I have been writing in a journal on an almost-daily basis since I was 17 years old. This is a record of me going through each entry from the beginning, and commenting on the me from fifteen years ago.

It’s gotta be the atmosphere of school that gives me ideas. That’s the best part of being here. My classes aren’t particularly great, but they get my mind moving. I find things to give me ideas at every turn. My mind is alive and acting well. Something should come of this, I’d think.

College was an extremely creative period for me. There was the excitement of everything being new, an influx of fresh ideas, and the energy of everyone forming themselves. I’m not sure if it was the most creative period of my life, but it was definitely up there. I believe that our creative energy comes and goes in waves, probably because that creativity eventually gets us into something that keeps us to busy to keep at that creative pace.