Letter to Me

This past Christmas season I was spending some time cleaning out a closet at my parents house that had boxes of my old stuff. Amidst the nostalgic sea of pictures, stuffed animals, and toys, I found a treasure: a letter I wrote to myself during my freshman year of highschool. This was an assignment for my freshman English class, so I'm not some weirdo who just randomly writes himself letters. Anyway, I found it to be pretty entertaining so I thought I'd share with everyone. Here it is.

1997--Quite a Year

Dear Paul (if that's still your name),

How was 1998? 1997 was quite a year. The biggest thing that happened was the move. Right now, I am still living int he apartment We go to Tallahassee a lot, to cleanup, and see David. The best thing for 1997 was getting my permit. I haven't driven much, but I'll get better. Today, my life is pretty good. I have a good family, church group, and good friends. And a good cat (go pet him real quick for me). As I sit here in class, I wonder what I/you will be/is like. Are you still the stud I am now? Just kidding.

(Good) movies I saw in '97 included Titanic, Tomorrow Never Dies (007), and Bean! Unfortunately, Seinfeld just went off the air. I can still see reruns. I also like Simpsons, and South Park. Also, at the beginning of '97 I got my moped! It's awesome. Do you still have it? Hopefully you'll have your license by now. What car do you have? Right now I want you to have a Wrangler or one of those old BMW convertibles (or a Ferrari!).

A typical day in my life now is: get up, get shower, eat, go to school, come home, check email, do homework, eat dinner, do more homework, and go to bed. Thank goodness for weekends.

One of the most important people that I've met this year is Rich Jones. He is my youth leader (but you probably already knew that). I miss all my friends in Tallahassee, and the ones who went to college, like David, Brent, Darrell, Lee Anna, Tripp, and Bryan. Another person I've met this year is Leigh Jansson. She is a senior. She's really nice, and fun to be around (don't ever tell her I said that!).

As of now, I'm about 5'7" or 5'8". Hopefully, as your reading this, you'll be about 6'0" or 5'11" (maybe even bigger!). Yeah right, you're probably more like 5'10". I still have blonde hair, and weigh about 120 lbs. Do you have a 6-pack? I'm working on one right now (with the ABFLEX).

Oh yeah, 1 bad thing that happened to me was the Mr. Barnett accident. I don't like him because he still thinks I cheated!

also, right now, I'm taking the WWJD 30-day challenge. I kind of slacked off at first, but I'm getting better. Are you close to God? If not, try to. Think of this as a reminder.

Ideally, right now, I want you to be about 5'11", dirty blonde hair, (same style), a little thicker (about 150 or 160 lbs), muscular, good lookin (you never will lose that), dressed nice, Christian, and I guess a lot like David. Oh and more confident about yourself.

Anyway, I guess I'll see you in the future (or just look in a mirror).

See ya,

Paul Burkhalter

You Got the Right One Baby (P365 D4)

Well, the past few days have been pretty uneventful, thus, no pictures. Trust me, you don't want a picture of me sitting around watching TV or applying for jobs or playing guitar.

So why Coke? Well, two reasons. One, I went to the NEW World of Coke Museum last week with my friend Jered from Penn State when he was in town for the American Meteorological Society's 90th Annual Meeting! It was exhilarating, I'm sure. The second reason is that I actually applied for a job with Coke. It signified my first application to a non-science related job. Yes, I've reached that point.

One Salad To Rule Them All (P365 D3)

Ok, so I jumped into the veggies today. This is a Big Salad made with red leaf lettuce, yellow bell peppers, roma tomatoes, white mushrooms, salt, fresh ground pepper, EVOO, and balsamic vinegar that I bought while in Rome last February. It was glorrrious!

P-365 D-2

THIS is a fresh assortment of locally grown organic veggies. Thanks to groupon, I got this cornucopia for half price! I'm not sure I can even eat all this before it goes bad.

These were provided by Nature's Garden Delivered. Check out their website. It's a little pricey, so I probably won't order again until I have some form of income.....

Project 365-Day 1

Ok, so a few peeps talked me into doing this "Project 365" where I take a picture EVERY DAY for the next year and upload it to my blog. I'll try to keep them interesting.....

These are the coaxing culprits.