Yet Another Newbie To The Rooftop

[vagabondtrousers]

hell0-smileyEveryone.

I just found your forum and, while I am new here, I'm not new to the fandom. I've loved Rufus' work for years. So here I am introducing myself. Not going to take up a lot of your time.

Just wanted to say 'hi' and I'm glad to know this wonderful resource is available. Many thanks to whomever is behind it.

VT
xxx

PS. It may seem kind of random, but the gif below is the only one I have that's less than 1 MB. Just my little newbie offering for the fandom 

[GreenEyesToo]

Hi, VT! A very big welcome to The Rooftop.  We always like new members, especially those bearing gifts - that's a lovely gif, thank you! We'd love to know a bit more about you - what drew you to Rufus's work, your favourite role, etc, but only if you want to tell us - no pressure.

Thank you, too, for your kind words about the forum - if you haven't already had a nose around, there's plenty to see. There are LOTS of pics in media, as well as interviews, and screencaps are in a sub-section to "Work of..."

Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries.

Enjoy mooching around!

GE2

[rueful]

Hi, VT! Welcome! It's great to hear from you (and thanks for providing a ready-made abbreviation of your nickname--you must have seen how we lazily shorten most names! )

for the beautiful gif! Zen is such a great show.

Have a great time digging around the threads.

[kissmekate]

Hello and welcome to the Rooftop!

This is a lovely place for all things Rufus, like the beautiful gif you brought us. Thanks for sharing!

Have fun on the boards, and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions!

[Rachel]

Welcome to the Rooftop VT - I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here. Lots and lots of Rufus news, pictures, gushing, etc.

[jamolivej]

Welcome to the Rooftop VT. Enjoy.

[midoro]

to the Rooftop VT!

Enjoy yourself and  for the Zen gif!

[nell]

to the Rooftop VT!



Thanks for the gift.....

[lovethemanrs]

Welcome VT. Enjoy all the Rufus fun.

Thanks for the newbie gif(t)

[walt]

to the Rooftop. Enjoy!

And a lot for the gif!

[kygal]

Welcome to the Rooftop VT. Hope you have fun exploring all the Rufusness! Enjoy!

[judypatooty]

Welcome, VT!

P.S. Your username makes me smile.

[lassie]

Hello and Welcome to Rufus heaven . Thanks for the gif too.

[vagabondtrousers]

I must say, I love the welcome. You're a friendly bunch!

GreenEyesToo, if you wish me to expound on moi (though I can hardly think of anything more boring), I will do so. I'm a Yank (which is a term of endearment, right? ), married to an Aussie for nearly twenty-one of my forty-seven years. I have three children; a grown-and-on-her-own daughter, and two fine, healthy sons, both of whom were born with Down syndrome - but smart-as-whips, the pair of them (of course I would say that. I'm their mother!)  Anyway, as you can imagine, with the two of them on my plate, I have to be a stay-at-home mom (or mum, for all of my UK, Canadian, and South Pacific friends).

Now, as to Rufus...lovely, lovely Rufus... sigh ... sorry, lost my train of thought for a moment. What was I writing about? Oh yes, Rufus. I probably fell in love with him as Will Ladislaw in Middlemarch because I'm a sucker for English period drama. And honestly speaking, who wouldn't have? I mean, come on! He has it all: the eyes, the hair, the lips; cheekbones you could slice yourself on if you're not very gentle with him...Okay, I need to just stop right now. I'm a middle-aged woman. I'm a mother and a grandmother, for crying out loud. Enough!

I appreciate him for his acting ability, too. Must never forget that. Loved him as Jasper in The Holiday, and as Tom Builder (don't even get me started on Tom Builder, because I could go on and on...). We just watched A Knight's Tale last night (stupid movie, can't believe I sat through it again. Honestly! What one won't do for their celeb crush! Sorry to anyone who liked it!), and as always, Rufus was brilliant. Seriously though, there are still many of his films that I have yet to see. The two I'd most like to own are A Man of No Importance and The Last King. I'd have to say though, that my favorite role of Rufus' to-date is Aurelio Zen. This is ironic as hell because I couldn't even finish the first Zen audiobook. Couldn't get through it. Not even with my very most favorite actor of all time reading it to me in his incredibly sexy voice.
But I cannot begin to express the heartache I experienced when Zen was canceled. I was astonished!  As I posted on my Tumblr blog, I don't care that the series was horribly behind schedule and over-budget -

"Just! Give! Me! Rufus! As! Zen! And nobody gets hurt!"   
 
I can't begin to count the number of British series(es?) I have really gotten into watching that have been axed by the BBC or whatever conglomerate produced them. It's so disappointing. Then one must move on to find another, only to be disappointed again. The BBC is like a best friend with too much drama: you hate their issues, but you love them so much you can't stay away for long. But when you do get back in contact, you find the same old thing: drama, drama, drama. Ugh. Can I get a witness?

And to judypatooty (who's username makes me smile as well), I'm glad you like VagabondTrousers. I could explain it, but it's a semi-long story and, tbh none of you would care.    Suffice it to say, a friend on Tumblr coined it and I loved it. So I claimed it as my own and absconded with it 

So that's me in a nutshell, or just about. I'll probably be bringing lots more gif(t)s along to the party because quite frankly, I'm addicted to GifBrewery. Love using it. Love making pretty things. And Rufus is just about the prettiest I've seen in a long, long time (with the exception of my handsome husband and The One who reads to me in that wonderfully sexy voice). I know Rufus has read several audiobooks as well, but I have yet to find a way to get any of them into my hot little hands. Any advice on how to do that would be most appreciated, btw.

Looking forward to making lots of new friends here.

Take care, all!
~ VT

[rueful]

Thanks for sharing some of your story with us, VT. Sounds like you have a lovely family.

Zen is also one of my favorites. So disappointing when it was canceled. I did enjoy the books, but I remember how hard the first book was to get into. Having chapters that were narrated by someone who was inarticulate and traumatized did not help things. If you haven't already, I recommend trying some of the other books. It is good to read them in order, but it's not mandatory, and the tone of the different books varies widely. There are a couple that are even comical.

I also enjoyed Eleventh Hour, which is the series that introduced Rufus to me.

I'll be sending you a PM in a minute regarding some audio.

PS If you're 47, you're not middle aged, you're young--quite young!