Did you want to be something unusual when you grew up?

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I wanted to be a priest.

Industrial psychologist or research librarian.

I wanted to be an electrical engineer, neurologist, and paleontologist when I was young. I always wanted to be an EE, but watching "The Brain: Our Universe Within" on the discovery channel in 1994, I wanted to be a neurologist. I was fascinated by neurotransmitters, neurons, and astrocytes. Years later I saw "Planet of Life" on the discovery channel, and wanted to be a paleontologist. At that time, geological time periods fascinated me, and was intrigued by an animal called Anomalocaris. But, as time passed, I realized these interests were mild, and my true passion was electronics. I still want to be an EE.

I spent so much time in my own worlds when I was young I don't really think I had a specific ambition. I think I first started thinking of anything as a career in high school, when I got into drama and started thinking about theater. My first college major was actually theater, although I think music would have been a better choice.

No, wait, my earlier ambition was to be a writer, I know I had this as early as the 5th grade.