Umma's been cleaning out random things around the house. Yesterday, I found this opened self-addressed letter from Pres lying around. It turns out it was some letter they had us write to ourselves senior year of high school to be sent out four years later. I'm sure they were expecting us to write something inspirational, but mine was a list of 28 things I wanted to have accomplished by May of 2007. I accomplished one, arguably two.

10) If you're still not a Phantom Planet fan (especially after hearing the mp3 of Turn Smile Shift Repeat live), I swear I will come from the past and punish you.

(Check, but I'm sure 2003 Alea would have been even more devastated than 2008 Alea when Phantom Planet went on "indefinite hiatus")

18) Should be a lead activist for world peace.

(This is the arguable one that Dinah and I both think should count. I wasn't a world peace activist but I was a big green activist on campus. I think all the time and energy I bled into CalPIRG should count at least for that much).

Everything else on the list was ridiculously unachievable, but I'm pretty sure that was the point. Here are some highlights (comments in bold):

1) Have at least two bestsellers
3) Started your own band. (It'd be nice if you play at the Grammy's, but I'm not requiring it of you).
5) Be "mates" with Colin Farrell ( I don't know why this is on the list. I thought he was gross in high school. Still not a big fan, but I really liked him in In Bruges )
12) You should have been awarded the following awards (of course you are not limited to these): Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Nobel Prize, AFI Lifetime Achievement (WTF?), etc.
15) You should have been granted the chance to poke The Strokes. (Sounds dirty but there was a radio contest a couple of months before called "Poke the Strokes" where you could win a chance to meet them).
16) Should have discovered the cure for cancer, AIDs, and any other incurable disease.
17) Found a solution to world hunger.
21) Own an island and call it Guau.
22) Co-created a time machine and cloning machine with Monica.
24) Because of you, Calculus should be banned in high schools.

Okay, it's time for me to go to sleep.