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More offerings from McSweeny's lists.

Crayola Crayons Included in Its New Hollywood Box
Everything's different in LA, thinks Xander. The bad part of town is several miles from the good part of town, and Starbucks has special summer offers that he feels strangely compelled to buy. When they go into Office Depot to buy organizational supplies, he glances briefly down the long row of assorted blueprint pads, then gives up and hides in the back-to-school section. There are pencils and fat markers and Harry Potter pencil cases, but he also spies a little eight color box of crayola crayons, which he surreptitiously opens. He's relieved to find that even LA has yellow crayons.

Introducing the New Cereals
"Giles practically lives here, and there's still no sodding weetabix?" Spike stood in the doorway of the kitchen, holding a mug of blood and watching Buffy as she came down the stairs. He smirked as she clenched her jaw. "Spike." She came towards him. "I don't think you've been properly introduced to the joys of the new world." Ducking under his arm, she grabbed boxes of cereal from the island. "Shredded wheat. Twice the flavor, twice the crunch. Or cheerios, small and round like platelets. Lucky Charms. You'll like the little marshmallows." She thrust the cereals at him. "Stop complaining!"

How to Make Classic Chicken and Rice
It's all about the microwave. They both know that, and it creates a bond that survives past power struggles and pain and cold water being dumped over heads. So when Buffy and Giles take the potentials out to train, and Willow and Anya are discussing possible spells to weaken the First, and Spike has taken Dawn to see a movie, Xander and Andrew face each other over an empty poptart box, a list of instructions from Willow on how to cook dinner, and the charred remains of their valiant attempt. Eventually, Xander sighs. "Popcorn?" he offers tentatively. And Andrew smiles.