My Creatively Random Life

So far my system for picking a book for each letter of the alphabet has been pretty random, scroll to that letter in my Kindle list and just pick one with a shiny looking cover.  I think if I were to do this again I might pick a more scientific choosing process. Anyhow, my book for O is On Any Given Sundae by Marilyn Brant. Nothing tops the sweetness of an unexpected love... When Elizabeth's uncle Siegfried and Rob's uncle Pauly rush off to Europe for a month, they temporarily relinquish the reins of their ice cream shop to their respective niece and nephew -- two people who may have grown up practically next door to each other but who have next to nothing in common. Elizabeth "Please Don't Call Me Lizzy" Daniels is a small-town Wisconsin girl at heart. Shy and inexperienced at love, the frizzy-haired dessert cookbook writer still resides in her quaint hometown of Wilmington Bay, stutters painfully when nervous and is only comfortable with her laptop...

Obdurate Definition:  showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings. Sentence:  Mr. Oldstone, in particular, exhausted all his powers of persuasion to yet delay his departure, but he found him obdurate.       — M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust) Obfuscate Definition:  make obscure or unclear. Sentence:  Yet as we tried to understand, there always seemed to be an obfuscating layer: something or someone was working against comprehension.                    — Time (Dec 11, 2010) Obloquy Definition:  state of disgrace resulting from public abuse. Sentence:  Thus public men are content to leave their reputation to posterity; great reactions take place in opinion; nay, sometimes men outlive opposition and obloquy.            — John Henry Cardinal Newman Oligarchy Definition:  a political system governed by a few people. Sentence:  The...

So, this ranks in my top five Buffy episodes for sure.  Maybe even my top three.  Anyhow, with the overdose of musicals I have seen lately I have them on the brain so I thought I would get them out of my head.  The theme of Once More With Feeling is the characters being forced to express something they are hiding from the others through song.  It is really quite brilliant.  Some of Whedon's best work, in my humble opinion.  The songs range in style from rock opera to 50's sitcom theme and are accompanied by some pretty brilliant dance numbers as well. So, without further ado, here are my favorite songs from Once More With Feeling.  My number one is Giles singing this (unheard) to Buffy.  Anthony Stewart Head is so flipping talented.   My second favorite is Anya and Xander in all their adorableness. And of course, I couldn't forget my favorite person ever, in the whole world.  (he literally makes my knees weak *sigh*...