Graphic Design/Fine Arts.

Recycling professional.

I started out in engineering school. Although even then I had the intention of persuing an M.arch after the b.sc eng.
It seemed like a good idea at the time (and part of me would still like to delve more into the structure and construction side of things), except that eng. school was increadibly stifling and sucked the life out of me, exactly at a time when I really just wanted to do something different, explore, and open up my creative/inquisitive side.

Other than that, nothing really. When I was younger, I wanted to be a Canadian forces pilot. But my vulnerability to motion-sickness and the 1999 NATO bombardment of Kosovo conspired against that idea. At 12 years old, I realized that being in any way responsible for killing people was not somthing I was really interested in.

Psychologist. still may some day.

advertising

banker for the money
artist for the freedom
actor for the chicks
......

and probably an entrepreneur for all of the above!!!

Veterinarian
Brain surgeon
Genetic research

hotdog vender
bagel maker
astronaut

Mother (early years)
Zoologist/Botanist (early teens)
Architect (late teens)
Psychologist (first degree)

surgeon or dentist or lawyer (in that order).

NOT artist or advertiser or snake oil salesman.

I wanted to be a doctor in high school (interested in neurosurgery).
an architect when graduating high school.

Lawyer, Business

Wanted to be an architect from early teens, though, so never really considered other options

planned on being a welder or an electrician after h.s. then i received a few grants and scholarships to go to college...so i went.... should have re thought that decision back when i was 18.....

Sculpture

a principal when i was young so i could tell the teachers what to do
a lawyer in my teens so i could argue

interior designer
film director
writer
fashion designer
artist
architect
art director

stand-up comedian
football coach
film director
janitor

architect
fashion designer
photographer
cinematographer
planner
urban designer
architect

I used to be a lawyer.

Vagrancy.

I play an accoutant...for pretend

Accountant** Sorry about that I have about 5 Vodka Crans in the system.

I worked in the film industry. Really liked it. Wanted to be an art director.

Now, though, I think I'd be more involved in the sciences. It would be fascinating to be a wildlife biologist or a bioengineer.

Military.

If you think the hours and pay suck in architecture, give this one a shot for four years.

I started out in computer science and electrical engineering in undergrad before switching to architecture.

If "interaction design" existed back then, I might have gone into that or something very similar. still might, but I enjoy too much of the regular architecture work to completely change my career trajectory.

astronaut or fireman

Until I was about 14y/o: Doctor (until I fainted watching a video of a face lift on a little girl who had down syndrome)
Until 17y/o: Musician (until I realized I was good but not good enough and didn't want to spend my life teaching music)

I actually picked up architecture on a whim. I took a placement test in elementary school to get into a "gifted" or accelerated program. The gifted teacher told my mother that I would be best suited as an architect or engineer. I laughed and told her that was never going to happen...

In high school I took an autocad class to try out "architecture" and liked it so I ended up going to school for it. When I got there (and realized it was very artistically based) I fell in love. Ever since then I've been in this love/hate relationship.

I wanted to be a fighter pilot, but I didn't want to join the military. Funny thing, in highschool I took an aptitude test and my top two career matches were test pilot and architect. I definately picked the option that is most hazardous to my health and sanity.

After doing my undergrad I considered going to school in Milan to study automotive design, but I realized that if I wanted to work in the US, I'd have to live in Detroit.

update... there's no jobs in detroit.... ;P

Medusa, you're pulling me further into the pit of the Great Lakes with your words.

I used to write grants for a living. Before that I worked in a video store.

poultry science guys seriously
the possibilities are endless with chickens

^^hey i just saw Food inc. saw the results of chicken science. grow them fatter and faster with antibiotics and whatever else. possibilities are scary. yum.

mmm, food "science."

OMG! I was happily eating my Mcdonalds with fries Unicorn! My appetite is gone now!

Marine Engineer
Naval Architect

I did association management for a few years before going back to school.

I still dream of working in the foreign service.

lawyer, teacher, engineer, ballerina, entreprenuer, franchise/small business owner

I always wanted to be an engineer like my dad. Largely I think it was mostly just me looking up to him as a role model and wanting to emulate.

had a few minor porn roles in college and wanted to keep doing that but then contracted an std so no more porn

alright, how the hell did you get a picture of me?

well, my dad was an astronaut, so i thought i'd go the other way, down under the water, marine biologist.
but then i couldn't dissect the fish, so i turned to underwater photography.
but my camera wasn't water proof.
so i went back to the legos and found the architecture.
but then i hung off a couple buildings and realized the world was all about the landscape, not the objects in it...

but i'm unemployed now, so i could go back to any of the aforementioned careers choices, except for space exploration.
that's not for me.

pro basketball player

'were'?