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Pop Culture Good Idea/Bad Idea: Denna, Violent Portrayals of Sex and the Mord-Sith in Terry Goodkind's Universe Part I

Buckle on your roller skates, peeps, because this post has been a long time coming. I have watched lots of clips. I have found lots of pictures. I have been talking to people more informed than me. I have been … Continue reading

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Buffy is So Whiny…

Except, anyone who has spent five minutes speaking to me knows that I don’t really think that at all. And yet, I find that is a really popular opinion, and it begs the question, why that is? Because I just … Continue reading

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Monday Random Ten

Happy Monday! There was a nice thunderstorm today, which, while it spoiled our pool plans, did have a nice calming effect on some other parts of me today. *LOVE* Thunderstorms. I dedicate this MRT to the Smashing Pumpkins concert which … Continue reading

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Monday Random Ten

see more Lol Celebs Do you hear that sound? No? Because it is quiet in the house! All hail the secret power of the PLAY DATE! If you don’t know, then you don’t know. Jumping in: Just Got Wicked — … Continue reading

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The Cautionary Sex Ed Tale From Season 2 of Buffy

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

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

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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Monday Random Ten

see more Lol Celebs Good Monday from the Land of the Migraine of Doom! If ever there was a need for an MRT I see it NAO! The monsoons are upon us, showering us in a dismally dreary deadpan of … Continue reading

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The Hellmouth Presents: Dead Guys On Ice

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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Being Native in the Twilight Saga and The Importance of Being Sam and Emily…

I’ve gotten more than a bit of attention for my post on racism in the Twilight Saga, and more than my share of criticism. Apparently if you don’t think that the over-description of non-white vampires and other non-white people is … Continue reading

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