I wanted to write science fiction or fantasy, and be the next Roger Zelazny. It wasn't 'til some time later that it occurred to me that trying to be the next Heinlein or Zelazny would be foredoomed -- I should concentrate instead on being literarily my own self.

Now I quite wonder if the urge to write is being gratified by posting on Internet forums.

Well, there's always the idea of trying to write and draw my very own comic book. If Dave Sim can do it... though the first inspiration was Wendy and Richard Pini...

I've thought that before now. I always wanted to be a writer. I always thought I was rather good at it and I figured I had a lot to say.....trouble is when I was much younger I was waaaay more interested in being a writer than actually writing:P I became quite self-conscious in what I wrote because I always had in the back of my mind the idea of what kind of writer I wanted/was trying to be.

These days I write when the urge takes me (not so often whilst doing an essay based degree :P) and I have no intention of it ever going anywhere but the net. or MyDocs. I would say I am a better writer now than before.

After publishing some research papers and doing a dissertation I lost the desire to write anything that long that had to be reviewed by someone else. I have an online friend who is a popular mystery writer, http://annefrasier.blogspot.com/ , her stories about the publisher have been brutal. No thanks.

I'm a published poet...supposedly.

Rock star, movie star, rock star, movie star... I just couldn't decide, so I becamer the next best thing, a carpet installer.

Back in the day I was shy and quiet and never stood up for myself. Now I don't know when to shut up and I go to battle over things I really shouldn't be concerned about.

I'm hoping that in future days I'll become a bit more moderate in my approach.

Chicken.

I had seriously intended to grow up. Now, I'm left with wondering, "Why?".

Back in the day, I intended to go to uni and do something really clever!!
Instead I had my 1st child, lost a few brain cells, had my second child, by then the scientists had decided that pregnancy causes a womans brain to shrink. Then thought about going to uni, but with my shrunken brain?? Instead I cook revolting food for revolting children then go home & dream of taking a magic carpet ride

Where does the magic carpet take you?

I also dreamed of going to uni ad doing something terribly clever. I kind of imagined I'd either be a lecturer or a windswept and interesting writer by now.....At 34 I finally decided I needed to at least do the uni part of that plan:P

I always wanted to be an artist of some sort: When I was really young I wanted to design clothing, but not sew it...I just wanted to draw fashions. I have always wanted to paint. I still want to paint for a living. Workin on it.

Quick question. Does everyone in Europe call college "uni"? I only hear it from people in Europe.

In Australia we call it uni also.

The magic carpet takes me where ever i want to go...usually somewhere hot & sandy...& far away from here, maybe even to uni somewhere.
We always call it university, college is where you go instead of uni or before. My son is just about to take his gcse's, with the hope of getting into 6th form, then on to uni. If he doesn't get his a levels then he'll go to college instead.

Pierce, we call University 'uni'...we also have colleges, but they tend to be either at a lower level than uni (e.g. people go to college and take a-level courses as a route to going to university, or do other lower level academic courses etc) or they offer equivalent non-degree courses.