What are you quite good at?

[Mass_Liberal]

I am good at watching endless movies, speed reading, and poker. What are you good at? I think its important to celebrate one's strengths every once in a while. Its too easy for me to just think about my weaknesses all the time.

[JohnKleeb]

1. sleep

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

2. Wish I was good at sleep

I didn't get to sleep last night until 7:30 this morning!

I guess I'm good at spelling, remembering birthdays and writing, as well as fattening up cats (but not for slaughter).

[JohnKleeb]

10. Its an aquaired skill

I could fall asleep in gym class back in the day.

[LDS Jock]

22. don't put spelling down on this list JohnnyKleeb

acquired

[JohnKleeb]

24. there was a reason why I went to geography bees not spelling bees

[LDS Jock]

29. you like geography? have you seen this site?

[JohnKleeb]

36. that didnt work

[LDS Jock]

4. what about copy cat threads John?

did you forget that?

[JohnKleeb]

7. ahh yeah, I am great at that

[LDS Jock]

3. tennis

I've been playing for years. I can run around and knock the crap out of the ball, placing it pretty much where I want on the court. Or, if I'm mad, hit my opponent with it. :P jk

[jellybelly]

5. I'm good at stalking other members. n/t

[LDS Jock]

23. which members are you stalking?

got any good tips?

[jellybelly]

61. I can't name them...that's the point of stalking...they can't know

Interrupt their threads or posts with stupid comments...that's stalking. I perfected it...:P

[Jade Fox]

6. I'm a good gift-giver.....

and actually put some thought into what the person might like.

I'm also very good at ironing. Not glamorous, but useful.

[CornField]

8. beading & other artsy-fartsy stuff

[whodiedandmadeUSgod]

31. I'm a beader too.

Also love anything creative.

[miss_kitty]

9. Well the stuff I CAN tell you about

is mostly artistic stuff and some brainiac stuff. Painting (Oils and Egg-oil Tempera) drawing (many different media) metalwork (silver, copper and mild steel) Landscape design writing and figuring stuff out. also thinking on my feet. ;)

On Edit: Beading and hat-making (crochet)

[AlCzervik]

11. i'm a really good pool player

I started playing about 2 years ago and found i had a natural ability for it.

[Mass_Liberal]

12. ah!

we have a hustler! DU's own.

[AlCzervik]

16. oh yeah, thats me California Fats!

[mr_hat]

13. Cage fighting. I'm the undisputed IACFCD champ.

[Cuban_Liberal]

14. Growing things

I'm quite a good gardener.

:)

[Mass_Liberal]

15. nice

Could I have a tomato? I'm very partial to them.

[Cuban_Liberal]

25. I'll have them the bushel basket full next summer.

How many would you like?

:)

[RagingInMiami]

17. I am a good cook

[Mass_Liberal]

18. cool

what do you like to make? Good cooks are my favorite people in the world. :)

[RagingInMiami]

20. I guess my specialty is Italian, but I also cook Mexican

I'm the kind of person who can look in your refrigerator and your food cabinets and come up with an amazing meal, even if you think "there's nothing in the house to eat."

[NYC Liberal]

27. Sounds like a skill I'd like to have...

:9

[koneko]

I've got two of your talents

with watching endless movies & speed reading.

Among other things, I'm also a phenomenal sleeper, I make a kick-ass turkey w/ trimmings, I am pretty good with cross-stitching, and I speak Japanese extremely well.

[melnjones]

19. Taming hamsters and learning foreign languages.

Yes, I'm not normal by any stretch of the imagination:-)

[Xipe Totec]

39. Which Languages?

I love languages! Though I've only learned two of them well. The rest just words and phrases.

[melnjones]

42. I speak Spanish fluently...

and am focusing right now on learning Brazilian Portuguese. I've spent some time learning several other languages, like French and Japanese. Not sure what I'll focus on after Portuguese.

[Xipe Totec]

47. Spanish is my mother tongue

English is my second. I can read Portuguese, learned enough Russian to be able to guess the meaning of a good fraction of written text. The rest is just a little smattering of French, Italian and some Nahuatl.

Here's a little Tex-Mex story for you, in honor of our shared languages:

Once upon a time, a little mariposita was flying from flor to flor when all of a sudden, se cayo! A jijo! se dijo. What stupid I am! I forgot to open my alitas!



:evilgrin:

[melnjones]

51. hee hee:-)

I would love to learn Nahuatl, and would love even more to learn Mixteco...unfortunately I'm realizing how varied Mixteco is from region to region, so I've about given up on that idea. We do have a lot of immigrants where I live who speak Mixteco as their first language and speak little if any Spanish.

[Xipe Totec]

55. Yes, that comes as a shock to many people in the US

That so many Mexicans don't speak Spanish. I read an article last year where the Mexican government is testing bilingual education methods to educate people in remote areas that do not know Spanish.

People here in the US are also shocked when I tell them they already know a little bit of Nahuatl and don't even realize it:

Coyote - Coyotl
Peyote - peyotl
Avocado - ahuacatl
Tomato - tomatl
Banana - anana
Cocoa - cacao
Chocolate - chocolatl

I'm just crazy about words and their origins!

One language is just not enough. I feel bad sometimes because some of my favorite poetry and songs is in Spanish and I can't share the emotional impact that they have. I try to translate them but It's hard and oftentimes some of the emotional punch is lost. If I try to explain it then they get it, intellectually, but they don't feel it. It makes me so sad because there's a part of my psyche that I cannot share with my English speaking friends.

[melnjones]

64. I think it would be kinda cool to start a languages group here at DU...

What do you think? I think that people who study languages are often a rare breed...it might be fun to get to know everyone.

[Xipe Totec]

74. I'm game for that. Do you think there's enough of us here at DU?

[RadicalMom]

60. Do you use a tiny whip and tiny chair?...

I have a way of taming ants, but they don't move any more afterwards.

[melnjones]

65. ha, no:-)

but I do use gloves, at least to start. Hamster bites hurt!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

21. I'm usually pretty good at making others feel good about themselves.

I like to point out to people what is great about them and let them know that I love them and why I love them. On edit: Unsuccessful threads on DU. I'm famous for them. :evilgrin:
Duckie

[NYC Liberal]

26. Staying up reaaalllly late,

then waking up early and being totally fine for the rest of the day.

Yup, thats me :)

[Glenda]

50. That's not fair!!

:hi:

[Longgrain]

28. Nothing really...

I'm just another talentless nobody...:(

[Xipe Totec]

52. False Modesty, Mr Longgrain

I saw the paintings and picture you posted. They were very nice.

Credit where it's due!
:toast:

[smbolisnch]

30. Darts

I haven't played in a while, but I am a damned good dart thrower :P

[fluffernutter]

37. i'll kick your butt ;)

[smbolisnch]

79. Is that a challenge?

Careful what you wish for there! :evilgrin:

[HEyHEY]

32. I'm good with a bowstaff

[Schema Thing]

33. Photography comes naturally to me

The technical side of photography is effortless for me, and the art side, while subjective, I really think I have a damn good eye. The "art side" of it just gets better as I age too.

Also I can fix things.

[Floogeldy]

34. Being an ASSBITE

[amazona]

35. surfing the internet

and typing real fast.

[plcdude]

78. me too

surfing the internet and typing one-handed is my specialty

[fluffernutter]

38. art, writing, love.

[Longgrain]

40. I know...

:)

[Padraig18]

41. I'm a decent sketch artist.

I'm doing the illustrations for my book.

:)

[Lorien]

57. What type of book?

I'm an illustrator by trade, and a reluctant writer, too. Do you have a publisher yet?

[DS1]

43. computers, pushing peoples buttons, unmentionables

[Droopy]

44. Driving trucks and smoking cigarettes

I was going to say surfing the internet, too, but since I spend the majority of my 'net time here at DU, I'm not sure that I qualify at being good at surfing the 'net.

[NC_Nurse]

45. Being supportive and caring

and sticking people with needles...:D

I start a lot of IV's....and I really enjoy it! Creepy, huh?}(

[Wapsie B]

46. Beating myself up.

Listening to my detractors rather than focusing on my strengths.

[Glenda]

48. Making graphs, listening to people about their job problems...

sleeping till 11am
getting over illness
being perfectionistic, yet messy at the same time

[Biased Liberal Media]

49. Seems I'm good at listening to people when they are having

problems. LOL. I was a peer counselor in high school too.

[Taxloss]

53. writing, spelling, and punning.

And crosswords.

And the game "Diplomacy".

[Lenape85]

54. Sleep

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

56. Typing. Computer games. And my job.

Otherwise, I'm the most useless disorganized procrastinator you ever met.

[JimmyJazz]

58. the New York Times crossword.

that's it. that's all I'm good at.

[miss_kitty]

66. Hey Me Too!

I have been known to go to the LIBARRY to photocopy weeks of the Sunday puzzles. I lurve:loveya: the acrostic every other sunday and do that well too.

[the Princess]

59. Cooking and well.................

ask CO Liberal (he he he)

[CO Liberal]

71. "It's TWOO - It's TWOO!!!!"

:-)

[B Calm]

62. Bluegill / Crappie fishing and driving an 18 wheeler

[Z_I_Peevey]

63. So what's your one-day record for crappie?

I love crappie. Best freshwater fish bar none.

[Droopy]

67. I'm a trucker too

I drive short haul hauling auto parts. I'm home every night.

[RadicalMom]

68. I'm an equine and landscape painter, and a designer.

[Cheswick2.0]

69. singing and intuition

actually the singing is joy and the intuition is painful. I feel everything people near me are feeling. It is really more than intuition, it is like being a lightning rod.

But the singing part is the expression of joy, even in a sad song. I am so lucky to love singing since I was given a voice people like to listen to. I am very very grateful to be able to do it and very grateful that people listen. Though I am perfectly happening singing alone too.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

70. Solving math/logic problems, running

probably some other stuff too.

[DrZeeLit]

72. Writing, reading, teaching, and I like how I sing in the car. n/t

[CO Liberal]

73. Technical Writing...

..snappy one-liner replies here on DU, making The Princess laugh, and .... well, you'll have to ask The Princess.

:-)

[MissMillie]

75. I'm a very excellent driver....lol

I'm a good mother, I'm good at my job, I'm a good cook, and I'm a good cribbage player.

[shugah]

76. procrastinating

this should have been reply #8 ;-)

[Patiod]

77. A skill that no one would pay $$ for, of course

I was props mistress for a 100-person Gilbert & Sullivan opera group for 12 years.

You need it and I can buy it, rent it or make it for cheap.

I am the Props Queen.

A jester's stick, 35 fairy wands, 40 shields, medievel weaponry, telescopes, cannons, chopping blocks (for decapitation), 30 walking sticks, authentic-looking wooden buckets, inexpensive fake rifles and pistols, 30 fake instruments (flutes, lyres, panpires) you name it, I'll get/make it for you. PVC and luan are my friends.

Believe me, this is the #1 most useless skill a person can develop.