What would you write?

You are given a piece of paper.
You may write 10 things on it.
After you write them you will be reverted to your life 10 years ago

what would you write to yourself?
what do you think you would prevernt yourself from doing?

ill post mine in a bit

[Edited on Oct 10, 2003 by Kayla]

Don't do as many drugs as you did... you do quit when you graduate high school. just don't do as many

Don't date that one dude for 3 years, he's a ponce

Don't date that psycho girl, unless you can get her not to run off and have a kid with some dude while you're dating her

Do your homework

Go to college for more than 2 years

that's all i've got for now.

9 NYSE symbols and one set of Powerball Lottery numbers

[Edited on Oct 10, 2003 by tiresias]

- High school is a joke, don't take it so seriously
- Being straight edge isn't nearly as fun as the alternative (enjoy in moderation; quit being so fucking uptight)
- Listen to your uncle when he tells you about getting involved in computers
- Go to a store and buy every cd by the Descendents that they have
- Ditto for aphex twin
- When you think that girl likes you, she probably does. Quit writing off your instincts
- Quit thinking about suicide. Waste of time.
- Buy the K&R book and read it.
- Don't be ashamed of who you are, but quit trying to be someone who you aren't.

and....
- When you first hear about this new website with "punk porn", join it =) Then you'll be "Old Skool"

[Edited on Oct 10, 2003 by sqook]

Study hard

When you get into middle school just accept that you're a nerd and stop trying so hard to fit in.

Embrace your true nerd self.

DON'T EVER SELL YOUR SNES

When your dad dies don't fuck everything up because you'll want to.

Don't bother with the drugs/alcohol thing. You'll hate it anyway.

that girl you'll meet when you're fifteen isn't worth the trouble.

Be barefoot always

Buy MAC

apply yourself to your education

one. Honey, you're queer. Yes, I'm serious.

two. Don't quit band. You'll regret having no rhythm later.

three. In the same vein, DANCE LESSONS. Get some ovaries and stop being embarrassed of learning things in front of people.

four. Let things go. Please.

five. That cool guy your mom keeps hanging out with is going to turn out to be kind of a dickwad. Either don't let him get to you, or move to Colorado with your dad (to hell with the guilt trip mom is going to give you in 8th grade!)

six. Stop listening to Bette Midler. This is for your own good.

seven. Believe in yourself a little bit more.

eight. That girl in 8th grade? Just walk away. Really.

nine. You aren't THAT smart. Get over yourself.

ten. Concentrate on your writing... your singing voice sucks.

Dear Sweet, Optimistic, Naive Sarah:

1) A size 12 is hot. You are NOT FAT. Keep exercising and eating right, or you will regret it.

2) Don't fuck up your credit. Seriously. Mistakes you make now will haunt you when you're 25. Do you really want to pay for mistakes you made seven years prior?

3) Don't trust anyone but yourself. Being nice to someone does not mean they will be nice to you.

4) Astronomy is not a class about stars and planets. It's a physics class, and you are not prepared for it. Take Biology.

5) GO TO CLASS. Your financial aid, scholarships, graduation date, self-esteem, respect from peers, and respect for yourself all depend on this. It's worth a bit of lost sleep, and you can always sleep on weekends. Change your major to straight English and drop the Secondary Ed bit. You don't want to teach high school, believe me.

6) Lifestyle condoms are better than Trojans. Switch.

7) Listen to your parents. I know that sounds horrible at this point, but they really are right. If you take their advice, you won't end up fucked-up at 23 and wishing you'd listened to them.

8) Whatever happens, figure out a way to be in Kalamazoo during August 1998. You're going to have a chance to adopt a wonderful kitty, and you'll name him Gomez. He will be more loyal to you than anything, and he will help you through your toughest times by just cuddling you and licking your face.

9) Do not associate with Conan, Kevin, or Chris B. Just trust me. Run away. Far away. Conan is already engaged to someone he got pregnant, Kevin will abuse you and put you into serious debt, and Chris is just an asshole who will try to destroy your self-esteem.

10) Move to Ann Arbor after you graduate from NMU in 1998 (since you were good and went to class). You will meet some of your best friends there.

[Edited on Aug 11, 2004 by Sorcha]

1. Take the PhD offer.

2. Lose weight and do more excercise, you gonna regret it big time otherwise.

3. Learn to friggin relax.

4. Run like hell when you hear the name Angel.

5. Start working on the goatee now because in 10 years its going to take you an age.

6. Lottery numbers for 11th October 2003 are ...

7. Work to live, dont live to work.

8. Learn some accountancy skills cause you suck!

9. Get into PHP and MySQL as soon as its released.

10. Dont be afraid to be alone but dont be alone to be afraid.

Damn good topic.

1. Don't listen to anything Dad says- he's a drunk, he's full of shit, and his thoughts, words, and opinions on anything mean absolutely nothing.

2. Be a little nicer to your brother- he's going through the same thing you are.

3. Help out Mom a little more- see #2.

4. In high school, you'll meet a girl that will totally rock your socks off. ASK HER OUT. She'll probably say no, but you'll always regret it.

5. Don't get into the whole drug thing- it's not worth it. Especially when your "friends" rip you the fuck off (and they will).

6. Your stepdad is an okay guy- just give him a chance.

7. Hating everyone will get you nowhere except lonely.

8. You're pretty good with numbers and math- stick with it, and it'll take you places.

9. Computers aren't just for geeks- learn that shit as soon as you can.

10. Cheer up, because things are gonna get a lot worse.

1.) Teenage society is a joke. Treat it as such.

2.) Lay off the doritos. Get some fuckin' exercise.

3.) Don't start smoking.

4.) Practice your guitar more often.

5.) Women are attracted to confidence. If you don't have it, fake it.

6.) Spend more time with, and be nicer to, your grandfather. If you don't, you'll wish to God you did.

7.) Save some money! Fuck Magic: The Gathering! (which I developed a very expensive obsession with at ages 16-17)

8.) Hold onto your Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Genesis, Nintendo 64. Etc.

9.) If you can't pay for it in cash, you probably don't need it.

10.) Boy Scouts is lame, and may prevent you from getting laid. If you continue in Boy Scouts, you will eventually drop out a few months before your 17th birthday. Two weeks after your 17th birthday, you'll get laid for the first time. Coincidence? You tell me, buddy.


[Edited on Oct 10, 2003 by Keith]

great thread.

1. concentrate more on yourself and quit worrying about other people.
2. don't waste your time falling in love with carla. she's just gonna fuck you up, and over.
3. art school sounds like a good idea, but you'll like the challenge of regular school way more... real art doesn't come from school anyway.
4. know that there are infinite paths to the same destination... explore as many as you can think of/find.
5. make sure your cousin doesn't get kicked out of high school for your graffiti.
6. cherish every moment you spend with your grandma... she won't be alive forever, and damnit, go to her funeral.
7. take care of muffet and make sure she doesn't run away to die.
8. be a more careful driver... if you do, you may still have that cherried out 1962 corvair monza you spent so much time restoring.
9. talk to more girls. quit wasting time being shy or feeling sorry for yourself.
10. make sure your parents don't fall apart when you leave the nest.

-bobby

1. Don't trust school caretakers (AKA janitors). Some of them are not the sort of men to be hanging around children. Although, at 12, you knew that.
2. Take your aggression out on other people, not yourself.
3. There is a band called The Misfits. Listen to them.
4. Likewise Television.
5. Don't worry if you don't fit in. You never will. But you'll learn not to care.
6. When you complete your GCSE's, don't take the next two years doing drugs. It won't be as fun as you pretend.
7. Be nicer to your family.
8. Your friends are dicks and will soon fuck you off. Fuck them off first.
9. Learn that other peoples opinions of you really aren't hugely important.
10. Invest in a company called Yahoo!

1 - Stay away from Jason and Chris. They aren't worth it. You'll be more hurt than anything.

2- When a man hits you, leave him. Don't think he'll change. Don't think you have it in you to change him.

3- Keep in touch with Rachel. She is amazing and will not let you down. Same goes for Andrew. Don't get him suspended in 8th grade. You'll come to understand his sense of humor soon enough and he will become the best friend you'll ever have.

4- Your father loves you so much. Make him realize the truth about Gale as soon as fucking possible. Your instincts are right about her.

5- Get into the alternative high school sooner. Don't wait until senior year to drop out. Finish as soon as you can.

6- SAVE MONEY!!!1!!! You will fucking need it.

7- Start listening to good music. NEVER get into rap. It's a waste of your time. You are white and geeky, embrace it, eventually a man will fall in love with you for it.

8- Join Suicidegirls.com. This means nothing to you now. But when you get internet access, check it out. It's beautiful and you will meet people that wil change your life.

9- Dax. You'll figure this one out for yourself. Either let him know how you feel soon as possible, or give up completely. You'll be miserable if you only go half assed with him.

10- Just so you know, even if you lose this paper, you will have an amazing life. You are brave and intelligent and really can do almot anything you set your mind to. In fact, I encourage you to just rip this paper up now. Because you have a great life ahead of you.

BTW -- Great thread, was this inspired by last night's episode of Cowboy Bebop?

Didn't see it.

It just kinda came to me i guess.

It would be a great premise for a movie methinks....

Ah. Well it was about them finding this old home-movie Beta tape that one of the characters had created as a teenager as a message to her 10-years-in-the-future self.

1. Its good to have strong beliefs, but remember you may be wrong.
2. All those people who told you that if you kept dying your hair it would fall out may have been right.
3. Stop turning down offers for threesomes, those will dry up in a hurry (possibly because of #2)
4. Stop getting arrested. It will make applying for the bar exam much easier once you graduate law school.
5. Don't justify letting a girl treat you like shit "because she had a really fucked up childhood".
6. Don't get your tounge pierced, it will end in the most pain you have ever experienced.
7. Don't get that bar code tattoo, it will just fade into a black square.
8. Take Wendell seriously when he says he is thinking about killing himself.
9. Invest in Enron, and sell as soon as it hits $90 a share.
10.Don't sell that '69 Mustang fastback.

[Edited on Oct 10, 2003 by PitPat]

haha *takes off her psychic hat*

- Study hard, prove to everyone you are not a failure
- Avoid smoking, and anyone who smokes
- Stay in the small town you grew up in
- Don't date that psycho girl who gave you a concussion, then dumped you 20 minutes later.

- Stay healthy, and not make frequent trips to the hospital
- Be social to everyone, not shy
- Get your driver's license
- Don't make friends with people who steal from you
- Don't quit in baseball
- Join the Suicide Girls site when you turn 18

oh my god kayla this is such a good question!!! a WHOLE BATCH of cookies for you!

1. Have more fun
2. You don't have to eat everything on your plate.
3. don't care about what other people think so much.
4. don't have sex with Ashley B.
5. LOVE the Prelude, it is the best car ever! take care of it.
6. you're are not fat so wear clothes that fit, PLEASE!!!
7. try to do good in school, don't act stupid because all your friends are stupid.
8. save your money!!!!
9. on January 31st 2001, WATCH THE ROAD!!!!
10. on October 18th 2002, wait five seconds after the light turns green before pulling out onto Normandie

and a bonus:
11. Summer of 1997, make a move on Ken...you will never see him again.

1: keep a diary so you can remember things that happened over the last ten years in order that, when you get to be me now, telling you then what i know now, you'll actually have something to say, because you won't have forgotten it now. or something.

J

[Edited on Oct 10, 2003 by jamesstar]

1) Carry on man, you'll be cool in 10 years.
2) Don't cherish love too much, it's a fluid thing, you can't 'keep' it.
3) Girls exist, try to find out about them.
4) You are smart, just no one knows.
5) Be nice to your younger brother, he is smarter than you.
6) Take up guitar now! or do something creative!
6) Go abroad more often and meet interesting people.
7) Divore happens, don't use ir as an excuse.
8) Don't be so cynical.
9) Buy a PC, for obvious reasons.
10) Read more Camus.

1. Quit being so fucking creepy. Girls don't like unsigned love letters, no matter how innocent they seem at the time.
2. Quit trying to be everyone's friend. They don't like you. This is not the worst that could happen.
3. Buy stock in Ebay, DVD tech companies, and Coca Cola.
4. Pay more attention to Mrs Leonard, Mrs Gross, and Mr Hatfield; they have some wonderful things to teach you.
5. Don't talk so damn much. It's better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
6. Drink some. Not too much, but some.
7. Pay attention! She liked you. A lot. You fucked it up.
8. Don't beat yourself up about it later, though. It would've ended eventually.
9. When that dick steals your slice of chocolate pie, beat him over the head with that damned coconut. He would have kicked your ass, but he wouldn't have gotten your damned pie. Pussy.
10. Don't take it too seriously, but don't make it too big of a joke.

1. tell myself what route of colleges I'm going to go through and save a lot of money....

2. don't let myself get a credit card....

3. warn myself of the evil relationships I will encounter..

4.a great fabulous idea that I could rip off

5. and another

6.lotto numbers for this day

7. lottot numbers for the day before

8. lotto numbers for that big jackpot way back when

9. another fabulous idea I can rip off in the future

10. a reminder that I will be set if I can only not loose this list...

1) Just do it all exactly the same as I did, babe. Things should work out just fine in the end.
2) Oh fuck! Actually - maybe I've just messed things up by sending this note to you.
3) You know - like in that story by Ray Bradbury where the time traveller goes back to prehistoric times and steps on a butterfly thus setting off a chain of events that leads to the world of the future being utterly fucked.
4) Yeah, I know you've not read that one yet. Neither have I but...
5) Well, ok yeah - I guess 'Back To The Future' might've been a more appropriate reference point.
6) Haha - yes, I know you think Michael J Fox looks a bit like Barry J, who I know for a fact you have a severe crush on.
7) Pity he ended up with Parkinson's disease, though, eh?
8) No, not Barry J - Michael J Fox. He was in a sitcom called 'Spin City' but had to leave 'cause the Parkinson's Disease got so bad. But do you know who Barry ended up with? Remember that blonde lassy from the....
9) Oh, shit! Fuck! You're not supposed to know any of this yet. What if this changes your future and you end up on serious drugs, or selling your body on Leith Docks, or marrying a door to door salesman?!?
10) Oh, don't cry, babe. Come on now. I'm sure everything'll be just fine.

Oooops!

[Edited on Oct 10, 2003 by marychrist]