day 2 of this deadly sins meme.
All right, so Day 2 is envy, apparently. 7 things that I lack and covet.
This will probably be quite easy.
1. Probably the one I envy the most in other people at the moment: The ability to dance. To be fair, I do have the natural sense of rhythm and movement that cannot fail to be advantageous in a dancer, which is good. And someday I am determined to learn how to do it and do it well. But for now, I envy it. It looks awesome, and if it's done well it can be moving, thought-provoking, exciting, sexy, fun, comedic, and a bunch of other things. I wish I could do it now.
2. Artistic ability. Again, I'm not completely lacking, but I would love to be much better at it than I am.
3. Bilingualism. Sadly I'll never be naturally bilingual like many people (almost entirely from non-native-English-speaking countries, to the surprise of no-one) who are exposed to at least two languages as they are growing up. This one ticks me off especially, because I have a naturally bilingual parent, so why in the name of arse he didn't speak to us in Spanish often is a complete mystery to me. He did it once, for about 10 minutes, when I was sixteen and therefore well past the critical period. Cheers, Dad.
4. The ability to eat normally. Eating disorders are a bitch, what can I tell you?
5. The ability to be employed more easily. I don't know what it is about me. I strongly suspect it's my being an ugly fat white girl, which is both unappealing and makes people believe that I'm lazy. I can see this becoming a serious problem in the next few years
6. The ability to have romantic partners. Never have, and at the rate I'm going, probably never will. Does this make me sad? Erm, yes, of course. I cry about it all the time. I'm nearly 22 for fuck's sake. It's PATHETIC! But what can I do? My friend says I should make a move on people, but he doesn't get it. He doesn't get my shyness and he doesn't get how utterly rubbish I am as a person. Why should I make a move when I'm just going to be rejected?
7. Being naturally likeable. Admittedly I don't really like people very much, so I probably have nobody to blame but myself, but I have to seriously work hard to get people to like me. I'd like it if I was a bit more likeable naturally. But I think ugly people in general have to work a bit harder, don't they?
I considered putting 'being thin' or 'being beautiful' on there, but the first one I don't really envy any more, and the second, well... maybe I should have put it up.
This will probably be quite easy.
1. Probably the one I envy the most in other people at the moment: The ability to dance. To be fair, I do have the natural sense of rhythm and movement that cannot fail to be advantageous in a dancer, which is good. And someday I am determined to learn how to do it and do it well. But for now, I envy it. It looks awesome, and if it's done well it can be moving, thought-provoking, exciting, sexy, fun, comedic, and a bunch of other things. I wish I could do it now.
2. Artistic ability. Again, I'm not completely lacking, but I would love to be much better at it than I am.
3. Bilingualism. Sadly I'll never be naturally bilingual like many people (almost entirely from non-native-English-speaking countries, to the surprise of no-one) who are exposed to at least two languages as they are growing up. This one ticks me off especially, because I have a naturally bilingual parent, so why in the name of arse he didn't speak to us in Spanish often is a complete mystery to me. He did it once, for about 10 minutes, when I was sixteen and therefore well past the critical period. Cheers, Dad.
4. The ability to eat normally. Eating disorders are a bitch, what can I tell you?
5. The ability to be employed more easily. I don't know what it is about me. I strongly suspect it's my being an ugly fat white girl, which is both unappealing and makes people believe that I'm lazy. I can see this becoming a serious problem in the next few years
6. The ability to have romantic partners. Never have, and at the rate I'm going, probably never will. Does this make me sad? Erm, yes, of course. I cry about it all the time. I'm nearly 22 for fuck's sake. It's PATHETIC! But what can I do? My friend says I should make a move on people, but he doesn't get it. He doesn't get my shyness and he doesn't get how utterly rubbish I am as a person. Why should I make a move when I'm just going to be rejected?
7. Being naturally likeable. Admittedly I don't really like people very much, so I probably have nobody to blame but myself, but I have to seriously work hard to get people to like me. I'd like it if I was a bit more likeable naturally. But I think ugly people in general have to work a bit harder, don't they?
I considered putting 'being thin' or 'being beautiful' on there, but the first one I don't really envy any more, and the second, well... maybe I should have put it up.