urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:irishpinkirishpinkirishpinkirishpink2006-09-14T02:50:57Zurn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:irishpink:313High School letter2006-09-14T02:49:04Z2006-09-14T02:50:57ZWell I was just thinking about this letter so I figured Id post it up. I dont think it sums up my high school experience. (obvious things missing include Amanda and the people Ive become much better friends with since). However, I do think it does sum up my personality in high school well. I should try to write another letter to myself to see if or how its changed. Well anyway here it is so enjoy.<br /><br />Dear Jacob Pinkston,<br /> <br /> I am writing this letter to me, to you, to the executer of my estate, to whoever for a class project in Mrs. Stubb’s Composition class. I don’t know what tone to take with this writing so I guess we’ll figure that out together. I guess this is supposed to be about me and who I hope you are (you meaning me it’s a complex subject, but I hope by this point you (me) have the intelligence to understand it). <br /> I’d tell you I look pathetic, but you’d pry be offended because I’m sure you look the exact same. I know I should workout to strengthen up, but I just don’t have any time. Besides I just can’t get myself through numerous workouts without boredom. If you could learn to do that it would be great. My nose is big so sorry about that (for the love of all that is good don’t do anything about it though, the last thing you need is a botched nose job), but hey I like my eyes so you got that going for you. My hands are pretty dry I hope to take care of that and start remembering to use some lotion or something. If I forget maybe you can remember. Oh, and I hope you eat a lot more than me cause my scrawniness ain’t just lack of muscle mass. My food should pry be healthier too because you know eating their vegetables has lead to many of the worlds greatest thinkers and athletes. My clothes are pretty big on me too, hopefully if you haven’t grown the size necessary (best solution), your wearing smaller clothes (a solution I suppose). Well hey good luck on looks, hopefully you don’t care too much, but more than me is probably desirable. <br /> I’ve never really understood exactly what is meant by beliefs and morality, but I’ll take my best guess (hopefully you’ve figured it out). I’m Catholic I guess that’s a start. I only go to mass on Christmas Eve and Easter though so if your another religion don’t worry about it. Try to stay in Christianity though because I do believe pretty strongly in Jesus Christ. I guess my morales are “the good boy” Judo-Christian morales. You know don’t kill, steal, hurt people..., etc. I always liked it when they broke it down to just the two for me: Love God and Love Your neighbor. It’s easier to remember. I hope your following them because I’ve already done the I hate the world phase. Surprisingly it is more fun then advertised though. Yeah try not to judge others either I’ve been on both sides it’s not fun. Oh and I work hard at what I do. Keep that up cause if we’re gonna live on the street a few years from now it would be nice to say we failed trying our best. I don’t know if this is what I was supposed to write at all, but like I said I hope you have a better grasp on it than me.<br /> Relationships...I know I’ve intro’ed with a couple jokes but well let’s just say this whole paragraph should pry be one big joke. Girlfriends I have had....that would be a big 0. Yeah hopefully you’ve fixed that cause it’s kinda boring. Hopefully you have some more friends too cause I have what you would call a limited supply (and they’re going fast). I wonder if they still advertise like that because it already seems like it’s dying out. Oh well, I’m getting off topic. Yeah so friends is a problem, but hey I got a lot of acquaintances to lean on. Hope your keeping that up because it’s fun, wild, wack, basically it’s a hoot. Got a few too many enemies though. Guess I rub people the wrong way. I hate looking over my shoulder though so I hope you’ve fixed that. Well at least as far as I know none of them hate me enough that they’d hunt you down so if you are me I wouldn’t worry about it too much. If your not me well then now you know why your reading it and not me (haha). Hopefully your keeping in touch with your family a little bit I know they can be overbearing, but hey I’m sure they’re better in small doses (if not remember the doses are just gonna keep getting smaller so convince yourself of that anyway). Mom if your reading this sorry. Ah well Relationships let’s just say I hope your’s are different. <br /> Now if what I have accomplished and my interests don’t seem small to you, you should be ashamed of yourself, and I’m ashamed of you too. Well I’ve got the big things. I got into a good college with a scholarship for grades. And I’ve got my Most Outstanding Male Physical Education award (that may seem small but I’m proud of it because it’s for work ethic and not some fluke of nature). Otherwise I got good grades so that’s alright I guess. You’d better be keeping that up cause I want to avoid that whole living on the streets thing talked about before I think. If we do end up begging for money on the street though make sure you organize some guys begging under you because then you know you haven’t hit bottom yet. Besides I think it could be a decent living. Hopefully, though we can live off of our writing in the future. Maybe start a publishing firm. I haven’t worked that out yet, but I’d like to help some other young writers. Interests... I’ve hit this question a lot lately. I don’t really have any. I guess I like alternative rock music. If your listening to rap find the nearest piece of rope and a chair, tie one end of the rope to something taller than you... well I guess you can figure the rest out. Maybe my sense of humors is a little dark. Ah well I like the dark I guess that’s an interest. Walks at night and what not are fun. Video games are good. Television is being killed by reality tv shows now, but Committed and Scrubs have popped up since this trend started, and that’s great T.V. so I do see hope for your future. Ah well get involved with more stuff will you jeez sitting around reading a letter. Basically if you have time to read this and there is not some relatively attractive girl next to you that your reading it out loud to, well then you’ve wasted the last year of your life (Im just messing with you man).<br /> Well I think I’ve mapped you out some challenges. So how do you get there. I recommend the George Costanza method: Do the opposite of whatever comes into your head. Ah that may be a little drastic. Actually just be yourself, don’t compromise your values and go out and get what you want. Keep it legal though. Yeah, basically just don’t let fear of failure guide your hand I’ve tried not to but I’m afraid maybe it has. Well since your reading this I must be dead because I have become you. Wow that’s deep. Ah well hope you’ve had fun reading my rants from beyond the grave. Good luck in my, your, or whoever’s future life.<br /><br /> Sincerely<br /><br /><br /> Jacob Pinkston<br /><br />P.S. we were supposed to add a quote and there is this prayer in Slaughterhouse Five I always lked. I think it’s like an AA prayer to so if you picked up drinking it should be extra good for you. Well here goes...<br /><br />“God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,<br />courage to change the things I can,<br />and wisdom always to tell the difference.”