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drive by in a red ford escort

when i sit down somewhere and just take in my surroundings, i often watch complete strangers. i see them as they move through life. and i wish for the ability to read their mind. not to just know what they are thinking, but to know what they are going through in life. i get really curious about this sort of thing, because there are so many people i see that i know nothing about.

roommate tom and i often talk hypothetically on what superpower we would want. i have always wanted to be wolverine just because he is so fricking sweet. he can get shot in the head and survive. not to mention the possibilities with retractable claws. he is just a scruff. it would also be cool to be the human torch, not so much if you could just light on fire, but the fact that he can fly too. that puts him up there in superpower awesomeness. tom has always thought that it would be coolest to have professor X's superpowers. i questioned him at first. but now that i have had some time to think it over. having the amazing mind power of professor X would allow me to understand better what everyone is going through. like why that lady driving the red ford escort looked so frustrated.

but if i had metal claws, i probably would no longer sit around and wonder what complete strangers are going through.