Saturday, March 2, 2013

Back From The Future

Hosted by Nicki, Suze, and M Pax.
I'm participating in the Back From the Future Blog Hop.

Here are my Instructions:

You're up before dawn on a Saturday when the doorbell rings. You haven't brewed your coffee so you wonder if you imagined the sound. Plonking the half-filled carafe in the sink, you go to the front door and cautiously swing it open. No one there. As you cast your eyes to the ground, you see a parcel addressed to you ... from you.

 You scoop it up and haul it inside, sensing something legitimate despite the extreme oddness of the situation. Carefully, you pry it open. Inside is a shoebox -- sent from ten years in the future -- and it's filled with items you have sent yourself.

What's in it?

**∑´®ƒ¥¨ø**

As I look out the window, I spot my neighbor waving from her driveway and heading my way. I open the door to see what she wants.

"I met the future you looking for your house to deliver that package," she points, "but you forgot where you live," she says.

"Do I move in the future?" Not that it would matter since I've lived in my house for twenty-two years.

"No. You're just even more forgetful than you are now."

Great. I thank her, close the door, and open a Stinga shoe box, a future best selling brand that sports "kick me" across the heals. The box reveals a half eaten donut with teeth digging into it. Under the donut clutching teeth is one smiley-face sock with a purple note sticking out of the top.

I snatch the note for a quick read.
Dear Me,
     The 2013 economy is in a rut, so I've included something valuable to help you out. If you look closely at our teeth, you'll find gold fillings in the molars. As for the sock, I couldn't find the mate in 2023, so I figured I'd send it back to see if you have it.

Love,
Me

 
I take the teeth and start for the door, but I forget what I'm supposed to do with them.  Oh well. At least I still have half of a tasty donut. I take a bite only to remember that I stopped eating sugar years ago. Darn! I guess I should give up artificial sweeteners too.

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37 comments:

  1. Martha Jane OrlandoMarch 2, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    Enjoyed the whimsy here! :) Wonderfully done!
    Blessings!

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  2. Optimistic ExistentialistMarch 2, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    Loved this!! And half of a tasty donut is better then no donut at all :)

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  3. Rhonda AlbomMarch 2, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    You are supposed to take the teeth and trade them in for some plane tickets down under to visit your long lost college roommate.

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  4. Journey of LifeMarch 2, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    That was a cute story. It will be so cool if it can happen--can't imagine my *future me* visiting me :-)

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  5. dolorahMarch 2, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    how could you give up donuts? The missing sock was a cool thought too.

    ......dhole

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  6. Susan Flett SwiderskiMarch 2, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    Well done! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Your neighbor must be mega-cool not to freak out at meeting the future you.

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  7. PetroMarch 2, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    Great post, Joyce. Funny sarcasm suits you perfectly (as long as it's not aimed at me, hehehe)

    xoxo

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  8. Roland D. YeomansMarch 2, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    Love the missing sock! :-)

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  9. Michelle WallaceMarch 2, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    You have a great sense of humour! I enjoyed this creative entry!

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  10. Kittie HowardMarch 2, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    Great job! And I totally understand why you gave up dough-nuts. Hey, new Follower here. *waves*

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  11. Masshole MommyMarch 2, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    This is a really cool idea for a post. I loved reading your version of it and the missing sock was totally awesome.

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  12. An Apel a DayMarch 2, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    The cost of metal is only going up and up; that's a good stash. As for the sock, I'm always missing one it seems. I have a small pile. It's great when I actually find one. Usually one is stuck to the inside of a shirt.

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  13. Nicki ElsonMarch 2, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    Haha, very clever entry. So did you have the other sock?

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  14. Arlee BirdMarch 2, 2013 at 4:43 PM

    Gotta love that missing sock idea. So totally practical.

    Lee
    Writers Workshop
    An A to Z Co-host blog

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  15. stevebethereMarch 2, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    LOl thanks for making me laugh it's a shame about the other sock and other half of the doughnut but like you said half is better than none heheh!

    Have a sweetastic weekend :-)

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  16. Sherry EllisMarch 2, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    Too funny! And was the donut stale? ;)

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  17. Luanne G. SmithMarch 2, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    I'd have eaten the rest of the donut...barefoot. I can't find any pairs of socks that match anymore. :P

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  18. Jennifer LaneMarch 2, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Hilarious post! I'm glad the neighbor didn't freak out from meeting you from the future.

    ~the Cougar ;-)

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  19. D.G. HudsonMarch 3, 2013 at 1:18 AM

    I don't think I'd eat a donut from the future, wouldn't it be stale? Every neighbourhood seems to have one of those nosy types. I always used to tell the kids that lost socks end up in Odd-sock-land, but I didn't know it was in the future, too.

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  20. Veronica LeeMarch 3, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    LOL! Thanks for the chuckle! Love your cute story!

    Have a blessed Sunday!

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  21. shellyMarch 3, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    Lol!

    Hugs and chocolate,
    Shelly

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  22. UnknownMarch 3, 2013 at 8:15 AM

    Hilarious and bizarre! A winning combination!
    ~Just Jill

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  23. AnonymousMarch 3, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Very funny! Love the sock!

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  24. AnonymousMarch 3, 2013 at 11:34 AM

    So funny!

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  25. AnonymousMarch 3, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    Now I have a craving to watch Back to the Future!

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  26. Lisa SouthardMarch 3, 2013 at 4:26 PM

    Delightfully dotty and low tech :-)

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  27. BinkyMarch 3, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    Couldn't you have at least left yourself some winning stock tips?

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  28. Tara TylerMarch 4, 2013 at 7:17 AM

    you are such a goof! should have sent some memory booster pills!

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  29. brendaMarch 4, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    You have a twisted wit, like it. Teeth and a sock? I am wondering what I would do.. oh yes, start writing earlier in your life, before they invented blogs. FUNNY!

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  30. mail4roseyMarch 4, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    LOL, I would need a box of socks mailed to me, I seem to always have a ton of mismatches.

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  31. AnonymousMarch 4, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    I've been sitting here a solid five minutes trying to think of what I'd send myself. Likely a size small bikini to remind myself that I'm skinny now and should continue to work out lest I widen up too much. Hmmm...

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  32. UnknownMarch 4, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Love it!

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

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  33. Theresa MahoneyMarch 4, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    Agree with Binky! Why wouldn't future you leave stock tips or winning lotto numbers? If future me paid a visit and didn't leave those, I'd punch her in the face.

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  34. PK HREZOMarch 4, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    lol.. love it! And I bet present-you was happy to get that sock back! ;)

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  35. AdeliaMarch 4, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    Very amusing! I love your take on the hop you're participating in. It all goess together so well too. Kudos!

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  36. AnonymousMarch 5, 2013 at 10:34 AM

    ACK! No, look at the fillings! The fillings!! XD

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  37. nutschellMarch 6, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    the fillings! How very creative. And i love that you now have another missing sock to worry about.
    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com

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