Okay, okay... I know, I know. I posted Thursday's cake pics two days late (Saturday) and now, here I am, on a Sunday night finally getting to FFA. What can I say? I have dishes in the sink, and I haven't vacuumed in I'm-not-even-gonna-say-how-long. My world is off-kilter. I am behind. I know! ...But I'm trying to catch up, I really am. Too bad my brain is fuzzy and I spent all weekend thinking over this post, mistakenly thinking that the question was "which super hero would you like to have, if you could pick only one?". Uh, hi, BATMAN, of course. But was that the actual question? No. Sadly, the actual question demands more thought, a little more introspection... which I haven't given myself time for, but whatever. Since when do I do my homework? BSing is pretty much my favorite thing to do, and so, without further ado, I give you my official answer to FFA challenge #19. Oh, right... but first I should let you all in on the question, right? Here it is: "If you could have ANY super power (either good or evil) what would it be?"
And the answer is... (drum roll, please)... time manipulation. Please, like there is any other answer to this question. I mean, sure, flying would be cool and all (if I wasn't afraid of heights), and super-strength would be sweet (if my lifestyle was such to ever NEED to be able to bend metal or break through walls), and while I do think that weather manipulation (ala Storm in X-Men) would be fun... I wouldn't want to deal with the whiners who weren't prepared for the monsoon season to strike early. So, it's time manipulation for me. Some of you may not know this, but it's true that I've had a life-long love affair with all things time-travelly. Seriously, time manipulation is where it's at for me. Just look at my favorite books, movies & tv shows. (Time Traveler's Wife, Frequency, The Love Letter, De Javu. Kate & Leopold, Back to the Future, Somewhere in Time, Quantum Leap, Journeyman, 7 days... and the list could go on and on.) I am in love with the theory of time travel. A book/show/movie made with the thought of a break in the space/time continuum brings me joy like none other. The first time I saw Frequency, I sat there with my mom for a good half hour after the movie ended and tried to unravel the whole mom/dad/son/crazed-killer cop storyline. To this day, I have a blockage in my head. I can't help but think that when it comes to the aurora borealis, time travel really is possible. I'm telling you, to be able to move backward and forward in time would be the sweetest thing ever. Hiro's got one heck of a sweet gig. (I just wish he'd hurry up and learn English already. The subtitles were killing me last week)
4 comments:
I have a question that I used to ask people:
If you could have one of the following super powers what would it be and why?
1. stop time
2. fly
3. become invisible
4. read minds
Whatever you answer tells a LOT about a person...and it makes for some very fascinating conversation.
(hint: i would LOVE to stop time)
For me it's a no brainer: flying.
Although, breathing underwater is a close second. Go Aquaman!
I KNEW you'd pick that one. Gosh, I'm so smart. And why did I KNOW that Michelle would pick underwater breathing?!
I think I've got a psychic super power.
My... when you say that you 'used to ask people' this question - do you mean, back when you were dating? I think this would be a SWEET get-to-know-you question. So, tell me... what do the answers mean? (And so you know, the becoming invisible thing was up there - ala Harry's Cloak of Invisibility in HP - but both that and reading minds come with a heavy price. There are things that happen that I'm sure I'd rather not see, and things people think that I'd rather not know about - so I'm all about stopping time. Or traveling through it. Either way.)
And Mich... I so know you'd go Aqua on me. Just like, Jen, I knew you'd be a flier. :) (See, you're not the only one with super psychic abilities in these parts.)
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