A Confession 

This secret has been weighing heavily on me for a long time. People would talk about it publicly, or a question about it would arise and I wouldn't say anything. How can I admit that? No. Nobody can know. It's been hard... and recently I've come to realize that it's time I release my burden. Maybe because it's my birthday, as I look back on my life, I find that I just don't give a shit what people think any more. So here it is. I'm laying my cards on the table with this one.

I like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And not just because of Sarah Michelle Gellar either (though that obviously is part of it... I am a guy after all). I think it's actually a good show. I watch it in syndication sometimes. The writing is great, it's incredibly funny, and I enjoy the plots. I have outright denied it before. One of the women I used to work with, who I became pretty good friends with, once asked me outright whether I liked the show or not. I saw it in her eyes, the disdain, the loathing, the fear that I might say yes. I'm sorry Stephanie... but I looked you right in the face and lied to you.

The only time I ever came close to admitting it was at a party a year ago or so. We were actually playing Trivial Pursuit DVD edition, and the question came up about the show... and I answered it, almost immediately without thinking. What can I say... my competitive nature was bigger than my need to keep it a secret. Everyone sort of looked at me kind of strange, but nobody asked why... but I guess they all knew.

So there you have it. You may be asking yourself why I'm coming out of the Buffy closet all of a sudden. Well, as it turns out the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, is encouraging people to vote for John Kerry, and using Buffy parties to do it. Joss... why'd you have to try to politicize such a fantastic creation? Can't we just have one thing that doesn't involve politics? Can't you just leave Buffy to her stake plunging antics? Personally, I think Spike would definitely want Bush for President.