The lovely Scarlet wanted to know who or what we wanted to be when we grew up. And that made me smile, because I remember who and what I wanted to be when I grew up.
I wanted to be a ninja. No joke. I was five years old at the time, and I honestly thought that being a ninja was a legitimate and genuine career. We watched a lot of ninja and martial arts flicks and cartoons back then. And I still enjoy watching them.
I love watching a good action packed, thrilling martial arts flick that was made in Asia, complete with subtitles and slightly out of sync English dubbing. Somehow the movie seems more authentic with the slightly off English dubbing.
I also wanted to be a space cowboy and adventurer, fighting monsters, thwarting evil villains, and finding treasure. We also watched a lot of SciFi and Fantasy flicks and cartoons. I still love SciFi and Fantasy entertainment to this day. I'm a nerd and geek, and I'm proud of it.
As I got older, I wanted to be a dancer--the break dancing, beat boy, pop-and-lock kind of dancer. I was eight years old. And all those dance flicks and music videos made me think that I could make a living dancing and battling other dance crews on the street corners, in industrial buildings, and inside warehouses. And I held on to that dream all the way through high school. I was actually part of a dance crew. And we were pretty good!
Dreams are easier when you're a kid. Imagination and inspiration are limitless. Life is exciting and fun and so mysterious. And if we're lucky, blessed with good friends and loved ones, life is still full of wonders. And I still dream about being a ninja, a space cowboy and adventurer, and I still like to dance.
It's not too late to become that Ninja Cowboy with bad-ass dance moves!
ReplyDeleteLX, Ha! I may use this as this year's Halloween costume!
DeleteNicely done, sweetpea! And I totally agree with LX about the dancing ninja cowboy! ;) xoxo
ReplyDeleteSavannah, Hope keeps me going, and these dreams make me smile. And a dancing ninja cowboy makes me laugh :)
DeleteI am imagining you ninja-dancing in your FGES pose "outfit" in the sand dunes of an alien planet.
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IDV, If it weren't for all that pesky sand getting into all my sensitive spots, I'd be dancing on them dunes.
DeleteDon't apologise Mr Devine! I am sharing your vision.
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May I join in?
DeleteMJ, It's looking like one of those "The more, the merrier," situations.
DeleteAwww.... thank you, Mr Swings, for making a post from my garbled blathering!
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Scarlet, Your post inspired me, and it made me smile, picturing you as a little kid with your dreams.
DeleteHeh. At 10 I wanted to be an actor, playing moustache-twirling villains on Doctor Who. At 15 I wanted to be a synthesiser wizard in a prog-rock band of the 70s. At 20 I wanted to be an analytic philosopher, for preference at Cambridge in the early 20th century.
ReplyDeleteBut someone once said, we all end up doing what we're second best at.
Kapi, Dr Who has the most diverse and unexpected villains. Where else could a trashcan with a toilet plunger be considered a most heinous, terrorizing villain?
DeleteMost people I've met tell me that they planned on working in my field. I get a bit embarrassed to admit that I just sort of took the job, because it was available, and I just happened to be good at it. Never planned on it, but it is what I do, and I do it very well. And honestly, I'd be fine doing something else. It's a job, not a calling.
Hi Kapi!
DeleteNinja is the way to go. However I caution against interpretive dance. Miss MJ and IDV toyed with it for a while and we all remember the resultant shame , legal proceedings and a very messy groin strain
ReplyDeleteBeast, It would be fun to be able to disappear like a ninja to escape a terrible interpretive dancing performance.
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