I sometimes have this weird gut feeling about movie/tv characters and know if they are about to become evil or there's some dark thing they're hiding, or anticipate some plot twists.
Maybe I just watched too much and now overanalyze every scene.
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- I am pretty flexible for someone my size.
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I can't throw any sort of ball to save my life, but in school I could sink a crumpled up piece of paper into the trash bin across the classroom with consistency that even shocked myself. I'm also deadly with rubber bands and have a knack for paper planes and projectiles made from broken pens.
Same! I was voluntold for the class basketball team because of my height. I was too unathletic for it, however, and I only lasted one week. However, like you, I can throw paper waste from almost anywhere in the classroom and shoot it into the bin. I can also shoot a worn-out piece of chalk to its container from the middle row. I was pretty lousy with paper planes though.
The "throw trash into the bin" ability comes in clutch when I'm too lazy to stand up and put trash into the bin. That's where I got most of my recent practice!
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i once went on a two week tour to schools teaching the kids how to swear
I feel like this needs elaboration.
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Landscaping
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Don't feel obligated to elaborate, but I'd love it if you would! That sounds super intriguing
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