Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Missing Talents

"Can't dance, can't sing, but always feel like you wanna." My mom summed up my life's story with these few words. After going to Greek Sing at Grove City on Saturday, I got to imagining how great it would be to be able to sing well. And I'm not talking Britney Spears level where you can sing enough to get a record deal, but your albums are so electronically altered that you sound more like a robot than a human being. I want to be able to sing like, say, Jennifer Knapp, for instance. I know some people might not know who Jennifer Knapp is, but she is a Christian singer who I've seen live enough times to know that she really can sing. I just think it would be enjoyable to be able to sing along to a song at the top of my lungs and know that it sounds good when it comes out.

As far as dancing goes, I really like watching good dancers. Since my mom is as unartistically talented as I am, I blame my lack of ability on bad genes. Yes, it is fun to flail around to music and dance as a joke, but boy would it be even more fun to dance and know you look sweet doing it. I think I need to clarify something, though. When I am talking about dancers, I guess I'm referring more to hip-hop style rather than ballet or ballroom. Sure, those styles might be just as difficult, if not more, but I like things that have a bit more bounce to them.

So, if I got one wish in life where I could bless myself with a talent, my first choice would obviously be singing. And if the talent Genie decided to throw in a freebie, then my life would be complete when I grooved to the beat. :)

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