What's your curse? and your special talent?

monster · 10-12-2007, 10:32 PM

A local radio "personality" was saying that their curse is new TV series. Each season she gets into a few new shows, and every single one she gets into gets cancelled. My curse is gas prices. When I fill up, the gas price immediatley drops 20c. If I need to fill but am late and have no time to stop, the price jumps 20c before I start my journey home.

My special talent, though, is finding needles in haystacks. If you lose something tiny in an impossible place, I will find it, and pretty quickly. Recently, I 've found a tiny (eyeglasses) screw on a huge grey "sculptured" carpet, and a regular-sized bolt on a half mile stretch of road.

Flint · 10-12-2007, 10:44 PM

My glasses came off in the ocean and I found them. Really. But that wasn't luck, I immediately devised a system and stuck to it. It worked.

My wife's nose ring came off at Whole Foods. I went immediately to the place where we had dawdled around the most - in front of the beer section. It was there, on the ground. She was impressed.

That said, I can't seem to find a pair of scissors when I need one.

But my special talent/curse isn't finding things, it's Asperger's.

monster · 10-12-2007, 11:54 PM

Regarding finding scissors, we solved that one by buying more until we reached saturation point.

monster · 10-12-2007, 11:55 PM

(my finding skill isn't "luck" either, but don't tell anyone.....)

10-12-2007, 11:56 PM

I can "read" people... get to the root of their personality, very quickly.
Acting came very naturally to me, I discovered the objective/obstacle, both internal and external in characters within a few lines for most plays while others were just discovering the plot.
I do this in life too.
Superstitious people think I'm psychic when they talk to me about themselves... it's very annoying because I could care less.

monster · 10-12-2007, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

I can "read" people... get to the root of their personality, very quickly.
Acting came very naturally to me, I discovered the objective/obstacle, both internal and external in characters within a few lines for most plays while others were just discovering the plot.
I do this in life too.
Superstitious people think I'm psychic when they talk to me about themselves... it's very annoying because I could care less.

and your talent...?

Urbane Guerrilla · 10-12-2007, 11:59 PM

My special talent is only a curse to people who just can't *get* the bagpipes.

10-13-2007, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

and your talent...?

The same was stated for both. True man.

Mockingbird · 10-13-2007, 02:15 AM

My curse is money, lately. The more I make, the less I have. I'm not spending it on anything new, I just have something stupid come up. My friend lost his job and has been on my couch for two months, when i had just gotten a new job.

Uh, talent? Well, interesting things happen around me. Just completely weird and unnatural shit, all the time and it's annoying. Sometimes good, sometimes bad... I just wish I was bored sometimes.

bluecuracao · 10-13-2007, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

I can "read" people... get to the root of their personality, very quickly.

No, you can't. Hate to be the one to tell you.

Sundae · 10-13-2007, 04:55 AM

My curse is causing the companies I work for to be taken over. It makes references tricky sometimes.

My first ever job was working Saturdays and Sundays at a family run restaurant. I lost my job when they closed - the restaurant was bought out by Deep Pan Pizza (where I worked next) but sadly they are still there.

I then worked part time for a frozen food company called Bejam. They were sold out to Iceland with a year of me leaving.

My first full time job was at Equitable Life Assurance Society. They were doing so well they had 2 buildings built especially for them and rented another 3. After I left things went downhill pretty quickly - to the extent that they are being sued by some of their customers (complicated financial stuff). I'm not even sure if they have an office here now.

I also went to work for a newly purchased off-shoot of a marketing company. I was employed in Thame, Oxon and moved to London to work on Sloane Street. I got homesick after a few months and moved back. The off-shoot closed within a year, although it had been running for 10 before it was bought up.

My favourite ever job was at Dr Solomons Software. They were bought out by Network Associates (our biggest rival for the UK market) and effectively eaten.

And finally I worked for Leicester City West PCT. We merged with Eastern Leicester PCT and many of the management team who knew me were shuffled off to other PCTs or simply made redundant.

My talent is finding food. It's partly just having a good memory - someone will mention something they like, haven't had for ages, doubt still exists. Weeks or months later I will see it and buy it for them. I've already surprised HM by having things he craves in the store cupboard. Actually my bro did it to me the other day - I was yapping away on the phone and said how I really fancied a Time Out but they seemed to have stopped selling them. He sent me one in the post - choked me up.

Undertoad · 10-13-2007, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

But my special talent/curse isn't finding things, it's Asperger's.

That helps me to understand you man. Thanks.

I would not be surprised if many of us here are semi-Aspergerish.

monster · 10-13-2007, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

That helps me to understand you man. Thanks.

I would not be surprised if many of us here are semi-Aspergerish.

ass burgers?

SteveDallas · 10-13-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

ass burgers?

I thought it was asshats. I just can't keep up with all the changes in the slang.

lumberjim · 10-13-2007, 10:47 AM

my curse is smelling BS. It's also my special talent.

10-12-2007, 10:32 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	What's your curse? and your special talent? A local radio "personality" was saying that their curse is new TV series. Each season she gets into a few new shows, and every single one she gets into gets cancelled. My curse is gas prices. When I fill up, the gas price immediatley drops 20c. If I need to fill but am late and have no time to stop, the price jumps 20c before I start my journey home. My special talent, though, is finding needles in haystacks. If you lose something tiny in an impossible place, I will find it, and pretty quickly. Recently, I 've found a tiny (eyeglasses) screw on a huge grey "sculptured" carpet, and a regular-sized bolt on a half mile stretch of road. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-12-2007, 10:44 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	finding things My glasses came off in the ocean and I found them. Really. But that wasn't luck, I immediately devised a system and stuck to it. It worked. My wife's nose ring came off at Whole Foods. I went immediately to the place where we had dawdled around the most - in front of the beer section. It was there, on the ground. She was impressed. That said, I can't seem to find a pair of scissors when I need one. But my special talent/curse isn't finding things, it's Asperger's. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-12-2007, 11:54 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Regarding finding scissors, we solved that one by buying more until we reached saturation point. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-12-2007, 11:55 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	(my finding skill isn't "luck" either, but don't tell anyone.....) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-12-2007, 11:59 PM	#7
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	My special talent is only a curse to people who just can't get the bagpipes. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

10-12-2007, 11:56 PM	#5
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I can "read" people... get to the root of their personality, very quickly. Acting came very naturally to me, I discovered the objective/obstacle, both internal and external in characters within a few lines for most plays while others were just discovering the plot. I do this in life too. Superstitious people think I'm psychic when they talk to me about themselves... it's very annoying because I could care less.

10-13-2007, 02:15 AM	#9
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	My curse is money, lately. The more I make, the less I have. I'm not spending it on anything new, I just have something stupid come up. My friend lost his job and has been on my couch for two months, when i had just gotten a new job. Uh, talent? Well, interesting things happen around me. Just completely weird and unnatural shit, all the time and it's annoying. Sometimes good, sometimes bad... I just wish I was bored sometimes. __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-13-2007, 04:55 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My curse is causing the companies I work for to be taken over. It makes references tricky sometimes. My first ever job was working Saturdays and Sundays at a family run restaurant. I lost my job when they closed - the restaurant was bought out by Deep Pan Pizza (where I worked next) but sadly they are still there. I then worked part time for a frozen food company called Bejam. They were sold out to Iceland with a year of me leaving. My first full time job was at Equitable Life Assurance Society. They were doing so well they had 2 buildings built especially for them and rented another 3. After I left things went downhill pretty quickly - to the extent that they are being sued by some of their customers (complicated financial stuff). I'm not even sure if they have an office here now. I also went to work for a newly purchased off-shoot of a marketing company. I was employed in Thame, Oxon and moved to London to work on Sloane Street. I got homesick after a few months and moved back. The off-shoot closed within a year, although it had been running for 10 before it was bought up. My favourite ever job was at Dr Solomons Software. They were bought out by Network Associates (our biggest rival for the UK market) and effectively eaten. And finally I worked for Leicester City West PCT. We merged with Eastern Leicester PCT and many of the management team who knew me were shuffled off to other PCTs or simply made redundant. My talent is finding food. It's partly just having a good memory - someone will mention something they like, haven't had for ages, doubt still exists. Weeks or months later I will see it and buy it for them. I've already surprised HM by having things he craves in the store cupboard. Actually my bro did it to me the other day - I was yapping away on the phone and said how I really fancied a Time Out but they seemed to have stopped selling them. He sent me one in the post - choked me up. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-13-2007, 10:47 AM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my curse is smelling BS. It's also my special talent. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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