What did you want to be . . .

Fifthelement

when you grew/grow up? This thread was inspired by watching a certain lead singer having fun at a fantasy camp. It got me thinking that even rock stars may have wanted to be something else when they grew up :? :P

So the question is . . . What did/do you want to be when you grow up?



I wanted to be a famous musician. I remember walking home from elementary school, at about seven years of age, interviewing myself about my influences and my work. Kinda like Jimmy Rabbitte in The Commitments. However, I don't play an instrument and when I sing the dog howls and the cat bites me :oops: :shock:

PearlOfAGirl

I wanted to be a singer in a rock & roll band ~ I've always loved music ~ that obviously didn't happen

Travelar

An astronaut.... which didn't happen, but I do work at NASA, which is about as close as I can get.

iamsam_pj

an animal trainer!! i wanted to work with shamu at sea world it was because of this that i decided to go to college in orlando. then i failed chemistry, so got my degree in marketing instead

CreedDisease

A garbage man... Yeah, the school called my parents... I didn't become that, but life turned out well anyway

SPEEDY MCCREADY

i wanted to be a professional bowler......

and im fucking serious..............

norm

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

i wanted to be a professional bowler......

and im fucking serious..............

love it


i wanted to be a fireman

Fifthelement

CreedDisease wrote:

A garbage man... Yeah, the school called my parents... I didn't become that, but life turned out well anyway

I have four cousins from the same family. One is a fire-fighter; one is a police officer; and one is an EMT/ambulance driver. The youngest is a garbage collector - he makes more $$$$ than the others :shock: Sad, but true. However, as important as emergency workers are, where would we be without garbage collectors?

Fifthelement

Travelar wrote:

An astronaut.... which didn't happen, but I do work at NASA, which is about as close as I can get.

That's cool. What do you do at NASA?

CHANGEinWAVES

when I was little.... I wanted to be an elevator operator, yes seriously. :?
I had high aspirations for myself

Travelar

Fifthelement wrote:

Travelar wrote:

An astronaut.... which didn't happen, but I do work at NASA, which is about as close as I can get.

That's cool. What do you do at NASA?

Systems engineering and information security.... Fun stuff.

chiquimonkey

my main aspiration was to be an artist. i also wanted to be an ambassador, for the free travel, and an antique appraiser and museum curator, so i could touch all the cool stuff

SPEEDY MCCREADY

i wanted to be this guy............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Wd-Q3F8KM

CHANGEinWAVES

chiquimonkey wrote:

museum curator

^^ pretty much what I'm going to school for next.... or elementary art teacher, not sure which (kinda concerned with being a teacher since I have tattoos )

chiquimonkey

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

chiquimonkey wrote:

museum curator

^^ pretty much what I'm going to school for next.... or elementary art teacher, not sure which (kinda concerned with being a teacher since I have tattoos )

oooh nice!! i'm sure you'll be okay with the tats

CHANGEinWAVES

chiquimonkey wrote:

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

chiquimonkey wrote:

museum curator

^^ pretty much what I'm going to school for next.... or elementary art teacher, not sure which (kinda concerned with being a teacher since I have tattoos )

oooh nice!! i'm sure you'll be okay with the tats

I'll just tell the kids I drew on myself and it washes off... they're kids what do they know :P

DonJon

Originally wanted to be a pilot

Wanna go for selection with the SAS

Im an accountant

CreedDisease

DonJon wrote:

Originally wanted to be a pilot

Wanna go for selection with the SAS

Im an accountant

If there is one thing that picture screams, it's accountant!

DonJon

What my avatar?

ZiggyStar

DonJon's callgirl!

DonJon

ZiggyStar wrote:

DonJon's callgirl!

You can be anytime sweetheart. Would you charge me?.

ZiggyStar

DonJon wrote:

ZiggyStar wrote:

DonJon's callgirl!

You can be anytime sweetheart. Would you charge me?.

Oh course not! Not after last time -- TIGER!!!

Arcticangel

I always wanted to go into medicine... whether it was a nurse (because I didn't realize little girls could be doctors), an athletic trainer (because of my love of sports), an EMT (because I love blood and guts...haha), and now finally a Physician Assistant in cardiology or cardiovascular surgery.

illegal pants

i wanted to be dabbling with science

and i am

FinsburyParkCarrots

I wanted to do two things: to get a couple of degrees, and to be a regularly-gigging singer-songwriter on the London circuit. That's my bucket list ticked off, then. I can croak happily, now.

justam

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

I wanted to do two things: to get a couple of degrees, and to be a regularly-gigging singer-songwriter on the London circuit. That's my bucket list ticked off, then. I can croak happily, now.

You'll have to make a longer list now!
(That's what I'm doing.)

FoxyMop

I wanted to be a Princess and live in a castle. My part-time gig would be a rockstar with a crime fighting secret alter-ego! So a Princess/Rockstar/Superhero

Ok, to be completely honest, for awhile I really just wanted to be Princess Leia. :oops:

Sian-of-the-dead

Either an embalmer, vet, dentist, taxidermist or lead singer...

Pretty standard really.

Fifthelement

Oh, I remember another job that I wanted for a while (also in middle-school) . . . internationally renowned (read: notorious), extremely high paid professional assasin :shock:

mfc2006

i wanted to be either the 3rd baseman for the Houston Astros, a musician or a teacher.

prytocorduroy

I never had a plan until near the end of high school. At that point I wanted to be a rock star. Now I couldn't care less if I make it or not. As long as I can play music I'm happy.