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The Cautionary Sex Ed Tale From Season 2 of Buffy

Posted on Friday, 13 August, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

One of my friends, the Red Queen from Elizabitchez, told me once that she uses the story arc from Season 2 of Buffy beginning with “Surprise” to teach about sex ed and teen relationships. Or something to that effect. It … Continue reading →

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Ramona and Beezus

Posted on Monday, 2 August, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

While I have been taking a day or two from the internet for some mourning time we took Kid to see Ramona and Beezus, which if you are not familiar with it, is a movie based on the Ramona Quimby … Continue reading →

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Monday Random Ten

Posted on Monday, 2 August, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

see more Lol Celebs I am going to be lying low from Bloglandia for a few days. I hope you enjoy the scheduled posts, but if you are new and a first time commenter, your new comment may take longer … Continue reading →

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Xander Harris: Nice Guy (TM)

Posted on Sunday, 1 August, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

Joss is tricky. We really thought he had given us something completely fresh and new, and in many ways he had. He was used to that. He had written for Roseanne, which was ahead of its time, and in many … Continue reading →

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OYD Cooks!

Posted on Sunday, 25 July, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

Zuppa Toscana (homestyle!) I love this soup from the popular U.S. chain restaurant. Lucky for me with the power of Al Gore’s internet you can find about anything and try to replicate it at home, or if you worked in … Continue reading →

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Kahlan

Posted on Thursday, 22 July, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

It has taken me three books (plus some) in the Sword of Truth series to come up with the comparison that I have been trying to make since The Guy and I watched Legend of the Seeker, the short lived … Continue reading →

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The Hellmouth Presents: Dead Guys On Ice

Posted on Friday, 16 July, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

In the way you would expect a two-part episode to be, Buffy, Season 2′s “What’s My Line” parts I and II have a lot to unpack in them. In the beginning of Part I it is Career Week at Sunnydale … Continue reading →

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When She Was Bad

Posted on Monday, 28 June, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

When Buffy Season 1 ended with “Prophecy Girl” we saw a lot of things happen. The Hellmouth actually opened, for the first of what will be many times (I really hope that isn’t too much of a spoiler for many … Continue reading →

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Monday Random Ten

Posted on Monday, 28 June, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

see more Lol Celebs Who needs some tunes? I do! Let’s jump right in! If I Could Turn Back Time — Cher Is It Just Me? — The Darkness Birdhouse in Your Soul — They Might Be Giants I Don’t … Continue reading →

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Nurse From Iconic WWII Photograph Dies at 91

Posted on Saturday, 26 June, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

Edith Shian says that she was racing through Time Square with a group of fellow WWII nurses because she had heard that the war had ended on 14 August 1945 when she was grabbed by a sailor who had heard … Continue reading →

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