Normally, I would have said nail biting as I instantly associate "vice" with "bad habit" and that's the first one I think of. However, though I've been biting my nails for 15+ years now, I have recently, suddenly, and without explanation, stopped doing so. Rain cloud: Can't use that as it is no longer a bad habit, or a potential vice. Silver lining: This is really amazing because it turns out that the tips of my nails are so white that I have a natural French Tip. Think of all the money I'll save not getting manicures!--I'll be a millionaire by age 21!!

Oh, wait, this answer wasn't going to be about nail biting, so . . .


A google search of "vice" results in a wikipedia page, which mentions the Seven Deadly Sins or Vices. Uhh, duh. Sad that I didn't immediately think of that on my own. So now I've got seven nicely packaged vices to choose from, but the thing is, I can't choose. I like them all so much.

Superbia
Truth is, this vice doesn't apply to me. I'm far too modest to think so highly of myself, and it's simply ridiculous to suppose that I could ever be overly prideful.

Avaritia
"Daddy, I want a flying glass elevator!" Oh, the number of times a day I catch myself saying those exact words . . .

Luxuria
This one applies to me ten-fold, but only in regards to people with impeccable grammar and wit. Oh, and when it comes to libraries and bookshelves. To answer your unasked question: Yes, one can lust after inanimate objects.

Ira
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," irritated, or even just bored.

Gula
Do you remember back in middle school, that terrible pun about being on a "see-food diet?" Yeah, that's me. If it's edible and I can see it, I will eat it. I love food. Both cooking and eating it--but mostly eating it. More specifically, I love sweets. Thrifty's chocolate and chocolate chip icecreams. Any dark chocolate bar with more than 60% cocoa. Cheesecake. The list really does go on and on. And I don't just mean that I enjoy eating these items, I will devour whole pints, entire bars, 360 degrees of cake, all in one sitting if given the chance. It really is disgusting.

Invidia
First I tried to come up with something clever to write about this vice. Then I tried to come up with something funny. Then I tried to come up with something true. I failed on all three counts. I'm not sure that I do envy, at least, I cannot think of any situations (recently) in which I have done so. When others succeed at something, I am truly happy for them and do not think "oh, I wish that I, too, could do that." (And to clarify for the specific nature of this sin, nor do I think "oh, I wish that I, solely, could do that.") Of course, if any of you could do what I failed to do in this part of my answer, I suppose I would then find myself quite envious.

Accidie
I've been committing this sin for six years now, for it was six years ago that I first faltered in loving God with all my heart, all my mind and all my soul. It's difficult to love something so completely when you doubt that it even exists. And however much I'd like it to be, faith is simply not enough.