i got a letter from myself this morning. from the past. a past version of me who i forgot existed, and was apparently pretty flipping awesome. a letter from a 24 year old morgan hughes.
well, it was actually an email. i guess at some point in january of 2005 i went to the website futureme.org and typed out an email to myself, and then told the website that i would like it delivered exactly five years later, at which point i would be a smashingly good-looking 28 year old man of many talents who's occasional acne had finally cleared up.
life is hard.
here is what the email said...
subject: 2005 fiesta bowl champs
morgan,
so how awesome was that game against notre dame, eh? troy smith began to look like the real deal in my opinion - i am thinking serious heisman run next year. although i am concerned with the total loss of our defense, i could see us running the table in 2006 and playing for the national title. and how about them basketball bucks, eh? looks like we could make a run at the national championship sometime in the next couple seasons. go bucks.
so, let me guess, you are still single. right? nice work, nice work indeed. you are almost thirty years old and you still havent let a woman trick you into marrying her. good job. lets pretend its that you dont WANT to get married and not that no one would ever choose to spend the rest of their life with you. its easier that way, right? right.
anyway, keep up the good work, and i hope you have seen the braves win a postseason series since i wrote this.
never fake the funk on a nasty dunk.
your pal,
morgan hughes, age 24
some thoughts...
1. troy smith did win the heisman the next season.
2. ohio state did run the table and play for the national title in 2006.
3. the bucks did lose their defense and gave up 39 points to michigan before being throttled by florida to the tune of 41-14 in the MNC game.
4. the basketball buckeyes did end up playing in the national championship game that very season, but lost oden, cook, and conley to the NBA and only made it to the NIT the following season. but we wont the NIT! champions! kinda-sorta!
5. i am still single, and i am pretending it is my choice and not everyone elses.
6. the braves have not even made the postseason since the writing of that email, let alone win an entire postseason series. let alone own many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
7. 24 year old morgan was smart.
i dont even really remember what 2005 was like. can you imagine living in a place where no one knew who OMGBARACK!!!11!1! was?
the past was definitely a less hopeful place.
NO WE COULDNT.
well, it was actually an email. i guess at some point in january of 2005 i went to the website futureme.org and typed out an email to myself, and then told the website that i would like it delivered exactly five years later, at which point i would be a smashingly good-looking 28 year old man of many talents who's occasional acne had finally cleared up.
life is hard.
here is what the email said...
subject: 2005 fiesta bowl champs
morgan,
so how awesome was that game against notre dame, eh? troy smith began to look like the real deal in my opinion - i am thinking serious heisman run next year. although i am concerned with the total loss of our defense, i could see us running the table in 2006 and playing for the national title. and how about them basketball bucks, eh? looks like we could make a run at the national championship sometime in the next couple seasons. go bucks.
so, let me guess, you are still single. right? nice work, nice work indeed. you are almost thirty years old and you still havent let a woman trick you into marrying her. good job. lets pretend its that you dont WANT to get married and not that no one would ever choose to spend the rest of their life with you. its easier that way, right? right.
anyway, keep up the good work, and i hope you have seen the braves win a postseason series since i wrote this.
never fake the funk on a nasty dunk.
your pal,
morgan hughes, age 24
some thoughts...
1. troy smith did win the heisman the next season.
2. ohio state did run the table and play for the national title in 2006.
3. the bucks did lose their defense and gave up 39 points to michigan before being throttled by florida to the tune of 41-14 in the MNC game.
4. the basketball buckeyes did end up playing in the national championship game that very season, but lost oden, cook, and conley to the NBA and only made it to the NIT the following season. but we wont the NIT! champions! kinda-sorta!
5. i am still single, and i am pretending it is my choice and not everyone elses.
6. the braves have not even made the postseason since the writing of that email, let alone win an entire postseason series. let alone own many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
7. 24 year old morgan was smart.
i dont even really remember what 2005 was like. can you imagine living in a place where no one knew who OMGBARACK!!!11!1! was?
the past was definitely a less hopeful place.
NO WE COULDNT.
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This is by far, my favorite team secret falcon post.
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