Tag Archives: feel good stories

Piece of Me

Posted on Thursday, 29 April, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

A few weeks back Britney Spears, whom I think most people around here are probably aware by now, is someone whom I admire the fuck out of did something else I kind of admired. We’ll get to that. We kind … Continue reading →

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God Doesn't Hate Me!

Posted on Monday, 11 January, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

see more Lolcats and funny pictures Contrary to popular belief…and maybe to some recent evidence that might persuade me if I were an individual who would ponder such thoughts… But yesterday’s New York Times ran an Op-Ed by Nicholas D. … Continue reading →

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Congratulations!

Posted on Sunday, 11 October, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

To the newly expanded family: Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley have adopted a 10 month old baby girl from Korea. Katherine and Josh have named their daughter Nancy Leigh and she will go by the nickname Naleigh. May they be … Continue reading →

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Dartmouth Inaugurates Dr. Jim Yong Kim

Posted on Thursday, 24 September, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Via Angry Asian Man. Dr. Kim becomes the 17th President of Dartmouth, and the first Asian American President of an Ivy League school.  He was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Muscatine, Iowa. “The historical moment in which … Continue reading →

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Knit-A-Thon and Charity Screening in A2

Posted on Saturday, 5 September, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

If you are in the Ann Arbor are on 05 September why not check out the Jayne’s Knit-A-Thon screening of Serenity and Dr. Horrible?  The proceeds benefit Equality Now. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdaNXCXXHUw] h/t to Whedonesque

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Seven years ago today…

Posted on Friday, 17 April, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

my buddy, Jason, and VBFitU held my hands and wheeled my IV stand as they walked the enormity of me up and down the hospital corridors.  When the nurses yelled at me to get back in bed they yelled back … Continue reading →

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Important Announcement!

Posted on Wednesday, 15 April, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

see more Lolcats and funny pictures Despite her repeated statements to the contrary, Renee has, in fact (cue Dramatic Kitteh): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9fG37uqMc]

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Way to go, Iowa!

Posted on Saturday, 4 April, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Let’s hear it for The Guy’s home state!  B/c this is great news! I hope for a day when I can stop counting this as great news.  I hope for a day when it is no different to think that … Continue reading →

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Some Good News

Posted on Saturday, 28 March, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

I just finished reading my friend Stacy’s blog, and apparently after two years of fighting cancer, all of her latest scans, x-rays, blood work and recent bone marrow biopsy have come back clean. She is off of chemo. She seems … Continue reading →

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A quote for today

Posted on Thursday, 26 February, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Via Cecelia at Ojibway Migisi Bineshii: “You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round . . . … Continue reading →

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