Oh high school....

[gordonzola]

This will be a heck of a lot better than catching up at funerals...


Ok, so my 20th high school reunion is coming up. A couple of months ago I wrote about running into some high school people. Well, one of them just forwarded the info. And of course, it’s at Classmates.com which is an evil little website.

Why evil? Basically, you can’t do much beyond getting a list of names of people who are registered. If you click on the names to read their bios or see their pics you get this message:

Can't get a certain someone off your mind, Gordon?
Go Gold now to get back in touch.

Dear Homecoming Queen,* I’ve been in love with you since 1984 but have finally worked up the nerve to tell you. I’m only a cheesemonger, but I offer my undying devotion to the romantic image I made up about you and have been embellishing for 20 years. Please write back!

Yeah, that’ll work.

Anyways, in a drunken moment at a bar last year, I promised co-worker and attendee of the same high school, ctrhotpink, that we would go together. This is what people mean when they talk about making Bad Decisions under the influence of alcohol. I regret it now, but a promise is a promise. ilipodscrill what do you think about being our driver and bodyguard?

Anyway, here are some choice examples of why I’m so excited. These are all actual quotes from the RSVP list:


Can we have it somewhere a little more exciting than McInnis Park golf center?
The last reunion I heard about, the 5th year, was already charging $75 a head. I can only imagine how high the price would be if it was someplace "exciting".


What kind of music would you like to hear at the reunion? Phill Collins, some reggae,
Well, the memories would come flooding back.

Been thinking about the reunion for a few months now.
What possesses someone to start thinking about the reunion months ahead of time? Heck, since the reunion isn’t until September so I guess I am. But I was forced into it. Also this was posted last November or so, so this person has been eagerly awaiting the reunion for over a year.

I look forward to coming to see my (very) old California Friends. Its in my calendar and look forward to flying there from my home in Europe. Ciao
Did I tell you about my home in Europe? Hmmmmm?

The only difference is now we know how to really party.
This just scares me. I hope he doesn’t bring the beer bong.

What kind of music would you like to hear at the reunion? A bunch of hammered 40 year old Karaoke singers (meaning us) sounds good, so we can pretend we are still in high school! I thought I was kidding, but it sounds kind of fun... Still a little joker I am!
Making a serious comment and trying to pass it off like a wacky joke. I bet they are the star of their local karaoke bar and want to show off their special skill.

And the comment that really makes me want to attend:

Can not wait to see the MILFS....
That's a guy I can't wait to party with!


See, the problem is that I don’t love or hate my high school classmates, really. I just feel massive ambivalence about the ones I’m not in touch with. I think the whole experience will be lots of fakey-fakey about how great things were and how we all miss each other.

Anyways, I should probably make up some good lies to tell at the reunion. Any ideas? Anyone got reunion stories?



*heh, the homecoming queen actually reads this journal sometimes so let me say that this is meant to be an example of, not actual, declaration of romantic love. Of course, our homecoming queen was a little punky, photographer who went on to double major in English and Physics at a hoitier-toitier school than mine.

Comments

[incendiarymind.livejournal.com]

Just think of it as a sociological experience. I had my 10th a couple of years back and it was amazing how much everyone still had in common from growing up in suburbia. The reunion itself was really boring but afterwards we went to another bar and even though we had all went to different colleges and lived in different cities (well my group of friends did, a lot of the people there still lived in Detroit suburbia) the people were all so similar in how they turned out, what they liked to drink, the music they liked, etc. it was eerie. You'd think ten years and different social issues would change that, but it didn't.

If you think of it that way it will actually be interesting and mentally stimulating.

I have to say that I was awaiting my 10th reunion as soon as the 5th didn't happen. :)

[reddawn.livejournal.com]

I'm utterly flabbergasted by the idea that you thought hanging out with NHS grads would be interesting a mere ten years later.

[incendiarymind.livejournal.com]

How much time must pass before Novi grads become interesting? :)

[reddawn.livejournal.com]

At least enough time for most of them to have been married with children, divorced and forced to contemplate their crimes against humanity and good taste from behind bars. In short, another 10 or 20 years wait would be well advised.

[incendiarymind.livejournal.com]

I know who won't be going to her reunion next year. :)