I wanted to be a farmer, a vet, or.... a private detective.

ah, memories. :3

haha that's a big leap! A private detective would be cool... like every day is a mystery novel!!

thats easy for me. i wanted to be a inventor. to see all those devices perform things always fascinated me and i liked taking broken things apart and then looking at how they worked (even managed to fix alot of them too ^_^). i always loved creating things.

considering that im studying electronics and build small robots that roam around my room in my spare time i guess i still have that dream. :D

That's fantastic!!! I'm glad the dream is still around :) I personally think that at that young age, we have a pretty good grasp of our likes and dislikes, sometimes even more than we may now with all the distractions and logical expectations that keep us from them.

Once, in elementary school, I invented a marshmallow catapult with a mouse trap and some other random things I found. it was EPIC. I made it rain down marshmallows!!!
Taking things apart was part of my natural curiosity too, but I never put them back together..just kept random pieces that looked cool, and could possibly go into a sculpture one day.

What do your little robots do? Do you remember that show.. i think it was called Robot Wars.. where teams would build remote-controlled robots and have them battle??

my little robots are of the simple "small vehicle that try not to crash horribly in the wall" kind that i equip with sensors so that it can follow lines,see objects and so on. they get a little bit smarter everytime i work on them. who knows what i may build later on :D.

and ofcourse i remember Robot-Wars. used to be my favorite show. i always rooted for the "House-bots" like Sir Killalot and Mathilda and if not for them then for "Hypno-disc" :D
to bad that kind of shows aren't around anymore.

oh i played around with something like that once.. making a little vehicle with a motor (it was like kinetics or something) but mine wasn't so smart and kept driving off the table lolol XD

What a cool way to use your time.. how do you think you could apply your robots?

i don't think they have a true real-life application. i just enjoy to see something i built myself come to life and behave with some intelligence.
however they do act as a perfect platform to experiment on top off when i get new parts and devices to try. by developing i learn more and more things that can help later on :)

so if im not experimenting on them im just watching them move around.....they are kinda my guinea-pigs of science!! XD

FOR SCIENCE!!!!


(what better reasoning do you need really? lol)

i myself believe humanities motto behind every scientific accomplishment is one simple sentence: "Because we can!"

Why do we create robots? because we can(applies to me too :P)!
Why do we build huge Particle accelerators? Because we can!
Why do we build WMDs that could destroy the world multiple times? Because we frikkin CAN!!!!

it is the universal answer to everything! XD

we do what we must, because we can

Darnit. now i got Portal's song (still alive) in my head!! XD

I wanted to be a race car driver

i'm a race car driver every time i hop on 95

:B

I wanted to be a Transformer!

>.>

Or a guy who makes Legos...

haha that's a grand dream! So.. maybe like an engineer? But with different materials instead of legos? Or you mean, the guy who actually make lego blocks?

Make, design, playtests... Doesnt matter, at 7 I was all about the Legos.

Since this is anonymous. (meaning no one in my "real life" would know)

A stripper.

Totally serious. I have a heightened sense of sexuality (I have all my life), and loved the idea of all that positive sexual attention (helloooooo high labido).
Yep positive. XD I was also a romantic child.

There was also wanting to be a teacher. But when I grew up I realized I don't love kids (I don't hate them- who hates kids?!). I'm pretty darn good at explaining things to people individually to help them understand, but I have a problem with kids- for some reason I give off some sort of "she's one of us" vibe, and I've almost never been considered an "elder" to them. *grins* Not BAD (particularly when bonding with my niece and nephews), just not what I want when I'm STILL trying to grow out of a childish nickname my family still calls me. I don't plan on having kids, so that should explain everything XD

I NEVER even considered what I have as a career now- which is Interior Design. Which is funny huh?

Have you taken any pole fitness classes before? Its LOTS of fun! And later, lots of bruises.. it takes a lot of upper body strength to be a pole dancer, and I have a lot of respect for people who can not only master the techniques of it, but are aware of their body's appearance to make it visually attractive too.

I get what you mean about the teaching aspect. You have to be able to separate things very well, like your work life & demeanor from your social personality. You can't take home all the concerns of your students or it'll drive you crazy. In the classroom is a different story too, with so much responsibility. Somehow you need to connect with the students, but still be seen as an authority figure and not just a friend.

I remember your interior design work, it was really good! And it seems like you're happy about it too :)

Yeah. >^.^< Haven't taken pole-dancing classes for just that reason- no upper body strength! But I do have some workout DVDs from a great girls gym place that does "flirty" or sexy workouts, they're a lot of fun! especially since a couple of them double as a lap dance or strip tease for your partner. >^.~<
On a seperate but related note, also worked at a sex toy shop. LOVED it. Love talking to and helping people out with their sex life. :) Its a subject I love learning about enough that I was watching the "Sextv" channel before they got rid of it here in canada, and I've taken a "human sexuality" course that I LOVED. Also love to watch the latest sciencey shows about it. If I could make a living out of that part (giving advice and helping people get more comfortable with their sexuality), I totally would.

Yep! I also wanted to be a psychologist. I LOVE psychology, I'm fascinated by the tougher/more extreme disorders, and seeing what things are like from someone else's POV. I highly respect people here on FA I watch that can share their more exteme disorders, and am grateful I can see it through their eyes. BUT. I take my work home BECAUSE I'm so empathetic and I'm pretty obsessed with doing a great job. (I mean you have no idea how much stress I had in high school and how much I neglected myself personally trying to help my friends who has pretty serious psych problems like clinical depression, and such). I literally have grey streaks in my hair I've had since I think the beginning of high school (hard to know since my hair was so long and its so thick- their under my hair on the sides). My hair dresser hates them but I consider them character. But that's another story XD

And I do love Interior Design! I just REALLY want to practice it! So far I've only had jobs where I either have to do someone else's design work, or I was only there long enough to design a couple things and couldn't finish them before I had to leave. >^.^< Job searching again and the prospects are looking a bit better. I just wish I could make the "starting my own Interior Design practice" easier to start. :/ But I moved to Canada to be with my hubby, who's not very social, doesn't have many friends, and doesn't have much family. And I haven't met many people I mesh with since I got here. XD So the usual network for starting a business just isn't there! *giggles* I'm trying my best with what I have though!

And OMG I'm sorry it that was TMI. XD I get to rambling on here sometimes.

Oh yeah and on a totally different note, also considered being an accountant, as math has always come pretty easy to me... *giggles*

You never have to be tied down to fulfilling one dream you know!!! :)

I'd highly suggest finding a pole class.. it'd be a good workout, totally gives you endorphins and a rush when you're above the ground, and would maybe be a good way for you to meet other women too. Who knows, maybe all your sex knowledge could come in handy around like-minded friends? Or maybe you could start a internet tv show or something.. it could be a good way to start networking

*giggles* I actually have a tough time keeping any girl friends. *laughs* I'm not gossipy, I hate drinking or being around drinking, and I prefer to be very direct about how I feel.

*laughs* I find its not a great combo for being with most "normal" girls. I get along with guys great though.
I'm also more than a little shy (weird huh?! I love giving sex advice and I want to hide when thinking of taking an exercise class), so its hard to think of going to something totally alone, knowing nobody.
BUT I am trying to be more sociable- so I am taking risks like this by going to social events for my career and chatting with people more.

Also- I take public transit here, and I'm in a DEAD ZONE where easily accessible gyms are concerned. AND I have no money to blow on a course like that. I TOTALLY wanted to try some fitness classes in real life for the DVDs I got- as they are located here in Toronto, but I was working and the schedule was like "OMG really RIGHT after work?".
But thank you for nudging me- I need to remember to look that up later after I get a job finally. It'll be great for my self esteem.

Um, not sure how good I'd be at that? I've never done video work- I HATE watching myself on anything. *laughs* And I bet there are alot of amateur tv shows for that on Youtube, I wouldn't even know how to set mine apart. o.o

I'd love the idea of helping people though. I'm passionate about self esteem and I personally know your sexuality is really tied to that. The fact that I could help ANYONE feel better about themselves would be an amazing reward.

If i ever visit canada again we'll have to hang out :)
One of my best girl friends is actually very girly; i'm not so much, so we're kind of a yin& yang friendship. She did order her own pole though and has it set up in her house so sometimes i go over and we play on it! My boyfriend wouldn't stop playing on it too, he just likes the spinning XD

And i get it, I'm really shy in big groups as well but over the past few months i've been going out to design events for my career as well as hobby groups and I find the more I put myself out there (alone) the better I get at it, and the easier it becomes. Sometimes great opportunities can come to you when you go out on your own because you're less conscious of being with another person or catering to their needs. Trust me, it ain't the easiest thing, but it can be done.

<3 I'd love to hang out if you ever were to visit again. <3 I'd definitely hang out if we happened to be at a Con together.

Yes, definitely it does! I mentioned that to let you know I'm not just being all stubborn and complainy about it. *giggles* which is how I come across sometimes if I'm not careful. I am trying to get myself out there (but having NO MONEY certainly makes that hard!), and I've found the exact same thing! Its not easy (and I won't lie if I don't go to one on my own for awhile, I totally get the same level of jitters coming back about it!), but it definitely gets easier, and Its very fulfilling to even get to chat with one person there that I would never have met otherwise. >^.^< Baby steps, and being happy and optimistic as I can.

progress is progress, no matter the speed :)

Not to butt in here but what about being a sex therapist? You help and give advice and you work with peoples psychological issues. Sounds like the best of both worlds to me

Haha! :) I'm not really into college enough to get a medical degree. Totally not up for more than 3-4 years! But its a great piece of advice!

I've also found out since then that I am MUCH happier working with my hands, visually and creatively. PLUS I manage to really throw my psych muscle in there when dealing with client wants/needs and turning it into a solution. >^.~<

Plus not a huge market for getting a job as something as specialized as a Sex Therapist. Same reason i didn't get into a career writing or doing art professionally. Totally not into being a starving artist! Interior Design is a HUGE HUGE field, and there are a lot of different place to get work with my qualifications.

And totally too much information I bet, I just didn't want to give you a short "nah, that wouldn't do" answer. :) It was a great suggestion

Hey too much information is often better then too little, especially if it's in a conversation. It's true there is not alot of money in art definitely but some manage to make it work and I would like to be one of those people for sure but not just off commissions but I would like to do comics write stories, bring it all together not just one thing here. But that's me and we were talking about you. As long as you're happy and fulfilled that's all that matters in this world. My grandmother I always said should have been a real estate agent or a interior designer but she was a manager at a credit center and she hasn't been involved with her hobbies for ages, now that kind of life is one not necessarily wasted but not lived to the fullest. So rock on with your fulfilled self!

*laughs and rocks on*

For me, this is much more fulfilled. I still write and draw and do hobbies and go hiking and enjoy learning about sex but its all at my pace and what and when I want to do it. >^.^< <3 That makes me very happy

A scientist -- astronomer or biologist in particular -- but then at some point in high school, I decided the liberal arts were more for me ^_^ (was about to include a sweat drop there; then I thought 'nah').

Now, here I am, a humble language teacher.

with the power to communicate and translate all the scientific wonders through language! What was it that triggered the switch from observation to translation?

More ease in personal communication over time, combined with coming across such teaching done well ^_^

At seven? Ohh how unrealistic I was....Ballerina. I was taking classes back then and loved it although I kept forgetting steps and even then I was a bit of a chub so that idea was NEVER going to happen. I like my ideas after that more realistic and more...me less influenced by a passing thing.

I think the passion we have for our dreams at that age (no matter how farfetched the dream is) is the most important thing to remember and take with us. Dreams do change, but every one is beautiful and significant at a certain time <3


I used to be obsessed with Angelina Ballerina & also took classes. But during the first performance I figured out I had stage freight and put that dream behind me too. Now I'm trying to revisit performance art, but this time with fire instead of tutus :D

My story is less fun, I got a choice: ballerina lessons, karate lessons or Disney World. I was six and I said Disney World then we got back and mom had some random money so enrolled me in ballet classes without asking me, and trust me this time I would have said martial arts. But I found ballet fun until this girl behind me in line got jealous of my long hair and continually pulled it...until I punched her in the face. We lost our favorite dance over that debacle even though I had repeatedly asked the girl to quit tugging on my hair and at that point I soured over the whole thing. But truely any wish I had to be a ballerina was because I was in ballet and enjoyed it not because it was really apart of my personality and what I truely wanted. Rock on with the fire though that sounds awesome. Are you doing poi which I've heard about from various people?

Fk that little girl! I wish i could go back in time and pull her hair >:(
You did enjoy dance, and i'm sorry it got ruined for you by some little jerk kid! Yep, I enjoy poi, and having recently re-discovered dance i want to integrate them both so i can evolve from just doing tricks into actual physical expression.

Hilarious end to the story that little girl went and found me on face book and friended me. I had a hard decision on that one....either hold on to a grudge or let into my life someone who ruined my first hobby. I took the high road. And that is awesome. I've heard of people doing that and I'm not sure if I could do it, not a fear of fire but definite respect and I'm a Pisces now if there was water dancing...I'd be on that.

Now, that is a beautiful thing! Forgiveness is hard and many people cannot do it. But holding on to things like that is like poison and brings you down.. angry thoughts affect your outlook on other things, and all the anger and stress have physical effects (like making you sick). Overcoming that though, is probably one of the hardest things in life, but is rewarding in the fact that you can just let it go. And people make mistakes, you never know what they're like in the future and how they change the behavior that led to those mistakes.. maybe she just really loved you hair!! (Though honestly sometimes i wish i did have a time machine so i could go back to people and be like "da fuck you doin!?!?!")

Fire dancing is all about respect! Respecting an uncontrollable element, and trusting your movements and practice. If you're not in the right state of mind you can seriously hurt yourself and I've seen plenty of people get burned because they didn't take fire seriously. PSH believe me, if I could exchange it for floating water i would tooo! One of my friends said I dance like Katara from Avatar lol

I forgave because it was logically stupid to hold on to a grudge that happened 24 years ago. I mean I know now that I wouldn't have made it and that karate was way more where my heart was at then ballet, and by making me hate it and start asking my mother to take me out she was saving my time and my mother's money. Not to mention that punch is what it took for my mother to take my request seriously. So I'm not sure if I should thank her for what she inadvertently did or like you said go back in time. I think I would say, "Seriously little girl, just because it's long and strong and braided like rope does not mean pull on it, it's attached to another child! I realize you're jealous but that's no way to act over your jealousy."
Okay I'm not sure I have the ball it would take to do fire dancing but it's a beautiful sentiment either way, fire or water. Still though I'd work that floating water like they paid me to do it if there was such a thing. Perhaps with nano technology and such it may be one day. And that's just gorgeous and a serious amount of skill you're lucky.

I think the passion we have for our dreams at that age (no matter how farfetched the dream is) is the most important thing to remember and take with us. Dreams do change, but every one is beautiful and significant at a certain time <3

I'm SO SORRY to butt in (to use your words acrila!).

But I wanted to say formally that this is a BEAUTIFUL sentiment. I think more people need to hear this! <3

A lawyer. ;u;

really? I didn't even know what a lawyer was back then lol. What made you want to aspire to that? :)

I'm not sure how, but I think it was one of those things my dad plugs into my head. Though, I've always liked the suit and tie look. xD

OMG Kyorg in a little blue suit & a banana tie would be the most darling thing evar!! XD


& agreed, suit & tie is sexxxy

maybe that's why your chara is so exotic? I could see Kioni in an extravagant egyptian dress!!

do it do it do it!

I wanted to be a zoo keeper or a Dog Sled racer, I used to go to the iditarod every year with my parents and loved seeing all the mushers and their dogs!

wow! Sorry if i sound ignorant, but where did you grow up? Is that the dog sled races in Alaska?
I only am guessing because it reminds me of Balto and i watched that movie over and over again as a kid...who grew up on a tropical island and never saw snow lolololo

It's exactly the one in Alaska that goes over Balto's route XD

8D *GASP*

Yeah it's amazing to watch!

Pilot. I have the same toy plane on my desk at work that I had as a kid, to remind me of all the dreams I've given up on. ;_;

Aww, why did you give up? What places did you want to fly to?

That is just too awesome!!! Why? What was the biggest thing about him that you held up as inspiration?

A lot of things. An Astronaut, a galatic adventurer, a science fiction writer, an astronomer, a scientist... not really sure where I'm going anymore ^^"

PANDAS IN SPAAACE!!!

lol Do you have a telescope? I used to have one, it was very old and i think it got lost when i moved. I think an astronomer would fit you well! In fact, I remember drawing Horza looking up at the stars as a collab pic with Song a while ago.

You should make a book of new constellations!!! 8D

Yes, that was when I was doing an astronomy project for physics, plotting the course of a dozen asteroids :)

EMT. Still do. Taking the pre-college course at the moment, s'matter of fact. :3

whew.. that's a tough field! You've got to be a special kind of hero to take on that job. I have utmost respect for you, in being able to handle the situations people get into and having the desire to get them through. Good luck with your classes!!!

You should see the weekly emails we get.. :s

A Zookeeper! SOO BAD! I wanted to work with elephants, or cheetahs, or any kind of animal.

I'm a dog groomer now cause I couldn't afford the schooling I would need. But I LOVE being a dog groomer, especially at the place I work.
I work in a small rural vet clinic as the only groomer there, so I don't have to compete with anyone. The Doctor is the sweetest woman and the best caregiver to animals I've ever met. I get to work with my best friend in the whole world every day. It is such a relaxed environment.

Plus I get to see (and even help out) in some amazing surgeries without the schooling! So it's actually interesting to me! Hahaha.


I loved the NatGeo too. I would always steal them from Doctor's offices, and my neighbors would give us the out dated ones. I loved the pictures. I recently watched The Photographers, a documentary on Netflix about Steve McCurry, the photographer that took that amazing picture of the Afghan girl.
http://www.labnol.org/internet/favo.....e-mccurry/624/

You should check it out!

That was an interesting part of the documentary.. that woman just exudes mystery. I can only imagine what she's been through.

And being a photographer/part of the film crew for the Nat Geo is really tough it looks like. Spending most of your time doing research and traveling in technologically remote areas for weeks on end to capture one second in a snapshot. But the successful ones are the ones who can do all that and capture the essence of a whole country in the face of a young girl. Or change the minds of people who cannot travel in the raw beauty of a rainforest quickly becoming cut down.

I'm so very happy to hear about your job situation too! I remember a while back you were having problems with co-workes who didn't seem to share your passion. Its nice that you're working in a smaller environment where you can get good quality time with your customers and their pups :)