when i grow up

this is a random list of all of the stuff i wanted to be when i grew/grow up... 

none of them are in a specific order

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-

1. illustrator

*i spent a lot of my time drawing animals, and i also spent a lot of time mimicking my older sister Amy's drawings

2. writer

*i wrote a lot of stories- i still have some books i wrote and illustrated from this time

3. something with animals- vet

*anytime you like animals, people assume you want to be a vet- at this point, i figured the same thing i guess

MIDDLE SCHOOL-

1. inventor

*i spent a lot of time "inventing" and making stuff- particularly really cool playhouses for my gerbils

2. artist

3. writer

*still loved writing...  my writing got a little more technical around this time- instead of writing about rabbits going outside to play hide n seek like in my elementary years.... 

3. something with outer space

*later middle school, i became really interested in space and planets and black holes and all of that stuff... never had a specific job in mind

4. vet

HIGH SCHOOL-

1. crime scene investigator

*i very seriously considered this, because i love forensics and mysteries and all of that stuff- if i didn't love animals so much, i could see myself going for this

2. exotic animal sanctuary or zoo- specifically not a vet

*finally decided i definitely didn't want to be a vet, and definitely wanted to work at a zoo or wildlife sanctuary

3. artist

*i discovered my love for painting in high school... 

4. film producer/screenwriter

*decided with a couple of my best friends that we could make a really funny movie about ourselves...

5. musician

*got my first guitar when i was 15 and since then have wanted to be in a band

NOW

1. zoo or animal sanctuary

*100% sure this is what i want my permanent career to be

2. artist

*i'm gonna paint and do artsy stuff for the rest of my life whether it's a career or not... 

3. business owner

*i have some ideas that i'm not gonna say so no one steals them... because i'm serious about eventually figuring out how to start them

4. film producer/screenwriter

*i definitely want to make a movie... i have some ideas that i think could turn out pretty awesome... 

5. musician

*i have a fantasy of being in a progressive hardcore/metal band that fuses a lot of other interesting music styles into it- world music, irish stuff, jazz, etc... and i would even play my flute in some of it

6. inventor/idea person

*again, i'm not giving away my ideas for safety purposes-- has anyone had those "sweet shots" at chili's?? i invented those- my idea got stolen, because obviously someone overheard me talking at the hardback cafe about inventing sweet shots for my restaurant!  i even made up that exact name for them!  coincidence that they showed up at chili's less than two weeks later?

Hmm

This is my first official entry-- 

I was looking at pictures of my niece and nephew at a petting zoo, and there was a picture where Preston looked SO happy and excited, and i had an interesting thought...

have you ever wondered how crazy animals must seem to little kids?  as adults, we've seen tons of animals and we're used to them and know what they all look like.  but imagine little kids when they see all these animals for the first time- animals must seem so weird and crazy and funny.  

imagine being an adult and getting to see a goose or a donkey for the first time ever without ever knowing or hearing of one before.  you would be like, "what in the world?!"  it's weird to think about, and i'd never really thought about that before.  

here's the picture that inspired this entry... AND it's weird, because this goose is almost his size- imagine a goose being the same size as you!