Inanimate Carbon Rod

Thanks for the concern, my dudes. As if you couldn't plainly notice, I'm still not out of that "I'm a bad person who sucks hard" phase. Believe me! It's a hard feeling to get rid of! My flaws are like unexpected guests in a way: try and try all you can, and still, they won't go away. Bottom line, I suck. In fact I simply envy those around me, as they seem to be just a li'l bit better at certain things than I am. Everyone else in class seems to be paying close attention to whatever edutainment film the teacher's showing- and then there's me, zoned out, lost in thought. (If it were, say, Peabody's Improbable History or The Magic School Bus, I probs wouldn't be as zoned out.) Some people seem to have extensive knowledge about certain subjects, like politics and the police system- and then there's me, lacking any basic knowledge in those fields. I read other's witty posts here and on SBM, and I think to myself, "Gee, why couldn't I think of that?" Some people--- well, you get the general idea. Not even my profile picture of Wendy making a goofy face can't mask the blue funk I've been in for months and months. It's hopeless, simply hopeless!! If my clothes could change in response to change in mood , they'd be blue almost all the time!! (Although you'd need a certain good little witch to do that...) In fact, I might just consider taking a temporary break from my literature to focus on improving my cognitive abilities and everything else wrong with me (in everyday language, mental POWAH!), assuming my co-writer could do better than I ever could. I've been told time and time again, "You need to stop being so hard on yourself!!", but it's rawther challenging, Lawrence, rawther challenging!

TLDR, I suck, and I won't rest 'til I find some way to improve myself, thus making me a happier person. Any one of you Spongemavens care to cheer me up or give me some sage advice that I could keep in mind for when I'm a glum chum?