*applauds* Awesome essay, Vic. And I'm pleasantly surprised to see you managed to put everything together at the last minute, and came out with a great essay that looks like you spent months on it. You rock.

Your arguments are sound, and I also like the friends-turned-lovers vibe too, so I think you may have another convert on your hands.

And now I'm off to bitch at PixPlace for not telling me I exceeded my bandwidth sooner, because I have a whole essay's worth of pics that aren't showing up. Bastards.