Written in 2005, it's the official "what will I do in 10 years!"
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Let's see, in ten years, I'll
I'm gonna stop myself right here. I still talk like this. I start every new idea with "Let's see," or "So," or "Well," or "You know,". I don't know why. I have just apparently always spoken like this.
-have a big, cheap, low-maintenance van
The plan was definitely a good one. And I still admire the idea. The idea was that I could go out on big road trips with my group of a thousand friends, and go wherever. Currently, my dream is to have a nice truck, with good seats, and enough space that I can help people move.
But alas, I've got my baby-safe-mobile, with sunroof, moonroof, and only five seats.
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Hard to get more low-maintenance than this! |
-not have had a date for six months
You know what, 16 year old Woody? You're WRONG. Just a few weeks ago, when the grandparents had the little dude, Jessi and I went to King Soopers, bought a pint of Ben & Jerry's, and sat on nice couches, talking about science-fiction technology. Maybe YOUUUUUUUUUU just don't know what a date is, loser!
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Married person dates: when you aren't impressing anyone anymore. |
-have had 4 different jobs
Count with me here, folks.
Job #1: CutCo knives. I ostracized my friends.
Job #2: KenTacoHut. I made the mini pizzas, and was allowed to have the Colonel's facial hair.Job #3: McDonald's. I flipped burgers and poured drinks, and worked way too early.Job #4: Southlands theatre. I tore tickets and cleaned up vomit. Not actually that much fun.Job #5: Jimmy John's. I assembled sandwiches like nobody's business. Actually that much fun.Job #6: Tradesmart. I appraised books and records, and gave people peanuts on the dollar.
Job #7: Kumon tutoring. I helped people with calculus. Whoa. Weird, right?Job #8: Global Village. I taught English to hundreds of elementary schoolers.
I'd say this is a tidy little resume of sadness, up until 7 and 8!
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Woody, doing his job. |
-eat Ramen noodles every other night
You are such a fatty, 16 year old Woody. I actually cook stuff! I've got a family to feed! But yeah, I probably do eat a bowl of cereal every other night. Cereal's awesome, guys.
-be perfectly happy
That's...actually a pretty deep sentiment, Woody-16. I'm stressed, sleep-deprived, and honestly, some days I can't do much more than stare at Daniel as he runs around and learns to spit water from his sippy cup. But yeah. I wouldn't change a single thing.
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If I changed my life even a little, I might not have this! And that's unacceptable. |
-wear cheap clothes, probably still wear shorts
Woody-16 was renowned for wearing shorts every day. Rain, snow, shine, dark of night, all the time. I hate to disappoint you, man, but I've decided that refusing fashionable things simply because you don't want to be fashionable isn't a good idea. I wear jeans now. (But only when I'm going outside. Otherwise, pajamas 24/7.)
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Today, in fact, is double pajama day! |
-have written three books, which went nowhere
I'm still working on writing one complete book. That's one of my New Year's resolutions. I've joined a workshop and everything! But the hardest part is definitely just sitting down, and mashing the keyboard until a story shows up. Good or bad, I'm sorry that I never got around to those three books, man.![]() |
When even my Sim can't be bothered to write, you know I'm in trouble. |
-have written over thirty poems, which went somewhere
I wrote poetry when I was a teenager. And oh, it was teenaged poetry. Dramatic, exaggerated, impassioned, dispassionate, you name it. But I will say, I thought it was pretty darned good stuff! I've come to accept that my old stuff I put on LiveJournal, although it was done by a younger me, was important to me then, and so was important to who I am today.
And fine, here's one I liked.
And fine, here's one I liked.
I ran as fast as I ever have,longer than I knew I could.But they are still close.I shouted at the top of my lungs,louder than I knew I could.But they aren’t going away.I’ll subdue any opponent.Give me a battle!I want a challenge I can see!But I can’t do a thing.Mentally armed to the teeth,ready for anything I can touch.But I can’t do a thing.Totally useless I remain,here.And I can’t change that.I can’t do a thing.I can’t fight.I can’t fight these monsters.I haven’t done a thing,that at that time was wrong.I want to buy that ring,but all of them are gone.There’s nothing I can dowhile I’m out here far away.I’d promise all to you,But I can’t make you stay.I get castigationfor a crime I never did?You want compensationfor the same state that I’m in?I’ll accept all the painto make us more whole.I believe it to be in vainif you don’t have me full.“THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO!”as I shout into the night.These monsters all are you.
And there’s nothing I can fight.
Okay, that's 8 things, out of my list of a bajillion. That's enough for now.
Trust me, there'll be more. (Especially with gems such as "refuse to have a family" on there.)