What do you want to be when you grow up?

[BikeWriter]

...Or do you plan to grow up at all?

[Justyce]

1. Not looking promising for me... ;) n/t

[BikeWriter]

3. I don't plan on growing up, but I've been a soldier and a fireman. n/t

[bobbobbins]

2. anything other than what i am now...a computer programmer

god i hate my job

[BikeWriter]

4. Oh, shit. It sucks hating your job. :-( n/t

[Lorien]

52. Come join us here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=255&topic_id=1563&mesg_id=1563

we'll brainstorm to find you something better! :hi:

[bobbobbins]

54. Thanks for the invite - but im not a donor =(

would have liked the help though

[Lorien]

56. PM me

I could post for you, if you like. The people on that thread have great ideas and are more than willing to offer suggestions.

[HEyHEY]

5. Handsome!

[BikeWriter]

6. That's something cool to wish for! :-) n/t

[Union Thug]

7. I'm 40 and still don't know.... /eom

[BikeWriter]

12. DaMMiTT! Do you think you ever will? n/t

[Union Thug]

28. Honestly, no.

There are too many things in this world that interest me. I vacillate between interests so much that I truly am a jack of all trades, master of none...and so long as I continue to support my family that way, I'll continue down this path =)

[BikeWriter]

32. If it works for you, I can live with it. I like your alias, by the way!

I've always been Union when I could.

[RaleighNCDem]

8. I hate mortgage lending, but...

I want to be a librarian.

[BikeWriter]

14. That's cool. Will you yell "Be quiet!" at people? n/t

[RaleighNCDem]

58. Of course...

Why else would I want to be one? :7

I'll also have to put my hair in a bun, I guess.

[BikeWriter]

68. You'll have to put your hair in a bun and wear horn-rimmed glasses......

so the hero can take them off and gaze lovingly in your eyes as he lets your hair loose.

[EC]

24. me too...n/t

I'd also like being a radio DJ

[BikeWriter]

27. DJs are cool! :-)

:)

[Quetzal]

141. Hopefully an ultra-libertarian doesn't come along and shut down your

library. Now that Google is making an online database for books, the jobs of librarians everywhere might be on the chopping block.

[GOPFighter]

9. A liberal Grover Norquest!

But I'm almost 60 now, so I've got a lot of growing to do in a short time! :silly:

[BikeWriter]

15. You still have time left! n/t

[NGU]

10. Everything n/t

[BikeWriter]

16. But, how can you be everything?

You wouldn't have time for DU!

[NGU]

20. Point..

Ok, almost everything!

[BikeWriter]

25. Okay, that should work, as long as you don't work overtime.

;-)

[Debi]

11. Alive

:shrug:

[BikeWriter]

17. Cool! :-)

[msgadget]

13. Taller.

[BikeWriter]

18. Aha! Altitudinally challenged, are you?

;-)

[Blue Diadem]

19. Not grow'n up ever, stomps foot,

I be a kid forever. :silly:

[BikeWriter]

21. Good for you! :-)

[fluffernutter]

22. happy and peaceful.

we can only hope ;)

how about you? what do you want to be?

[BikeWriter]

29. I've already been a soldier, a fireman. a Daddy, a refinery worker...

...a carpenter, an electrician, a biker, a cowboy, a writer, and retired. I wanna be rich when I grow up!

[fluffernutter]

49. good gravy, you are an interesting person!

i hope you are rich someday then :)

[BikeWriter]

89. Why, thank you. I've led a fairly eventful life thus far.

:)

[Solly Mack]

23. Not looking to grow up

it's not my job

[BikeWriter]

30. Okay, but what is your job? n/t

[Solly Mack]

33. to herald the coming of the dust bunnies

growing up seems like a lot of work and people forget the things they instinctively knew as a child...such as fair play. Children have an extraordinary sense of fair play. My favorite people are 5 year olds.

They still look at the world with wonder and excitement.

I'm clinging to that as long as I can. :)

[BikeWriter]

34. It sounds as if you're having fun. I like kids, too.

:)

[ekhunter]

26. i want to be a nascar driver.

[BikeWriter]

31. Hey, nascar racing is cool, but be careful!

:)

[ekhunter]

41. careful not to crash and burn or my fans that would be watching me?

[BikeWriter]

45. I won't go into details. Just be careful and have fun.

:)

[SarahB]

35. Still trying to figure that out.

So I work on yet another degree.

[BikeWriter]

37. At least you're learning something.

:)

[hickman1937]

36. I've only got 10 months to figure it out.

I'm eligable for retirement in 10 months. I can't afford to live on the pension so I need another job. Any suggestions?

[BikeWriter]

38. Hmm, I've made money on the side as a number of things.

I've raised dogs, exotic birds, and sold boudain. I didn't do badly at it. :)

[hickman1937]

39. Unfortunatly, I live in a condo,

which severly limits my animal breeding capabilities. I would hate working with the public too. I've been known to rebuke rude customers giving sales people a hard time.

[BikeWriter]

42. Hmm... those limitations can be worked around. n/t

[CarpeVeritas]

40. happy.

maybe some day.

[BikeWriter]

46. Happy is a difficult thing for me to be. I hope you can! :)

[ZombieNixon]

43. A steam shovel.

[BikeWriter]

47. Uh, I dunno if you're going to make it...

;(

[SarahB]

59. this one?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

118. I knew Mike Mulligan's Steam Shovel would show up here!

:)

[TexasSissy]

44. Hey, I made it after all! (get it?)

[BikeWriter]

48. MTM, looking good!

:)

[B Calm]

50. The secret to youth is to never ever grow up.

54 yrs old and drive a damn truck for a living. I never knew what I will be doing, but just go with the flow. 15 years ago I was a supervisor in a cellophane company.

[BikeWriter]

69. Well, as long as you're happy driving trucks, it's cool! n/t

[Lorien]

51. FOR THOSE OF YOU WANTING A CHANGE:

The Idea Party. It works: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=255&topic_id=1563&mesg_id=1563

[MisterP]

53. alive and with basic cable, preferably in a house

low expectations for a low future! onwards to the global plantation!

[BikeWriter]

70. Better than not meeting higher aspirations, perhaps. n/t

[Malocchio]

55. a trust fund baby

[BikeWriter]

71. ROFLMAO! n/t

[eoberhauser]

57. Well, I keep thinking I'll grow up someday

I always had this fantasy that I would be a seductive lounge singer, it's what I always wanted - singing the torch songs...

Erin

[BikeWriter]

72. That sounds like a good life, Erin. n/t

[vixengrl]

60. I don't want to grow up. I don't want to wear a tie.

Or a serious expression
in the middle of July...
If growing up means it would be
beneath my dignity to climb a tree--
I won't grow up never grow up
never grow up!
Not me!



(Hubby says I'm the nicest five year old he ever met. He means it in a good way--I hope.)

[BikeWriter]

73. That's way cool, but, er, aren't you a little young to be married?

;-)

[outraged2]

61. Librarian... whether I grow up or not n/t

[BikeWriter]

74. I don't think you can be a librarian without growing up...

Librarians have to yell at people to shut up!

[outraged2]

83. Sure I can

Shouting shut up is one of the things I do best. I do it often even not being a librarian. :)

[BikeWriter]

87. Well, in that case, it sounds as if you're qualified for the job.

:)

[ClassicDem]

62. Filthy Frickin Rich...

And then with all my money politicians will bend to my will and before I die I will do two things build a beautiful library full of fine books and art in a depreciated part of town and then donate the rest of my money to pay for the education of poor children.

I would also like to adopt five children besides the two I already have.

[BikeWriter]

75. Way cool! :-) n/t

[Left Is Write]

63. A writer who is actually paid for her work.

[BikeWriter]

76. Uh, let me, uh, get this straight... You say some writers get, er, paid?

:wow:

[Left Is Write]

82. So I've been told.

Sounds a bit fantastic, doesn't it?

[BikeWriter]

86. Yes, it does. Why would anyone have to pay you wnen writing...

...is so much fun?

[Left Is Write]

88. I guess it just bumps things up that much higher.

Think of it...do something FUN, do something you get enormous personal satisfaction from...and - here's the amazing part - get paid for it. The very thought makes me giddy. Somewhere, somehow, someone knows the secret to this.

[BikeWriter]

91. I'm sure they do *Sigh* but will we ever learn it?

:(

[jmowreader]

64. I want to be a Rolls-Royce salesman when I grow up

This is kind of the running joke in the store: Jim wants to be a Rolls-Royce salesman when he grows up because no one in the history of the world ever walked into a Rolls-Royce dealership and asked for the cheapest one.

Home Depot of Fayetteville is a different story.

[BikeWriter]

79. That makes a lot of sense. :-) n/t

[guitar man]

65. Big Time Record Producer

Don't know about that growing up thing though:freak:

[BikeWriter]

80. Oh, you want to run with the rock stars?

Sounds cool! :)

[tjwmason]

66. Peter Pan n/t

[BikeWriter]

84. You want to be Peanut Butter?

;)

[Timebound]

67. Immigration Laywer.

I'm tired of people treating immigrants like s***. We all came here from somewhere else (well, I'm part Cherokee, but anyway...) so we have no right to tell them they don't belong.

[BikeWriter]

93. No, not at all, but they should obey the law, if only for their own safety

:(

[DemocratSinceBirth]

77. A Senator Like The Man On My Avatar

eom

[Parrcrow]

134. Taller.

[6th Borough]

78. A professional scotch taster.

Hey, we all can dream, eh?

[BikeWriter]

110. I don't know if I'd like that. I prefer Bourbon. n/t

[MissMillie]

81. a kept woman (n/t)

.

[buddhamama]

85. yup. me too

i don't wanna grow up either.

[Nikia]

100. I decided against that, silly me

Not that I have the social graciousness to have impressed most of these men's families. I fell in love in college and married another college student who is now unemployed. I never considered family wealth or earning potential of any of the guys that I dated or considered dating. I never considered not having a career. Even though I am majorly stressed out with financial problems and a job I hate, I am still going to say that I am better off than if I married a rich man and did not have to work.

[BikeWriter]

111. I've had those before, except I married them. n/t

[StopTheMorans]

90. i want to be a junkie when i grow up

[BikeWriter]

102. Hmm, I guess there are bennies, er, I mean benefits! How's the...

retirement?

[XNASA]

92. French.

Preferably on the Cote D'Azur someplace.

[BikeWriter]

103. You want to be French when you grow up? Do you like snails?

I've eaten them before. You get mostly garlic, not bad though. :)

[InvisibleTouch]

94. Grow up?? I don't see the appeal. ;) n/t

[BikeWriter]

106. Okay, that's cool, too!

:)

[no name no slogan]

95. Retired (n/t)

[BikeWriter]

107. Hey, hang in there. I never felt like I'd live that long... I've been...

retired for several years.

[uppityperson]

96. If I must grow up, I'd like to be alive.

[BikeWriter]

113. Well, uh, that goes without saying. :-)

[blindpig]

97. a box turtle

in a land without automobiles.

[BikeWriter]

115. You, uh, want to be a, uh, box turtle... I guess that's better than being

...a blind pig.

[blindpig]

120. definitely

they are sublime creatures. Besides, then I could marry one!

[BikeWriter]

121. You, uh, want to m marry a, uh, box turtle? I hope the two of you...

...are very happy.

[Nikia]

98. I want to work in R&D

Working in quality assurance, as I do now, is really a bad career for my personality. At least at my plant (and most from what I hear), it is a career that involves lots of confrontation with customers and production, no appreciation, and being held responsible for everything. It also usually involves keeping with the status quo.
I want to do research and development. I am both an analytical and creative type and if I do good work it can stand for itself.
I am considering what I need to do to get into this career field. I have a BA in biology and have worked in the food industry for the past 4 years. I had a temp R&D assignment at a consumer products company, which I loved but gave up another assignment for the quality assurance job that I have now. With my current economic situation, I cannot really afford to do this, but perhaps in the future. Most permanent entry level positions seem to require advanced degrees or BS in chemical engineering. Maybe in the future I can look into that as well.

[BikeWriter]

126. I hope you get into whatever you like, Nikia! n/t

[solinvictus]

99. Emperor..

of the world.

[BikeWriter]

129. You want to be the Emperor? The position is already filled.

:(

[MisterP]

101. rice! (the grain--Driscoll style)

[BikeWriter]

133. What is Driscoll style rice? n/t

[clovis29]

104. Fireman

But like an idiot I grew up and did tech crap instead

[BikeWriter]

122. You may be young enough to switch careers. n/t

[BikeWriter]

123. You may be young enough to switch careers. n/t

[mvd]

105. Thanks for creating this topic

I'm grown up but still don't know for sure what I'll end up doing. I've been in computers for a while so that's still the most likely route.

[BikeWriter]

112. You're welcome. I'm going to see how long we can keep it going.

You can always change your mind and go into something else.

[orleans]

108. I try to exist in a state of perpetual peter pan-ism

but the older i get the harder it gets to stay there

[BikeWriter]

114. Well, hang in there. I'm on your side!

:)

[FM Arouet666]

109. Old and alive. The Bush administration not with standing. eom

[Lorien]

116. Successful

financially secure and loved.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

117. If those are your kitties

you're already loved. :)

Congrats on your book. I checked out your link, and it sounds really interesting. I also realized that I need to figure out what I want before I can seek it. Seems much of my ambition is very vague.

I would like to take my son to Disney World, though... :-)

[BikeWriter]

119. Here's hoping you get to be a Disney World Mom.

:)

[koneko]

124. I don't wanna grow up

but if I have to, I'd like to be wealthy enough that I wouldn't have to work. Not that I would leave it, but that I could if I so choose.

While I am too driven to live a life of leisure without going batshit nutters, I would love to have the freedom to walk out on my job if I wanted to, without risking homelessness and bankruptcy.

[BikeWriter]

128. That's perfectly understandable, Koneko.

[Radical Activist]

125. a politician

and I hope I die before I get old

[BikeWriter]

131. You want to be a politician? You don't have to grow up to do that...

Just lose all your ethics... :(

[Radical Activist]

135. That will be true

as long as good people choose to let negativity and cynicism keep them out of politics.

[BikeWriter]

136. True that, but good people get beaten by the lying, thieving bastids, now

:(

[bearfan454]

127. Retired and financially set n/t

[BikeWriter]

132. That may be difficult with * in office. :-( n/t

[Hans Delbrook]

130. I don't think I'll ever grow up but..

I'd like to retire knowing I helped put out a therapeutic/cure/vaccine for HIV.

And I'd like to find a really comfortable pair of high heels. :P

[Nicole]

137. I refuse to grow up!

I am growing old. I think that is enough sacrificing for me!

[WCGreen]

138. Alive with life......

[Quetzal]

139. If I ever graduate from college

I would like to work in a foreign country in my mid-twenties. Peace Corps?

Linguistics is my major, so I will probably be teaching later on in life.

[Kire]

140. I used to say myself.

But now I just want a steady paycheck.