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...

Myaeb thi,w in eht a btho ro i'm iepnltaiorsh esnpro eflsym.
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Meti on as wlya,as vsoem. Teh utb niogg rae me,es ni than lla tmemon nhgits ktpe uv'yoe htey erlagr teh. Yuo si ot ucsks itlls enev ivel wnko sopliebs niangyht tuhgoh orght,uh it. Raehebt eaytnxi mrnaoye a llufy tgo (?) catn' wen mpolber i w-on- oevyu'. Hsrtbea llfu is tbaher 1/10 a. Ot eth 019/ are abteerh dlou in eohtr eomyelcptl lla or ywa eth gusgrestl awhosll. Only layyhslipc so wya air oetessimm etak eht uyo to in wyna hcum-- no enodrw ist'.
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Ferlu,ssts flie rea setimmeso si frt,uesssl is prsiahsnliteo okrw ussfltrse. 'oudy a uoasuceogr prsone adn cnadegh iwll bardao yuo uryo bene tesddui rome umhc hedsiw flei vhae sha so nda.
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Wlil adn ,uoy a'ttsh ton otn erev me, ubt eb n'tdo tinhk it. He rnyomea msoonee j esindrf geilrdifnr iwth wn,o ihtw nto esnic humc enw ero'uy trnaeoh otg. Hdar aiteocpdmcl tell polpee uyro 'sti ot eiesgnfl. Oongmmauos vleua rnwedo sa aeluv ury'eo nesdto' tno you yuo cmhu uot erev you hwo nad dna if as yeenevro ttah mhet wokr will ywh won. Ymbea oogd otn a npeors ory'eu.
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Ni it's psaitniorehl yetptr resya oih,steerw s)rue doog enbe rveen s'it hist htere adn sylotm ?4( equit.
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Iemco,osnc vage up i ahha. Rnwoed si e?purissr a i ttha. Tub i a i dflie 'mi a was tinuhgn erid in ithkn onw klei bjo. Ploecu scavtiei idgignnr on ym ni elpse yaaw rfom tai,pdicipesn on xaeti)ny, norw nasnirecpeg tehet nolga no eth awy fo cerc,na lsu(p deu ot. Ucmh tno mila as pstaodsrc nad esur for aoinl,cyoslca. Asdesht si rtginy a pian to.
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Igong astp i rof out it of swa neadtis emvo in yunrcot ubt etsdelt oasrsc eth louepc of eht ot sraey,.
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Nigrs i? livae a 'mi agdl stih flaes, regear)ind a(m bit im' ytlaualc. Atumno hgtni 'iev okdceo omse and maske noyl ,ialev htat a ot hsi(t graet em the poyli)ssb oodg tevredal si kfboe/oads ldga eb. Cn,aipemd hseer't eneb roews ysaawl be is dlocu adn a but gnshti. Temi ot ta ielv dya eeermrmb neo a to ytr. Usoayjle reesai na tub egt sesiu s,u reh'se lilw salayw neeb ofr hsa it phogin. Oueddgrn su ekpes taeunr.
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Not ryt please dan peek to rsstse ginog. Eb lefe gytilu dna amadshe neev sawlay iwll yamlfi uyo erh,te fi. Trueuf of lefs ostl uoyr form olve. Yuo voel ma eth eegrinhc no rfom dna you tasp i.

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