What I Wish I Could Do

Most of the time, if I’m not happy with my talents and abilities, I’m at least content. I can do a lot of things fairly well, and I consider myself lucky that one of my strongest talents is writing, especially since I enjoy it so much. But there are still a lot of things I wish I could do even half-decently, let alone fantastically. The list ranges from serious things to useless quirks I wish I had, and while I don’t think I’ll be getting any of these skills anytime soon, it’s still fun to dream, right?

• Code in valid (X)HTML/CSS
  I’ve always wanted to be able to code in valid (X)HTML/CSS, but my coding skills are pretty atrocious. I can code a layout okay, but my coding skills have a lot more to be desired. I think I have the basics of XHTML down – always close your tags, nest your tags, make sure all of your coding is in lowercase, that kind of thing. But CSS is what confuses me, valid or not. It’s something I need to experiment with more, and do some trial and error stuff, before I get the hang of it, cause my CSS skills are very elementary.
• Whistle
  I have never, ever been able to whistle! Every time I try, I’m just pushing air with my lips and any noise that I manage to make is not in the least bit like a whistle. It’s very frustrating as my brother has been able to whistle for as long as I can remember, and I’ve always wished that I could whistle just like him.
• Be fluent in Russian
  I have never been to Russia, and as much as I would love to go there, I probably won’t ever get a chance to go there – at least, not anytime soon. But I’ve always wanted to learn Russian, even though it’s extremely difficult and I personally would probably never get a chance to practice any Russian I would learn. Still, it sounds like such a beautiful and cryptic language and I would love to have the skills to decipher and understand it!
• Do a cartwheel
  While I was off taking dance lessons as a little girl, some of my friends took gymnastics. A lot of the people I know can do cartwheels, backflips, and other “simple” gymnastics steps, but I can’t do any of them! I used to be extremely flexible because I was trained as a dancer, but I had to give up dancing due to a knee injury. Still, I’d love to be able to do a cartwheel. Or even a backflip…
• Be ambidextrous
  I’m right-handed, and I’ve always thought it would be cool to be able to write with my left-hand as well. It would be extremely useful when it comes to being seated at a left-handed desk at school. I was sitting in a left-handed desk yesterday when I was taking a test, and it was very distracting having to angle my whole body towards my left side so that I could write out my test!

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.