Thoughts on Fiction

For those of you who are fans or at least know Scrubs, you're familiar with the inner dialogue that is constantly going through JD's head, and in the show works as the narration. Well, it's become more and more apparent to me that I should also have a hit television sitcom. Ok that's not true, but as I don't really hang out with anyone but myself right now I've been more aware of the details to my thinking. And sure, everyone is always thinking about something, but my thoughts are more often than not a dialogue not a monologue. I realize that my mind views my life as a reenactment of actual events. I'm curious if this is just me and other narcissistic TV characters or whether most people are like this. Comments?

I recently read the complete X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Saga. While I've been fascinated with powers since I was a kid (I get a rush of excitement every time Peter Petrelli starts to use his powers again) , and the AoA series has always been of special intrigue to me. However, while I respect the genre and see why they need to include explanations in the conversation for new readers; I still can't help but smile when characters with the perfect power for the situation are always present. More so, I love how if the team were to come across an indestructible door with a lost key, the character who is able to morph his fingers into keys will not only be there, but the conversation will go as follows:

"If we don't get through this door in 15 seconds the entire world will be destroyed forever!"
"Um, guys...this might not be the best time to mention that my pocket has developed a large whole. This might not seem important but...well, I kind of had the key in that pocket, "had" being the most important part of my statement."
"I guess this is where Professor X's dream of mutants and humans living in harmony ends after all these years, not to mention the world in general."

At this point the mutant they call Keychain steps to the door, and while it seems prudent to just open the door before the world ends he adds...
"I guess fate had just this moment in mind when it made me an outcast in my own home and the suspect of every crime in my hometown. If I focus hard enough I can use the powers which allow me to form my fingers into a key for any door...including padlocks, car doors and even safe-deposit boxes"

At this point every other member of the team pauses to consider the fact that perhaps the accusations that were brought against him in his hometown might not have been ill-conceived.

As the door opens the unknown one in the group adds, "I am using my powers to predict the future to see that I think we might have pulled this off after all."


I got a little carried away but the point is I love how they always say what their power is before doing anything, or immediately after doing it.