Domination

Over spring break, it was pointed out to me by my fellow travel companions that I am a one-upper. By this they meant that anything you tell me, I will follow up with something that is better/cooler/more awesome-er than whatever you just said. And this is completely true. Now that it has been pointed out to me I find myself catching myself when I am about to one-up someone or am currently one-upping someone. When this post was first drafted, way back on April 28th, 2010, I had become quite aware of my one-upping tendencies. In class that day we were asked to go around mention one thing that made our bodies unique from anyone else. Sounds weird, but given that it was in a modern dance class, it was a relatively normal class activity. Anyway as people went around sharing their eccentric body tales, naturally, I knew that I had to top them all. Which I successfully did of course. Way back when I was a senior in high school, we were trying different stretches in a dance class. One person bent their elbows forward and a partner would lightly pull their partners arms together. Painful? Not for me, but most people find it quite discomforting. I however, have a unique ability to make my elbows touch. I am quite proud to say that I have never met someone else who can pull off this feat. Anyway fast forward to April of 2010 and there's my class in which I whip out the double whammy. The dance world is a competitive place, people are always trying to be better than the next person which just may be where I get my one-up tendency. So while everyone else is saying "I've got 1 toe that's longer than the others" -- don't a lot of people? or "I have freckles that look like this constellation" -- wow, nobody studies astronomy anymore, I bust out the elbow trick and of course nobody in the class can do it, and once again, I one-up everyone! Take a look at the picture itself... And don't mind the people in the background. We just got done throwing a dance marathon and many of us were awake for over 24 hours.