The perils of time travel.

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The perils of time travel.

by Benjaminbrum @ Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2008 – 08:21:27 pm

Was chatting with a good friend of mine, Ian, on MSN and we were chatting about my message to the past: http://tiny.cc/B5MXG and I told him about having thought/written about past me visiting current me.

And we got chatting about the kinds of interactions past Ian/Ben would have with current Ian/Ben.

I said that I had to nip away as I was making a pudding that wouldn't make itself. Then I said "Maybe a future me will visit current me with one that does."

Ian said: oooh...that might be a little disarming. Like taking angel delight to the Victorians.

Imagine that!
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- fairplay ^Pro
- Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 @ 08:50:05 am
I liked that very much - especially the line "I bring tidings of gentle survival"

I've heard something similar which is writing a letter to yourself for the future i.e your hopes/aspirations for 5/10/30 years down the line. I've never actually done it but maybe I should do. It would have been interesting to know what my aspirations were at the start of medical school, on qualifying and now further down the line where I want to be and how I want to be. Change happens not in great leaps but by small accruals of experience.

I'm still working on the question for your colleagues!

And Angel Delight Butterscotch>Strawberry>Chocolate in terms of which are the best flavours
- - Benjaminbrum
  - Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 @ 10:00:15 am
  I didn't feel I could honestly say "tidings of great joy" as I didn't want to build my own expectations.
  
  I often write letters to myself in the future and get friends to send them to me randomly from locations that I won't expect. When they arrive I tilt my head slightly looking at the envelope thinking "who's this from?" and open and get some sage advice or a kick up the arse from myself. I tell my friends that they'll know exactly when to send it.
  
  In the next meeting I have with my colleagues I'll find out about what kind of angel delight they like. I'm a personal fan of strawberry or butterscotch. I've also heard of heresy involving making a layer of one flavour, waiting for that to set and then adding another flavour on top. People are weird, eh?
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- Simon Menashy
- Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 @ 10:38:42 pm
Layered Angel Delight is an INSPIRED creation. Maybe even put breadcrumbs or something in between the layers - an Angel Delight cake of sorts?
- - Benjaminbrum
  - Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 @ 11:47:47 pm
  Breadcrumbs? In angel delight? Student ways will always be a mystery to me.
  - - fairplay ^Pro
    - Thursday, Jul. 24, 2008 @ 07:36:07 am
    That's reminded me; I used to break biscuits into my angel delight so you had the change in texture from smooth, smooth delight to crunchy cookie.
    
    You could make an Angel Delight cookbook.
    - - Benjaminbrum
      - Monday, Aug. 04, 2008 @ 11:51:16 pm
      I'd name the Angel Delight cookbook:
      
      Memories of Delight.
      
      And put in some stories of when we were kids and how we ate angel delight.
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