Future Me

Dear FutureMe, Hey Future Me, Future me what is going on? Let’s be honest this letter is not as cool as last year’s future me letter because I am only going to wait for a year. I figure it will look cool when student’s see the letter in my inbox. Past me came across this website www.futureme.org in which you can send yourself an e-mail in the future. It seems like a really fascinating prospect. Well let me remind me about me. It is 12:30 and I am writing a letter to me. I wouldn’t say that you are a procrastinator but your focus can be misdirected. If you have already forgotten you work me to death even though for the most part it is always worth it. It is fun getting up every morning and walking through the halls of Buckingham. It is great to get the chance to do this but hopefully future me is working on some stuff present me is getting done. Is it scary that I am 29 and not really sure what direction I am going? I gave some thought into that idea. I think I am just over thinking things. I don’t think it is possible to continue to work this hard, seriously. Relax a little a bit. So seriously what is the future like? I mean I think this is the coolest part about writing to Future Me. Here are some things I want to know the status of. Is your room temperature still unmanageable? Are you still able to enjoy having roommates? What is your relationship status? I am just asking about the last question because present me is always getting that question. Barack Obama seems to be doing a good job but let’s see in a year. The economy hasn’t’ changed much I am betting but I could be wrong. Do you still you love your job? It is great to be a teacher and I hope nothing has tainted that for you. In fact if you feel a little down and out just remember your first three years of teaching at Buckingham and I am not saying that because I am reading this letter out loud to my class, remember it is part of an assignment. Man, there are so many questions I want to ask you but I am drawing a blank right now. It would be pretty cool to have an inside joke with Future Me like the one about Noam Chomsky (I know it is pretty funny!). How’s the family? Not a Purple Rain reference but I seriously want to know. Your sister is at the age where she will be changing a lot lately. Note to future me remember to buy a gun to stave off your sister’s future boyfriends. Your brother finished his first year of teaching. Not bad for a rookie. I hope you are not reading this e-mail at 1:12 like the current time me is writing it. We should do this again in another year; I mean Future Me writing a letter to Really Future Me. We can keep it going for a long time. We are good at keeping streaks alive; I currently have a 6 year long streak of never losing a sock in the wash please tell me the streak is going on. In fact, if the streak has been broken don’t let me know, on Sunday you almost lost a sock and you nearly killed one of your roommates. I am going to try this motto next school year “keep it simple, smile a little, and always try to learn something” Let me know how that works. Yours truly, Now Me