Thread: When I grow up...

Things I'm to young to do:
most things that require you to be 18/21 and above.

Going to the theater on my own dime.

Going to a diner, getting nothing but coffee, then on the way out handing the waitress a twenty and saying, "Keep the change," with a smile, just to make her night, because she was cute and kept my coffee topped off.

Hell, I'm broke right now, and still did the above with a five last night. Went back today to do a few things on the internet (they have free wireless) and got hot chocolate, went to pay for it, she said not to worry about it. So I handed her the money and said, "Then this is for you."

Taking my parents to dinner at a nice restaurant, because I have a job and can do that.

Being able to blast Aerosmith at insane volume while I cook some amazing dish for me, and only me.

Being the uncle that plays ball with my nephews, instead of the nephew that plays ball with his uncle. Nostalgic, but wondrous.

Voicing my opinion on a serious matter to my parents, and having them listen, and value my perspective.

Owning my own guns, legally and irrevocably. Shooting them whenever I so desire.

Renting R-rated movies with my own account at the video store.

It's the little things that make life. The little freedoms you didn't have as a kid are great, but so are those moments where you feel like a little kid again. Seeing a cloud-filled sunset, the red and blue light echoing like a laugh in a canyon, and daydreaming of flying through that sky, playing tag with the fireflies.

These are the moments when life is at its best.

"When I go to college, I will never drive."
And I don't. I walk everywhere. An old dream is to gut an old school bus and make it into an RV. Live out of it and travel. I've grown from that--I just want to bike/walk everywhere.

Most of my child wishes were those of exploration. "Someday I'll know what's in that forest in my yard." That's done. Walk on the train tracks? Done. Walk to the next town? Done. Next on the list is visiting abandoned houses. I miiiight have to wait until I'm back in college before that's possible.

A friend and I had this idea ever since middle school: a pack of oreos is 2,000 calories,so why not spend an entire day eating only oreos? This was in May, a day or two before finals. Good times. =D

Unfinished business would be, having my own secret lair, complete with a laptop. Well, I have my own laptop (can you guys remember the days of dial-up? The days where having a lightning-fast computer was heard of only in spy movies? Where you had to /ask/ to go online and play those shitty flash games that took an hour to load? ... And then I remember MoS still has dial-up.), but I want to mod it, ie. install Linux. As far as secret lairs go, I've just been borrowing cool places I've found at campus. Get off the electricity grid. Buy something off of e-Bay.

One of my childhood dreams was to become a great wizard. We'll see how that goes. I will try.

The others were world domination and to be the discoverer of endless energy
(perpetual energy generator, today). One of those ideas doesn't appeal to me
anymore, and the other was thwarted by the laws of thermodynamics. I dreamt
big.


The smaller ones I remember were to own a sword and to practice archery,
both of which I've accomplished. To possess a cheap sword is one thing, but to
own and practice with your own bow and set of arrows was a wonderful feeling
unto itself.

I never really had dreams, i was more of someone who copied everyone elses dreams then have my own.

Take over the world.

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

I'm not talking about the big impossible dreams, like owning a Ferrari, banging twins, or swimming in a pool full of Jello.

I wouldn't say all those things are impossible, per se.

A few of mine were:

-Own swords. Real ones. (check)

-Have my own video game consoles in my bedroom. (check)

-Stay up as late as I want...even all night long. (check)

-Get driver license and job so that I can go anywhere/buy (almost) anything I want, any time I want. (check)

So nothing too special.

"Unfinished business", as it were, would include doing something exploration-themed with friends. I guess the closest I'm gonna come to that anytime soon would be a small, friends-only camping trip, which we'll hopefully accomplish within the next couple weeks.

One of my best dreams actually because a reality just recently; I just turned 17 so now I can get into an R-rated movie without having to sneak in!!

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

Being the uncle that plays ball with my nephews, instead of the nephew that plays ball with his uncle. Nostalgic, but wondrous.

I think I'm very lucky to have a brother who is 20 years younger than me. I see him a few times a week, and get to spoil the hell out of him. We've been best friends ever since he was old enough to crawl. I try not to spoil him with material things, like too many toys. Instead, I like to let him do all the stuff I wanted to do as a kid. I think the independence is a big part of the thrill. I remember it was always really cool to do something without your parents. Of course, I do like to surprise him with shopping sprees at the toy store. Sometimes, if we're bored, I'll just say, "You want to go blow a couple hundred bucks at Toys-R-Us?"

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

Voicing my opinion on a serious matter to my parents, and having them listen, and value my perspective.

This may be one of those "impossible" dreams. I doubt my mother will ever listen to a word I have to say

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

It's the little things that make life. The little freedoms you didn't have as a kid are great, but so are those moments where you feel like a little kid again. Seeing a cloud-filled sunset, the red and blue light echoing like a laugh in a canyon, and daydreaming of flying through that sky, playing tag with the fireflies.

These are the moments when life is at its best.

That sums it up. How can we keep from forgetting this?

Originally Posted by Abra

"When I go to college, I will never drive."
And I don't. I walk everywhere. An old dream is to gut an old school bus and make it into an RV. Live out of it and travel. I've grown from that--I just want to bike/walk everywhere.

I made sure to leave my car behind in college, also. It made it so much more fun. I remember, one year, I lived on an inconvenient side of campus. I would spend days without ever going back to my apartment. I would sleep on the grass, in the studio, or at friend's houses. There was something really cool about just walking around, knocking on doors to see who was home. I remember stopping by my friend's house at 4am, taking a shower, then helping her make a huge batch of cupcakes for no reason at all. I miss that a lot.

Originally Posted by Abra

Most of my child wishes were those of exploration. "Someday I'll know what's in that forest in my yard."

I remember that feeling, and always try to encourage it in my little brother. Whenever we go anywhere, I will try to use the "secret back entrance." The other day, I took him on a bike ride out in the hills. There is this cool burned out winery. Stone walls, collapsed roof, boarded up well. The works. I loved it, but he was so excited, I thought he was going to piss his pants.

Originally Posted by Invader

One of my childhood dreams was to become a great wizard. We'll see how that goes. I will try.

Isn't that why we are all here, practicing lucid dreaming? I think it is as close to wizardry as we will ever get

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an assassin. Not even kidding.

What now, Robot_Butler?

The only thing I can remember wanting as a kid, was to be an inventor... :p
Compared to you guys, I have no imagination it seems.

Originally Posted by Robot_Butler

I'm not talking about the big impossible dreams, like owning a Ferrari, banging twins, or swimming in a pool full of Jello.

It's not as impossible as you think .

I want to have one of those ball pits in my apartment.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

It's not as impossible as you think .

Sisters is as far as I ever got. Even that is a little gross when I think about it. I better shut up, now.

Nice... wait, when you say banging twins, did you mean at the same time? Now thats impossible.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Nice... wait, when you say banging twins, did you mean at the same time? Now thats impossible.

Why'd you want to do that anyway...

I had a host of dreams - well at the time they were dreams, but today it's just living really...

- Go to Disney Land in America <check>
- Own my own car and drive where ever I want <check>
- Have my own place <check>
- Travel the world <check> although a couple more places to go
- Own a computer game called 'Daytona Racing', I saw it in a magazine on an arcade machine <check>

Can't really think of anything else, I didn't really dream of too much, just freedom and making it on my own I guess

A "dream" that is at least halfway fulfilled is that I am now allowed to drink beer (I'm 18 btw... Well, I will be in a few months). My dad only agrees to buy a few bottles every month or so, but still

My current dream is to get a place of my own (which means more beer ).

Originally Posted by Abra

A friend and I had this idea ever since middle school: a pack of oreos is 2,000 calories,so why not spend an entire day eating only oreos? This was in May, a day or two before finals. Good times. =D

Go to Google Images and search for "Oreos"

I guess I allways wanted a console to play games on... Haven't gotten around to getting that yet >.<

I was full of imagination when I was a kid.

I wanted to be an astronaut lol, a writer, a missionary, a parent of 12 kids

Then I created my own written language which consisted of over 35,000 characters of individual letters/numbers as well as names, letter and word combinations and popular sayings. I wanted to teach it to my kids as a sort of heirloom. I also designed a pattern that all of us would have tattooed onto the pads of our thumbs (that way you would see it when shaking hands and automatically tell which family line they were from).

I was going to buy a very small house then cover it over with dirt and make a secret entrance to it. Then I was going to create a mystery, a map and a secret key that my kids would discover, explore and make their own

Then I was going to create a community called something like Genesis 2. I would choose people who were down on their luck and give them a house. The community would be self-sustaining with wind-mills and wells and a huge garden they would cultivate to sell. After they lived on site, building the community for 25 years or so, the house would be theirs free and clear.
The kicker though is that I was going to have a secret underground passage that lead to each house which only I would know about in case of emergencies (like fire or war )

I was also going to build a time machine

So, all of my dreams were practically impossible. After I had my 2nd or 3rd kid I decided to only have 6 I only have 4 and that turned out to be more than I can handle lol.

I may still become a missionary. But that wont happen until my kids grow up and then only if I out live my hubby.

Oh yeah... I was also going to live in the Amazon and have a house like in Swiss Family Robinson. I would still like that to happen

You know what, the only thing I can think if is gaining my independence and supporting myself.

I am as of now the same as Xox, and have really always been.
That, and to hopefully play things right with the love of my life ;_;
(don't comment rudely on the last one. you have no right to tell me if I am or am not in love.)

Originally Posted by AngelZlayer

Go to Google Images and search for "Oreos"

Originally Posted by Abra

Image

Hehe, I was thinking more about another one, which I can't show here


On-topic: When I was around 5-7 years old I had a pretty normal dream for that age, you know, becoming a superhero n stuff

I was always sick of how adults ordered me around, even if they were not my parents. Well you want to climb into the window of an abandoned house, who cares for that, but if some adult is passing by, he or she will scream at you to stop. That's idiocy, it's not their business what you do.

Now nobody can order me around.