Let's party like it's 1997

[bigdaveh]

So I just got back from my 10 year reunion. I had a good time. Wasn't sure I was going to because none of the people I still keep in touch with, few that they are, were going to go, and I wasn't sure who was. Thinking about it as I was driving over I though of the movie Gross Point Blank. I kinda laughed at myself and decided I was going to tell everyone I was a professional killer. Though I ended up not doing so, I was also later to discover that I was not the only one to think this. I was not that popular a person in HS. No one was outright hostile to me and I had a large number of acquaintances, but very few I actually hung out with on a regular basis outside of school. But even though 10 years have passed, almost everyone looked the same. There were a few more lines, a little more or little less weight, nicer clothes, but that was about the extent. Though apparently, as conveyed to be by a few, I was the only one with longer hair now then in HS. It was a lot of small talk, people you didn't know well saying how good it was to see you and everyone wanting to know 1) Where are you living? 2) What are you doing? 3) Are you married? 4) Do you have any kids? It became a bit of a joke and it seemed like a number of people were beginning to just rattle of the answers as they reintroduced themselves. Most were doing well. Most seemed happy. And all that crap that mattered then didn't matter now. People you didn't talk to then, I believe, were actually interested in what was going on with each other. Seems like we grew up after all. Seems like a number of people are in Tampa that I had no idea were. We made the standard "We should get together and hang out" statements. I guess we'll see if life gets in the way like it often seems to. No real point to this post really, but I had a good time and I'm glad I came up for it.

BTW Coolest job? Mission Control for the International Space Station at NASA in Houston