Buffy The Vampire Slayer

There are scenes and songs from this show that have not only made me who I am, but apply so strongly to my life that remnants of them still echo in my mind when I think back on things that have happened to me. Songs about not wanting to go, scenes about not wanting to forget: those remnants have found a solid form to me again and it was like a tidal wave knocking me onto my back and spinning me around. Buffy will always mean the world to me. She's who I try to be when I need to be protective or ready for a fight, whose leadership I try to emulate when my moral grit starts to wear down, whose selfless devotion to friendship has taught me how to approach others, and whose experiences and reactions encourage me to heal. I grew up with those characters and learned a lot about who I want to be from them: and I still am.

12/6/11