Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Those of you that have the ill fortune of knowing me at all know that I tend to hover over my own mistakes and dreg them up over and over again. (Alas, the perfectionism curse.) So I find myself dwelling on my answer to the "What is your weakness?" posed to me in a scholarship interview... three years ago (I know, lame) and so have become rather fixated on weaknesses. In such a situation you are supposed to present some supposed weakness that would look good to the interviewer. In my case I should answer without a pause "I'm a perfectionist" every time; what interviewer doesn't want a perfectionist on their side? However, my real answers are somewhat different.

Shoes: I LOVE shoes! I really don't care for fashion in general but shoes and I have a definite love/hate relationship. I love them, but they hate me because they don't fit my extra narrow feet most of the time. The only shoes that truly fit my feet you have to purchase either on-line for an extra (large) fee or in little old lady boutiques that also cost an arm and a leg. I generally just wear shoes that don't fit quite right, so I've lost my fair share of toe nails over the years. Anyway, all that to say I have a thing for shoes. 

Gummies: I have a huge sweet tooth anyway, but one of my two favorite candies are gummies. I don't really care if they're worms or bears or sharks or berries or cherries, so long as they are opaque, multi colored and nothing but a large lump of sugar. hehe.

Caramel: My more refined favorite sweet is caramel. Not the hard as a rock kind, the chewy, melt in your mouth sort. (Is your mouth watering, because mine sure is!) Something about that sweet luciousness that just makes me want to melt into a pat of caramel goo myself. 

Shiny objects: Anything that shines, glistens, glitters, sparkles... oh, I am SO there. I have no idea what it is, but shiny objects attract me immensely. Perhaps I was a rodent in another life.

Homemade salsa: *awed silence* SHHHH!!! Respect the salsa!!! No really, good homemade salsa is a work of art. And I just happen to have had a recipe come my way recently, so there will almost always be a fresh stock of salsa in my fridge with my initials on it. :-D

Cute undies: No, not to impress the boys. I like cute undies for me. You can be having a crap day and go change clothes or make a run to the rest room and then you see your cute undies. Come on; who can't smile at cute undies and instantly feel like a ray of sunshine?

Math: Ok, here's a real weakness. I seriously think that I have a mathematical learning disability. I don't get it; it doesn't get me. There. :-p

Sweet boys with dark hair and blue eyes: I used to leave off the "sweet" part, because in truth any male with those physical attributes is rather attractive but add a sweet demeanor and I am on him like a hound dog on a scent, tongue dripping drool and all. 

Gregory: Last but most certainly not least. He definitely falls into the above category but he takes that above and beyond to knight in shining armor status. Maybe it's the combo of the dark hair/blue eyes and the shiny armor... never thought about it like that. haha.