My baby brother turned ten today.
And I couldn't be more proud! He's a smart kid and has bright future ahead of him. He doesn't like the idea of me going off to college, "But, if you go, you'll get raped by bad guys!" (True story). I love that kid.
I'll share you a secret, well, it's not really a secret, not by much. When I was ten years old, I decided what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Yes, I do want to be a graphic novelist, but I also to be something much, much, more.
What is it, you ask? I want to be like Kate Bush and Shiina Ringo. For those of you who don't who those people are, here are some videos.
Click to viewEver since I was about ten or eleven years old, I began to write songs and learn the guitar on my own. I have some limited knowledge of piano and I have memories of the basics of ballet that I learned in Kindergarten. So, yeah. That's what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be a female rock musician, who does things her own way. I don't have to be famous, I just want to be heard.