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This is just for fun.

What do you have totally no talent for but would like to do?

Personally I would love to be able to paint and draw, and not not paint the wall  :laugh:

I'd also love to be able to play music, I'm tone deaf and useless.

Cindy

I'm with you on those two.

I am not very dexterous and very impatient, so I have great difficulty with anything requiring much hand-eye co-ordination. When I played squash at school, they wouldn't even let me play with anyone. I was banned from painting in primary school because of the mess I made, and pottery in secondary school for the same reason. I used to spend the whole of woodwork trying to do one straight line on one bit of wood and could spend a whole hour's needlework lesson threading the needle.

That said, I now have three canvases in my room I have painted, songs on my computer I made, I have painted my uke with nail polis and I have modified a hat with beads and ribbons and another with leather patches. I have done a few bits of DIY. I refuse to let the fact I am rubbish at something to stop me enjoying it.

I have one little treasure - it's a cup painted with glass paint. The paint is smeary mess, but you can just about make out the words 'Not everything is easy, dear'. These were the words that my mum said to me when I was making the glass and getting completely frustrated with my hands - that there were many things I could do as easy as blink, and that it would be unfair if everything was easy. Don't mean I won't give it a go though.

I took up dress making and I really enjoy it. I was hopeless at the carpentry stuff but I fell right into making clothes from patterns. I have also tried for years to play guitar but still fail totally.

Interesting how we keep trying to stuff we want to do, but have limited skills for. I wonder why?

Cindy

As Samuel Johnson said about a man marrying for the second time, 'a triumph of hope over experience'.

Marry me Pica!  A man who quotes Samuel Johnson is a pearl beyond price these days.

I'd love to be able to dance. Without impersonating a giraffe caught in a washing machine. :o is the usual reaction. 

Karen.

As an andro with a Samuel Johnson fixation - it's hard not to let the odd quote slip out sometimes.

Besides, he lodges with me http://grubstreetlodger.blogspot.com/2011/07/part-three-joys-of-tv-in-which-samuel.html (http://grubstreetlodger.blogspot.com/2011/07/part-three-joys-of-tv-in-which-samuel.html)

Brilliant!   And he's a Clarkson fan too, a truly amazing fellow.
There's another, I wish I could write novels.
Karen.

Sky Diving.  Just once.  But because I have claustrophobia, I would panic and for get to open the chute.  I would feel as if I was trapped and spiral down from there (no pun intended).

I'd also love to be able to play music, I'm tone deaf and useless.

Don't let that stand in your way.  That's pretty much 8 of the top ten bands anymore.

Running.  I would seriously enjoy the ability to run somewhere and see new things without a car surrounding me.  But I grew up around 4 packs of secondhand smoke a day for 9 years and my lungs are underdeveloped. :(  If I jog 100 feet, I get a severe mucous reaction in my lungs that will last four or five days and mimic pneumonia.  And the pain is excruciating.

Quote from: Beth Andrea on August 14, 2011, 12:02:49 PM
PERFECTLY GOOD AIRPLANE

An oxymoron!  I hate flying. ;D

Quote from: Beth Andrea on August 14, 2011, 12:02:49 PM
I'm told the first 5 jumps are on a line...you don't have to pull the cord, the chute comes out as you fall away from the PERFECTLY GOOD AIRPLANE that you just left...

That's how I did it...

Triathlon, sing, and a secret.

I'm already doing a few things that I have no real talent at and probably part of the reason why I've been able to move forward on the transition front. I've started baking artisan bread (very yummy), playing acoustic guitar and starting on photography. I would love just to be passable in the latter two and they are a precursor to the big one. Writing...

Mountain climbing and off-road biking/mountain biking. And ripping around town on a crotch rocket. We all know it's just a hobby. :P

Be in the Rodeo =(

And this one *is* a better possibility, but play the banjo =p

Let's see. Ride a bull, play rugby and lacrosse, and make a dress. And this is just for starters!.                                                                          Gennee

 I've always wanted to try Parkour. But my athletic abilities, to put it nicely, suck.

I'd like to be able to skate, ski, surf, snowboard.  I don't have the best balance, so I suck at stuff like that.

ugh, my list is kind of long.  Pretty much anything that involves upper body strength and flexibility.  I would love to be able to do things like back handsprings and flips, but I just cant move right to do it.   I have scoliosis and had a spinal fusion when I was 15, meaning that about 80% of my spinal column is one solid piece.  It hasnt stopped me from some dance, (couldn't do ballet really after) horseback riding, cycling, hiking and rock climbing, and various other things that make my surgeon cringe, but I can't bend over enough to touch my toes, or do normal "proper' situps.  I've tried snowboarding, but I just can't rotate my body enough to find my balance.  my right shoulder also dislocates VERY easily, so I get nervous about things like cartwheels that put stress and weight on my shoulders.

Quote from: Irish Janet on August 14, 2011, 10:01:38 AM
Sky Diving.  Just once. 

If at first you don't succeed, don't take up skydiving.

I don't have anything on my list. I don't let little things like lack of ability get in the way of trying things.

Pride comes before a fall, except for skydivers where it comes after...

Actually, I'm changing my answer, I can do anything me, and to start with I'll juggle chainsaws...I look forward to resting in pieces.

Parkour, I like how they got a fancy French name to give to an activity that we all knew as 'Cheese it, the cops!"  "Got my felony shoes on baby, lets gets to stealin'"

Underwater spelunking - though I'm not sure if you are underwater if you're still spelunking.

Close proximity wingsuit flying

Wingsuit proximity flying in Switzerland and Norway - By Jokke Sommer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNqx8XZIWnI#)

I'd love to try soccer or boxing, but my dysphoria holds me back.

And I wanna explore the universe but that's not gonna happen. >.<

You can explore your little bit of it.

You can explore your little bit of it.

And all the bits are rather brill in their own way.  Everyday is it's own universe.

I wish I could sing.
But my voice is a mix of a crow with a bad cold and the noise of an old car.
So, I'm only allowed to sing when the pubs are closing so they are quite sure that everybody left the place and they can close.
It's a pity but I have to take it as it comes.

Imve never snowboarded before. At this time in my life I'll pass.                                                                                                                       Gennee

^It's really harder than it looks >.< You'd be guaranteed to fall on your ass the first time lol

Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on August 18, 2011, 10:06:10 PM
^It's really harder than it looks >.< You'd be guaranteed to fall on your ass the first time lol

VERY true!  Me being a notorious klutz, my first (and only) time on a snowboard was going down a three-foot-high hill.  I actually didn't land on my ass, but on my side, and because I'm talented, I cut my knee open on a stump hidden beneath the powdery snow.

Though I grew up strapped to a pair of skis, I don't do winter sports anymore and haven't for 13 years.  Why would anyone want to go out in the cold?!  :icon_shrug_no:

Distance running and rock climbing are on my to do list for when I'm in better shape.
I'd love to get into skiing more, but my fear of heights tends to stop me in my tracks on anything but the bunny hill.

Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on August 18, 2011, 10:06:10 PM
^It's really harder than it looks >.< You'd be guaranteed to fall on your ass the first time lol

I'd disagree, once you've got over the whole "WTF! my feet are strapped to a plank of wood!" thing it's a lot easier than sking because all you really have to do to turn is to slouch your knees and to look where you want to go.

Mind you my opinion could be completely bias due to the amount of time I spend on my longboards. My current freeride board is fairly close to riding a snowboard because as well as carving hard I can slide out the rear wheels during the carve. ;D

Quote from: Pica Pica on August 18, 2011, 04:12:09 AM
Pride comes before a fall, except for skydivers where it comes after...

Actually, I'm changing my answer, I can do anything me, and to start with I'll juggle chainsaws...I look forward to resting in pieces.

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Just saw a clip of people playing underwater Rugby :laugh:

Cindy

I would like to surf, dive, fence, shoot and learn Wing Chun.

I have no friends and no car so...

Quote from: Cindy James on August 23, 2011, 02:50:57 AM
Just saw a clip of people playing underwater Rugby :laugh:

Cindy

Cool :)

Swamp Soccer anyone?

Swamp Football (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWej8Ni76I#)


Looks like PE and my school.


Or the annual game of river football at Bourton on the Water

Bourton-on-the-Water Football in the River 2007 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pWoH9KfYIY#)

Realizing that you can suffer just as many injuries in everyday life, I think I should have tried out for American NFL Football as a receiver (you catch the ball when the Quarterback throws it to you)  Hell, doing that couldn't be any worse than getting hit by a car on my bicycle  :P 

You have to train for the lingerie league, you'll win.

Cindy

I'd love to drive a WRAC rally car. There's something about it that really draws me in. Maybe get my pilot's licence. But most of all, I think I would like to continue my training in Aikido. for me, it was like a dance, so I naturally tried to be fluid and graceful. There are other interests but I'm too sleepy to write anymore.

I'd like to sing but I have a terrible voice. I'm fascinated by good singers and I love music. Listening to music can be a really emotional thing for me, I can't put my feelings into words about what I feel when I hear a beautiful voice. It's fantastic that some human beings can make these amazing sounds without any outside help. If I had a really great singing voice I would sing all day, nobody could stop me.

Quote from: Anne Caitlyn on September 05, 2011, 04:40:01 PM
I'd like to sing but I have a terrible voice. I'm fascinated by good singers and I love music. Listening to music can be a really emotional thing for me, I can't put my feelings into words about what I feel when I hear a beautiful voice. It's fantastic that some human beings can make these amazing sounds without any outside help. If I had a really great singing voice I would sing all day, nobody could stop me.

We have a member here called 'Jeh' who is almost a professional singer and he is going to university to study voice and singing.  Maybe you could ask him for some singing tips?

Pro volleyball and martial arts =]

I've had my knee go out enough that the next time means a shiny titanium one... =[

Quote from: valkyrie256 on August 17, 2011, 07:35:09 PM
I've always wanted to try Parkour. But my athletic abilities, to put it nicely, suck.

Of course you would get much better if you tried.   I am teaching myself Italian and German and I know that it will probably take 5 years of daily study before I can become fluent in those languages.   However, I am committed to language learning and my progress so far as been good.   The point is even if you start something with zero previous knowledge or perceived lack of ability, committing to studying and improving your performance with bring results.    You should look up 'neuroplasticity' online.  Brain scientists are starting to come out and tell the public what they have known for a long time that the adult brain is just as plastic as the child's brain.   You can gain the ability to do anything you want if only you stick at it long enough.  Of course the opposite is also true, stop doing something and you gradually lose the ability.   I think that the concept of neuroplasticity might be a cure for transsexuality.    If one could suppress dysphoria symptoms every time they arose and do this for long enough the synaptic connections would eventually be shifted away to be used somewhere else.    Nature says 'what doesn't get used gets lost or rerouted in the case of the brain.'

 

I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, so I'd simply like to be able to sing without it sounding too awful.

Constant fatigue and pain means I hardly have energy to do what I "can" let alone anything more than that... :(((((((((

Would have loved to have been really good at cycle racing but ran into knee problems. Wish I could be a decent guitar player too which i'm not and that I was better with languages especially Arabic. Am fluent in Italian but really regret not being able to speak Arabic.

The only wish I have would require a time machine... high school girls' basketball.