allegory | time capsule 2012

Hello hello self,

Wow what a year this has been.
Quick recap: pulled self together in the spring semester and raised GPA significantly, changed major to linguistics, exo debuted (lol), went to toronto and AN and met ada, nicole, and cassidy for the first time, got accepted into u of t!! but then didn't go because of money., went to serbia over the summer, got back and rush applied to study in korea spring of 2013, started school, started group, changed major to fashion after much consideration, went back to toronto to visit ada, nicole, and cassidy, actually made friends via korean club, spent most of the semester studying japanese and chinese, actually knew someone who had a crush on me wow, dealt with drama via t & e, got admitted to study in korea next year!!, finished the semester with pretty good grades, and finally, got to know myself a little better, also met nicole, luna, and emily this year and got closer to ada, cassidy, tristana, and trish.

So, wow. So much happened, in fact this may have been the busiest year of my life. And next year is going to be so much better!! For starters, you'll be in Korea studying fashion--as of now, I cannot even begin to fathom what it'll be like. Of course, a year from now, I'm sure it'll be much different. Right now I'm so curious about how things will go, whether I'll transfer to a fashion school, whether I'll find an internship, put down any roots, become fluent in Korean or maybe Japanese (well maybe that'll take more than a year, but regardless), etc. How exciting!!!

I'm hoping by this time next year you'll have much more confidence in yourself and had the self-discipline to accomplish what you've wanted to. And I hope you've gotten back into some of your hobbies (dancing, drawing) and maybe expanded on some others (guitar). Maybe you'll have accomplished some of the things I've been hoping to. Maybe gotten your work ethic up a little too.

Gosh, this is just such an exciting time. I'm really looking forward to the next year and hopefully this time next year I'll be able to look back and be happy with all that happened! Good luck, self.

HI LUA, i'm late at commenting to your time capsule meme, but i just wanted to say i'm glad i know you! shares caramel butter cookies

I'll come back later~

Sam!!

It's kind of ridiculous how long we've known each other, I'm sorry you've been subjected to my gross middle school years, haha! But thank you for sticking with me so long, hopefully we'll keep going just like this!!

You've been such an angel, I seriously honestly admire you. You're both intelligent and so kind, it's kind of ridiculous how hard it is to find those two traits in one person, and yet here you are. I hope you never change, or if you do, I hope it's to the person you strive to be. If it's you, I know you can do it. I truly believe that.

Make 2013 all your own. Lots of love.

Chels ♥

Dear self,

Wow you're getting older, you just turned 20. I know you don't feel like it and really when have you ever felt your age? Well except maybe when you turned 18, that was a shitty birthday but I do remember I could sign up for all those shit that required you to be 18. That was fun.

I'm sure people will say that your 19th year has gone, just like your younger years like 18 and 15 and 10 but it's not true. Sure 20 is here, and your front isn't the teen years anymore but that doesn't mean they're gone. Those years, they're never gone. Their still with you. Always will be. And I want you to remember that even as you grow older and you get new responsibilities. It's never wrong to have fun like a kid, it's never wrong to spend a day watching cartoons or in PJs, it's never wrong to be both an adult and a kid because people that say that it's wrong? Those people rarely have fun. They're uptight and scary and I don't want you being like them. I know pressure to be an 'adult' will be even bigger now that you're 20. You'll have to respond the way society expects you and to be honest, it'll be easier if you do but then that's been our life all this time. We learned to be flexible, to adapt to what people around us want. Just remember that sometimes it's good to take a stand somewhere, it's good to be the mountain instead of the bamboo once in a while.

And remember that you are you. You're not a simple one-sided thing, you're human and you're complex and multi-faceted. You can be this animanga fangirl, you can be 'normal', you can be sociable, you can bury yourself in pillows or pretend to be a blanket burrito and that's all part of you. You don't have to be just one thing.

Practice writing or drawing, get better, have fun. That's what's important. Have fun with life because nothing else is worth it if you don't have fun. Find people you like, talk to them, hang out with them. It doesn't matter if not everyone likes you. Making everyone like you is a pain, just be polite, the people that will like you are the people that will matter.

And that's all for the inspiring letter from one year younger self.

P.S. LEARN JAPANESE. MAKE NINI WRITE YOU OTP FIC. COSPLAY TAKAO. LEARN HOW TO COLOR SERIOUSLY(you'll feel better about it). Also get a new mattress, your old one is really hurting my back. DON'T FORGET TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE.

Edited 2012-12-18 00:10 (UTC)

I have the utmost faith that your wedding will be superb and that you'll find yourself a bit more in 2013. ♥ you're wonderful and I hope that your year goes splendidly!

maleficent

I sure do hope that by this time in 2013, you have a house. Preferably the one you're trying to buy right now. Please, for the love of god, don't fuck up your relationship. I swear I will come back from the past and smack you in the face if you do anything stupid. You are 26; act like it.

Also I hope you're still kicking ass at your job because there's no reason not to. You should be almost ready for a damn promotion here, okay. So you'd better be a goddamn baller.

PS, please don't weigh anything more than 175 by this point (unless you're pregnant or something, but please don't be pregnant yet.) Thaaaaaanks.

Edited 2012-12-18 01:00 (UTC)

I hope by the time you read this in 2013, you're doing so from your pimped out house, cozy in a big-ass boss wingback chair, a lowball tumbler of sweet-ass bourbon in one hand (may I recommend Wild Turkey American Honey? shit is drinkable, son!), fire crackling in the obligatory fireplace, giving a warm light to the bear-skin rug (which of course you hunted down then tanned yourself) sprawled on the floor (dark stained maple, the lumber timbered and planked yourself) of your aforementioned pimped out house. Which of course will have no fucking asbestos or knob & tube wiring. ♥

Lara!

I believe it was this year that we became friends! I'm very glad and happy that I met you and wish you all the best for the coming year. I also hope we talk more and our friendship will only grow stronger. You're a funny, creative person and so kawaii ♪( ´▽｀) i wish you the best in uni and everything else!

Cheers!

Jean

REN!

I know we haven't talked much this year, but I do know that you are a great person with a good heart. I know things haven't been the easiest, but I know you can make it through everything! I wish you the best of luck and happiness in the coming year(s)!

Love,
JEAN!

JEFF!

I am not sure if you just recently reappeared online, but I'm glad you did! You're fun and friendly and one of my most favorite people to see online! I wish you the best things for 2013 and hope we see each other around~ thanks for being a great friend and I'll see you in 2013!

Love,
JEAN! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

LESLIE!

I hope you've had a great 2012 and have an even better 2013. I know we haven't talked much this year, but I hope we do next year. You're smart, funny and super adorable. I love seeing you around and I just know the new year will be amazing for you!

Have a great one, my favorite shota!

Love,
JEAN

Britty,

How was your year? I hope it was good and I hope you have a great 2013! Work hard, stay strong and stay you; you're sweet, fun and deserve a nice year.

See you in '13!
Jean ♪(´ε｀ )

ABBY!

We haven't seen much of each oer, but I hope you're doing well! 2013 should be fun and exciting for you and I hope it turns out to be so. Keep it up in college and make us all proud!

Lots of love,

JEAN

Well, I think I will just tell you the most important thing that I want to tell you.

Thank you so much, Sachi. Without you, I will never meet other wonderful people this year. It's fun. I'm so happy you got a job and you're going to be regularized (lol tama ba yung term) anyway, I hope you will continue enjoying your job.

I hope 2013 is much nicer to you than 2012. Stay fabulous. You will always be a person I look up to.

~Mikichyan~

kyary

Belle. I ship you. Hard. With Sehun. I wish you two all the best in the future and a happy marriage♥

ALSO. I WISH YOU THE BEST IN KOREA, OKAY. MAKE SURE TO LEARN LOTS OF STUFF, BUY LOTS OF STUFF, AND BRING ME BACK SUHO♥♥♥

Edited 2012-12-21 07:12 (UTC)

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domofo

hi self!! well first i hope you keep your flawless usernames kekeke n__n

i also hope you've had a great third semester in college. not like i know anything since this is from the past but - it'll be better, i hope.

are you still in your life of singledom? i mean currently i'm not too fond of it but maybe you've become okay with it now. and if you're not single right now, great! i mean i hope the guy is a good guy and he is goddamn lucky because you are a fine piece of ass okay. hahahaha. but anyways yeah um romantic relationships can be overrated sometimes but i just hope you're happy with where you are right now!! ♥♥

i hope you still have a job! if it's still at the library or what. and that you're still alive ofc and um that either you've made new friends or that you've kept your old ones close. or both, both is good.

do you still like one direction? still in kpop? maybe you've started gravitating towards exo fandom now!! currently i'm scared of it but i hope self that you'll get into exo like, sometime or something. a lot of your friends are in exo fandom though so it's a good way to get closer!! i just hope you still appreciate one direction and all of your old fandoms, especially your chilldhood + cartoon fandoms bc remember there is nothing you can't ship, can't love even when you're 18--well 19 then, wow!!!!

KEEP YOUR OLD BLOG AND DON'T MOVE BLOGS TILL 2015 BECAUSE THIS WAS ON YOUR 101 IN 1001 GOALS LIST OK

in terms of writing, um. write when you're comfortable!! and stop signing up for every goddamn thing, okay. i won't be disappointed in you if you write only like, three stories in 2013 lol (although wow man but.) i mean, whether you've worked on wips/chaptered fic or not, although you've had some ideas brewing around in your mind so, y'know, would be useful if you actually at least started on them lmao. but don't worry about writing!!! it's not about numbers. it's about comfort and writing is a thing you do to destress yourself, not stress yourself. so don't worry.

ship what you ship, bias what you bias, and move along :)))) MAYBE YOU'LL BECOME FAMOUS ONE DAY LMAO but just know that i'm proud of you wherever you go!! kekeke ♥

love,
yourself :)

Edited 2012-12-22 23:08 (UTC)

HELLO 2013 ALICE i just realized that if we are on bad terms this time next year, it'll be super awkward, but we won't be on bad terms next year, right n___n bc you love me 4ever n_____n ((but if we are, then please forgive me i am dumb link me to this comment etc etc)) this was really random but yeah anYWAY

youuuuuuu are a giant enabler and you have COMPLETELY SUCKED ME INTO STANNING ONE DIRECTION. i remember when i was like "lol they're cute ig but meh probably not going to get into them" AND THEN I WAS FUCKING WRONG. but i am not complaining bc they are idiots and they make me smile AND ONE MORE FANDOM THAT WE HAVE IN COMMON AHAHA. i really hope we are both just as in love with them as we are now u__u

oh and if i still haven't played pokemon b/w2 by 2013 then pls @ me and tell me to get my shit together, I AM MISSING OUT.

cheesy comment time?? ok can

you are one of my closest fandom friends, like i could talk to you for hours on twitter (i'm pretty sure we have lol) and never get bored bc we always have so much to talk about. i am really really grateful that we've gotten so close in this past year, bc you're so fun to fangirl/rage/converse with and everyone who is not your friend is missing out tbh. ANYWAY 2013 ALICE if you're in a bad mood rn, i hope this cheers you up—and if you're in a good mood, then i hope this makes you even happier! lawl ok i'll stop now

you're a sophomore in college by now, i think, and also 19?! so grown up ;ww; hopefully, college continues to be great for you and you have loads good memories (and money keke). finals are over already so HWAITING FOR NEXT SEMESTER!!

IDK WHAT ELSE TO SAY hahahaha i am bad at this um. showers you with hearts and hugs :'333

LOVE,
JANNAH ♥

kordella

dear 2013 self,

i bet you're procrastinating something right now, right. well so am i so ig i'm not allowed to say anything BUT YOU WILL REGRET IT. like how i am regretting it, ahahahaha u__u it's okay, you'll be fine, you always manage.

i hope you have made more friends and are less shy now that you're a sophomore in college, and that you've learned to prioritize. are you still an english major? have you found anything else that has piqued your interest? if not, you better start figuring out what you'll do with an english degree now!!

read more books. write more. talk to people. STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY unless you're buying a mac (or maybe a windows 8 laptop, 2012 jannah hasn't decided which one she likes yet).

i hope life is treating you well and that you're not taking anything too seriously. you're probably still in fandom, right? hopefully you're still talking to the friends you have now, and you've made new friends as well!

don't be so down on yourself and don't be so critical of every little thing you do, it's not good! it's okay to be imperfect. stop comparing yourself to other people.

ANYWAY THIS HAS GOTTEN STRANGELY SERIOUS it's 1am ahahaha okay, i'll stop now.

love,
2012 jannah

Pinky!

You are an amazing person and I know things may have been up-and-down this year. I know you are strong and can get through anything. Remember that you are smart, witty, cute and deserve all the best for 2013 and beyond. I hope your family gets a little better as you grow and that you can gradually make the decisions you want most in your life. Be true to yourself and you will go so far.

Love,
Jean (￣▽￣)

JY!

AAAAAH, IDK WHAT TO SAY TO YOUUUUU. We obviously haven't talked at the same frequency as before, but when we do talk, I always tend to be all fluffy inside ; 3 ; We're all growing up and starting new life adventures and I am wishing you all the best on yours. In the coming 2013, I hope that we can share some life adventures together and grow stronger as friends. You are the cutest little fukutaichou everrrrrr and I am honored to have you and JC heading the club. Being so well-versed, clever and cute, I am sure you will have a great 2013 and you'll deserve all of those good things!

Love,
JEAN-CHUUU ♪(´ε｀ )

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