Gifts of the Genetically Blessed

Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:31 am

Also I don't know if this is a common trait or not, but when I played violin I remember it being easy to replay relatively complex melodies even if I had only heard the melody once or a few times.
I found playing the violin easy, but the piano brutally difficult. Is it supposed to be this way?

Any string-based instrument, and especially violins are notoriously difficult to play. You may be able to generally get the melodies right, but playing in tune is a whole other challenge.
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DAVId MArtInez
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:52 am

I apparently have a high IQ, though I manage to not apply it to anything useful. And I can play a fretless bass.
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No allergies (that I know of)
Never gets sick
Perfect vision
Thick hair on my head
Minimal body-hair
Good skin
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Jessica Lloyd
 
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Post » Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:27 am

Any string-based instrument, and especially violins are notoriously difficult to play. You may be able to generally get the melodies right, but playing in tune is a whole other challenge.

Well it's some time ago, and I don't speak english natively so I'm not quite sure what you mean. If you just mean tuning the instrument and placing the fingers the right places for each node, then that's easy.
FYI I played it for ~4 years, but I don't remember having any specific issues with the instrument.

EDIT:

Perfect vision

Aw, you just reminded me that I'm pretty near-sighted on my left eye. I fear that means I won't be allowed to get into the military.
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Post » Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:26 am

And I can play a fretless bass.
Now that is awesome.

As for myself, physically speaking, got thick hair, good vision and hearing, and high threshold for pain.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:11 pm

Fast metabolism. I guess it's both a blessing and a curse. My diet and exercising habits aren't exactly healthy, but I'm not gaining any weight from it. At the same time, this gives me no real motivation to improve my health.
Same. Though I do wish at times that it was different, because I'm actually underweight by a couple of kilos and I could use some more. I'm not anorexic looking though.

Other than that, the colors of my eyes. Dark outer rim, then green, then an amber ring, green again and then my pupil. I love my eyes.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:12 pm

I'm naturally thin, and I'm not allergic to anything that I know of. Oh, and I like my blue eyes.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:41 pm

..and high threshold for pain..

Yeah, we'll see about that.. :devil:
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:22 pm

I apparently have a high IQ, though I manage to not apply it to anything useful.

Ditto
Sadly I combine it with lack of common sense, indecisiveness, stubborness and many other flaws

Physically well I'm tallish, got ok hair and use so much energy on being nervous and fidgety that I can eat pretty much what I like without putting on weight
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Dang it! I was going to say I was born with a Violin in my hand but that was stolen *curse you mind readers!*. Other than that I'm pretty tall (6'2) and I'm only 16 and still growing. I'm also stick thin and have some pretty awesome (IMHO) dirty blonde, mid-length (for a male) hair. I also have an enlarged chest cavity, which is
neither good or bad and the left side of my chest sticks out a good deal more than my right. I can't judge on how smart I am but I get straight A's (not that hard in my school) and have a tendency to remember random facts that never prove useful. That's it!


Oh, and I can fly (that was a very bad joke).

Edit: oh yeah, light blue eyes if that counts.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:51 pm

Well let's see...my brother got the motivation, my sister got the piety, and I got what was leftover:

High risk for cardiovascular disease, a big nose, chronic laziness, compulsive quitting, thin hair, and roughly 100 less IQ points when actually trying to apply knowledge.

I'm pretty good at multiple choice tests though. :hehe:
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:09 pm

Nice dark complex

broad shoulders

Very tall

Minmal amount of body hair

My eyes can turn to dark shade brown to light shade depending where I am.

Come from a family intellgient beings

Excellent sense of smell, and hearing

So far these are all my pros but I know my con list is much more then the pros.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:41 pm

I forgot to mention that I am good at math, and I also forgot that I have a high pain resistance, since over the years being in constant pain kind of did that to me. And ever since I left high school I have not been sick once.
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Nice dark complex

broad shoulders

Very tall

Minmal amount of body hair

My eyes can turn to dark shade brown to light shade depending where I am.

Come from a family intellgient beings

Excellent sense of smell, and hearing

So far these are all my pros but I know my con list is much more then the pros.

That's a good thing? How times change. :P
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:21 pm

Sadly I combine it with lack of common sense, indecisiveness, stubborness and many other flaws

Speaking as someone with the same qualities, they're not flaws, they're virtues.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:10 pm


Other than that, the colors of my eyes. Dark outer rim, then green, then an amber ring, green again and then my pupil. I love my eyes.

I have pretty much the exact same eyes as this guy ^.
Also really high metabolism. - seemed like a curse from age 16-21, but now at 23 its starting to pay off
Can gain muscle really fast - flipside is i can also lose muscle really fast. i work outside, so in the summer i actually gain weight and i lose weight in the winter
Im quite athletic and good at any sport (even if ive never played it before)
I also have a really, really hard skull.

And thats all i can think of right now.

That's a good thing? How times change. :P

haha yeah when i was a kid you wanted to grow up with a hairy chest. Hell i remember everytime my dad or grandpa always said "..... It'll put hair on your chest!", so then you'd do whatever it was they told you so you'd have a hairy chest, haha
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Post » Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:16 am

Not allergic to anything that I know of and I am fairly intelligent.

Most of my genetics hate me however. :P
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:33 am

High chance of a short life span, can't eat foods, skin breaks out into bleeding boils unless taken care of with extreme care for hours a day, high sensitivity to light, poor eyesight, and the list could go on. My best trait is making others think how lucky they are to just be normal. Might have some intelligence, but I find everyone's "intelligence" in doubt including my own.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:52 pm

Speaking as someone with the same qualities, they're not flaws, they're virtues.

Except when you're stubbornly indecisive. :whistling:
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:53 am

I'm tall, intelligent, and reasonable. I have a low amount of body hair but the hair on my head is full and wavy. I have a wide jaw and gray eyes. I have a high metabolism and don't gain weight easily, but I have a strong immune system. I have a knack for computers. I'm a fine writer and have good command of the English language. I'm the best speller of everyone I know. I have good vision and a good sense of hearing.

I did an IQ test last year and got 141. Apparently 145 is considered genius. Close...
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I've got deep blue eyes, brown hair and very white skin. I have a lot of eyelashes, dark brown like my hair. It always looks like I'm wearing mascara since I have such light skin and eyes. To top it off, I have really different facial features (same ones as everybody else just look different). I like that nobody looks like me. I am also quite happy with my ability to rationally figure things out. I did an IQ test when I was much littler and came out with a 122. Not sure how good that is but I like the number. I'm also pretty tall.

Oh, and I have the largest dimples in the world when I smile.

On the other hand, I have such white skin that most people would call it pink. I easily gain weight and have been kind of chubby for the past 10 years (I'm 16). On the plus side of that, I've been eating a bit more consciously these past few months and have lost 15 pounds since May, and am continuing to loose weight (I am no longer officially 'overweight'). I'm prone to getting acne, but seem to be able to control it mostly. I'm not very good at math but I make up for it with logic.
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:09 pm

My hair the most definitely, I think it looks great.
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My hair the most definitely, I think it looks great.

What does it look like then?
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I attained true understand of CHIM at birth. That takes some seriously blessed genes.
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I taste amazing.
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