Chasing Failure

Nail Background:    The last time I painted someone's nails was in 7th grade, and let me just say, it was not a look. I ended up painting half of her finger and my polka dots came together into giant blobs of color. My friend wiped it off with nail polish remover right away. Since then I haven't painted anyone's nails, not even my own.  My Prediction: I honestly don't think I can do much worse so my prediction is that I'll improve but they'll still look pretty bad. I think my left hand won't look too bad but my right hand is going to look terrible since I'll have to paint it with my left. The Process:        My left hand which I painted with my right hand My right hand which I painted with my left hand I started off by choosing a color. I chose white because it's spring and white is a nice bright color that matches pretty much anything. I started off with my left hand and I figured I couldn't mess it up that bad. I mean, all I

Chopstick Background:    I love pretty much all types of Asian food, sushi, glass noodles, dumplings, you name it but despite multiple attempts, I've never been able to successfully use chopsticks. Every time I try, all of the food falls off of them as soon as I lift my hand from my plate. I always end up just getting disappointed and shamefully asking the waiter for a fork. My stepmom is Filipino and she tried to teach me every time we go out but I've never really gotten it. Who knows, maybe today is the day I finally learn to use chopsticks. My Prediction: Considering that I've tried and failed to use chopsticks many times, I'm skeptical. I think today I may be able to pick up a couple of noodles without them dropping but I doubt I'll be able to get through an entire meal with just chopsticks. The Process:   This Sunday I went to Honeygrow where they sell stir fry with noodles. At first, I tried to eat my noodles without any instruction on how to use my