Q&A: Funny question! Do I sleep?

A question posed to me made me laugh! Do I sleep? Do I *need* to sleep?

The answer: Yes! I'm not a perpetual motion machine who can go on and on and on like the Energizer Bunny! Granted, it takes me longer to tire out than the average human person, but I can tire out. This happens mainly when I'm taking on many supers at once - especially super strength ones, as they can take a beating and keep on going. And since the average super strength dude is stronger than the average super strength woman, it takes more on my part to finally bring them down (as well as some trickery and strategy)

After such a battle, I need rest. I also need to eat. A lot. A body like mine needs a lot of fuel to keep it powered up. My healing power is especially energy intensive. After a good nap, I'm good to go back into battle if necessary. And if the battle was especially vicious, then I need to sleep a few hours, which is sometimes not easy to do if I'm aching all over.

One last thing about my healing power: it's not like Marvel Comics' Wolverine's healing power, in which he heals instantaneously after even serious injuries. My power is a little slower than that, so if I have something like deep wounds or stress fractures in my bones, I feel it! That's why sometimes I have a difficult time going to sleep until my healing power has healed me enough where I can finally drift off to sleep. And believe me, I welcome the trip to Slumberland in such times!

In short, I am not invulnerable, and I do need to sleep just like anyone else.

So how many blog rolls am I on?

Okay gang, stand up and be counted! How many of you have me on your blog rolls? Let me know by using a comment, and provide a link to your blog in that comment so that I can create a blog roll of my own. It's the least I can do for the free publicity that you are giving me!

Happy New Year!

Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy New Year!

Boy, the past year went by fast!

The drunken elf

In a comment on another blog entry, Esbat says this about the drunken elf in my Christmas pic:

"I was wondering, seeing as how there is that picture of the drunken elf... do you have your own "Bat-Mite"/"Mr. Myxtlpk"?"

Hmm. No, that wasn't the intent, buuuut....

....it IS kinda funny to visualize being antagonized by my very own sprite or elf! If he hangs out in my bra, then I know how I can get back at him should he annoy me too much: Slam my boobs together and flatten the little dude! But what a way to go! LOL

Tell ya what: Me and the writer will discuss this and see if we want to do that. I'll keep you posted.

facebook question

I have a facebook question for anyone who might know. I've gotten e-mail that I now have friends, but I'm not on facebook yet. How can that be?

If I have a facebook entry, please note that IT IS NOT MINE! I haven't signed on to facebook yet!

Merry Christmas!

No post today - just wishes that you and yours will have a wonderful and blessed Christmas. Enjoy!

Superheroes and Religion

Ahh, I love Christmas. Everything about it. I'm the type that won't say "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays". I will say "Merry Christmas". Just as quickly, I will also say "Happy Hanukkah" to someone who is Jewish or "Holy Ramadan" to someone who is Muslim. I don't get all PC over holidays. Christmas is what Christians celebrate in late December - I mean, c'mon! Who doesn't know that?

Now is probably a good time to bring up the topic of superheroes and religion. Do we have religion? Most of us do. I'll discuss more about superhumans and religion later, but today to help that later discussion, I'm going to talk about my own religious and spiritual views. To start, I am a non-denominational Christian who believes in God and that we were put on this earth to serve humanity in what way we can with our God-given talents - whatever they may be. My talents happen to be a little more obvious, but still I feel that I was meant to use my superhuman abilities to the benefit of the common good and to defend humanity against those who wish it harm.

I would have to believe this way - otherwise, why would I put my life and limb on the line time after time if I didn't believe that I was meant to do so with my super abilities? Despite the fact that I can take a lot of punishment because of my superior healing abilities, even it gets taxed frequently from the many supers that I come up against. I've encountered beings who can literally shatter mountains or who can violate mind and body in ways unthinkable and unspeakable. I've been burned and slashed and even shot at in the process of taking down a super villain. And yet, I have to bring them down. Failure to stop them could cost untold damage to life and property if I don't. I am fully aware that often I am the only thing standing in their way of their plans of chaos and destruction.

So with all that abuse, what keeps me in the thick of things? That little girl with the puppy. That elderly couple holding hands as they walk in the park for the umpteenth time. The young man sweating out how he's going to propose to his girlfriend. All those people have the right to go on with their lives without the ambitions of super villains to come along and destroy their way of life. I believe that it can't be coincidence that I happen to be here in this time of human history, when I have the means of stopping such people.

And while it is not necessary, I am grateful for all expressions of gratitude that come my way. They remind me of why I fight the good fight. I can't imagine what kind of person I'd be had I felt that it wasn't worth the abuse I go through to stop super villains. Most likely, I would have eventually become a super villain myself. I guess I'm saying that I fight for what's right so that I won't drift into what's wrong. After all, we often drift into selfish, evil ways - it's not like it's always a snap decision. So I'm basically saying that the battle against evil is as just as much with myself as it is with super villains. And just like when I fight supervillains, I must always win the battles with myself.

I'm so sorry!

Gang, I'm so sorry about so much time lapsing without posting! With these holidays coming up, I've just been so crazy busy! However, I promise you that I WILL post something before Christmas comes up on Thursday, and then I will have a rare weekend special to get caught up on stuff that I haven't posted on. What a crazy month it's been!

But just so you know, I haven't disappeared off of the face of the earth! I'm alive and well!