an intro to my new PAPER notebook.
Dear Ariel,
You leave tomorrow for worlds away and I've no idea when or if I'll ever see you again. So for many reasons I had the wacky notion of writing my summer out for you. I doubt I'll ever actually give it to you - you'd have no idea what was going on and probably wouldn't care, so perhaps my "Dear Ariel" is really just me writing for me, in the end. In fifty years I can go back and read this and maybe see me at 17/18 as you see me. Anyways, reasons: 1) Now that you're gone, I've no one to talk to like I do to you - I still think of the world in terms of stories to recount to you and things I MUST tell you - perhaps in time this notebook to you can somewhat replace getting to talk to you daily (I'm a bit sceptical) 2) I want to improve my writing skills, so frequent writing "to" someone whose opinion of my writing matters a lot to me will make me shape up. 3) I want to keep in touch. Wedding invite? 4) It gives me something to do, makes me feel closer to you when things get rough. 5) I want to remember; I never want to forget. Best years of our lives, eh? Well, here I come.
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What will be in here? Who knows. I don't even know yet. My deep dark thoughts, my packing lists, ludicrous advice, poor spelling, my opinions, the random essay, schedules, my hopes & wishes, pro/con lists, my future, descriptions o the places I go, the adventures I have, the people I meet and everything crazy and wonderful that befalls me this summer.
Lots of love,
Your Les
You leave tomorrow for worlds away and I've no idea when or if I'll ever see you again. So for many reasons I had the wacky notion of writing my summer out for you. I doubt I'll ever actually give it to you - you'd have no idea what was going on and probably wouldn't care, so perhaps my "Dear Ariel" is really just me writing for me, in the end. In fifty years I can go back and read this and maybe see me at 17/18 as you see me. Anyways, reasons: 1) Now that you're gone, I've no one to talk to like I do to you - I still think of the world in terms of stories to recount to you and things I MUST tell you - perhaps in time this notebook to you can somewhat replace getting to talk to you daily (I'm a bit sceptical) 2) I want to improve my writing skills, so frequent writing "to" someone whose opinion of my writing matters a lot to me will make me shape up. 3) I want to keep in touch. Wedding invite? 4) It gives me something to do, makes me feel closer to you when things get rough. 5) I want to remember; I never want to forget. Best years of our lives, eh? Well, here I come.
(...)
What will be in here? Who knows. I don't even know yet. My deep dark thoughts, my packing lists, ludicrous advice, poor spelling, my opinions, the random essay, schedules, my hopes & wishes, pro/con lists, my future, descriptions o the places I go, the adventures I have, the people I meet and everything crazy and wonderful that befalls me this summer.
Lots of love,
Your Les