Reminiscing in Detail

Ah, to look back on your life and think "those were the days." Those were the days you think about time and again, and cringe because what you did back then would hardly be socially acceptable now, and ohmygod what were you thinking??? then immediately fill your soul with regret. If genies were real, you'd make all three of your wishes be for a time machine.

You should be thankful though! Because through all those moments - whether they be good or bad - you learned something. And that's the greatest gift time can give us! You should consider writing a memoir. Though you may not think so, someone out there is bound to think that you're life is super interesting, and take something away from it.

I'm actually considering writing a memoir myself. I have a problem with how I'll link some of the interesting stories together and spice up the boring parts. But, well. I'll cross that bridge if I come to it. I think I've learned a lot of valuable lessons in being human. Lessons that I wish others would learn, and ones that I hope to impart on others should I publish a whole memoir.

I think for starters, I would test the waters and release small excerpts into the public via blog posts. I think I would put an interesting story out there first. Maybe not one that has a profound lesson in it, but an entertaining one nonetheless. I would choose one that doesn't have a lot of super personal details that I need to keep in the closet for now. Even if I end up publishing a whole book, as part of the editing process I would slowly add and remove details based on necessity and respect for the people that I mention and their privacy.

Regardless, it will be a fun process. Telling a tale that's as old as time in your eyes to fresh ears makes you feel kind of famous.

Memoirs Are Just Memories, Right?

The concept of writing a memoir is an interesting one. And I think that if you were to write one, you dance on the dangerous line of controversy. But I applaud you all the same.

It would be difficult for me to write a memoir. Probably. I think I've had some pretty interesting stuff happen to me, but I've convinced myself that 0/10 people would think the things that have happened to me are as interesting as I believe them to be. I suppose I could write from memory and just say what happened at a particular time and hope for the best? There's other things I would much rather be writing about.

If I absolutely had to write a memoir, I don't think I would be able to write my current life story cover-to-cover. There would be some pretty dark things in there about abuse, depression, and sexual assault - not to mention the dumb choices in my teenage years - that I am just not ready for the world to know yet. I'm still sorting these things out. And until I have all my poops in a scoop, these memories and events will be locked inside.

So I'll have to write in selective chunks.

I've thought about writing a book about the things that have been spoken to me - which would be a collection of things that have been spoken to me by other people that I find amusing. But that wouldn't be my memoir.

Here's a short list of things I could write about in my memoir

- The time I went urban exploring for the first time: With a small group of my pals, I got into the abandoned Northville Asylum. It was one of the scariest things I've ever done in my life, but I learned a lot about urban exploring that night.

- Starting my relationship with my first girlfriend: The beginning of my journey to discover my sexuality! Woohoo!

- Catching crayfish in the creek and the Weird Woods: I used to hang out a lot with my friends at a creek between my house and the elementary school I attended. I swear those woods were haunted. I miss those days.

- Getting my hair cut short for the very first time: I wanted my hair to look like a rockstar I idolized at the time, but keeping it short turned out to be a nightmare. That was probably the last time I took risks with haircuts.