First I wanted to be a paleontologist back when I was a toddler. Then I wanted to be an adventurer. Then I wanted to be an animator/painter. Then a novelist. And now I want to be the Ruler of the World.
I wanted to be an astronaut for the longest time, to go out into space and explore. Then one time when I was around 8 or 9, my Mom asked me to open those little cardboard cans of biscuits and I couldn't. She then remarked, "My daughter, the astronaut, can't open a can of biscuits." I gave up on my dream after that day.
Back in elementary school I was pretty serious about paleontology and astronomy. I was the Dino & Space nerd in library before all of those budget strikes really screwed up all of the schools. I knew all of the exact distances of everything in our solar system. But then I realized how damn boring paleontology is, and I suck at math so there goes astronomy. Now, I'll probably do something in Computer Networking/Security since those are my strong traits. I hate to admit it, but maybe a teacher too.
First I wanted to be somebody's wife..then I understood that this is not exactly a profession :p
Then I wanted to be a ballerina but after this I decided that this would be painful /I mean you know their legs >.
Then I decided that I can't choose so I will be everything in the same time so I decided to become a journalist. After this I wanted to be a painter and after that a scientist...
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Outside of having successfully written down the rules of Hentai-dom I would have to say writing a successful novel wither it be of romantic origin or not