I now bring you a guest post from my dear boyfriend Nick to tide us over as I wade through finals:

My roommate, Travis, is generally a quiet individual who does not express emotional extremes of any kind. One can assume he will be of an even keel and will be consistently non-offensive and amicable. With that said, here is a conversation we had earlier this week:

Me: Travis, if we cure cancer, what’s going to kill people?

Travis: That’s what terrorists are for.