Talents you wish you had

We all have something we wish we could do. Over the years there have been many things I have wanted to be good at. I remember in early highschool I wanted to be good at horseriding, even though I only went about once a year at my friend's farm. And when I was at school, I wanted to be good at maths, even though I was really bad at it.

But really, both those things were never going to come in handy (sorry maths people! It's true., hehe) But something I really, really wish I was good at is drawing.

Ok some may argue this too would never come in handy, but imagine, I could make my own beautiful cards with amazing designs on them. I could play pictionary with great skill and ability, and actually make the dog look like a dog, instead of a nondescript animal like figure with out of proportion limbs. I could draw for pure leisure, instead of my terrible attempts at artiness which end in frustration.

I also wonder which part of our make up determines whether we're good at drawing or not. I assume it has a lot to do with spatial awareness, and visual thinking. See, when I draw, everything just comes out wrong. I can't do perspective, nor fine detail. Just jagged lines that only sometimes look acceptable in a 'homemade' arts and craft kind of way.

What talent do YOU wish you had?

*** The picture is of a drawing by Carson Ellis, one of my favourite illustrators. He does all the album artwork for The Decemberists.