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     I knew Ben was going to give me that stupid smile. I would knock his door down, furious and disgusted, and he would grin like his mystifying, infuriating behavior was the funniest thing since Monty Python. Then, we would either fight or watch YouTube videos.       Currently, I am paying half the rent on an apartment I essentially have entirely to myself. My roommate and best friend has left his bedroom a maximum of five times in the past two weeks, and I have yet to see him actually put together consecutive steps upright. Ben can get away with this, as his idea of a career differs drastically from my own. Ben is not just unemployed; he refuses to do any job. My lifelong friend graduated top of our class in high school and then went to college where he sprinted his way to a finance degree. Being in similar fields, I can confidently say that Ben is an inch away from certifiable finance genius. People who agree with my assessment include every single...

I have been thinking a lot of a specific scene from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the seventh season, there is a scene between Buffy and the vampire, Spike. Now, Spike is a vampire like any other. He is monster who murders and eats humans; he is soulless and he has no remorse and no humanity. All the same, he fell in love with Buffy, and although he never stopped being evil, he did become a friend of sorts for a few years. Of course, Buffy could not give Spike what he wanted. She could not love him back. He is a monster. How could she? So, everything he does, he does out of love for her, and slowly, this begins to frustrate him. The scene I am talking about is when Spike and Buffy reunite after Spike has been gone for quite a while. Buffy gives Spike just one chance to explain why she would ever allow him further in her life, and he begins to speak. Spike talks about how much he wants to be rid of Buffy, to be free of the curse of loving her. Buffy arms herself to protect against the va...