Do you ever play your life in your head like a movie or a TV show, stepping outside and watching yourself being played by a very convincing actress? Sometimes you can even add a soundtrack and you change camera angels and light for full effect. There are times when you can easily imagine your life as the latest teen drama airing Tuesday nights at 9:00 on the new CW whose soundtrack is an angsty mix of indie bands and lighting is muted to capture the full melodrama of your life. Other times you're J.D. from Scrubs, pausing to think the occasional woeful thought, but adding a witty criticism or commentary at the end, and eventually something comedic (even bordering on slapstick) happens to shake you from your reverie. While both genres are fun to watch on TV -- and believe me I enjoy both to the fullest extent -- I've come to the conclusion that life is much better lived as the latter. If you're Marissa on the OC or Humphrey on Gossip Girl all the time, you're bound to start getting depressed. If you're Dan in Real Life, on the other hand, you might just find yourself as I did earlier today: shaking your head, laughing, and saying, "I am a ridiculous person," as you realize you've been driving the wrong way on the highway for at least five miles.