1. Tall. Something that I have no control over, bar wearing skyscraper heels-which I don't as anything over a couple of inches requires me consciously altering my walk to ensure I don't fall over (or look like a woman who isn't used to wearing high heels). My mother's 5'3" and my father's 5'9" has averaged me out to 5'6", which isn't particularly tall but it's good enough.
2. A gymnast. Being able to back flip and somersault at whim. Hella amazing-I still wish I could have done it. What I really wanted was the ribbons on a stick that they used to use in the floor exercise, how they would flutter and swirl with the smallest flicks of the wrist entertained me no end.
3. A dancer in one of the Gap khaki adverts of the late nineties, specifically the Khaki Swing and Khaki A-Go-Go.
I wanted to be the woman being carried upside down at the end of the advert, I thought that those few seconds perfectly embodied the fun of swing dancing.
Khaki A-Go-Go was all about the music and the kooky dancing. I remember doing the moves in PE lessons during the hanging around, waiting for your turn moments.
I can still dream...
