Time Travel Into My Past

The parameters set within the book changes the nature of visiting one's past substantially. Since we cannot really change it, it leaves us with times that we would like to re-visit. To experience with the benefit of age, that we may not have appreciated at the time. Since, for the most part, I really dislike myself when I think back to what I used to be like, so that makes the windows I can re-visit even smaller. So I have come up with a short list of times I would like to travel back to, were I Chrono-Impaired.

(In chronological order)

1. My Dad's return from Desert Storm: My dad refers to this as the happiest day of his life. It happened when I was not older than 4 years old, but it ranks among one of my earliest memories. I would love to see this family reunion, because it is a favorite family memory, and I wish I had a better recollection of the events.

2. My first directorial effort: At the age of 5, my parents took me to my first play. A children's theatre production of the Tales of Uncle Remus, entitles Br'er Rabbit and the Tar Baby. The next day, armed with neighbor kids and costumes hastily produced by my parents, I attempted to direct a re-creation of the show. It was a horrible failure. Kids aren't big on being told what to do, and prefer to do whatever they want to. Needless to say, this was probably very funny to witness. My parents love retelling this story, and I wish I could have witnessed it, rather than having been involved.

3.The most nervous I have ever been: My senior year in high school, we put on my favorite musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Since I had been a little kid I had wanted the lead, Tevye. As I went in to the initial audition, I was more nervous than I had ever been (and to this day have ever been). I put on a brave face, though my legs were twitching like they never have as I sang. Both portions of my audition went excellently, and I got a call back. I would just like to see myself, in one of my proudest moments, as I surprise everyone in the room.

4. My first Nuthouse show: This came about a month into my time at WSU. I had sought out the campus improv group in an attempt to find something I liked to occupy my time. When I came to WSU, I intended to stay my Freshman year, get good grades and transfer to a "better" school. As a result of Nuthouse and the friends I made there, I stayed at WSU. I am sure that first show might be quite painful for me to watch, but it is/represents an important moment in my (recent) life.