mirror and remembering what I did to my bangs.

12:06 PM – clean hair from sink where I just, I swear, only took a little weight off the sides.

12:15 – 12:48 PM – relentlessly iron and spray hair to make it look like something someone meant to do. Damn K.C. and her adorable bangs!

1:00 PM – get dressed. Remember I’ve worked with both the director and producer already and my boobs will not sway them. Decide to feature them anyway, since I never really got the sides prepped and I gotta bring SOMETHING to the table.

2:48 PM – arrive early, hoping to get in and get home. No such luck. Lobby is full of hot chicks and each one is taking probably fifteen minutes in the room.

3:17 PM – text director from audition. Bring up boobs. He is unimpressed. Dammit.

4:04 PM – finally get in room. Read the scene once and am released immediately. I most definitely do NOT get fifteen minutes in the room. And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is one of the ways you know you might have sucked. I hope one of my friends book it at least.

6:30 PM – get home.

6:32 PM – weep because I have to decide between paying for rent next month or paying for my cat’s radiation treatment. Swear that the next time I am rich, I will be much better at it.

The rest is a blur. I got people fed, I guess, and somebody became unconscious. I probably cut my hair again. I dunno. The point is…. I might do stuff that others don’t, but my experience is pretty much the same. I’m fucking broke, I’m scared, my family is my priority and brings me more joy than any shiny statue ever could, and I obsess about ridiculous things but somehow can’t stop myself from doing so.

Okay, maybe not all of you have had the EXACT same moments in your day, but you get it. I know you do. So the next time you see me and want to say something, please do. I like you. And I AM like you.





A POST sсript REGARDING THE CASH FLOW SICH-EE-AY-SHUN: I finished my blog and opened my mail. I got a residual check from the second airing of “Hello, Cruel World.” Between the convention yesterday and the check today, SUPERNATURAL has paid for both my cat and my apartment this month. Thank you all very much. I honestly mean that.

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February 8, 2012 by kim

I have a funny inner child. She is at once a mighty dragon slayer and paralyzed with fear. She laughs loudly and often, dances to music no one hears, and loves immediately and passionately. She also digs her heels into the ground, holds her breath until she turns blue, and can stop the earth’s rotation with a tantrum. And I gotta take her everywhere. I am coming to terms with this and beginning to think of her fondly rather than as a recurring abscess in my psyche. In turn, she’s starting to think I might not be plotting her death.

Last weekend, I took her to a “Supernatural” convention. No, that’s not a convention of psychics and ghost whisperers, it is a convention of fans and talent of the television show “Supernatural.” I was technically “talent”, although my inner child is a fan, so already you can see some conflict arising. I would like to share her experience with you. It was not always my experience, and it probably wasn’t anybody else’s either. She makes personal assumptions that may be grotesquely inaccurate, but they are her truth and so I can’t argue with them. You may if you wish, I promise to pass them along to her.

My inner child was terrified. First of all, every other representative of “talent” at this convention was a man. She doesn’t like men. Men are the emotional equivalent of steam rollers, smooshing tiny little girl feelings and overpowering tiny little girl bodies in ways that leave lasting scars. They run faster, fight harder and drink more. Inner child can’t beat them and can’t join them, so she expects to be, at the least, left out by them. At the worst, needing more fucking therapy thanks to them.

Secondly, the majority of the fan base are women. My inner child doesn’t like women. They have not inflicted the depth of damage that men have, but they are more consistent with their animosity. She doesn’t trust them. They point fingers and place blame and hate for no apparent reason. They are just waiting to point out the grass-stained knees or the mismatched socks that my inner child runs around with and that’s just owie.

Add to this being in a new place with no friends and no time and no control and no no no no ARRRRGH! But I made her go anyway. Mama’s gots ta get paid.

Favorite Brother was at the airport. My inner child got giddy when she saw him. He agreed that it was kinda messed up how they had to line up like sheep but he made a joke and reminded her why he was Favorite Brother. He waited for her when they landed. He’s sweet and funny and she wasn’t scared any more… until he said they should meet some people for dinner. Shit.

Have I mentioned my inner child doesn’t like people? Well, at least Favorite Brother was company and she wasn’t alone.

When we walked into dinner, there was Big Brother. He launched himself over the table and hugged my inner child and suddenly things were taken care of. Big Brother knows how to run a show without bossing people. Things are safe when he’s around. He creates an environment where you can be free and secure at the same time. He introduced me to Kind Brother, who smiled with the eyes of an angel and raises the temperature of a room five degrees through just the warmth of his being, and Irreverent Brother who set the bar for impropriety so high that I had nothing to fear any more about being inappropriate myself. Plus, in case my inner child was ever afraid of not being pretty, Irreverent Brother made sure she knew she was noticed. He’s the type that makes sure everybody knows they are noticed. Quiet Brother encouraged her with gentle humor. Important Brother nodded his approval which was the equivalent of a Nobel Prize. Baby Brother wanted to know what she thought about stuff and he LISTENED when she told him. Crazy.

Where the hell were all the scary men? My inner child blissfully ignored that question and set about playing with her brothers, working up the nerve to be in front of the scary women.

I’m not going to go into details about who she found. There are too many. There was a girl who gave my inner child a necklace and girls who cried because they got a hug and girls who thanked her and girls who danced with her and girls who giggled over tattoos together and girls who were all an awful lot like her. Some even seemed scared themselves! My inner child met real live friends she’d never actually met before, and recognized their hearts as kindred. She sang and loved and laughed and kept waiting for the “people” to show up and frighten her away.

They never did. It was just a bunch of children playing.

It’s always just a bunch of children.

I keep telling her that, and someday she’s gonna believe me.

* key: Kind Brother with angel eyes did not, in fact, play an angel, Baby Brother is not the shortest, Quiet Brother doesn’t seem quiet, and Irreverent Brother is Sebastian. (Yeah, that’s a shocker.)

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April 17, 2012 by kim

So today I brought up the fact that I am proud to be crushworthy of women. I got a concerned and well-meaning message asking if I wanted to open myself up to “that kind of attention.” It took me a good five minutes to even figure out what the question was. I realized the answer is so much longer than I had space for there, that I am going to rhapsodize here.

First, on the subject of graphic conceptualization, shall we say… I’ve been asked a few times what I thought of various lines of fantasy, specifically fantasizing that certain actors have secret homosexual relationships. Here’s the thing. IT’S MAKE BELIEVE! If someone wants to pretend I had sex with someone I kissed on screen, I’m not offended. If someone is going to pretend I roll around in the guts of a Tauntaun to get off, I’m not offended. I’m fairly certain that is the case with most people on television. (The only time any of that gets under my skin is if it is material that would disturb me no matter who was starring in it. I try to stay open, but NAMBLA’s take on “Zack and Cody” skeeves me. You’re welcome for putting that in your head.) In real life, I am only going to have sex with my husband. Sorry, but it’s true. So I don’t give a flying fuck WHO imagines they’re having sex with me or what their genitalia are. Same holds true the other way around. I don’t give a shit if someone is gay or not. I really don’t. The only reason I would is if I personally wanted to sleep with them. Which I believe is covered under my previous explanation.

Okay. Off my soapbox. If it ever comes up again, I shall refer the inquisitor to this page. I would like to spend the rest of my allotted time talking about how lesbians are better than anyone else on the planet.

A few years ago, before I was married, I was working at a Shakespeare festival and decided to revisit a piece of my youth. I wanted to go out dancing. A particular club claimed to have an “Alternative 80′s Night” so I made a date with myself. However, I am now significantly older than I used to be, you know, actually IN the 80′s. This meant that I got ready in a whole different way. Instead of dressing to impress, I dressed for comfort and sweating. I threw a bandanna on my head, cut a pair of slightly baggy jeans off at the knees, and tossed a tank top over a sports bra. I completed my ensemble with some Jelly tennis shoes. I put on some makeup, since I didn’t want to actually be turned away, and took a gander at myself.

“I look like a lesbian.”

I was THRILLED! Yay! Being a lesbian has always been a club I thought was for the cool kids and I’m not that cool. I mean, yes, I understand it is a primal part of a woman’s being and all, but I was enthralled with the image and culture. I put on some lipgloss since I always figured I’d be the “lipstick” type, and headed off.

Not one woman hit on me. And it was a gay bar. WTF?

As I was getting a drink, a friend I worked with commented on my presence and I lamented that I wasn’t passing as being a part of the sisterhood. She snarfed her beer and said, “Oh, you are SO not a lesbian.” I was heartbroken.

“I could be if I wanted to be!”
“No,” she deadpanned. “No, you couldn’t.”
“I’ve come really close to have sex with a woman. A couple of times. Sober!”
“Nope.”
“Come on. Not even a little?”
She just laughed at me.
“Well, how can you tell?
I will never forgive this evil evil woman for smiling serenely and saying, “I’m not telling.”

Bitch.

There were lesbians there who could dance, I can dance. There were lesbians there drinking dirty martinis, I was drinking a dirty martini. I certainly don’t shirk from admiring the presence of a lovely woman, so it wasn’t like, “Oh look at the straight girl acting like we all have cooties!” What the hell was it? I wanna have it! This is not to say the life of any gay human right now is a life of ease. But men have their version called “metrosexual”, when they know how to accessorize and use hair product, but still want to put their penis in a pussy. What’s the female equivalent? How do I learn it?

For some reason, a straight guy has some level of fear about being hit on by another guy. I, on the other hand, think lesbians are FAR more discriminating and tasteful than men. After all, they don’t have the Little Brain screaming stupid shit at them all the time. They tend to be pretty fucking smart about a lot of things. I know that’s a stereotype, and I apologize. It’s like, Gay Men Can Decorate, Gay Women Can Think! Sorry. I don’t mean to be insulting. But I am enamored, I truly am. The first time a woman ever confessed feelings for me I was so profoundly flattered I almost couldn’t react honestly. For a second I thought, “Well, if SHE likes me, I must really be worth something. I mean, dudes just want to fuck things that are warm and semi-mobile. Maybe….” I mean, I don’t actually WANT a woman to hit on me, but only because I’d have to turn her down and I don’t like hurting people’s feelings.

Apparently guys are enamored too. I don’t quite understand this. Is it a numbers thing? Like if one vagina is good, two is better? Or is it the masculine ego thinking it’s just going to take his massive cock to make them see the light? (Which means a lot of dudes have never truly seen the dimensions of a strap-on and done a side-by-side comparison.) But the point is, it’s not just me that’s smitten. I’m pretty sure that we could be on the third to the last lap of the Indy 500 and if someone shouted, “Holy shit! Two chicks are making out live on YouTube!” every television in America would be abandoned.

Anyway, I am a huge supporter of girl-on-girl in any way shape or form. Be it poetry readings, motorcycles, vegan restaurants, volunteering in cat shelters, or even having sex with each other. So if the closest I am going to get to having whatever that thing is nobody will tell me what it is, is being crushed on by some women, I gotta admit, I am blushing and honored. And if I offended anyone I am trying to praise, I will humbly eat…. crow. I will eat crow. Stop it! Shut up! I’m married!


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Charlotte says:
April 17, 2012 at 5:53 pm

*snicker*
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Kat says:
April 17, 2012 at 5:59 pm

And this is why I <3 you. LOL.
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Jenny/@secertbutterfly says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm

This is why you are awesome.
Also, I’ve got no idea what the female equivalent is or how you earn it. I’m bi and people sometimes don’t believe me and have told me I “look straight.” So your guess is as good as mine!
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Kat says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:22 pm

I apparently ‘look straight’ as well.

I’m bi and people like to argue with me that I’m not. Crazy! XD

/high five
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Sydney says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm

We actually all communicate telepathically!
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Alice says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm

Awesome article as always!

Though I promise you it is worse when you are a lesbian and yet whatever you wear apparently don’t look like one, it has got to the point where I intend to just wear a sign saying “I LIKE NAKED CHICKS AND HAVE EXPERIENCE HANDLING THEM” and hopes it gets through.
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stephanie says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:03 pm

Just wanted to say, I am a straight married woman and even I have a bit of a crush on you so you must be doing something right
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pluto says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:40 pm

I don’t know, I think you’ve got it! But as a 60/40 guy/girl-loving lady, I don’t know if I have much ‘cred’…
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June says:
April 17, 2012 at 7:02 pm

You are amazing, truly. (Also, apparently I am so unlesbian that trying to fix misconceptions by screaming ‘I like cunnilingus’ in a gay bar mostly results in the drag queens saying, sure you do, honey.) Ahem. In any case, you are awesome, your blog is smart and funny, and my crush on you is now slightly less awkward.
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Lynn says:
April 17, 2012 at 7:42 pm

Well said I think our interview was one of those who asked you about slashy fantasy, and you (and everyone else from SPN we chatted with about such things) understood the fantasy part of it just fine. Btw, your awesome interview should finally be up on Fangasm this weekend!
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Richard Jensen says:
April 17, 2012 at 8:01 pm

“Apparently guys are enamored too. I don’t quite understand this. Is it a numbers thing? Like if one vagina is good, two is better? Or is it the masculine ego thinking it’s just going to take his massive cock to make them see the light? (Which means a lot of dudes have never truly seen the dimensions of a strap-on and done a side-by-side comparison.)”

It’s the former.
And you’re assuming that the cock is the only thing in our tool kit. (Wait, let me rephrase that. Wait..nevermind.)
And I may I also say, two times the women, two times the cuddling. But that’s just me.
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Luna says:
April 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm

Gotta pass you the tiniest bit of crow here (don’t worry, I included ketchup), just because I’m a lesbian surround by all of her hot straight friends who claim, even when sober, that they’d “totally be gay if it weren’t for vaginas.”

And as one of the many lesbians who’ve trained themselves not to fall for their straight friends, this is annoying as hell after the 15th time. Gaydar is a survival tool crafted so we gays don’t get our hearts broken before we’re even in the running.

So please don’t be offended if no one hits on you–you’re in a gay bar, and it’s not supposed to be about you. (extra tidbit- this applies to all types of gay bars.)

Even though you ARE amazing I am totally enamored by you, and I promise to make a move if we ever cross paths. Pinkie-swear
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kim says:
April 17, 2012 at 9:03 pm

You know, that’s one of the reasons I never indulged in “bi-curiosity”. I mean, if I know I’m straight, why would I fuck someone I’m not gonna fall in love with? Or even intend to fuck again? You know who does that? That would be dudes…

No, not exclusively. But believe me, I do not sincerely begrudge that I can’t pass for gay. Because I’m not. And something as deeply intimate and personal as a person’s sexuality shouldn’t be that easy to fake.

Not bad. I liked the ketchup.
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Sofia says:
April 18, 2012 at 5:34 am

As a straight woman who supports everybody’s right to love whomever they wanna love (be they straight, gay, bi, trans, pan, etc.) I love you even more than ever. I am one of those who have a crush on you and as I read your blog today I gave it some thought and came to the conclusion that this crush is different than when I have one on a guy. With you it’s not sexual but it’s that overwhelming feeling of connection and admiration that triggers this crush. It’s more like: I wish I was as strong and awesome as she is. You are my role model, y’know. I’m not saying I wanna be you, I just mean I wanna be more like you: steadfast even when life throws you those awful curve balls health and otherwise (it makes my life so much more bearable when I know there’s people out there who go through similar stuff as I do), unafraid to stand up for what you believe is right and just (I know I need a kick in the butt sometimes cos I can be an effing wimp and I get so mad at myself when I let people walk all over me), daring to do and say stuff that some people deem unladylike (because, fuck it, I don’t want to be a lady if it means I’m a second class citizen and can’t say this stinks when (some) men want to control me just cos I’m a woman).
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Jen says:
April 18, 2012 at 11:24 am

I’d like to say that I feel exactly the same way. Thank you for putting it into words so perfectly!
Also, one time I went to a gay bar with a couple of my gay guy friends and my sister (we look nothing alike), and people there thought we were a couple, which was strange as neither of us are lesbiens. Hmm.
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sarahlizzie says:
April 18, 2012 at 6:04 am

I once wrote ‘I <3 pussy' on my arm in whiteboard marker. That got the point across! I don't go for the whole 'dressing like a lesbian' thing. I just dress in what makes me look the best and brush aside all the unwanted (male) attention. XD
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GlissyVega says:
April 18, 2012 at 6:13 am

What’s wrong with being attracted to another woman, than is perhaps more glamorous than oneself. Your sense of humor to explain the realities of life, attract more women than men.
Kim, at some point in our childhood, we feel that physical attraction before visualizing, our self.
My husband, talking about it, He said that perhaps the entire world is favorable, to see two women having sex, than two men. And it’s true. Many of the fantasies of both men and women is to see two women having sex or couples doing sex with other women.
I respect lesbians and bis. Now I have a niece lesbian, she talks about their partners, as if speaking of her lover man, perhaps at first it was something strange, but then it was not.
Kim! You are beautiful, attractive and have a good sense of humor. Married with a beautiful girl. Who would not feel attracted to you. All!
But I also happily married with three children I can say that I value and respect for women “lesbi and bis!”
Thanks Kim! For tremendous explanation.
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GlissyVega says:
April 18, 2012 at 6:39 am

This might not have anything to do with what you express but leaves it clear that the fascination with a real person versus a characterization of a role, says more than thousand words.
This is how You & I are so close when we meet, the other you, Sheriff Mills
“A Long Road With The Unforgettable!”
gliveg-mysupernaturallife.blogspot.com/
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Emily says:
April 18, 2012 at 7:56 am

I’m a lesbian too! ;D -high five-
Does this mean that I’m as cool as you? kjsafdjks
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Mabu says:
April 18, 2012 at 8:26 am

Well, I don’t know if I’m gay or straight or who knows what.
I’ve never actually liked (or dated) a person properly and I’m 19. I guess, it’s about the heart-break and rejection that keeps me away from them 24/7. I’ve tried talking up girls and felt attraction for them. I’ve not done the same with guys, because I don’t find them particularly stimulating (as in, their personality turns out to be childish and amateur which turns me off in minutes)and frankly, they scare me.
So, that leaves me at a loss. I’ve worked myself up to actually appreciate the celebrities and actors instead of just the characters and it’s left me pleasantly surprised. I mean, if a guy had a personality like yours, Kim then, he would be a gem.
And I know guys can be kind-of perfect (in their own way) cause’ I’ve seen Jared, Jensen and Misha when they talk about their wives. So, it’s entirely possible that I might be straight so, I’m not taking any chances.
But not knowing your own sexuality even at this age, is a tad bit confusing.
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Callisto says:
April 18, 2012 at 9:54 am

I am straight but I got attention from lesbians or bisexual girls more than once. I think half of the time it was because I avoided the boys. But when their gaydar twitched at me, even at work, I started to wonder why. Maybe I wasn’t that straight as I thought. Truth is, it made me think more about my own sexuality but I’m still straight.
Btw, I think the female counterpart of “Metrosexual” is a “feminist”. Of course in this misogynic times that isn’t as cool as it should be.
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Nikki says:
April 18, 2012 at 12:02 pm

This was adorably awesome LOL
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Gina says:
April 18, 2012 at 4:28 pm

I am a straight woman and for me, the thought, sight, description or whatever of two men together totally does it for me. I’ve given some thought about why this is so and part of it probably is the “if one delicious guy is good; two are better” thing. I think, too, that part of it is that I don’t have to put myself in the picture. Realistically I’m not going to BE with one of the delicious guys so I don’t even want to go there in a fantasy. And of course a big part of it is that guys getting each other off is just totally hot.
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porky says:
April 18, 2012 at 11:16 pm

u have always and will always be desired for both the bi and straight community!!! Awesome!!!!!
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Jemma says:
April 19, 2012 at 10:09 pm

Well, now *I* have a crush on you too! As a bi girl I’ve never had any problems with pinging other people’s gaydars if I wanted too, but my own gaydar is tragically broken, so here’s one queer girl who wouldn’t have known if she’d seen you!

You’re absolutely right though, because unlike most men, I wouldn’t just hit on a woman because I think she’s hot. I’d have to know that she was a beautiful person inside as well as out and worth making a move on. And on that note I guess it sucks for queer women everywhere that you happen to be straight and happily married!


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Elle says:
April 20, 2012 at 7:15 am

This is awesome. You are awesome.

“I will never forgive this evil evil woman for smiling serenely and saying, “I’m not telling.””

How long were your nails? That might have been the giveaway.
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Sol says:
April 20, 2012 at 11:15 am

My mom is straight and has a crush on you.

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Sol says:
April 20, 2012 at 11:15 am

My mom is straight and has a crush on you.
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Leigh Ann Wallace says:
April 23, 2012 at 7:19 pm

I have a crush on your mind. Does that count?

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If I Told You What to Do, It Would Look Like This
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Charlotte says:
April 17, 2012 at 5:53 pm

*snicker*
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Kat says:
April 17, 2012 at 5:59 pm

And this is why I <3 you. LOL.
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Jenny/@secertbutterfly says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm

This is why you are awesome.
Also, I’ve got no idea what the female equivalent is or how you earn it. I’m bi and people sometimes don’t believe me and have told me I “look straight.” So your guess is as good as mine!
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Kat says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:22 pm

I apparently ‘look straight’ as well.

I’m bi and people like to argue with me that I’m not. Crazy! XD

/high five
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Jenny/@secertbutterfly says:
April 22, 2012 at 9:50 pm

*high five* We are bisexual ninjas. Just when they least expect it…GAAAAAAAAY.
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Sydney says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm

We actually all communicate telepathically!
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Alice says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:02 pm

Awesome article as always!

Though I promise you it is worse when you are a lesbian and yet whatever you wear apparently don’t look like one, it has got to the point where I intend to just wear a sign saying “I LIKE NAKED CHICKS AND HAVE EXPERIENCE HANDLING THEM” and hopes it gets through.
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stephanie says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:03 pm

Just wanted to say, I am a straight married woman and even I have a bit of a crush on you so you must be doing something right
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pluto says:
April 17, 2012 at 6:40 pm

I don’t know, I think you’ve got it! But as a 60/40 guy/girl-loving lady, I don’t know if I have much ‘cred’…
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June says:
April 17, 2012 at 7:02 pm

You are amazing, truly. (Also, apparently I am so unlesbian that trying to fix misconceptions by screaming ‘I like cunnilingus’ in a gay bar mostly results in the drag queens saying, sure you do, honey.) Ahem. In any case, you are awesome, your blog is smart and funny, and my crush on you is now slightly less awkward.
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Lynn says:
April 17, 2012 at 7:42 pm

Well said I think our interview was one of those who asked you about slashy fantasy, and you (and everyone else from SPN we chatted with about such things) understood the fantasy part of it just fine. Btw, your awesome interview should finally be up on Fangasm this weekend!
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Richard Jensen says:
April 17, 2012 at 8:01 pm

“Apparently guys are enamored too. I don’t quite understand this. Is it a numbers thing? Like if one vagina is good, two is better? Or is it the masculine ego thinking it’s just going to take his massive cock to make them see the light? (Which means a lot of dudes have never truly seen the dimensions of a strap-on and done a side-by-side comparison.)”

It’s the former.
And you’re assuming that the cock is the only thing in our tool kit. (Wait, let me rephrase that. Wait..nevermind.)
And I may I also say, two times the women, two times the cuddling. But that’s just me.
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Luna says:
April 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm

Gotta pass you the tiniest bit of crow here (don’t worry, I included ketchup), just because I’m a lesbian surround by all of her hot straight friends who claim, even when sober, that they’d “totally be gay if it weren’t for vaginas.”

And as one of the many lesbians who’ve trained themselves not to fall for their straight friends, this is annoying as hell after the 15th time. Gaydar is a survival tool crafted so we gays don’t get our hearts broken before we’re even in the running.

So please don’t be offended if no one hits on you–you’re in a gay bar, and it’s not supposed to be about you. (extra tidbit- this applies to all types of gay bars.)

Even though you ARE amazing I am totally enamored by you, and I promise to make a move if we ever cross paths. Pinkie-swear
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kim says:
April 17, 2012 at 9:03 pm

You know, that’s one of the reasons I never indulged in “bi-curiosity”. I mean, if I know I’m straight, why would I fuck someone I’m not gonna fall in love with? Or even intend to fuck again? You know who does that? That would be dudes…

No, not exclusively. But believe me, I do not sincerely begrudge that I can’t pass for gay. Because I’m not. And something as deeply intimate and personal as a person’s sexuality shouldn’t be that easy to fake.

Not bad. I liked the ketchup.
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Sofia says:
April 18, 2012 at 5:34 am

As a straight woman who supports everybody’s right to love whomever they wanna love (be they straight, gay, bi, trans, pan, etc.) I love you even more than ever. I am one of those who have a crush on you and as I read your blog today I gave it some thought and came to the conclusion that this crush is different than when I have one on a guy. With you it’s not sexual but it’s that overwhelming feeling of connection and admiration that triggers this crush. It’s more like: I wish I was as strong and awesome as she is. You are my role model, y’know. I’m not saying I wanna be you, I just mean I wanna be more like you: steadfast even when life throws you those awful curve balls health and otherwise (it makes my life so much more bearable when I know there’s people out there who go through similar stuff as I do), unafraid to stand up for what you believe is right and just (I know I need a kick in the butt sometimes cos I can be an effing wimp and I get so mad at myself when I let people walk all over me), daring to do and say stuff that some people deem unladylike (because, fuck it, I don’t want to be a lady if it means I’m a second class citizen and can’t say this stinks when (some) men want to control me just cos I’m a woman).

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Jen says:
April 18, 2012 at 11:24 am

I’d like to say that I feel exactly the same way. Thank you for putting it into words so perfectly!
Also, one time I went to a gay bar with a couple of my gay guy friends and my sister (we look nothing alike), and people there thought we were a couple, which was strange as neither of us are lesbiens. Hmm.
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Sofia says:
April 23, 2012 at 3:32 am

Thank you for your kind comment. xx
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sarahlizzie says:
April 18, 2012 at 6:04 am

I once wrote ‘I <3 pussy' on my arm in whiteboard marker. That got the point across! I don't go for the whole 'dressing like a lesbian' thing. I just dress in what makes me look the best and brush aside all the unwanted (male) attention. XD
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GlissyVega says:
April 18, 2012 at 6:13 am

What’s wrong with being attracted to another woman, than is perhaps more glamorous than oneself. Your sense of humor to explain the realities of life, attract more women than men.
Kim, at some point in our childhood, we feel that physical attraction before visualizing, our self.
My husband, talking about it, He said that perhaps the entire world is favorable, to see two women having sex, than two men. And it’s true. Many of the fantasies of both men and women is to see two women having sex or couples doing sex with other women.
I respect lesbians and bis. Now I have a niece lesbian, she talks about their partners, as if speaking of her lover man, perhaps at first it was something strange, but then it was not.
Kim! You are beautiful, attractive and have a good sense of humor. Married with a beautiful girl. Who would not feel attracted to you. All!
But I also happily married with three children I can say that I value and respect for women “lesbi and bis!”
Thanks Kim! For tremendous explanation.
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GlissyVega says:
April 18, 2012 at 6:39 am

This might not have anything to do with what you express but leaves it clear that the fascination with a real person versus a characterization of a role, says more than thousand words.
This is how You & I are so close when we meet, the other you, Sheriff Mills
“A Long Road With The Unforgettable!”
gliveg-mysupernaturallife.blogspot.com/
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Emily says:
April 18, 2012 at 7:56 am

I’m a lesbian too! ;D -high five-
Does this mean that I’m as cool as you? kjsafdjks
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Mabu says:
April 18, 2012 at 8:26 am

Well, I don’t know if I’m gay or straight or who knows what.
I’ve never actually liked (or dated) a person properly and I’m 19. I guess, it’s about the heart-break and rejection that keeps me away from them 24/7. I’ve tried talking up girls and felt attraction for them. I’ve not done the same with guys, because I don’t find them particularly stimulating (as in, their personality turns out to be childish and amateur which turns me off in minutes)and frankly, they scare me.
So, that leaves me at a loss. I’ve worked myself up to actually appreciate the celebrities and actors instead of just the characters and it’s left me pleasantly surprised. I mean, if a guy had a personality like yours, Kim then, he would be a gem.
And I know guys can be kind-of perfect (in their own way) cause’ I’ve seen Jared, Jensen and Misha when they talk about their wives. So, it’s entirely possible that I might be straight so, I’m not taking any chances.
But not knowing your own sexuality even at this age, is a tad bit confusing.
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Callisto says:
April 18, 2012 at 9:54 am

I am straight but I got attention from lesbians or bisexual girls more than once. I think half of the time it was because I avoided the boys. But when their gaydar twitched at me, even at work, I started to wonder why. Maybe I wasn’t that straight as I thought. Truth is, it made me think more about my own sexuality but I’m still straight.
Btw, I think the female counterpart of “Metrosexual” is a “feminist”. Of course in this misogynic times that isn’t as cool as it should be.
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Nikki says:
April 18, 2012 at 12:02 pm

This was adorably awesome LOL
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Gina says:
April 18, 2012 at 4:28 pm

I am a straight woman and for me, the thought, sight, description or whatever of two men together totally does it for me. I’ve given some thought about why this is so and part of it probably is the “if one delicious guy is good; two are better” thing. I think, too, that part of it is that I don’t have to put myself in the picture. Realistically I’m not going to BE with one of the delicious guys so I don’t even want to go there in a fantasy. And of course a big part of it is that guys getting each other off is just totally hot.
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porky says:
April 18, 2012 at 11:16 pm

u have always and will always be desired for both the bi and straight community!!! Awesome!!!!!
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Jemma says:
April 19, 2012 at 10:09 pm

Well, now *I* have a crush on you too! As a bi girl I’ve never had any problems with pinging other people’s gaydars if I wanted too, but my own gaydar is tragically broken, so here’s one queer girl who wouldn’t have known if she’d seen you!

You’re absolutely right though, because unlike most men, I wouldn’t just hit on a woman because I think she’s hot. I’d have to know that she was a beautiful person inside as well as out and worth making a move on. And on that note I guess it sucks for queer women everywhere that you happen to be straight and happily married!
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Elle says:
April 20, 2012 at 7:15 am

This is awesome. You are awesome.

“I will never forgive this evil evil woman for smiling serenely and saying, “I’m not telling.””

How long were your nails? That might have been the giveaway.
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Sol says:
April 20, 2012 at 11:15 am

My mom is straight and has a crush on you.
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Leigh Ann Wallace says:
April 23, 2012 at 7:19 pm

I have a crush on your mind. Does that count?
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A Love Letter

May 29, 2012 by kim

I’m stuck at Heathrow, George Clooney is nowhere in sight. I’m watching Mommies with babies trying to quiet them and find a fifth hour of amusement on the linoleum floor. I’m watching sweet little old ladies snarkily say, “Oh hush it!” to people they don’t know. I’m watching some tall dude in a suit pick his nose while he speaks loudly on his cell. I’m really regretting not being more liberal with the pain medication I packed. I’m coming home from a SUPERNATURAL convention.

People paid money to meet me. Real money. Like, you-could-totally-do-other-shit-with-this money. This is astounding to me, but more astounding is the reaction that people have when they do, in fact come face to face with me. I had more than one person burst into tears. Some stumbled on the well-rehearsed lines they had practiced. People wouldn’t look at me or wouldn’t stop looking at me. They were silent or effusive. They stammered compliments and mumbled thanks or assertively asked for a hug, being betrayed by hearts I could feel slamming through their chests.

They were all kinds of people. Sweet-faced young children, saucy grandmothers, burly bears of men, normal girls, girls with blue hair, BOYS with blue hair, mothers, aunts, fathers, loners, a hen party and a couple of gorgeous Irish lads who woke up some latent predatory instincts in me when I found out they could dance. (WEAK SPOT! WEAK SPOT!)

I never told them I loved them. And I should have. I think they loved me.

My mother loved me. She was an elegant lady with a capacity for love that was inhuman. She was so beautifully damaged that her love came out in spasms interspersed with fear. She was terrified of what the neighbors would think of her parenting skills, but still sewed a cape for me to pretend I was Wonder Woman. She sat through the circuses I would choreograph in the back yard and applauded with what seemed to be genuine pride. She supported me unconditionally which seemed normal at the time, but now I know how much terror she had to face to do it. She had the Weird Kid and she loved me anyway. (When I shaved my head she did request that I not appear in public with her until it grew out a bit, but fortunately that was the day before I left for church camp so it was an easy request to fulfill.)

Her fear of conflict frequently overrode her parental instincts, however. My sister was molested by a neighbor and when my father was told, he shot the man’s window’s out. Consequently, when I came to Mom with my own concerns of that nature, she begged me, “Just don’t let your father know.” Bad that a child got a Bad Touch. Worse that a gun was discharged and people stared. Still…. she redeemed herself. Seven years ago, weak with cancer, she stood between me and my father and said, “Frank, your child is frightened of you. I will not allow you to hit her.” That act meant more to me because I know what it cost her to express it. And how beautiful is it that ultimately love overcame every other emotion my mother felt?

I didn’t deserve her love. Yet she gave it in a way that she became my definition of what it was. When she died, I truly believed I would never be loved again. Slowly I am realizing that love’s capacity to be expressed is infinite, just as there are infinite kinds of love. At this convention, I felt one.

At first I responded with suspicion, thinking it’s not True Love, they don’t even know me. But it was so clear that something in me had legitimately connected with something in them and it was enough to make them bring offerings of chocolate and books for my child, or simply overcome their fear and look me in the eye. How is it possible that it’s ME who earned that love, though? Could have been anybody. But it wasn’t, was it? It was me, and I did what I could, but I didn’t do enough. Every person I made eye contact with was giving me a piece of their heart and I cherished that.

So, after letting this marinade for a while, I think I would like to say from my broken, imperfect, undeserving heart that was loved anyway… thank you. I love you.


Category a bit more serious | Tags: , convention, fans, kim, kim rhodes, love, Mom, rhodes, Supernatural, thanks

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Laura Hyde says:
May 29, 2012 at 3:48 pm

I love you too, Kim. I was one of the girls of which you speak and I’m so thrilled that you could join us at Asylum 8. I think the tampon story was the highlight of my weekend; in fact, it actually propelled you to the TOP of my hero list. I am not worthy. Much love, Laura xx
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Allyson says:
May 29, 2012 at 3:49 pm

This was truly sweet, and made my own suspicious heart sing a little tune. We fans sure do appreciate everything you, and the rest of the cast, do for us. I think it’s lovely that a little family emerged from this little show.

Thanks, Kim. I’m very much looking forward to meeting you in Vancouver come August.
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Nova says:
May 29, 2012 at 3:49 pm

You brilliant, lovely woman. Your mother was magnificent and we love you, too.
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Izzy says:
May 29, 2012 at 3:50 pm

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say the money doesn’t matter when we get to meet and talk to people like you. You give the best hugs. You’re amazing and I can’t wait to meet you again. Thank you for taking the time to come and see us x
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Sally Wakeman says:
May 29, 2012 at 3:51 pm

Hello Kim. It was a joy to meet you at asylum 8. You’re beautiful, and so friendly. You make me smile more times than I can count. And speaking of smiling, you also made my daughter smile. I sent this to you on Twitter, but I’m unsure if you saw it, so I’ll post it here. Jade did a video, she wanted to thank you and James, and also sing you happy birthday t.co/4kv13NKI Good luck in the future. I hope yours is filled with the happiest of moments, all the best. Sally x
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charlotte says:
May 29, 2012 at 3:52 pm

This is what makes you wonderful. You think about things like this You deserve it lady – you certainly give back what you get ♥
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Sarah says:
May 29, 2012 at 3:58 pm

I don’t *think* I stumbled on my words when I told you I’d fallen in love with you, but you seemed to get my gist.
And it’s all deserved, completely deserved… Whether it’s all nature, or something your mum did right, you are a lovely lovely person – and a lot of us fell for you that weekend! xxx
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Shelley says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:00 pm

I just got back from my first SPN con over the weekend here in Australia, and the whole day just gave me the most overwhelming feeling of love. From the online friends I met in person for the first time, to the new friends I met on the day, to Misha, Jim, Richard, Traci and Corin – they don’t know me, they’ve never seen me before in their lives, but from every single one came this incredible respect and appreciation and love.

This is why we love you guys so much – you show us beyond any doubt, and you tell us over and over again, that you appreciate us and everything we do for you just as much as we appreciate you and everything you do for us – Jim said pretty much those exact words to me.

We – the SPN fandom – struck gold with you guys, and you deserve every drop of love you get from us <3
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Sarah says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:15 pm

Can I co-sign everything you just said, cos you said it so well?!
Asylum 8 was my first con, too. I met lots of online friends for realz for the first time. And the guests were all totally lovely…
Before I went, I only told a handful of friends I was going to a… shhh fan convention. But since I got back, I’ve been gushing to everyone who will listen. And more than a few who really won’t.
This show is really at the heart of something special.

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Jenna says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Kim,
We fans love you too, and you definitely deserve it! It was an honor and a pleasure meeting you at Nashcon in February, and I am looking forward to when I get to see you at a convention again. You are a strong, smart, and, frankly, bad ass woman who quickly became one of my role models. Never doubt that you deserve it.
Much love, Jenna
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Kathryn says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:01 pm

Damn, Miss Rhodes, you just made me have a little cry. I think I forget that people I admire and love like you can love each one of us silly little fans back, in your own way, and without knowing a thing about us!
Thanks for being you, and sharing so much of yourself with us. We really appreciate the respect and trust and LOVE you show us all the time. DFTBA.
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Sonya says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:07 pm

You totally deserve the love for the joy and laughter you have brought on the Suite Life and your fabulous portrayal of our Sheriff on Supernatural. We love you and hope to see more of you in the future. Best Wishes
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Kelly Norris says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:13 pm

Got tears running down my face! I think it’s because I’m a mummy to and I lost my mum when I was 16, that mummy and daughter special bond! That photo is just timeless perfection of love! Xxxx
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Paola says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:15 pm

Oh Kim, you made me cry again! I love you too and hope someday I’m one of those people who was lucky to get a hug from you.

Te mando un abrazo bien apretado!!
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Daisy says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:23 pm

How ironic to read of such musings on this day, which would be my daughter’s birthday. The second one she has missed, and my heart grows heavier with each passing day. Of all the things that wretched creature took from me when he killed her, the one thing he can never take is my love, and that love is bigger than the all of me. How beautiful your words are to my heart. Tears.
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Amanda says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:24 pm

You are beautiful, wonderful, and inspiring. Love to you too.
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Tamren says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:30 pm

We DO love you! And the reason we love you is that you ALLOW us to! You share yourself with us. Tell us that, just like us, your life isn’t (and hasn’t been) some perfect fairy tale. But you’ve persevered. And continue to summon the courage to follow your dreams. That makes us feel close to you, even if we don’t really “know” you.

It’s true some fans tend to idealize actors & actress’ whose work they enjoy. But when the actors, creator, cast & crew show the fans that they truly are fans themselves, it opens up a whole new way of viewing them AND the show. Makes us see you (& them) as one of US. And that’s probably why we’re SO protective of ‘our’ show and all of you who willingly participate in it.

So I’m afraid you’re stuck with us now. We’ll follow your career, watch anything you’re in, support anything you take on and defend and be as protective of you as if you were part of our family. Because you ARE! As I’ve said before, once you’re in “The Supernatural Family”, you’re in it to stay! (And, yes, we ARE as dysfunctual as any other family! LOL!)
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G-O Sundman says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:34 pm

Oh! Lovely woman, you will be loved forever, im pretty sure….
// GOS

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Andi Byassee says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:36 pm

I have no idea what causes the connection I–and obviously many, many others–immediately feel to some characters and the actors who portray them. I just took to Sheriff Mills immediately. It was the YouTubes of your first con and then this blog that cemented the connection–to you as well as the character. Your courage, your willingness to put yourself out there and tell us who you are and how you feel and what you believe, that is what does it. Getting to see and greet you in person (at Nashcon) was an experience I will always treasure. Our big, semi-functional, passionate fan family is something special. So are you.
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Kaz says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:37 pm

Kimpossible, I never actually managed to string two words together when faced with you, and how much I regret it, you are beautiful inside & out. <3
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Ash says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:43 pm

Hi Kim. Forgive how long this comment is going to get, but your post just…idk, moved me I guess. I met you at Nashcon and realized when I got up to go through and get autographs that I’d left some of my pictures in the hotel room, yours included. I handed you my badge, feeling like a total douchebag. You just smiled and signed it. Then later at the cocktail party, you came around and laughed and joked with all of us.

I knew you were an amazing actress, but when you were talking to all of us, it didn’t seem at all like we were just talking to some celebrity. You were so down to earth and just seemed like you completely enjoyed everyone’s company. It was seriously like having a conversation with an old ( not age-wise, haha! ) friend. Kim, you’re amazing. You’re a beautiful soul, hilarious and I just feel honored that I was able to meet you. You’re fantastic at what you do as well. It’s the combination of your talent as well as your incredible personality that make all of us adore you. You’re completely deserving of all the love in the world, lady. This post was beautiful and almost poetic, and I think I can safely say, from everyone who has been lucky enough to meet you and all the lives you’ve touched, thank you.
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Allie says:
May 29, 2012 at 4:59 pm

After reading this among most of your other posts I am convinced that I want to be you when I grow up. You’re strong, determined, truthful, kind, intelligent, insightful, and pretty much just freaking awesome among many other things. You are most definitely genuinely loved and appreciated by this fandom.
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Karen says:
May 29, 2012 at 5:26 pm

Thank you. You reminded me that no matter how dark it seems, someone out there loves you, whether you know it or not.Whether you think you deserve it or not. Maybe this was not your intention, but I needed it more than you could know. Thank you, again.
(runs away to blow her nose…)
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Danielle says:
May 29, 2012 at 5:36 pm

reading this has just made me cry ur a beautiful lovely women like some of the girls say you reminded us no matter what theres always somgeone out there who loves you no maatter what ayslum eight was my first con meeting you was a highlight of my first spn con expereince we all love you kim xoxoxoxo
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Heather says:
May 29, 2012 at 5:38 pm

Oh Kim, how beautifully written this love letter was. Made me cry a little. I want to second Tamren’s comment Kim. You are Family now just like the rest of the cast and crew. You have given to your brothers and sisters great joy and show such respect in this letter. After all, isn’t that what Spn is all about? Family, no matter what, no matter how bad or how good, will fight for one another and stand beside each other, No Matter What! Fans love you Kim because you are easy to love and we hope to see you back in season. Big hugs.
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debby says:
May 29, 2012 at 5:38 pm

Thank you for opening your heart to us all Kim & i really hope we can meet again one day.I tell everyone your ‘period’ story & it still makes me laugh. love & respect to you always *hugs* xxx
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settlingbones says:
May 29, 2012 at 5:51 pm

This was beautiful and touching. Honestly, I don’t think ‘celebrities’ take enough moments like this to appreciate what it means to feel a connection with a complete stranger and the lengths fans will go for it.

Kudos, Kim.
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Anna says:
May 29, 2012 at 6:01 pm

You ARE loved because you have a spirit that just pulls you in and grabs you.

Have to say that I wish I could meet you but sadly I know I’ll never get the opportunity. You’ve oddly been of my life (in a totally not weirdo fangirl way LOL). I remember being a new mom at the ripe old age of 30 and wondering WTF as I gave up my job and became a member of the stay-at-home mom brigade in 1996. It was hard, lonely and sometimes mildly depressing (yes, I’ll be the mom to admit that being a stay-at-home nothing but you and the child isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be) but when I turned on Another World and saw the slightly insane but lovable Cindy Harrison it made me smile.

Fast forward a decade or so and I’m sitting in my living room with now two daughters and watching a little Disney show and up pops an old friend and I’m smiling. Jump forward another few years and I’m FINALLY back at work and now I enjoy a little show on the CW and a spunky, slightly insane old friend again appears and once again I’m smiling. Why because you are an honest spirit and it shows through in the work you do.

Thanks for that and know that we love you because yes, you are indeed that lovable.
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nwhepcat says:
May 29, 2012 at 6:23 pm

What a lovely post. I’ve never been to a con with performers, but I’ve just come back from a bookish/SF/feminist con, and you make me glad I told many people, whether men, women, trans or genderqueer how fabulous they looked on the dance party night. Love is good to spread around, and thanks for the reminder.

I love your openness and honesty. You rock!

[Shma]

Elisabeth says:
May 29, 2012 at 7:42 pm

Y’know, sometimes I worry that the love I feel for cast and production members of things I like is superficial. That I love them as commodities rather than people, or that I love them because they’re attractive or skilled or something like that. Something superficial. Then I think about it and no, no; you don’t have to know someone’s intimate secrets or all the details of their life to love them. I love ALL OF YOU, not just because you’re involved in something I love, but because you all seem like genuinely GREAT people. Like you all ended up gravitating to this same place, because it started out with wonderful people, and wonderful people attract more of the same.

Unfortunately, about that time I start to worry that even if I meet some of you and say “I really love you and you’ve made my life much better just by doing what you do and being who you are,” I’m afraid I’ll come off as insincere, or as more of the same because you all seem to hear it a lot.

So really, this is reassuring. Thanks for acknowledging it, and thanks for believing the people who say they love you, because we’re all telling the truth.
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Amber says:
May 30, 2012 at 2:02 am

This – yes! Thank you for articulating this aspect of it too.
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Karen says:
May 29, 2012 at 8:04 pm

We love you too Kim. You are simply awesome. I’ve been around for awhile, but until Supernatural, I’ve never experienced the mutual love fest that goes on at these things. I’m one of the x,xxx fans who say they will go to just one of these things and then end up signing up for con after con because there is just nothing like the high you get from all the loving and happy vibes that permeate the SPN cons.

Nothing like it. Too bad it can’t be bottled.
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wade says:
May 29, 2012 at 8:23 pm

Miss Kimberly,

I’ve said it before. Here with miles and time zones separating us, you are easy to speak with. Yet in person, I and most of humanity would be, and is gobsmacked by your presents. You take our breath away, cause our hearts to flutter, brains forget how to function, and vocal cords are paralyzed, let’s face it you overawe us. I know you are just one more human here on this little blue ball, yet you are special. You breathe the same air, eat the same food, worry about the same things, but you in your normalcy you rise above what is thrown at you to become more. You are you, which is what makes you so amazing. I imagine the person that people meet at the conventions, is the same person people would meet in the grocery store picking up bathroom tissue & string cheese. Thank you for that.

You have a beautiful mother, a caring, sweet intelligent beautiful mother. It is easy to see this, we just have to look at you. She made you and you are these things. I’m sorry she didn’t get to meet the fantastic little creature that you and Mr Man made. She would have been so proud of her and you for the way you’re raising her. We get these little humans and do our best with them. So did you ever see the movie, “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation”? There is a line that Jimmy Stewart says, “In the whole history of the word, there’s never been a child brought up right.” We just do our best, your mom did her best, you are doing your best. We all are doing our best with the situations we have. My wife posted to her facebook page today that she is considering auction off our 3 year old son, so yeah.

I hope your back becomes better soon, or maybe less painful in the absence of better. But I’m still hoping for better. Have a happy rest of your week sweet lady.
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Amber says:
May 30, 2012 at 1:59 am

You gave me an awesome hug in Birmingham, Kim, just because I asked for it (well I probably demanded it, because I was nervous and being nervous makes me crappy at subtlety), you flung yourself into the whole festival with a wholeheartedness that would have won me over if I hadn’t already thought you were a pretty wonderful person and a really good actor from reading your blog and watching your performances as Sheriff Mills. So yes, I love your character (which is partly the writing, but mostly the way you portray her) and now I love you too, because you are as fun and vulnerable and saucy and intelligent as I thought you might be.

Whenever you are feeling down, or doubting your worth – remember this, remember what you said here, remember this love is genuine, even if it is a bit strange!

And when my t shirt finally arrives with you (courtesy of your lovely fan-friend Charlotte), I hope you like it and wear it with pride. ♥
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Madeleine says:
May 30, 2012 at 2:43 am

Kim, I was at Aslyum 8, and it was my first ever convention. I was expecting to meet all the cast and be all star-struck and that it would be an amazing experience.

But it wasn’t like that at all… it was so much better than amazing! It was better I could have imagined. I cried so much during the closing ceremony because it really hit me how much that weekend had meant to me – more than I could just express in words. Meeting you (as with many others of the cast) didn’t leave me star struck, it made me feel loved.
I didn’t feel star struck because you aren’t some magical, mystical stars that sit up there, looking down on all of us, you’re just people… and the fact that you’re shocked and touched that people could love you like that, to now know where that doubt comes from, it makes me so glad I could have shown you some love.

I was far too shy to say anything, even when sitting in your coffee lounge, but now I’m sitting safe behind my computer I’d like to say, from the bottom of my heart, Kim – you are very welcome. And thank you – I do love you

Supernatural has taught me so many things and really helped me through a lot of stuff, and I’ve only been a part of the family since August! But I too have been welcomed with love, and the show, and the fandom has taught me one thing above all else – the importance of family and love.
So here it is, from me – my love <3
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Ellie says:
May 30, 2012 at 3:10 am

Kim, you were amazing at A8 and were the person I most wanted to meet, you did not disappoint! I admire you for putting yourself out there both through your blog and attending the cons.
Btw hope your daughter enjoys The Gruffalo.

Much love, Ellie xx
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xenascully says:
May 30, 2012 at 4:19 am

You know I love ya, girl. Hopefully I’ll have enough xanax in me to not be so nervous that I make a fool of myself, when I meet you in Chicago this fall… xox

[Shma]

Brandi says:
May 30, 2012 at 4:26 am

Kim I don’t “know” you and trust me I HATE being one of those fans that likes to pretend like I do I had watched you before Supernatural having a son that loved watching The Suite Life..then you came to us on Supernatural as Sheriff Mills and yes I was excited to see a familiar face on my favorite show. Then I got to meet you in Nashville this year. I can honestly say that you were a joy to meet and seemed very genuine and sincere and I for one appreciated it. After that I have been reading your blog and look forward to your updates. Some postings I read I feel almost as if you too the words right out of my mouth and some postings keep me in stitches and some make me sad but they are all read and taken to heart. Anyway just to let you know this fan appreciates you and says Thanks! Keep up the good work! And we know you love us back
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Pumperninkel says:
May 30, 2012 at 5:51 am

Hi Kim

I too was at A8 and was so looking forward to seeing you. I read yr blog posts with a giggle and a sometimes a tear. Sadly, as happens with life, I didn’t get my chance to see you. I was and am gutted. I suffer from fibromyalgia and managed to miss half of the con with not being well! Of all the things I missed it was you that had me gutted! I adore your sense of humour and way with words. I too was the weird kid but hey it makes us more interesting!

Yes you are loved, yes you are adored! Ignore the stupidity of the odd fruit balls they don’t deserve your time!

You rock!

MissP

Ps looking hot girl!
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Leigh Ann Wallace says:
May 30, 2012 at 8:01 am

You’re family.
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Jane says:
May 30, 2012 at 10:40 am

kim it was a great pleasure to meet you, A8 was mine and my daughters first convention and it was amazing and I can relate on sum of what you said but I’m not going to get into that on here. Hope to see you again and we love you Kim x
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Lori Probert says:
May 30, 2012 at 10:42 am

Hey Kim, you have spoken to me a few times on twitter @Loricas and i met you at A8 and last year in new jersey, you are the best female guest i have ever met, you are so funny and down to earth and thats what makes us love you. Keep doing what you are doing and i hope to meet you again someday, you are a beautiful woman inside and out, never forget that
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Amanda says:
May 30, 2012 at 11:02 am

We love you too, Kim. Never forget it or let a select few make you believe otherwise.
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Lesley says:
May 30, 2012 at 11:57 am

Hi Kim, I was one of the tongue tied starstruck women at A8 and just wanted to say thank you for coming and sharing so much with us, it really felt like a family gathering

Can’t wait to meet you again x
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Morticia says:
May 30, 2012 at 1:42 pm

You are welcome back to see us in the UK anytime! I remember meeting you at A8 and how warm and approachable you were. I remember your stage talks (and damn those kisses lucky woman!) and I remember how bloody cool you were. I can honestly say I left that convention with a massive girl crush on you. Welcome to the SPN family Kim, you more than deserve your place and our fandom loves you right back xx
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kellyd says:
May 30, 2012 at 1:43 pm

Hey Kim you were my hero after telling the ‘tampon’ story at A8 I seriously wish I had the balls to say something like that at times and speaking of balls….The kareoke was frigging amazing, I’m so glad you enjoy yourself and hope to see you again.

I was a convention virgin but it was the best weekend I had in a long time even the hangover on sunday didn’t seem as bad as it was lol.

I lost my mum when I was 18 and so I wonder everyday since if she would have been proud of me as an adult now and I do think the answer is yes but you never know….your mum sounds as amazing and gracious a woman as mine was even through the pain, we were lucky enough to have these women in our lives and I pray I can be a small measure of the woman that my mother was.

Thanks again Kim hopefully see you at A10 with your brothers xxxx
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Hannah says:
May 30, 2012 at 3:49 pm

Hey Kim, you’re awesome

I was at A8 and I still haven’t come down from the fandom-love high!

April says:
May 31, 2012 at 5:16 am

This made me cry with sadness and happiness at the same time! Glad you enjoyed the con. I love you and it was a real pleasure meeting you
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dean4me says:
May 31, 2012 at 6:53 am

Love, when discovered, is a magical thing. To discover you are loved is amazing. Enjoy the love and carry it with you! And then share it with someone else. ♥
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Bev France says:
May 31, 2012 at 10:17 am

Kim.
You were lovely at Asylum 8. Warm, witty, quirky, sexy, full of wonderful weirdness :0)
Loved the tampon story!
Bev xx
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Kat says:
June 6, 2012 at 9:39 am

You deserve it because you think you don’t. One of my closest friends is always telling me that she doesn’t deserve me and I always struggle to explain to her that she does.

People like you and people like Kelley deserve everything the world has to offer.

Broken people are my favourite kind of people. They’re filled with stories of wit and bravery. Outwardly they appear charming and confident and inwardly they just want to do their best. And they do! You don’t have to be a cookie cutter of a person, you can feel everything all at once if you want!

I never thought anyone would love me either–after my Mom died. I’ve got a lot of friends but a few of them do honestly love me unconditionally.

I might have not met you and I may never meet you–but I’ll still feel like I know you.

Creative Ent needs to have a convention somewhere close to Orlando or Atlanta. They’re all up North and very expensive for those of us broke-ass fans down south.

But I won’t give up. I’m a firm believer that if your truly meant to do something or meet someone–it’ll happen.

You’re amazing, Kim. <3
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Charlotte says:
June 7, 2012 at 12:08 am

Happy Birthday, Kim

You are an amazing friend.

I just sat here trying to come up with a bunch of other fancy things to describe you. But that kinda sums it up.

We love you. Can’t wait to see you.

♥

Char & Joel

[Shma]

'tampon' story at A8

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mccartneylennon:
Kim Rhodes is a BAMF

She and James Patrick Stuart were asked about any drunk stories they had. James told us how he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and cleaned it (which inspires a lot of questions). But Kim Rhodes told us a story of not her being drunk, but some drunk dude who tried to hit on her.

She told him “I do not want to fuck you,” but he said “I don’t believe you.” So she said, “I have a boyfriend and I’m on my period.” He just said, “I don’t believe you.” So she replied, “My boyfriend’s in Chicago, and I don’t want to wake him up, but the rest I can prove.”

She went off to the bathroom, removed the tampon and wrapped it in a bit of tissue paper. She went back out, slammed the tampon into his hand and said, “I said: I do not want to fuck you.”

He looked down for a moment before he realised what was in his hand and then he screamed, “EW PERIOD BLOOD!”

In conclusion, Kim Rhodes = BAMF.