Thursday, September 18, 2008

Flatulence, Banister, Keepsake, and a quarter life crisis

Dear Natalie 10 years from now,

Quarter life crisis. I guess that's what it's called. Age 27 earning a good living but wondering what else is "out there." You think about the people you know that spent the first 4 years out of high school continuing their education. For a living, they don't utilize anything they did in school. So what's the most general degree you can get just to have that piece of paper saying you're more valuable than the other guy that's only running on experience- not education.

Communications. At least that's the thought as of today. You enjoy communicating. Shit, you may as well learn how to do it properly. With perfect grammar.

Instead of jumping into a 2 year degree program to get into x-rays and sonograms and the like, just to find out that you can't stand it... you can go to CCP for communications and figure out your direction along the way. You were never one for planning ahead so maybe this'll be perfect.

In the meantime.... you've been toying with a book called "The Write Brain." It basically gives you silly writing assignments. Keep your mind stimulated. Keep it movin, sister. Maybe you should sharpen your math skills too. I hear that helps prevent Alzheimer's. Good luck.

With love,
Natalie of 2008

In case you, the reader, were wondering... The first "assignment" was to use the following words in a story:
  • Banister
  • Flatulence
  • Keepsake

So if you'd like to try the assignment, let me know. We can share our stories. I've already written one but it's sexual in nature and my mom occasionally reads this blog.