TM-250: Write page 57 of your 300-page autobiography.
anxious
(Challenged by a local radio host to curb his trademark verbosity, Hank decided to publish a 300-page autobiography, in the third person-with only one word written, in giant, centered font, on each page. Titled My Autobiography's Title is Better than Tony Stark's: The Life and Times of Hank McCoy, by Hank McCoy, the full 300-word text is reproduced below in its entirety. Note how much the writing peters off at the end, as if McCoy realized just how short 300 words really is, and discovered he’d spent far too much time talking about his youth to leave room for his eventful adulthood.)
From the time he was born, Hank McCoy knew he was a different sort of fellow. Few of the other students at his pre-school shared his passion for Charles Dickens, and none could comfortably share a pair of shoes with their teacher. However, Hank rarely minded the disparity. With the exception of a brief period of anxious adolescence, during which he buried his intellect beneath the façade of a football meathead, Hank remained content in his uniqueness
Then there was that nasty encounter with an addle-brained Spaniard that led Hank to leave the warm world of Dunfee, Illinois and fly off to Westchester County, where he would meet his mentor, Charles Xavier, and a collection of talented and horribly reckless fellow mutants called the X-Men-otherwise known as the best friends he would ever have.
After several years of costumed crimefighting, Hank, having earned many advanced (but suspiciously non-accredited) science degrees from his tutelage with Xavier, sought employment in the private sector. This employment came to an end, however, when Hank was betrayed by his seemingly-perfect secret agent girlfriend. In an attempt to sabotage her espionage, Hank rashly transformed himself into a large furry “beast” using a serum he’d discovered, a form from which he found he could not return.
Lonely and jobless, the despondent Hank made his way to New York City, where industrialist Tony Stark offered him Avengers membership. This membership earned him several friends and more than a few fantastic adventures, and he retained his newly-regained confidence and strength when he later returned to his beloved X-Men. In the years since, he has achieved a number of important accomplishments, including the curing of the Legacy Virus, and, despite some continuing (and inexplicably feline) physical changes, he has remained the same bouncy, blue, charming, lovable intellect: The Beast.
(Challenged by a local radio host to curb his trademark verbosity, Hank decided to publish a 300-page autobiography, in the third person-with only one word written, in giant, centered font, on each page. Titled My Autobiography's Title is Better than Tony Stark's: The Life and Times of Hank McCoy, by Hank McCoy, the full 300-word text is reproduced below in its entirety. Note how much the writing peters off at the end, as if McCoy realized just how short 300 words really is, and discovered he’d spent far too much time talking about his youth to leave room for his eventful adulthood.)
From the time he was born, Hank McCoy knew he was a different sort of fellow. Few of the other students at his pre-school shared his passion for Charles Dickens, and none could comfortably share a pair of shoes with their teacher. However, Hank rarely minded the disparity. With the exception of a brief period of anxious adolescence, during which he buried his intellect beneath the façade of a football meathead, Hank remained content in his uniqueness
Then there was that nasty encounter with an addle-brained Spaniard that led Hank to leave the warm world of Dunfee, Illinois and fly off to Westchester County, where he would meet his mentor, Charles Xavier, and a collection of talented and horribly reckless fellow mutants called the X-Men-otherwise known as the best friends he would ever have.
After several years of costumed crimefighting, Hank, having earned many advanced (but suspiciously non-accredited) science degrees from his tutelage with Xavier, sought employment in the private sector. This employment came to an end, however, when Hank was betrayed by his seemingly-perfect secret agent girlfriend. In an attempt to sabotage her espionage, Hank rashly transformed himself into a large furry “beast” using a serum he’d discovered, a form from which he found he could not return.
Lonely and jobless, the despondent Hank made his way to New York City, where industrialist Tony Stark offered him Avengers membership. This membership earned him several friends and more than a few fantastic adventures, and he retained his newly-regained confidence and strength when he later returned to his beloved X-Men. In the years since, he has achieved a number of important accomplishments, including the curing of the Legacy Virus, and, despite some continuing (and inexplicably feline) physical changes, he has remained the same bouncy, blue, charming, lovable intellect: The Beast.