When I was in 8th grade and in Mrs. Boschee's language art class I wrote this little number about my dreams for the future. I think it's interesting to look back and see if my "dreams" for the future are the same now as they were back then. I copied and pasted the paragraph from it's original document so only the colored comment are added.
My Dream
I have many dreams. I want to go to a nice collage, preferably on the east coast So much for that... At least I'm going to a nice college (or collage, you know whatever I can spell). I also want to get a good job that I love and get a golden retrieve Though I still love golden retrievers I don't know if I want one anymore... I need a dog that doesn't shed.. I love my labradoodle ;). Along with the classic, not plausible dream, of world peace On my way to be the next Ms. America! Just has long as I am not Ms. South Carolina ("I think the reason that people in the United States can't locate it on a map is because they don't have maps... Iraq and South Africa... Yeah we should help them...). But one dream I have that are shared with many other people in the world but is not as big as world peace. I really want to meet J.K. Rowling. Joanne yep we are on first name basis. No big deal. I even call her Jo some times. Nickname basis. Really it's no big deal... Just saying is a great author and I would love to just have one lunch talking to her. I would ask her all about the thinking of how the story played out, if she planed to write more and how she felt killing off many of her characters. Along with that I would ask how she sees her characters. She thought of Dumbledore as gay, what other things did she imagine and not write down? Look at me being all questioning etc. Making up for my Ms. America like comment earlier... Also I want to get married and live at least partially happily ever after I am a dreamer. What little girl wishes to live partially happily ever after? But I guess I was in 8th grade then so I was smarter and less naive about the world than a little girl. Travel the world Definitely still want to travel! with my husband then settle down and have a family. I have many hopes and dreams for the future. I can only be optimism that they all will come true.
So maybe "my dream" can still come true. Lots more to be decided. Though I feel like I am over confident about meeting J.K.R.... Whatever I will just go to Scotland and stalk her and make her have lunch with me. It will happen. It will.
Now I think I would add becoming a published author, going to school in another country, living in a big city and possibly writing a screenplay (wouldn't that be fun? But I wouldn't care about getting it produced) to my list. But it's weird to think about your dreams for the future. I have ideas of things I would like to do with my life but I am an indecisive teenager so my thoughts about tomorrow are changing every day.
*Note: Sorry the formatting is so messed up... It is really bugging me but I am not sure how to fix it...
