A letter from October 5th, 2014

Peaceful right?

Hey there J-S! I'm currently 26 years old, 6th week into the last year at Sheridan in Animation. Not so sure about how "our" film is going to turn out, not even so sure about my future in the animation industry quite honestly! I feel so behind artistically! So for a re-cap, I am currently passionated with art, aspire to one day work for a big animated feature film studio, its pretty much the drive of my life really. I am determined to prove to myself and others that one can suceed in art even if you didn't grow up doing it and stuff. I have been in a relationship with Krystal Ruplall for only 2 weeks now, how did that turn out? It's really hard to tell how things are going to evolve since so many things could happen by the end of the year..! And also I had been single for the past 7 years or so so it was quite a scary new situation for us at the time. It's a bit sad to think that by the time you get this, Pistache will very most certainly be dead by now. Did you get a dog like you always wanted?! If not you should consider it! So anyway, heres what I'd like to know now! I really hope our life is turning out in a way that makes us happy. I am a little bundle of optimism usually even though I have my lows, so it would be sad to see that go! Are you married yet? Do you have kids? I always wanted a girl named Sakura, do you have that? o.o I want a family so hopefully you got that going for you =) I hope you still draw.. remember, you wanted to go into art because even if you disliked your job, at least you would be doing something that made you work on yourself instead of just collecting a paycheck. We only have one life so it would be a shame to live it for some stupid corporation without getting anything in return! We always were creative so I hope we still are 10 years later.. (wow I'm 36 now..?!) How was the animation industry venture? Did it work? Did you get a good job? Thats something that really worries me right now! Who knows what the future has in store for me..! Well, you do now, but I don't! I hope mom and dad are still living and healthy, it really feels weird sometime to go back home and see them age while I'm gone. so I hope you still keep in touch if you can. Its a bit scary to send this letter to myself, because who knows what will happen in 10 years. I hope you will read this and think to yourself that your 26 years old self would have been proud of how things turned out. And you know what, I don't want to write an alternative ~ Just keep being the guy you were at 26. Be happy, be positive, be stuborn, never give up and follow your dreams! Live life for yourself and those you love! Signed, your past self. Kero.

Epilogue

almost 2 years later

Dear past J-S!

I remembered part of this letter fairly well but I didn't remember I had made it so long and elaborate, so that was a fun surprise!

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Adn hsnnpaeeiopr at i ysad oldwu ogod moanut kacb ahtt i tganhiny ervne uro fsel in fo ot lto utdgdaera i i ubd,ot ereltt nngmagai ttha shit otn uobta dan rewe we uqtei orsweri wtreo raienfg a r,uuetf brmrmeee my thwi tohes enoc reembrme.
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Slet' tou fwe a ,wya stos intshg eth of.
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Uaasrk dna atls dowlu boy ubt no ehr bit it so eansapje at gol,n enma a i,nef ,llo -o,n dnt'di oyu aéfniec you ucasbee eamn a ihsenroatipl ndsaeit met and ahve lnveye its' di'tdn ehr pinlnagn arri,med an aaaaa ,sidk r!gli ta tath eb ti's a you l,al 2 )33, angmzia nemad (yuo dna awkrwda intetgg. Ouy gidnaemi eb âhsutkâur you how "a", qecube loas sa lacdle 'donlwut teh ancyf bchtuser owkn negbi as rlttee.
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It olgn ehazduenit dad,e sa ni eh ti ouy a i os uyo 7201 ubt dha odl yuo cpexdtee asw saw acst' yp-u, oll, dnwolut' nad tfeacf erwe eigfudr yuo owkn he msse hcmu, ofr. Coylnaaslcio trhewca of nda sriueptc mih i oseidv. Ahtt! s'hes a nad teps rogci a ,ogd fo do ubt nfu uyo veah a a sshe' not at.
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Ti otg otg ta it alro swa oneguh ecnacr to!o tbu seom cmuh rae rasce thta ptesran- tedctdee of omm rcea esgamda a naket htiw good thaehl oiuthtw ealyr potni oot.
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Amonitani rwda, is asosipn stlil ,asaclsmtse meovsi uory ogdo b!guirnn and uoy of esmo iqute uryo tilsl ,snew nklieu ofr own, and eto,nf.
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Bcka you tion retebt lasetb mvedo gesiaodevm otsm artnolme ot stadine ot r,whovee is voipt ubceesa of yaps nuekil nad mthe it and roem icdeded. You oyu itwh 4k0 etafr taudegra sresrepu ddi ni aecr to etlf taht lla fo eth dna tbde ekat. Ta uoy oyru lwel oyu omfr bedt ofr heva dgnoi ghenuo d,o to eru'oy no nad a veyr uyb rueo'y wtha randee teogrgma, uoy ouhse sflyu,ore eklidsl daesi.
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Off taueerf or or!f oedkwr do otmnaaiin lcoo wokr y,te ihwt thta ot for ,sida waht vt dmaepccsliho a hatt tyregivneh wluod yrou uot neva'th firmfa yuro in uyo hsow uoy tse *** loosch ouy.
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Tigrh so fo be ekil o,ewverh amlsscsaet herew ta 00%1 in a it enmnidto,e iujfsetid a aynm esgsuiid i hyter'e tsage gnanrnstitoii a uhogr rtiduns,y odl ellayaraa geinlsbs s'it chtap aer uryo 'teerhy ofrm isht aayw mhitg own. Istmusehna at tsill rrytas kinad atht oyu rfo deye dha ei,vna vnee ti tic,omitpsi yuo eth nwmilheae hvae anhsedir.
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Yennp 11 yuo nad utb only d,uclo rta uoy n,mcioiomsss vedsa kerodw eht ebmoce eotsuby,ru aemd utqei tbversu 2 stl,suhe earsy het reyve dna aslt uoy ewrdok ue'ovy orf not neve hrl,kcwiaoo ds-iesgig eovu'y trsemrsea ,bosj ofr. Ahtw ot nushnifdie yuor sssi!bnue ?espupor.
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Eth niotnamia nydrutis in llits i wrkinog hvea the daemr fo. Euvrvis no ot a sesvmai i hsti ardh asreno t,en i ot eend ftaeys was dkrewo hvae htat *(,***** teh on ot uyntdsir ryel os uchs nreglo **)**** lwduo. Ye'rou ttah ofmr 2 ro ycnlretru imonbtai aysre tuboa 1 aywa.
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Ewreh my it sillt i to ahs ldteeniify is tno eb rta it tbu deen ie,mvpodr. Ylwsaa veha tra het earrec to nda i kbac uignuprs 'im uoy de,tssui wlli my defsinih be ym enittgg r,ingahod vayitelc naedtw ocne. Edicxte vyre rof it 'mi. I my im' yrev nmo,tme nda it peho nfid is nirdve tbu eb ta e,halgngnlic 'ltil eth iwth hatp onw iurntsdy bda ot teh. Eth ta im' dski sola ter'hey lony nkiht nda lrelya ot oclo tnaw ldo my neoc yrllea dlore (tehr'ye 20 ntosmh i toem)mn 2.
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Ihnsgt be yuo nunitgr ppyha owh ,ettrle i lebeive ouy preotr os otwre oudlw otu edesmirsp htta ihst ot im' raf i'm glda rae fo. Oypueflhl teh veah ew alphismcco li'l htraoen okrw dna dpohe eerdlca in llwi acbk 10 iengmrnai to i tignhs loduw you wef get saeyr.
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'di tsi'n ahknt do sscro oyu isesd fo eimt esca uoy olko kate eth don't trela ertrha ohbt ym in nleimeit, cear otn ,nelira and terste lrtcitys when ry,elsfuo ,dsrgu.

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