Protector w/o Homework

The first thing I want to make clear, is that if I were a superhero I wouldn't wear a mask. No one trusts a person in a mask. I'd pull a Superman. His disguise was Clark Kent. That way no one thought Superman lived another life. They weren't trying to figure out his secret identity. And everyone loves Superman. I mean Batman's mask makes him just creepy and shady. I'm very anti-masks.

Then we have superpowers. I'd of course like to fly (at supersonic speeds, I have to get places fast). As for other powers, I have many that I often consider. I think Pyro from X-men has pretty sweet power. Manipulation of fire is awesome, but he's a villain so I don't want to take something associated with evil. I also like how Captain Marvel is like a little boy, but when he claps his hands (and says Kazaam I think) he becomes like this superman. That would be cool too, but not exactly fitting to me. Then there's that chick from Sky High (that's like one of my favorite movies, do not mock me!) who can speed the growth of plants, which is probably one of the coolest powers I've ever seen, though it seems a bit useless.

So after giving it lots of thought, I decided something most fitting for me would be with my eyes. If you don't know, I love my eyes; they are my favorite physical feature. So I want every power that has to do with eyes. This includes: heat vision, x-ray vision, hypnosis, mind reading, and super sight. I think that's reasonable. Then I'd have something for every situation.

Name? Surprisingly I haven't come up with a name. Naming things have never been my forte, and I've thought of stuff that just wasn't quite fitting. So, you guys are welcome to suggest names.

There I did it. You thought I wouldn't, didn't you? You thought I would forget and never bring up the topic again. Or maybe you didn't think that, sadly I can't read minds.

May the force be with you,

-Brianna

This, I Promise You

When presented with the theme of "superpowers" this week I began to think. What are my strengths? My initial intentions were to write about some sort of cooking/biology/french superpowers but the more I thought about it, the more disappointed I became. I can do better than that! I thought to myself. There has to be something that I'm good at that could be of use as a strong positive influence on the citizens of some hopelessly crime rampant city no one has heard of! And suddenly, I remembered a promise I made to a friend this week. I made the promise to this friend, under duress at the time, that though I may be not that good at listening and offering advice on heavy heavy issues (I won't delve into why at this point, that's for another time, maybe), I will always push everything else aside and put a smile on your face if you ask for one.

I don't want to come off as conceited, especially when we're speaking of superpowers, but I feel it must be necessary to break a little off from my humble stance on this in order to tell you about a little knack I have. I make people smile. Granted, if you're in a decent mood or just a little pissed off, I probably can't help you- particularly because you don't need help. Get better yourself! =P

No, I help friends in need. Usually, someone will be severely depressed or down and ask me to talk to them or cheer them up. This is when my electrons begin to shift valence shells and my brain waves peak out- it's a challenge! I think to myself. So what I do next is assess the situation, find some sort of humor in it, and exploit the hell out of it. I will make you laugh, dangit! And if it's not a laugh, then at least an inward chuckle accompanied with a small grin. Heck, you might even think "Oh, he's good. He's good!", but I guess that's up to you to determine.


I like helping people, it's a legitimately good feeling you get. I never want to see one of my friends hurting, so I always try to bring some light to the situation. If I were a superhero, my power would be giving people hope in a time when they are down, providing them with a glimpse of their old (happier) self, and take the first step to getting over their lost cat, broken relationship, or poor grade.

So, this, my friends, I promise you. Come Hell or highwater, if you need help- ask for it. I can try my best at giving you advice, but I think that the most comforting thing you'll find is the one thing I can really give you: a hug and a smile. I love my friends.

ily <3

- Jonathan