A letter from January 1st, 2015

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, It's not really 2015 yet. Here, it's still 2014. December 31st. So much has happened. Are you still together with J? I wonder how you're doing. Is economics still your major? Or has mom finally given up on that dream? I hope you don't have cancer, cavities, or appendicitis. I also hope that you haven't been knocked up. There's so much I want to say. Are you still doing snail mail and postcard swapping? How's your job? How was summer? And Christmas? I hope by now you're closer to achieving your dreams and goals. I also hope that you're not dead...but then again, maybe I jinxed that. From the now: today you got a checkup at the doctor's and asked for a pregnancy test. (Negative.) Here's hoping that's still the same. The guy you are with now you are not sure you will be with later; you don't even know if you're attracted to him anymore. It's more like you miss how you used to be. Things get old. I guess I should say never be afraid to try new things. Remember in 2014 when you made the goal to draw 365 chibis a year and you just kept getting more and more behind? I hope you can make goals that you can stick to in 2016. I hope your math class went well. You're probably all sleep-deprived and shit. Strive for 2020, and stay awesome.

Epilogue

about 6 years later

Hey younger me,

It was almost 7 years ago that I wrote that and so much has changed. I've actually written a letter almost every year since then either to...

Tbho in a hte 'mi lfmeys maybe reosnp hipasoireltn h,wit ro.
.
As y,awsla mosev on teim. Yhte realrg eth ketp ear ni hte eesm, btu hnta snghti lal iggon uyve'o onmetm. Veen nytighan isltl ipolbess ownk uoy eilv to ti utroh,hg ghouht cssku si. ()? a taxeyin oeprbml ronayem vuy'oe aerthbe llyfu n'act enw -onw- tog i. Ufll si aehbrt a 1/01 straheb. Het ayw rae terabeh orthe hlwlsao plmecyoelt ni the /109 oudl glrssuegt or lla to. Cyihpsalyl teh ywna no yuo ekta so onyl mmestiose ot in 'sti yaw huc--m oewnrd ria.
.
Rwok ,resfsuslt ifel are r,tsuslfse intihpsaelors rsfsteslu is meoessmti si. Bardoa eosrnp llwi hsa dan much so have egscaruuoo rmeo dyo'u whised elif a dna cagdhen oyu dsidtue ouyr nebe.
.
Utb tahs't inhtk t'nod me, llwi ti ton ou,y evre adn be otn. Enw amoyren hcum wn,o nthareo otg neics j onmoees 'yroue eh tno redlgniirf ndifrse hitw whti. Yrou ot etll omdcpclitea fisnegle rdah epelop i'st. Nad humc sa lilw ulaev tso'end ywh now veynreoe uyo owkr uaevl yuore' emht not owh dna yuo sa you ornedw fi atth reve uot ongmsoauom. Otn euy'ro a nperos ogod eamby.
.
'ist in neeb dgoo tsih ahislertpion seyar rehte venre ?(4 es,hewroit us)er prytet ist' tquei ostmly and.
.
Up oimceos,nc aahh vgae i. I ttah rsri?epus a deorwn is. Guninth jbo 'mi a a kile i nwo dilfe btu eidr in i asw hktin. Indggrni no on pesel yaw norw scvieita rmof uopcle ul(sp ec,racn htete rasgcnpieen awya ,ai)nytex my teh apscidntei,ip to aglno of on eud in. Rues nilcao,slcyao lima orf dan sa hcmu pdrssotac nto. To anpi a is astdshe intyrg.
.
To aseyr, eetdstl in ssaroc tub nogig wsa teh emov it out ouyncrt the rfo fo stpa tndiase i lepuco fo.
.
A (ma hist gsinr mi' im' ?i ileva agdl tbi culyatla ,safel )grdirenae. Fbods/oaek a hatt me omse nda het si glda be eltvdrea ocodek vei' ogod easmk t(ish ot nylo otnuam inhgt lypsbsi)o ilva,e rtgea. Gsinth wores be wayasl a ocdlu si nad eenb utb 'esthre ,cpadmnie. Ot a yrt ta viel ot emit dya eno merbreem. Ti for na nophig h'rese eraise tge asaywl ,su useis ilwl has tbu eneb seuyjoal. Ruetan eskep su dnoguedr.
.
Nda eesapl try tessrs iongg not ot peke. Oyu fi ugtyli dan evne imlyaf lilw be lefe hrtee, maesadh ylasaw. Slot rmof vole of slef uuetfr yuor. Evlo tasp am ouy nhiceegr i eht oyu on nad rmfo.

This user has written an update to this letter.To see what they wrote, please

Write new comment

Load more comments