Any talent you don't have, that you wish you had.

[Longgrain]

I can paint, write and take photos, but I've always wanted to sing.

Nor can I act or play a musical instrument. I just realized lately I sort of take the talents I do have for granted.

How about you?

[bloodyjack]

1. I cannot wiggle my ears.

:cry:

[Lavender Brown]

2. I wish I could dance

I mean, I can dance, but people laugh at me.

[MuseRider]

9. Elaine??? n/t

[Lavender Brown]

10. LOL - No, I'm not THAT bad!

[fertilizeonarbusto]

3. Always wanted to sing opera

as long as I can remember. Play any string instrument, ditto.

[bobbobbins]

4. surprisingly, i've been good at everything I've tried

no complaints..although i guess i wish hone some of my skills into something useful, i do theatre, am a musician, paint, all that, but still i work as a computer programmer...ah, the tragedy

[Longgrain]

8. I think i know what you mean.

I think I might be dabbling too much in too many areas, so that I can never seem to have success in one.

BTW I can also add computer skills to my wish list of techniques I lack.

[bobbobbins]

11. yeah exactly...jack of all trades, master of none

[terrya]

5. Play the piano, write...and one talent I can't say here.

:-)

[intheflow]

6. Doctor, Doctor! Will I be able to play the piano after my operation?

(ba-dum-bah!)

Yes, piano, I've always pictured my fingers carressing the ivories like Billy Joel, but when I sit down to play only chopsticks comes out.

Nor can I paint or draw. So frustrating when the beautiful vision in my head looks like a talented 5-year-old did it when I put it to paper.

Finally, I've always wished I had any mathematical talent at all.

[MuseRider]

7. I am a musician

and wish so much that I could sing. I can sing the right notes, sing in tune but damn I can't do it and sound good to save my life. I always wanted to be Joni Mitchell.

[KurtNYC]

12. Perfect pitch

play anything by ear after hearing it only once.

[Tafiti]

25. Oooh, that's a good one.

I'll have to second that.

[johnnie]

13. Not really

I can do a lot of things and never had problems learning how to do it. As for "talent" I guess I just accepted my limitations on the things I have learned and happy with it that way. I know I am not that great at the things I do, but I do it for myself and I don't get hung up on impressing people.

[redqueen]

14. Yes... I wish I could juggle.

It's hard!

[Left Is Write]

15. I can draw and write, but I have virtually no musical talent.

I can play the piano like a second year student, though. ;)

[Longgrain]

19. I don't know what it is about musicians

That people assume they are more interesting.

Us writers are fun too.:hi:

[Left Is Write]

20. I tend to write dark stuff.

I do light "every woman" type pieces too, but I seem to do best at darker or more serious themes. Someone once told me that was indicative of a "diseased" mind. :eyes:

[Longgrain]

23. My stuff is sort of unclassifiable

usually whimsical satire with some dark edges, I just don't know if it's fantasy fiction or regular fiction. Also all my stories over lap, If I ever finish writing them all it will be something like a 10,000 page novel.

[swimmernsecretsea]

16. The same ones you've listed

Believe me, I tried. I know what I can do, but it's still a disappointment.

Here's an example: I took acting classes when I was in University. I recall doing a scene with someone when I had a moment of clarity and realized I would never be as good as I wanted to be, and I didn't love it as much as I needed to, to be able to succeed. Especially with acting, you have to just love being able to do it in addition to having talent. I never took any acting classes again. It doesn't stop me from appreciating good acting skill; on the contrary it makes me enjoy it more.
Same goes for singing, dancing. I can fantasize about being a great performer all I want, but not knowing how bad or mediocre you are and still trying isn't just embarrassing--it's tragic. I watched American Idol last week. All of those people who said they had the drive, the determination, the talent--and then just debased themselves. One can argue how poor an example that show is for showcasing talent, and I can agree on many points, but sometimes you just have to search elsewhere.

[Longgrain]

17. Sound a lot like me as a teenager...

I used to spend hours in my room, pretending I was a rock star. I'd go to high school musicals wishing it was me up on the stage, I could just never do it, I'm much too introverted.

[swimmernsecretsea]

18. I know. I had friends try to drag me to a karaoke bar

HELL NO! Don't need the humiliation, thanks very much. I'd prefer to fantasize, thanks. It always works out better, anyway.

BTW, lipsyncing to a lightbulb, as in Blue Velvet or Ally McBeal works really great. Just don't let anyone catch you. You'll never live it down.

[NewJeffCT]

21. singing or playing the guitar

If I could have done both when I was younger, I could have been a chick magnet!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. any talent at all will do

(singing, dancing., painting etc)

[RandomKoolzip]

24. Tumescence.

I can stay "engorged" for five, maybe ten minutes....must be all the drugs.

[JVS]

26. I wish I could carry 3 dozen donuts with no hands

;-)