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[aroraborealis]

Tell me something you think is awesome about yourself. Go all out! No couching it in modest glances or counteracting it with backhandedness or an undermining of the importance of the thing. Just tell me one of the (no doubt many) things that makes you nifty.

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[trom.livejournal.com]

baguettes!

[dpolicar]

I think clearly.

[heinleinfan.livejournal.com]

I am becoming a really awesome cook.

[dreams-of-wings.livejournal.com]

I think I am an awesome teacher who usually succeeds in getting her students to stretch their brains and question their assumptions.

[gilana]

I can make things happen.

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

when things start going to hell I can put my head down,barrel thru and get things worked out...later I might be tossing cookies in the bathroom,but when it's happening I'm great in emergencies

[dbang.livejournal.com]

I'm an excellent trouble shooter. Even in areas I'm totally unfamiliar with, I'm good at getting an overview of a system, identifying potential problems or inconsistencies, and figuring out workarounds. This skill has been useful at work, both in social work and software.

I think it's part of a larger skill I have which is excellent pattern identification (and with it an ability to see violations of patterns intuitively).

[crouchback.livejournal.com]

I get a kick out of reading to children, and they seem to enjoy the experience as much as I do.

[amber-phoenix.livejournal.com]

I haven't stopped evolving.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

I love this icon, especially paired with this comment.

[medyani.livejournal.com]

Alright, I've been tryin' not to do this, buuuut -- I can't help it -- what about you?

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

I asked first!

But: I'm good at being honest with myself.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

Oddly, I feel like everyone already *knows* the stuff that makes me nifty.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

But I want to know what you think makes you nifty.

[badlittlemonkey.livejournal.com]

I'm never satisfied with myself or anything I do. And I know saying that about myself could be considered derogatory, but I truly do mean it as a positive -- I'm always trying to get better at what I do and to be a better person.

[curly-chick.livejournal.com]

I am really good at reading people.

[beowabbit]

I am really good at reading people.

That was gonna be mine. Mind if we share it?

[beah.livejournal.com]

I am excellent at organizing stuff and things both concrete and abstract.

[dreams-of-wings.livejournal.com]

Boy Howdy are you! It's awesome. And you're so cheerful about it and generous with it, too!

[aerynne.livejournal.com]

I am good at seeing things from another person's point of view. If asked about a situation, I'm good at speculating on why various people might be acting the way they are, how they feel and possible resolutions.

This first part is also one of my weaknesses, because it means that I don't always advocate for myself, but I wouldn't give it up.

[ceo]

This is more or less exactly what I was going to say.

[gatopreto.livejournal.com]

I am a recovering lesbian sheep and someone noticed.

[medyani.livejournal.com]

Lesbian sheep, are ffffing rare (or un-ffffing rare depending on your notions about word-contortion-grammar). We know how to get the ffffing going, thank you very much.


However, BI-EWES now thems might need a recovery group.

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

I am good at keeping in touch with people.

[inthatoneway.livejournal.com]

I am clever as all get out. Not smart (though I am pretty smart), but clever. I can see the patterns that others miss, and look at things in unique ways to come up with solutions where others might not see any.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

And by "others" he means his wife.

[cutieperson]

i'm great at getting others to do ridiculous things.

[prosicated.livejournal.com]

seconded. send me pictures?

[mizarchivist]

I'm a facilitator. I see patterns. I make awesome art that people like- it's often useful, not just decorative. Like me!

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

I seem to have a skill at bridging divides, when I think and act carefully, to bring agreement to people who could not find any other way to get along. At least sometimes. :-)

I'm learning how to take more risks in my cooking and in so doing I think I'm starting to turn from a decent cook into a very good one.

I'm good at listening to people discuss problems they're facing and finding new ways for them to look at them.

And I'm really good in the sack, but I wanted to save that for the end since I figured people would assume I would bring it up. :-)

[roozle.livejournal.com]

I am awesome at working out complicated schedules for groups of people, particularly with lots of constraints and tight timing. When I get them to work out in the implementation phase, I feel accomplished.

I am also able to see things from another's point of view on almost any interpersonal question. Someone else in these comments pointed out the negative side of that superpower, but I'm focusing on the positive for the moment.

[ectropy.livejournal.com]

I remember movies and TV shows so well that I can tell if I've seen it from looking at a single scene, and sometimes even a single frame.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

I have a voice of liquid silver when my voice is warmed up and I'm singing a soprano line. It's a nice thing to have.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

(Sorry, you caught me during concert week so nothing but music fits in my brain.)