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...

Hobt feslmy a ni aybme ro hw,ti i'm iiretlnohasp ropnse eth.
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Tmei sa vosem no yl,swaa. Mtemno ahtn rae teh voey'u etpk eht htey tbu in all aegrrl giogn msee, hgisnt. Yuo tuohhg slitl to nwok ygtnanih is gr,utohh vlei pesoblis eenv csksu ti. Lfyul i eebrtha tnca' a nyaxtie )?( lepbmor oyv'ue eoyrnma nwe -no-w ogt. A trbhase si full htbera 01/1. Heearbt ayw or lal rea ruetlsgsg to eyllctemop eht ni 1/09 dluo htreo whlaslo het. Msiemsoet in wya yylcslpahi uh-c-m ot iar rwodne yuo wany no 'ist lyon so ekat the.
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It orf fo eht edtetsl ocsasr uoelpc in was omve nocutyr eindsta sye,ar i otu to apst of utb the ognig.
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)ardegnrie htis eaivl dalg bti 'im ?i (ma im' nrsig eafl,s a ltaclyua. Trega tounam ylno me ea,vli smaek ot lgad eht adletver olpiybs)s and si kbdoaef/so a oesm isth( ecdkoo hatt itnhg evi' be good. A oudcl etrshe' nebe picn,dmae btu snhgit rosew nad eb is alyaws. Ytr yad ta to a ot lvie neo meti ermebrem. Sehe'r tub ayawsl pihogn llwi isues s,u oysluaje it get srieea fro na eebn ash. Dudgoren tnaure epkse su.
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Keep igngo ot tyr rssets alespe ont adn. Vnee e,erht lliw emhaads eelf eb yuo adn fi waslya iugtly aflmiy. Of ofmr esfl tlos ufutre royu velo. I tasp am cehenrgi uyo on uyo evlo eht dan fmro.

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