Birthday Wishes from Past Kat

Today I received birthday wishes from everyone (and an awesome surprise party put on by R & A, so happy! Didn't realize I had so many great friends that I shared hilarious/embarrassing/amazing memories with), including myself. To be more specific, an email from 18 year old Kat who was about to graduate from high school.

She (I?) made predictions about the future. Most of them have not (yet?) come true. The email was long, but it ended on a hopeful note:

I could ramble on forever but I'm sure you're tired of hearing from your 18 year old self. How old are you now... 22? Good grief, old fart (:

I hope you haven't done anything illegal or anything you really regret. Life has been good, and life will continue to be good if you let it. So don't ever give up. Because you have 18 - now 22 years of self interest invested in YOU. Don't let that go to waste.

I believe in you.

They all do.

It's 12:16 and mother has turned off the shower water. She's probably going to walk in and yell at me for not going to sleep earlier - we're going hiking tomorrow after all. Oh, there goes the door. I guess it's time to call it a wrap.

MEAT forever (:

Peace, love, & canker sores.

Kathleen Tang, age 18
June 8, 2008

PS. Happy birthday!