I would prefer April 20, 1986, but 1987 would be nice, too.
I was actually kind of obsessed with the idea not long ago, after seeing the movie Somewhere In Time... ¬_¬ Obviously, none of my self-hypnotism attempts were successful, maybe I should start trying again.
My idea, provided that I'm the same age as I am now, would be that I would "wash up on shore", and pretend I've lost my memory. As long as I don't get polygraphed, I think it shouldn't be too hard to fake. Police will file for missing persons, but nobody will be able to identify me.
I've looked into other cases of amnesia, and it seems that everything after that point will be an uphill battle...it's not like you get a new social security card, a job to work at, or a place to live =| So I'm not sure where this hypothetical story would go from there, but it would sure be fun to see the old city again. At least for a little while (maybe it's always been rose tinted glasses?).
Would be pretty fun to collect Atari and NES back then, and it would be awesome to see a ton of my favorite films in the theatres. I'd be more than okay without HDTVs, digital video, Internet, etc...but I think not being able to check IMDB to remember who was in what would kind of bug me a bit =P I guess I would have to buy (gasp) a book.
I would like to try to visit my younger self, to give me some advice or something...but I think if I'm playing up the amnesia thing, it would be pretty difficult to convince my dad that I'm a "long lost cousin".
It would be especially weird to fall in love with a woman, only to find out that she's the mother of someone I know O_O Maybe I shouldn't stick around in the same town...
...and then one day in 2018, my friends will all wonder where I've disappeared to, and this grizzled 64 year old man will approach them and say "sorry I was gone for a little while, but I'm BACK now."
Spooky.
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