A letter from the past February 1, 2011

Dear FutureMe, Hi. Hi! I hope you're doing well with everything. It's sophomore year here for me right now, and we're getting hit with some heavy snow. Did you find anyone yet? Anyone? Someone you can really give to, all the feelings you want to share? I hope so, god I hope so. Speaking of which, do you still believe in God or Jesus? Did you explore anything else yet, any of the wonderful cultures and religions you wanted to study and live? How's the "Renaissance Man" working out? It's a new title I'm hoping to bestow upon myself, so am I any closer? Have you published any writings? plays, stories, poems? What about music? I've written so much good stuff, have I have done anything with it yet? I really need to learn more instruments. The guitar and piano are my foci. So have I started that yet? I really should. What about drawing. By far the weakest of the skill set but it still good in a sense. Have I improved my skills? So many questions, bear with it, this isn't coming as a surprise. Did you give up on acting? I almost just wrote, I thought so, but I don't want to jump to that conclusion. I've still got a few years left of college and then life. I shouldn't close the door on a skill that I've finely polished and really is quite good even if others have stopped respecting me for it. So I'm putting acting on your shoulders, the me of tomorrow I suppose. How's the family? I hope Mom and Dad are good. and the siblings. I pray to who ever I believe in that there are healthy and in love with either someone else but at the very least the life they are living. If you haven't spoken to them in a week, I want you too call them now or if you don't have a number to reach them at the write them a letter. Tell them how much you love them, all of them. Tell them how much you admire them and that if they ever need anything that they should know that you'll always be there. If they're in a tough situation and love there lives, tell them to get out know, we're all still young by this time (we'll always be young enough to change, never forget that. always. If I don't like it, them I'm leaving, no matter the responsibilities.) How about your friends. I hope that even if you're not in love that I've surrounded myself with a group of people that are as amazing as the ones that I know now. Both my friends here at school and of course the ones at home. Even in my second year of school I know that I've lost touch with some friends back home or at least haven't kept up as good of tabs. One of them texted me yesterday and I've completely forgotten to respond until right now. After talking to your family (calling or writing a letter) move to your highschool and hometown friends next. FIND THEM! you know you can. There parents are probably still where you left them. haha. Tell them you miss them, in not so a direct way probably. Ask them how they've been. Who they're with, what they're doing. if they're happy or sad or revolutionizing the world. Find out if you can meet up with them. If you've friendship in some awful way then go and fix it. YOU'RE STUPID! and you know this. so don't be and get to it. you love them. They're just friends. but you really do. the've made you to be a lot of who you are. and I hope you never forget that. (my editing is going out the window). Now for your college friends. How are they. It's been a while since you've been here at school so I wonder how well you've kept up with them now? Go and find them too. They're important to you and you should remember that. Make the necessary calls and cards and trips and find them. GO GO GO GO GO GO! and never look back. you miss them. I can guarantee you that. Its hard to say exactly what you should say to people without giving to much away but try and remember. and if you can't? well go onto your hard-drive or computer and find the documents. those primary sources that you've kept so well. I hope I still have those when I'm reading this because they are me and ALL of my friends across time. I am a pat rack and always will be. This will help you remember a lot. For both highschool friends and my college ones. you love them too (damn you've got soooo much love. haha). I wish I could put inside jokes in this so that I don't forget, but, I"m making it public for some reason. probably because of the whole renaissance thing= I write so freaking much. Are you rich yet? You always wanted to be happily rich. So are you? people say there's no such thing, but you know that there is. Go see a band that you really like who's coming to a city near you. Go and have fun! which I hope you're already doing on a daily basis. don't be wearing a suit and tie with a business degree and or "regular" job. It's not you. I hope I don't need to tell you these things, but if I do, know this: These are not requests. These are demands. For the phone calls and or letters you have until the next weekend to finish them by. As for concerts and said other things, do them as quickly as possible. go and love life. I love you, David