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...

,wthi eirhopslanti im' peorsn htob mlysef or ebamy ni het a.
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On meit sa msove la,wsya. Btu ntgsih aeglrr het tnomem all htan ear pket gigno ni es,me eht etyh o'yvue. Is lspsoeib nwko rth,hguo vene it ukssc itlls ot vlie yhatning you uthgoh. Tn'ac eatinyx a ulfly wen ereahtb ayrnoem gto e'uoyv --onw (?) i brlompe. Trhbae is lful 101/ bhaesrt a. To in or tlypomelec toehr teh terhbea lhslwao ludo rea eth way lla rsultsegg 190/. Ni os on yuo ot oemmsetis ynol tsi' -mhcu- ywa eht yanw teka orwdne isyyplalhc ari.
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Ssre,flust etailhsriposn wkro esmemoist r,essutslf is fuslsters rea efli is. Life mchu eahv dna yuo sieudtd geahdnc egsoucaoru 'uoyd a liwl and ardabo idewhs uory nebe os erom ash srepno.
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Hat'ts ti be dna lwil knhti tbu veer otn e,m yo,u n'dot ont. Theaonr ruoe'y lrngiierfd eh armoyen cmhu enosmoe wne necsi endifrs ,wno got j tno ihtw twhi. Esnlegif to olppee tlle rhda your ecdpalmciot 'sit. Uoy oruye' nwo st'odne tou ahtt uoy owdern auelv ehtm laveu adn who will erve cumh as veoenrye uyo ton if wokr nsaoomgoum hwy sa nda. Doog oye'ru bymae a ont psnoer.
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Easyr eethr 4?( qutie erenv bene isoerwet,h doog yosltm ettrpy rsue) oiliasernhpt isth sti' 'ist in dna.
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Up aahh i cmoos,eicn geav. Isusrpre? i taht a eowdnr si. Ielk ni deifl swa m'i won thikn drie a innhtgu jbo i i ubt a. Wonr no ywa vtaciise deu ggrnidni ni elspe yawa ecnca,r taiippi,nceds of teh no ym eispngarcen axie,t)ny alnog frmo ot pculoe on sul(p tethe. Laim salc,oyancilo otn dan eurs rfo uchm sa sstcoardp. Hsdseat is ot rtniyg ipan a.
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Srocsa out ti ovme yes,ra i teh fro ot eupolc eth saw utb in oyutnrc iggon fo pats of nadtsei leetdst.
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Rgsin (ma evila bti mi' 'mi dgal )raeidnegr htis sel,af ?i a utayallc. Amkes ogod taegr oedafbosk/ teh a si i,leav dan onyl ttha amtnou slpisbo)y (hsit thnig edlvtrea eb ot me ekocdo oesm gdal 'iev. 'ehrtes erswo a bnee nad waayls ,dcapmein is ingtsh btu be oclud. Ryt neo yda to mereemrb ietm lvei to a ta. Osjylaue illw na rfo suesi aeisre nbee inogph tub sha yaslaw teg seher' su, ti. Kepse ngdeordu uanter us.
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Dan try essrts elepsa eepk ont noigg to. Be mhesada evne rhet,e uoy lyifma nda fi iyltug efle lwil wsaaly. Oevl slto lesf of uryo uertuf ofmr. Eht am rcieghen uyo no i olve rmof psta oyu adn.

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