theashgirl! THIS IS YOUR GIFT!
My Gift is for : theashgirl
My Gift includes: 2 fanmixes, 1 general mix, 1 vid, 20 icons, and a crossword puzzle
Fandoms included: Angel, Dollhouse, videogames, wordplay, and the color red
Warnings: There's some swears in the lyrics for the mixes.
I wanted a mix that Topher could theoretically give to Bennett. But I realized that Topher would be far to oblivious to do something as straightforward as hand a mix CD to someone he likes. No, Topher would surreptitiously breach their computer's security and leave the music there as a surprise.
The music's as geeky as I could make it: chiptunes, nerdcore, mashups, and indie guitars. As a result, the "love" songs tend to be tinged, to greater and lesser degrees, by the mistakes that geek guys make about love. They can be overly obsessive and objectifying, talking about women instead of to them. Putting this mix together, I kept thinking, "No, Topher, that's not going to do what you think it will!" Hence, "ill-advised."
Data Rock, "Computer Camp Love" (Youtube) (MOV file)Seen as supremus
You better know she's a genius and a Venus.
Topher's a bit young to have gone to computer camp in '84 (Fran Kranz was born in 1983), but if he had gone, this would be his life.
Nullseep, "Her Lazer Light Eyes" (MP3)
This was once presented to me as a love song, and now it will always be so, despite the lack of lyrics.
MC Chris, "Nrrrd Grrrl" (streaming from artist's website)I've got a girl to kick their ass like River from Serenity
You know, they do look similar, now that you mention it.
Nordloef, "Buddy Holly" (MP3)I look just like Buddy Holly,
And you're Mary Tyler Moore
From an album of chiptune covers of Weezer songs. I decided I had too many guitars on the mix, so I used this version to balance things out.
Random (aka Mega Ran), "Splash Woman" (Youtube)Beautiful but deadly, she was mad cunning.
Another nerdcore, but the only videogame-themed song on the mix. It's also about two people caught in a "which one is evil?" dilemma.
Party Ben, "Computer Talk" (MP3)Tell me how you feel: I need a rendezvous, a rendezvous
When I feel like you're talking in a language I don't speak: Computer Love
This mashup is the bridge from the electronic section of the mix to the guitar section of the mix. The guitar hook of Coldplay's "Talk" is a sample of Kraftwerk's "Computer Love."
They Might Be Giants, "Ana Ng" (Youtube)Ana Ng and I are getting old and we still haven't walked
In the glow of each other's majestic presence.
I think this is the quintessential geek-rock love song, in that it is not so much about love, but the longing to be in love. Good choice, there, Topher.
Melt Wizard, "Weis & Hickman" (MP3)You're the Margaret Weis to my Tracy Fucking Hickman.
I don't quite picture Topher as a tabletop gamer, but this song was linked at Penny Arcade, so he may have it anyway.
Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives, "You Broke My Brain" (Youtube)My erudition knew no end;
Now I can barely count to ten.
Oh, you broke my brain.
We know that Topher's brain got really broken a little bit later, but he doesn't.
Art Brut, "Emily Kane" (Youtube)The torch that I hold is always aflame
I'm still in love with Emily Kane
A cute, excited lovesong, though maybe admitting that you're not over an ex is not the thing you want to tell a future partner.
Jonathan Coulton, "The Future Soon" (Streaming at artist's website)"I love you," signed, "Anonymous Friend."
JoCo's another obvious choice, but I love the idea of Topher loving this song despite the knowledge that he should have of what's about to come. Also, when hacking onto someone's computer, maybe the final song on the mix shouldn't include the threat of rape. I'm just saying, Topher.
One song that didn't make it onto the mix is Happy Evil Love Song, from Phineas and Ferb for a few reasons. One of them is that Topher doesn't actually acknowledge his own evil. But you know who does? Wolfram & Hart.
I was listening to the radio one evening, and I heads two of the songs on this mix: "Working for the Man" and "Living in the Devil's Playground," and I thought about how they both fit for Lilah, and the women of W&H. These songs, all with female vocalists, are dark and dangerous, sinister and cynical, and soulful about their soullessness. The mix starts with uptempo mundanities of corporate and ciminal-defense law, and proceeds down the rabbit hole into twisted morality, isolation, self-loathing, rebellion, and possibly redemption.
(In this respect, it is also the story of most non-supernatural big-law firms.)
Gram Rabbit, "Devil's Playground" (Youtube)It's so hard when you're living in the devil's playground.
Fiona Apple, "Criminal" (Youtube)What I need is a good defense.
Nouvelle Vague, "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" (Youtube)Don't blame the sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
'Cause he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again
(Not until the next time)
Portishead, "Western Eyes" (Youtube)Faithless greed's consolidating,
Holding down sweet charity.
With western eyes and serpent's breath,
We lay our own conscience to rest.
PJ Harvey, "Working for the Man" (Youtube)Don't you know yet who I am?
Working harder for the man.
Ruby, "Bud" (Youtube)This is where the evil grows.
Belly, "Low Red Moon" (Youtube)So what, you think this is usual?
Jennifer Terran, "LA 101" (Lyrics at artist's website)All your life you were told to trust no one,
not even yourself or your loved ones.
Janelle Monae, "Cold War" (Youtube)So you think I'm alone?
But being alone's the only way to be.
Bitter:Sweet, "Moody"Who's that lady in the dark? I think she's lost her way (Was it me?)
Who's that standing all alone looking for someone to take her soul?
Oh Susanna, "All that Remains" (Lyrics at artist's website)Now you can't be no saint, no sinner, no lamb
When the devil himself says you ain't worth a damn
That Dog, "She"She is given such pain. She is faced with the evil strain.
She is given no choice. She conquers and can't rejoice.
And she is beautiful.
The ability to read the cover may depend on your monitor settings. It's a feature, not a bug.
To help inspire ideas, I went back to a prompt from one of the Birthday gift-giving drives, and saw that you wanted things about redheads. So I thought I'd do a redhead inspired mix too. I was aware, in doing this, that I was going to be choosing the road a good deal more traveled, but I went for it anyway.
Patty Griffin, "Flaming Red" (Youtube)I took a walk around the block.
I bought a candle; it was
Flaming Red, Flaming Red
This mix started out with the title "Flaming Red," but it changed when I started playing with the cover art. This still comes first. It's the first song I think of when it comes to redheads.
Suzanne Vega, "Blood Makes Noise" (Youtube)Blood makes noise, it's a ringing in my ear.
And I can't really hear you in the thickening of fear.
One of the obvious redhead artists, I could've tried a deeper cut, but I just needed something to fit in the mix. I remember this song from its appearance on Homicide: Life on the Streets.
Garbage, "As Heaven Is Wide" (Youtube)As far from God as Heaven is wide.
Another ginger artist with a lot of possibilities, but this one was dropped from Working in the Devil's Playground, so I threw it in here.
The B-52s, "Juliet of the Spirits" (Youtube)You're a force of nature can't be controlled
You know you've got it girl come on and let it show
The linked video shows footage of the Fellini film this song is named after, which also features a red-haired protagonist.
DJ Magnet, "Love Comes Running Up That Hill Gently (Placebo vs. Pet Shop Boys vs. Kate Bush)" (MP3)And if I only could make a deal with God
And get him to swap our places.
Does it make me a bad feminist if my favorite Kate Bush song is a mashup? Well, too bad, it is.
The Weasel King, "Red Hair (2DefMice Nerdy Gospel Mix)" (MP3)Hey, I think I finally got it figured out
Red hair is one thing that I'm all about
Wizard rock is, predictably, fertile ground for songs about redheads. I love the original, but I decided to go with this remix from the Old Nerdy Bastard album because I like it a hair's breadth more.
Janet Robin, "Say It One More Time"Just say it one more time.
Darling, curl your heart around mine.
Janet Robin's a local artist, and this, along with the songs from her first album, appears to be missing from the web.
The Parson Red Heads, "Punctual as Usual" (Youtube)I've got a girl who's never on time
When I'm late, it's always all right.
Some of the band members do have red hair, it's not just a name.
Indigo Girls, "Tangled Up in Blue" (Youtube)Early one mornin' the sun was shinin', I was layin' in bed,
Wond'rin' if she'd changed at all, if her hair was still red.
I like the Indigo Girls' version a bit better than Bob's.
Willie Nelson, "Cowboys Are Frequently (Secretly) Fond of Each Other" (Youtube)Cowboys are frequently (secretly) fond of each other
Say what did you think all them saddles and boots was about?
For those wondering, yes, Willie Nelson did have red hair before it went grey.
If I wanted to be tricky, I could have had "Don't Give Up" on this mix twice, once with Kate Bush and once with Willie Nelson, but then the mix wouldn't have gay cowboys. CONSIDER THAT!
Eddi Reader, "California" (Lyrics at artist's website)Why don't you come with me?
I'll get you through January in California.
I don't really know why I have this album on my iTunes, but she has red hair, and I am a sucker for songs about California.
Paul Kelly, "Curly Red" (Lyrics at artist's website)Waves of fire upon her head, above a fine young frame.
She melts my bones right there in the bed when she calls my name.
This is the second song I think of when I think about redheads.
Marian Call, "I'll Still Be a Geek After Nobody Thinks It's Chic (The Nerd Anthem)" (Streaming at artist's website)I have been a nerd since my first five-syllable word,
And no TV series or movie changes that.
And I'll still be a geek now Vote for Pedro's so last week.
I don't care whether Milan endorses plaid.
And ending with another obvious choice, the redhead sing who released an album of Serenity filk. It would be a crime to omit her.
Notable absences: Tori Amos, because it was too obvious even for me. Also Florence and the Machine, because they've got more important things to do.
Anyone that can make a vid to a Florence + the Machine song would be my hero.
theashgirl, meet your new hero: yhlee.
My Boy Builds Coffins from eyvids on Vimeo.
yhlee's Notes: Connor vid from Angel (series spoilers): For better and for worse. Note: bright flashes, smash zoom, violence. For tablesaw's Heart of Gold giftee.
All I gave her was the song and the character; she ran with it hard. I think it's fantastic, and I'm glad it can finally come out from under wraps.
I really wanted to do more icons, but these are the ones I managed to squeeze out here and there. I didn't even have time to take some good Whedonland screencaps beyond the 8-Bit Doctor Horrible. Consider me on call for anything you might need in the future.
Rosangela (from The Blackwell Trilogy)
Princess Daisy
Joanna Dark
Brenna (from Penny Arcade)
Penny (from the 8-Bit Doctor Horrible)
Fanmix Icons
Romeo
Three of the icons above use transparency, so they don't fill out the entire square. If you need 100x100 graphics for your layout, use these instead:
As I was rushing to put the finishing touches on these gifts, I wanted to give you at least one thing that nobody else would get, so I had to think of something I could make that nobody else would be trying. And so . . . a crossword!
The crossword puzzle also available as a PDF, and in Across Lite format. (Across Lite is the file format for most crosswords on the web. It's free to download, and it lets you solve the puzzle without having to print it out.) In Across Lite, the solution has been scrambled to prevent temptation, but you can unlock the answers at any time using the code "1417".
In order to make the puzzle sufficiently geeky and Whedony, there's a lot of trivia. I strongly advise using Google, friends, wikis, and any other assistance you can get your hands on while solving.
Have Fun!
The _ash Girl
Across
1. One appeared as a giant hamburger
4. Italian demon with a crush on The
Immortal
11. 23-Down, in Germany
14. Doom weapon
15. Demon that gave Adam his skewer
16. Daniel ____ Kim
17. The Splash Girl
19. She played Ampata
20. Kennedy portrayer
21. She played River
23. She created the Scarlet Pimpernel
25. Certain colas, for short
28. Willow found its softer side?
29. Angel's position at W&H
30. Vitamin-bottle abbreviation
32. South Park episode
featuring the Dog Whisperer
33. He did the lighting design for
Pippin at SDHS
36. Actress Davis who played Maggie in
the Matrix movies
38. The Crash Girl
42. "It's just me being ____-ass, because that seems to be what I do best." --Joss Whedon
43. You might need one to watch TV
45. What The First is first of
48. A Chinese word for an enlightened
person (using Wade-Giles)
50. DVD predecessor
51. He wrote down the ritual that
restored Drusilla
53. ____ Korrect (what "OK"
originally stood for)
54. Like Echo in "True
Believer"
56. Everything except
58. Where Zim and Dib spend their days
60. Fort Worth school (abbr.)
61. The M*A*S*H Girl
66. ____ in Echo
67. What handlers do for their actives
68. "Where the Wild Things
____"
69. Sony's stock symbol
70. Main location on Defying
Gravity
71. Mike ____ (Rookie in "The Freshman")
Down
1. Fashion necessity (abbr.)
2. "A diamond the size ____
testicle"
3. Board game about farming
4. _____ on words (pun)
5. Aaron of Newsies
6. Employees' buttons at Chotchkie's
7. Dust Waltz, for example
(not a TPB) (abbr.)
8. Indian flatbread
9. Some ladies of Spain (abbr.)
10. The third largest island of Hawaii
and its alternate-universe clones
11. Husker and Apollo
12. They may provide tenderness
13. Veronica Mars's college
18. Rush instrumental
22. One brought a Queller demon to
Sunnydale
23. 11-Across, in Scotland
24. Vintage cars
26. A Pylean axe used at Bach-nals to
behead the victim
27. College near Comic-Con (abbr.)
30. _____ Civil Rights Act: law that
prevents discrimination in
California (though presumably not
against demons)
31. Leonine Narnian
34. Where Wendy Simms works
35. One of a Cartoon Network trio
37. ___-de-France
39. "I ____ tired of that
guy" (Joss Whedon talking
about NPH)
40. 2006-07 Marvel event
41. Hank and Peggy's neighbor
44. Walter Bishop likes making his own
45. What Moloch does to Willow?
46. Faith killed one (according to
Andrew)
47. Mistreat, abuse
49. Harlan ____ (alias used by a
character played by Jeffrey Dean
Morgan)
52. Mea ____ (apology)
54. Pirates may steal them
55. ____ Angeles
57. "My name will be on
everyone's lips. Assuming their lips haven't
been ____ off."
59. Station that broadcast Smile
Time
62. What zombie flesh does
63. Greek character
64. Willow's dad
65. John Ritter role
My Gift includes: 2 fanmixes, 1 general mix, 1 vid, 20 icons, and a crossword puzzle
Fandoms included: Angel, Dollhouse, videogames, wordplay, and the color red
Warnings: There's some swears in the lyrics for the mixes.
I wanted a mix that Topher could theoretically give to Bennett. But I realized that Topher would be far to oblivious to do something as straightforward as hand a mix CD to someone he likes. No, Topher would surreptitiously breach their computer's security and leave the music there as a surprise.
The music's as geeky as I could make it: chiptunes, nerdcore, mashups, and indie guitars. As a result, the "love" songs tend to be tinged, to greater and lesser degrees, by the mistakes that geek guys make about love. They can be overly obsessive and objectifying, talking about women instead of to them. Putting this mix together, I kept thinking, "No, Topher, that's not going to do what you think it will!" Hence, "ill-advised."
Data Rock, "Computer Camp Love" (Youtube) (MOV file)Seen as supremus
You better know she's a genius and a Venus.
Topher's a bit young to have gone to computer camp in '84 (Fran Kranz was born in 1983), but if he had gone, this would be his life.
Nullseep, "Her Lazer Light Eyes" (MP3)
This was once presented to me as a love song, and now it will always be so, despite the lack of lyrics.
MC Chris, "Nrrrd Grrrl" (streaming from artist's website)I've got a girl to kick their ass like River from Serenity
You know, they do look similar, now that you mention it.
Nordloef, "Buddy Holly" (MP3)I look just like Buddy Holly,
And you're Mary Tyler Moore
From an album of chiptune covers of Weezer songs. I decided I had too many guitars on the mix, so I used this version to balance things out.
Random (aka Mega Ran), "Splash Woman" (Youtube)Beautiful but deadly, she was mad cunning.
Another nerdcore, but the only videogame-themed song on the mix. It's also about two people caught in a "which one is evil?" dilemma.
Party Ben, "Computer Talk" (MP3)Tell me how you feel: I need a rendezvous, a rendezvous
When I feel like you're talking in a language I don't speak: Computer Love
This mashup is the bridge from the electronic section of the mix to the guitar section of the mix. The guitar hook of Coldplay's "Talk" is a sample of Kraftwerk's "Computer Love."
They Might Be Giants, "Ana Ng" (Youtube)Ana Ng and I are getting old and we still haven't walked
In the glow of each other's majestic presence.
I think this is the quintessential geek-rock love song, in that it is not so much about love, but the longing to be in love. Good choice, there, Topher.
Melt Wizard, "Weis & Hickman" (MP3)You're the Margaret Weis to my Tracy Fucking Hickman.
I don't quite picture Topher as a tabletop gamer, but this song was linked at Penny Arcade, so he may have it anyway.
Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives, "You Broke My Brain" (Youtube)My erudition knew no end;
Now I can barely count to ten.
Oh, you broke my brain.
We know that Topher's brain got really broken a little bit later, but he doesn't.
Art Brut, "Emily Kane" (Youtube)The torch that I hold is always aflame
I'm still in love with Emily Kane
A cute, excited lovesong, though maybe admitting that you're not over an ex is not the thing you want to tell a future partner.
Jonathan Coulton, "The Future Soon" (Streaming at artist's website)"I love you," signed, "Anonymous Friend."
JoCo's another obvious choice, but I love the idea of Topher loving this song despite the knowledge that he should have of what's about to come. Also, when hacking onto someone's computer, maybe the final song on the mix shouldn't include the threat of rape. I'm just saying, Topher.
One song that didn't make it onto the mix is Happy Evil Love Song, from Phineas and Ferb for a few reasons. One of them is that Topher doesn't actually acknowledge his own evil. But you know who does? Wolfram & Hart.
I was listening to the radio one evening, and I heads two of the songs on this mix: "Working for the Man" and "Living in the Devil's Playground," and I thought about how they both fit for Lilah, and the women of W&H. These songs, all with female vocalists, are dark and dangerous, sinister and cynical, and soulful about their soullessness. The mix starts with uptempo mundanities of corporate and ciminal-defense law, and proceeds down the rabbit hole into twisted morality, isolation, self-loathing, rebellion, and possibly redemption.
(In this respect, it is also the story of most non-supernatural big-law firms.)
Gram Rabbit, "Devil's Playground" (Youtube)It's so hard when you're living in the devil's playground.
Fiona Apple, "Criminal" (Youtube)What I need is a good defense.
Nouvelle Vague, "Sweet and Tender Hooligan" (Youtube)Don't blame the sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
'Cause he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again
(Not until the next time)
Portishead, "Western Eyes" (Youtube)Faithless greed's consolidating,
Holding down sweet charity.
With western eyes and serpent's breath,
We lay our own conscience to rest.
PJ Harvey, "Working for the Man" (Youtube)Don't you know yet who I am?
Working harder for the man.
Ruby, "Bud" (Youtube)This is where the evil grows.
Belly, "Low Red Moon" (Youtube)So what, you think this is usual?
Jennifer Terran, "LA 101" (Lyrics at artist's website)All your life you were told to trust no one,
not even yourself or your loved ones.
Janelle Monae, "Cold War" (Youtube)So you think I'm alone?
But being alone's the only way to be.
Bitter:Sweet, "Moody"Who's that lady in the dark? I think she's lost her way (Was it me?)
Who's that standing all alone looking for someone to take her soul?
Oh Susanna, "All that Remains" (Lyrics at artist's website)Now you can't be no saint, no sinner, no lamb
When the devil himself says you ain't worth a damn
That Dog, "She"She is given such pain. She is faced with the evil strain.
She is given no choice. She conquers and can't rejoice.
And she is beautiful.
The ability to read the cover may depend on your monitor settings. It's a feature, not a bug.
To help inspire ideas, I went back to a prompt from one of the Birthday gift-giving drives, and saw that you wanted things about redheads. So I thought I'd do a redhead inspired mix too. I was aware, in doing this, that I was going to be choosing the road a good deal more traveled, but I went for it anyway.
Patty Griffin, "Flaming Red" (Youtube)I took a walk around the block.
I bought a candle; it was
Flaming Red, Flaming Red
This mix started out with the title "Flaming Red," but it changed when I started playing with the cover art. This still comes first. It's the first song I think of when it comes to redheads.
Suzanne Vega, "Blood Makes Noise" (Youtube)Blood makes noise, it's a ringing in my ear.
And I can't really hear you in the thickening of fear.
One of the obvious redhead artists, I could've tried a deeper cut, but I just needed something to fit in the mix. I remember this song from its appearance on Homicide: Life on the Streets.
Garbage, "As Heaven Is Wide" (Youtube)As far from God as Heaven is wide.
Another ginger artist with a lot of possibilities, but this one was dropped from Working in the Devil's Playground, so I threw it in here.
The B-52s, "Juliet of the Spirits" (Youtube)You're a force of nature can't be controlled
You know you've got it girl come on and let it show
The linked video shows footage of the Fellini film this song is named after, which also features a red-haired protagonist.
DJ Magnet, "Love Comes Running Up That Hill Gently (Placebo vs. Pet Shop Boys vs. Kate Bush)" (MP3)And if I only could make a deal with God
And get him to swap our places.
Does it make me a bad feminist if my favorite Kate Bush song is a mashup? Well, too bad, it is.
The Weasel King, "Red Hair (2DefMice Nerdy Gospel Mix)" (MP3)Hey, I think I finally got it figured out
Red hair is one thing that I'm all about
Wizard rock is, predictably, fertile ground for songs about redheads. I love the original, but I decided to go with this remix from the Old Nerdy Bastard album because I like it a hair's breadth more.
Janet Robin, "Say It One More Time"Just say it one more time.
Darling, curl your heart around mine.
Janet Robin's a local artist, and this, along with the songs from her first album, appears to be missing from the web.
The Parson Red Heads, "Punctual as Usual" (Youtube)I've got a girl who's never on time
When I'm late, it's always all right.
Some of the band members do have red hair, it's not just a name.
Indigo Girls, "Tangled Up in Blue" (Youtube)Early one mornin' the sun was shinin', I was layin' in bed,
Wond'rin' if she'd changed at all, if her hair was still red.
I like the Indigo Girls' version a bit better than Bob's.
Willie Nelson, "Cowboys Are Frequently (Secretly) Fond of Each Other" (Youtube)Cowboys are frequently (secretly) fond of each other
Say what did you think all them saddles and boots was about?
For those wondering, yes, Willie Nelson did have red hair before it went grey.
If I wanted to be tricky, I could have had "Don't Give Up" on this mix twice, once with Kate Bush and once with Willie Nelson, but then the mix wouldn't have gay cowboys. CONSIDER THAT!
Eddi Reader, "California" (Lyrics at artist's website)Why don't you come with me?
I'll get you through January in California.
I don't really know why I have this album on my iTunes, but she has red hair, and I am a sucker for songs about California.
Paul Kelly, "Curly Red" (Lyrics at artist's website)Waves of fire upon her head, above a fine young frame.
She melts my bones right there in the bed when she calls my name.
This is the second song I think of when I think about redheads.
Marian Call, "I'll Still Be a Geek After Nobody Thinks It's Chic (The Nerd Anthem)" (Streaming at artist's website)I have been a nerd since my first five-syllable word,
And no TV series or movie changes that.
And I'll still be a geek now Vote for Pedro's so last week.
I don't care whether Milan endorses plaid.
And ending with another obvious choice, the redhead sing who released an album of Serenity filk. It would be a crime to omit her.
Notable absences: Tori Amos, because it was too obvious even for me. Also Florence and the Machine, because they've got more important things to do.
Anyone that can make a vid to a Florence + the Machine song would be my hero.
theashgirl, meet your new hero: yhlee.
You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com
My Boy Builds Coffins from eyvids on Vimeo.
yhlee's Notes: Connor vid from Angel (series spoilers): For better and for worse. Note: bright flashes, smash zoom, violence. For tablesaw's Heart of Gold giftee.
All I gave her was the song and the character; she ran with it hard. I think it's fantastic, and I'm glad it can finally come out from under wraps.
I really wanted to do more icons, but these are the ones I managed to squeeze out here and there. I didn't even have time to take some good Whedonland screencaps beyond the 8-Bit Doctor Horrible. Consider me on call for anything you might need in the future.
Rosangela (from The Blackwell Trilogy)
Princess Daisy
Joanna Dark
Brenna (from Penny Arcade)
Penny (from the 8-Bit Doctor Horrible)
Fanmix Icons
Romeo
Three of the icons above use transparency, so they don't fill out the entire square. If you need 100x100 graphics for your layout, use these instead:
As I was rushing to put the finishing touches on these gifts, I wanted to give you at least one thing that nobody else would get, so I had to think of something I could make that nobody else would be trying. And so . . . a crossword!
The crossword puzzle also available as a PDF, and in Across Lite format. (Across Lite is the file format for most crosswords on the web. It's free to download, and it lets you solve the puzzle without having to print it out.) In Across Lite, the solution has been scrambled to prevent temptation, but you can unlock the answers at any time using the code "1417".
In order to make the puzzle sufficiently geeky and Whedony, there's a lot of trivia. I strongly advise using Google, friends, wikis, and any other assistance you can get your hands on while solving.
Have Fun!
The _ash Girl
Across
1. One appeared as a giant hamburger
4. Italian demon with a crush on The
Immortal
11. 23-Down, in Germany
14. Doom weapon
15. Demon that gave Adam his skewer
16. Daniel ____ Kim
17. The Splash Girl
19. She played Ampata
20. Kennedy portrayer
21. She played River
23. She created the Scarlet Pimpernel
25. Certain colas, for short
28. Willow found its softer side?
29. Angel's position at W&H
30. Vitamin-bottle abbreviation
32. South Park episode
featuring the Dog Whisperer
33. He did the lighting design for
Pippin at SDHS
36. Actress Davis who played Maggie in
the Matrix movies
38. The Crash Girl
42. "It's just me being ____-ass, because that seems to be what I do best." --Joss Whedon
43. You might need one to watch TV
45. What The First is first of
48. A Chinese word for an enlightened
person (using Wade-Giles)
50. DVD predecessor
51. He wrote down the ritual that
restored Drusilla
53. ____ Korrect (what "OK"
originally stood for)
54. Like Echo in "True
Believer"
56. Everything except
58. Where Zim and Dib spend their days
60. Fort Worth school (abbr.)
61. The M*A*S*H Girl
66. ____ in Echo
67. What handlers do for their actives
68. "Where the Wild Things
____"
69. Sony's stock symbol
70. Main location on Defying
Gravity
71. Mike ____ (Rookie in "The Freshman")
Down
1. Fashion necessity (abbr.)
2. "A diamond the size ____
testicle"
3. Board game about farming
4. _____ on words (pun)
5. Aaron of Newsies
6. Employees' buttons at Chotchkie's
7. Dust Waltz, for example
(not a TPB) (abbr.)
8. Indian flatbread
9. Some ladies of Spain (abbr.)
10. The third largest island of Hawaii
and its alternate-universe clones
11. Husker and Apollo
12. They may provide tenderness
13. Veronica Mars's college
18. Rush instrumental
22. One brought a Queller demon to
Sunnydale
23. 11-Across, in Scotland
24. Vintage cars
26. A Pylean axe used at Bach-nals to
behead the victim
27. College near Comic-Con (abbr.)
30. _____ Civil Rights Act: law that
prevents discrimination in
California (though presumably not
against demons)
31. Leonine Narnian
34. Where Wendy Simms works
35. One of a Cartoon Network trio
37. ___-de-France
39. "I ____ tired of that
guy" (Joss Whedon talking
about NPH)
40. 2006-07 Marvel event
41. Hank and Peggy's neighbor
44. Walter Bishop likes making his own
45. What Moloch does to Willow?
46. Faith killed one (according to
Andrew)
47. Mistreat, abuse
49. Harlan ____ (alias used by a
character played by Jeffrey Dean
Morgan)
52. Mea ____ (apology)
54. Pirates may steal them
55. ____ Angeles
57. "My name will be on
everyone's lips. Assuming their lips haven't
been ____ off."
59. Station that broadcast Smile
Time
62. What zombie flesh does
63. Greek character
64. Willow's dad
65. John Ritter role