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And if you are an adult, have you reached it? I'll spill mine once other people post.

The crack of the bat....the smell of the glove, the feel of the air as it gently brushes your face, the sound of the crowd erupting in a sea of red as you take the field... "Ladies and Gentleman....your St. Louis Cardinals!!!"

Baseball takes the cake by far....

Okay, mine is to be the CFO of Microsoft! Can't beat numbers.

As a boy I had two dreams:

1. To be a professional Football player.

2. To be a servant of the Lord.

I had a lot of them, I was a pretty unfocused child. Some key ones-

The one I think wound up influencing my actual developmen the most:

Be a guest on The Muppet Show. I wasn't so much aware of the puppeteers, otherwise I would have wanted to be them. I didn't care what made me famous enough to host the show, as long as it got to happen.

Everything else is almost on the level of "I wanna be a tiger."

I wanted to win the 'triple crown' of racing-Indy 500, 24hrs of Le Mans, and Monaco. Yeah, that didn't work out.

Tour Europe as a free jazz saxophone player. Got closer on that one, but no.


But the The Muppet Show one, that one was key.

Which of course will never happen.

I had a lot of them, I was a pretty unfocused child. Some key ones-

The one I think wound up influencing my actual developmen the most:

Be a guest on The Muppet Show. I wasn't so much aware of the puppeteers, otherwise I would have wanted to be them. I didn't care what made me famous enough to host the show, as long as it got to happen.

Everything else is almost on the level of "I wanna be a tiger."

I wanted to win the 'triple crown' of racing-Indy 500, 24hrs of Le Mans, and Monaco. Yeah, that didn't work out.

Tour Europe as a free jazz saxophone player. Got closer on that one, but no.


But the The Muppet Show one, that one was key.

Which of course will never happen.

*Tries to console massive failure* You're...you're doing good...

:p :D :p

*Tries to console massive failure* You're...you're doing good...

:p :D :p
Aw thanks, man. :D

I did get to have a conversation not too long ago with Gonzo-the actual guy who does Gonzo, so it's all cool. He is the happiest dude I've ever run into-'cause he gets to be Gonzo no doubt...

Wow, that's a very nice thread.
My childhood dreams have evolved a lot through time.

When I was 7, I wanted to be an archeologist and discover lost civilizations, just like in Egypt.

When I was 9, I wanted to cover my floor and furnitures with green marble, and transform my room into a palace.

When I was 12, I wanted to be a spy. I started reading spy books, and I wanted to establish a world-wide network of people with red phones, who would call each other in case of important events so that the information wouldn't be lost. (It was long before the Internet & the Web.)

When I was 14, I wanted to build myself a very cool house made of interconnected spheres, with a large telescope in the top one and a private planetarium in another. I also wanted to host a TV show about everyday science and experiments that go boom.

When I was 15, I dreamed of establishing a new colony in the North, where courageous people would build a perfect society and where all the houses would be made of carved stone work, which would make very cool ruins in a few thousands years.

When I was 16, I wanted to conquer Istanbul and give it back to Greece, so that the Byzantine Empire is restored. How silly.

From age 17 on, I dreamed of inventing various cool things, but every time I had a good idea I would wait too long, and somebody else would invent the same things a few years later.

Why do people have such wild dreams? I wish I could have been wilder when I was younger. Maybe I'd be doing more interesting stuff right now... *sobs*

When I was 7, I wanted to be an archeologist and discover lost civilizations, just like in Egypt.



When I was 5, I wanted to be a Paleontologist, which is pretty close.
*waits for someone to rant at me*

Since around when I was 8, I wanted to be the first man on Mars.
(Well that crashed pathetically)

At around 10 or 11, I wanted to be the first person to genetically alter DNA significantly (Keep in mind, significant in the eyes of a 10 year old)
(And that crashed once I gained a realistic perspective and realized that that has been done for quite a number of years now...*sigh...*)

At 14 (now, haha), I want to conquer the world.
(Not crashed yet! The UN tells me it is possible!)

When I was 5, I wanted to be a Paleontologist, which is pretty close.
When I was that age, I couldn't stand looking at human craniums, it would scare the heck out of me. And I didn't like bones, neither. I don't know why I found it so frightening. But each time there was a documentary on TV about paleontology and prehistoric bones, I would run to my room and hide.

At 10-12 years old, though, I started being interested by fossils. Go figure.

When I was that age, I couldn't stand looking at human craniums, it would scare the heck out of me. And I didn't like bones, neither. I don't know why I found it so frightening. But each time there was a documentary on TV about paleontology and prehistoric bones, I would run to my room and hide.

At 10-12 years old, though, I started being interested by fossils. Go figure.


Oh, I just wanted to find dinosaurs.

I wanted to be a writer, and hopefully, tommorrow, I will start my path, if it works.

Can anyone tell me how hard it is for them to accept your work? I need to know. Because I asked all my friends, and they're all smart and good at literature, but are super-biased, so they're like 'OH MY GOD?!?!? They're gonna except your book for suree Joe....lol. l337 haxxor!' and so on.

So can anyone tell me what the difficulty level it is for Volumes publisher or any generic publisher to accept my book? My dream depends on it! *goes crazy*

I wanted to be a writer, and hopefully, tommorrow, I will start my path, if it works.

Can anyone tell me how hard it is for them to accept your work? I need to know. Because I asked all my friends, and they're all smart and good at literature, but are super-biased, so they're like 'OH MY GOD?!?!? They're gonna except your book for suree Joe....lol. l337 haxxor!' and so on.

So can anyone tell me what the difficulty level it is for Volumes publisher or any generic publisher to accept my book? My dream depends on it! *goes crazy*
sweet, me too. except when I try to write, I get a good couple of weeks in then I just stop. I want to write, I know where I want to go, but I just don't feel like writing. I guess I'm too busy working or wasting time in pointless forums online :). Seriously though, do you have any advice? (If you ever look at this thread again) I guess I just gotta open it up and start writing again, huh? [/HIJACK] I've never had a childhood dream thus I don't expect to fulfill it. Maybe just to get a good job that I like (maybe being a writer?) I dunno.

So can anyone tell me what the difficulty level it is for Volumes publisher or any generic publisher to accept my book? My dream depends on it! *goes crazy*
I have published a book (in French). The publishing industry is a hard nut to crack.

Just a few advices:
1) Create a list of editors that publish books similar to yours. Target the medium-size editors, as the big ones don't give a damn. Go to libraries and look at books in the right section.
2) If you send your manuscript, send it to at least 3-4 editors at a time, because it takes months before you hear from them... and they usually say "no"... so it increases the chances. Don't call them more than once, as they tend to dump your manuscript when they're pissed off; just make sure they have received it.
3) Before you send your manuscript, have it read by at least 3 persones that you trust. Choose people who won't tell you "it's so great" (hypocrisy), or "wow I don't know anything about litterature but wow", etc.
4) Your orthograph must be perfect. Yes I don't write perfectly in English, it is just not my primary language. But you should write perfectly.
5) Don't EVER be tempted to PAY for having yourself published. Some companies offer that (you pay 500$ or 1000$ and they publish your book), but that's a rip-off. You shouldn't have to PAY to get published; if you can't get published, that's because your manuscript isn't good enough.
6) Any deal that involves you distributing your books is a bad one. You're stuck with 4 boxes full of books (probably 750-1000 of them) printed on low-quality paper, and you have to do the distribution yourself. You WILL end up alone with your unsold books (most probably, 99% of them, the rest being sold to grandpa and to the neighbors).
7) If you don't have any contact in the publishing industry, try to make ones because otherwise your chances are very low. Stick to poetry readings first, that's where the publishers/authors are easier to talk to.
8) Be careful not to publish your works on the Internet. But you MUST practice and write stories that are less important for you. Don't concentrate all your efforts on one single project. Try to have a few short stories published in litterature magazines first. It's give you confidence, contacts, and the credentials.
9) Your manuscript should have a proper formatting: double line spacing, 11-12 points font, easy to read, large margins, numbered pages, left binding. Laser printed, black & white (no color). Don't include illustrations, unless they're necessary. Write a short presentation letter. Treat it like a CV.
10) Work hard.

Seriously though, do you have any advice? (If you ever look at this thread again) I guess I just gotta open it up and start writing again, huh? [/HIJACK] I've never had a childhood dream thus I don't expect to fulfill it. Maybe just to get a good job that I like (maybe being a writer?) I dunno.

Advice? Um....if you don't feel like writing it, then try and find a way that would inspire you to write it. Me, for example, wrote half my story out or spite of Harry Potter. Not blind spite, but it kept my fire going.

I have published a book (in French). The publishing industry is a hard nut to crack.

Just a few advices:
1) Create a list of editors that publish books similar to yours. Target the medium-size editors, as the big ones don't give a damn. Go to libraries and look at books in the right section.
2) If you send your manuscript, send it to at least 3-4 editors at a time, because it takes months before you hear from them... and they usually say "no"... so it increases the chances. Don't call them more than once, as they tend to dump your manuscript when they're pissed off; just make sure they have received it.
3) Before you send your manuscript, have it read by at least 3 persones that you trust. Choose people who won't tell you "it's so great" (hypocrisy), or "wow I don't know anything about litterature but wow", etc.
4) Your orthograph must be perfect. Yes I don't write perfectly in English, it is just not my primary language. But you should write perfectly.
5) Don't EVER be tempted to PAY for having yourself published. Some companies offer that (you pay 500$ or 1000$ and they publish your book), but that's a rip-off. You shouldn't have to PAY to get published; if you can't get published, that's because your manuscript isn't good enough.
6) Any deal that involves you distributing your books is a bad one. You're stuck with 4 boxes full of books (probably 750-1000 of them) printed on low-quality paper, and you have to do the distribution yourself. You WILL end up alone with your unsold books (most probably, 99% of them, the rest being sold to grandpa and to the neighbors).
7) If you don't have any contact in the publishing industry, try to make ones because otherwise your chances are very low. Stick to poetry readings first, that's where the publishers/authors are easier to talk to.
8) Be careful not to publish your works on the Internet. But you MUST practice and write stories that are less important for you. Don't concentrate all your efforts on one single project. Try to have a few short stories published in litterature magazines first. It's give you confidence, contacts, and the credentials.
9) Your manuscript should have a proper formatting: double line spacing, 11-12 points font, easy to read, large margins, numbered pages, left binding. Laser printed, black & white (no color). Don't include illustrations, unless they're necessary. Write a short presentation letter. Treat it like a CV.
10) Work hard.

I've gotten 1,3,4,7,9,10 and I know about 5 and 6. I haven't done 8 yet and 2's gonna be a bitch for me.

Advice? Um....if you don't feel like writing it, then try and find a way that would inspire you to write it. Me, for example, wrote half my story out or spite of Harry Potter. Not blind spite, but it kept my fire going.
haha, yeah, I guess it's just the tediousness of writing--I'm used to reading long ass Tom Clancy novels so my writing sort of reflects his style in a way, so I end up trying to create a huge plot that gets out of control and sometimes I just get pissed off at it. But I know once it's all done it's going to be great. Thanks though, I think I'll see if I can't get a few more pages written tonight!

And if you are an adult, have you reached it? I'll spill mine once other people post.
Which one? I had many. One of them was to be an Air Force pilot, but I couldn't pass the visual acuity test. So, rather than flying them, I just jumped out of them. :)

EDIT: Yes, with a parachte! :p And I did learn to fly helicopters, so all in all, not too bad. :)

To be a true Ninja.

And I intend to realize that dream.

To be a true Ninja.

And I intend to realize that dream.

Ninja's are awesome. I hope you make it.

Missionary Doctor and go help people in poor countries.

Eventually I realised I'm not too 'academic' in school.

I wanted to be a writer, and hopefully, tommorrow, I will start my path, if it works.

Can anyone tell me how hard it is for them to accept your work? I need to know. Because I asked all my friends, and they're all smart and good at literature, but are super-biased, so they're like 'OH MY GOD?!?!? They're gonna except your book for suree Joe....lol. l337 haxxor!' and so on.

So can anyone tell me what the difficulty level it is for Volumes publisher or any generic publisher to accept my book? My dream depends on it! *goes crazy*
i was listening to an interview with a big time best selling author on the radio the other day. cant remember who it was...

anyway he said that with his first book, it was rejected over 100 times. the small press that finally printed it made a fortune on him.

make sure you read up on how to submit. each publisher has slightly different guidelines and will reject you out of hand if you violate one. try to send it to a particular person not just the publishing house. dont forget the self addressed stamped envelope or you will never even get a reject letter. make sure the chapters you send out are perfect. number the pages! if you want them returned you have to include envelop and postage.

all publishers are insensitive bastards, get used to it and dont give up hope. you can DO this.

When I was about 6 well through the age of 12 or 13, I wanted to be an Archeologist and Geologist....I loved to look at rocks and was facinated by past civilizations

I've always had the dream of being an artist, but nowadays I keep it as a hobby, not a hopeful profession

When I was in the sixth grade, I wanted to be a Psychologist...help people deal with the pain of life and all their problems...because I knew how bad people could feel...and that is now what I'm majoring in in college:D

My dream has always been, and will be, to be an astronaut, though I realize that won't be happening. Now, however, I intend on becoming a psychologist, and am a writer, though I've no real intention of ever publishing my works.

To be a true Ninja.

And I intend to realize that dream.
What red blooded boy didn't want to be a ninja? Excellent, just excellent.

To be loved.

Well, this is a hard one to cut -

there were a lot of girls I dreamed of (and still do)...
a lot of places I dreamed of going to (and still do)...
a lot of hot rods I wanted to build (and still do)...
a lot of buildings I wanted to design (and still do)...

but the day I found out what it means to be loved,


that was a dream come true. ;)

Well, this is a hard one to cut -

there were a lot of girls I dreamed of (and still do)...
a lot of places I dreamed of going to (and still do)...
a lot of hot rods I wanted to build (and still do)...
a lot of buildings I wanted to design (and still do)...

but the day I found out what it means to be loved,


that was a dream come true.
Cheesy, but cute nonetheless.

So are you studying in car mechanic or in architecture, traveling a lot and meeting hot chicks?

I want to be loved!

Cheesy, but cute nonetheless.

So are you studying in car mechanic or in architecture, traveling a lot and meeting hot chicks?
haha, thanks! :)

I'm a hobbyist hot rodder, my first car was a '67 Chevelle Malibu (no post), and the last one I had was a '64 Short Box Chevrolet Pickup (slammed down into the weeds and with a ripe little small block berween the fenders). I had to sell it (and I'm still sad! :() it couldn't handle the commuting when I moved to Calgary a few years ago. Now I'm back in BC, and as soon as I find the right one, I'll likely start again. I currently drive a Honda *shudders*.

I am employed as an engineering technologist, aiding in the structural design of (for the most part) multi-family apartment complexes, condo's, etc. Or at least I would be, were it not for the broken pelvis that is currently keeping me homebound, and thus spending copious amounts of time here!

I have travelled a little, though not as much as I'd like. I plan to be travelling for two to three years after as much time, and after I've paid off the debt incurred by attending school. Though this latest development may have something to say about the timing, as its costing me a little money not working as you may have guessed. :p

Chasing hot chicks! haha! Well, I was, if its to be said that way! Earlier this year though, one put a real good hook on me, then left (to travel, go figure!). So I've been a little apprehensive when it comes to the girls lately, and still looking for one that can really knock me off my feet like the former.

My dream always has been, and still is, to be a computer games programmer.
Sure, it's gone through a few revisions, I thought I wanted to be a 3D animator (then accepted that I don't have the creative flair), but generally it centres around computer games.

I want to make something creative, something fun, that people will enjoy.

I'm 24, and not there yet. I am working in IT, and I am writing a game for free, when I have the time. Just a text game, but it'll be really really nice to see my game with real players enjoying it. And it will truly be cool :)

I'm not sure if that means I can claim I lived my dream. It probably does, but I'm still not working on state-of-the-art projects. I would still like to get a job in the games industry. I know it's got terrible working conditions, long hours, and the pay isn't worth it. I figure, since I spend my free time working on games anyway, I won't be that much worse off, and I'll get to do what I love all day, instead of just in the evenings.

I haven't given up on the dream yet, but I'm not currently trying to get a job in the industry. It's just very much a catch22 industry, nobody wants to know you even exist unless you've already worked on a released game. I figure when my volunteer game is released I'll work on a graphical demo of my coding, and then try again. In the meantime, well, I love the job I'm currently working at. It's got great working conditions and a really friendly, laid back atmosphere.

I want to be loved!
...by you, and nobody else but you...boop boop bee doo.
To be loved.
So, you two...GET A ROOM!


Man, I shouldn't post when toasted...

...by you, and nobody else but you...boop boop bee doo.

So, you two...GET A ROOM!


Man, I shouldn't post when toasted...

lol..Lemme guess your dream..Matchmaker? :p