I suck at bowling and playing pool... but thoroughly enjoy doing both!
I suck at hiding my feelings, and I suck at saying no to Oreos.
*goes to grab a glass of milk*

Staying on task.
Not procrastinating. I excel at procrastination.
Paying attention or pretending to when I'm not interested.
Letting other people talk when I don't like them.
Maintaining emotional distance when something bothers me.
Staying organized.
Picking up shit instead of half-finishing tasks.
Remembering to clean out the coffee filter.
And picking up cat hair.
Making and completing lists of tasks.
Pleasing other people.

ah yes, cat hair... put me down for that one too!

looks like im going to have to organise a TFP swimming course..who's up?

Math! Any of it, but esp. algebra, using negative numbers and figuring out percentages!

Also, as you well know - I am a terrible typist. I ALWAYS mix up i and e in the name Canfield...(hmmm, see? I had to re-type it)

Oh and I can't get posts to link and photos to appear in tfp.

Can't help but "flip off rotten drivers" too when someone does some knuckled headed move in traffic. SO I suck at being patient with shitty drivers! It almost cost me my life in San Rafael once, but naw, I still flip 'em off when they deserve it!

I suck at doing math in my head... give me complicated algebra problems, or geometry proofs, and I can work through them fairly quickly (writing everything down, of course), but ask me to add or multiply two-digit numbers, and it takes me for-EV-er. I just can't hold the numbers in my head, if that makes sense.

I suck at being on time. My friends & family have come to terms with it (and tease me about it all the time,) but it tends to cause issues with work and class.

I suck at tennis. Playing softball for so many years is probably to blame for my desire to drill the hell out of the ball...which wouldn't be so bad if I had control. I don't.

I really, REALLY suck at putting in contacts. Just got them last week, so granted, I need more practice... but as of right now, it takes me at LEAST ten minutes to get them in, usually longer.

I blame calculators for this - bring back times tables!!

dancing and math.

typeing..........xoxoxoo

p.s spelling too!

Well, okay, I remember the times tables up to 12. Also, I wasn't allowed to use a calculator in any math class until sophomore year of high school... and using the calculator really just meant I wasn't using so much scrap paper for tests :)

Maintaining a consistent sleep schedule, particularly when I'm in complete control of what I do each day. Just because I can wake up whenever I want doesn't mean I should. :p

Keeping track of time. I didn't get home until 6 last night because I was with former co-workers and interns playing Rock Band the whole time. Only, when we decided to stop, it felt to me like it was 1 or 2 at the latest!

Staying organized. I'm pretty good at creating organization, given the right tools, but it doesn't take long before I'm totally disorganized again!

And, to keep up with the recurring theme, I also suck at swimming. In fact, I can't swim at all.

This is me. I woke up at 1pm today. I need to wake up at 7am on Monday. I always have jet lag and I didn't go anywhere. When I was without a job, I never knew when I would fall asleep or wake up. It's 1am right now and I'm not tired.

That and talking to girls.

That was funnier than all get out. Laughed my butt off. Thanks.

I suck at dancing. Yup, that would be #1. It's not lack of coordination. It's lack of knowing what the hell to do next. I have to stop and think about each and every wiggle.

Wiggle the butt. Check.
Shake head back and forth. Check.
Stop feet a few times. Check.
Flap arms in the air. Check.
If I do them all at once I get dizzy, but hey, I haven't fallen over yet.
Wonder why the hell everyone is looking at me funny. Check.
Worry about ending up on YooToob under 'worst dancers'. Check.

Dancing.
Most sports involving a ball.
Keeping my mouth shut, especially at work.

Controlling my depression. I'd be having a normal day.. nothing even remotely bad happening and this huge onset of sadness sweeps over me and I get stuck in it for sooo long.. a few hours or a few days. But, it disappears fast and I never know where the hell it comes from, what causes it, or how to keep it away.



I also suck at playing the guitar. I have crooked fingers. :/ BUT.. I'm actually alright on the violin. Not, the bass, though. Maybe it's the thicker strings? **shrug**

1. Math. Geometry and algebra? Hell, I can barely multiply. 2+2=4? If you say so. The college entrance people tore out their hair because of me: I took the old SAT three times, scored 740, 760, and 780 on the Verbal, respectively, and never once broke 500 on the Math-- the closest I got was 490, and that was after taking the Princeton Review for the SAT Math. I scored 340 on the GRE Math, and they give you like 200 just for signing your name right.

2. Most kinds of sports. Although to be fair, never cared enough about them to try much. Exceptions: I learned enough bits and pieces of different martial arts to be able to punch and block and evade and such, and I use it all blended together as a meditative routine. Also, I can fight well with broadsword and quarterstaff.

3. Dance. When I used to do musical theater, the choreographer called me a "triple threat:" a threat to the art of dance, to my own safety, and to everyone around me.

4. Losing weight. I inherited the world's most abysmal metabolism, on both sides. I can exercise like hell, cut carbs, calories, fats, or anything else, and nothing really happens. Metabolism never speeds up, and never burns much off.

5. Playing guitar and piano. Tried both. Sucked at both. I have short, stubby fingers that are incredibly bad for chording and reaches. I did manage to pick up some musical skill in attempting to learn the harp, though. I should really pick that up again.

I suck at playing the drums on Rock Band. Embarrassing.

Man, this thread is depressing. Wish I could un-read it.

Music--This doesn't stop me from trying.
Sports--You don't want me on the company softball team.
Small talk--I'm getting better at it as I get older.
Foreign languages--In college I was scared to death to speak.
Math & science--I'm a true math phobic, and I've always preferred literature and history.

Wait... I'm supposed to pick up the cat hair? Argh.

I suck at holding conversations. I'm an awesome listener, but when they expect me to reply, they end up being highly disappointed. And, it's not a lack of something to say, but a lack of putting the words together to say it.

I suck at cooking, though I'm starting to get better. (I'm awesome at baking, though.)

I suck at relationships. I'm trying really hard in the one I'm in at the moment, but it gets so frustrating. I'm even being open with everything, but still...

I suck at being motivated. I've been saying that I was going to get my GED for a couple of years now, but just haven't done it. Give me a deadline and I will procrastinate until the last minute.

That being said, I'm pretty good at some things, too. Math and grammar are my two best subjects and always have been. I can remember the smallest things about someone and bring it up later in conversation, much to their surprise. I'm actually really, really smart, but I'm awesome at convincing people otherwise. Tooting my own horn, I'm a pretty good mom. I have single-handedly turned one of the most monstrous little boys (Think Super Nanny) into one of the most caring and (mostly, minus farting) well-behaved little boys.

Now that I think about it, I'm pretty good and suck at a lot of things. I'll stop, though.

+1 on that one

I suck at singing, but I still do so at the top of my lungs when I can.

I suck at folding things. Paper, clothes, time/space... I am useless in that dept.

I too suck at folding spacetime. Much to my chagrin.

I've got the general maths-in-the-head woes myself, I CAN swim (and teach swimming), but what I really suck at is dodging the all or nothing perspective. I'm either doing it right, or I'm up shit creek without an avocado. My self-discipline in the area of time management is also sub-par.

HOWEVER, (we've got to cheer up this thread up, guys!)

I rock at interpreting Shakespeare. I also kick buttocks at playing the piano, and coming up with games/cunning plans/imaginary worlds on the spot.

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I suck at making introductions. I hate doing it. I equally suck at hosting events.

Posting in internet forums. I am working on it, but this is only the second one I have ever belonged to.

I suck at math, I switch the numbers around in my head.

I suck at lots of stuff, but what bugs me most is that I can't sing. People flee, holding hands over their ears, when I attempt it. How can I suck so bad at something I love to listen to so much? God's sense of humor, I guess.

I suck at "reading between the lines". I'm much better when shit is spelled out for me and I'm not supposed to decipher it. (woman specific)

I also suck at managing money. If it's on me, it wont be for long...

Biting my tongue. Not good at that one at all.

I am kickass in everything I do.

Movement. I completely lack any athletic ability, my motor skills suck, and I'm absurdly klutzy. I also fail at navigation and at paying attention to my surroundings...really just paying attention in general. This makes me come across as pretty frickin oblivious.

Me too! I'm terrible at making introductions. I also suck at making eye contact and calling people by their first names.

posting
my job

singing

Swimming - I swam across the lake of the Ozarks in Missouri at some silly army school and it took me just about all year to do it. Granted, the water was freezing and I was wearing boots, but still. I'm kinda kinda phobic around water because I don't have the swimming technique thing down. I really need to take classes to get over the mild fear and to develop my technique so it becomes mechanical instead of mysterious. It'd be good exercise, too.

Talking to Women - Turns out I suck at communicating with the opposite sex when I'm in an intimate relationship. The second we hook up or move in or declare exclusivity? I develop a horrible case of Tower of Babel mouth. I'm too blunt, I'm too practical, I'm not romantic enough. I treat them like I treated fellow NCOs: I love you, we're a team, I'd take a round to the chest for ya... but I'm not going to say it. I'm a landscaping shovel, not a silver teaspoon.

I suck at making new friends.

I suck at talking on the phone to people I don't know. It's simply amazing, it's more of a self image sorta thing than sucking, but it's where it really shows. I think quicker than I speak, so my words are all jumbled and sentences are fractioned. It's kinda funny to watch I'm sure.

I suck at keeping my cool... the silliest, smallest thing can throw me into a foot stomping, teeth gritting fit of rage. and no one is safe. i even irritate the hell out of myself with getting so angry so easily.

I suck at making my own decisions. For example... don't ask me where I'd like to go for dinner... just choose.. cause I'll just re-ask you the same question...

I'd rather have to deal with eating at the restaurant I hate the most (cause typically I can find something to eat) and know the other person is completely content.. than knowing they just ate there to make me happy. ha.... and at this moment I just realized I force them into doing what I don't want to. crap.

All you need is someone to force you to use it.

I was forced to use Excel for 2 years. 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. You know it is not so bad. After a while I realized that it's a pretty decent programming environment. I'm not talking about VBA. I noticed that VBA really messes things up and makes it undebuggable. I'm talking about just the cells and functions.

Joel Sopolsky, an early Excel architect, sometimes talks about how he can do a lot of things quicker in Excel than in Perl.

I'm posting today because I saw this message: Hello alkaloid it appears that you have not posted on our forums in several weeks, why not take a few moments to ask a question, help provide a solution or just engage in a conversation with another member in any one of our forums?
alkaloid, take a moment to create a new thread or topic in one of our forums. The community will show their appreciation of a good discussion by responding to your post. Find something to discuss and post it!

I suck at finding a job.
I suck at hiding how i really feel. (but only with healer with others, i'm a pro)
i suck at telling people how i feel.
I'll keep adding as they come to me...

Tolerating, intolerance.