High school reunion
Okay, so I am home and got sucked into going out to the bars near my hometown, Highwood in case you know. Little did I know that this one bar, Teddy O's, is essentially the home of a high school reunion for the nearby schools. I saw A LOT of people I graduated highschool early beacause of, a lot more people I certainly didn't mind the idea of never seeing again, and a few people I actually was excited to see.
Initially, I thought to myself, "This is going to suck. I hate most of these people and I am going to feel like shit because they made me feel like shit for years." Only, after about ten minutes, I realized that most of them didn't even give me a 2nd look because I am different now than I was. And those that did eventually recognize me were extremely complimentary, telling me how great I look now and seeming maybe a little jealous that I'm following my dreams and doing theatre in LA while finishing undergrad. Most of them look about the same or not quite as good as they did in high school (I look much better, as evidenced by my horrible photos from that time in my life), and most of the guys have put on a good bit of weight. And as petty as it seems, I got a great deal of satisfaction out of the fact that I was so ridiculed and overlooked by all of them and now they're all getting fat and doing nothing, sitting around in the midwest.
I got a LOT of satisfaction out of this boy who was incredibly popular in highschool coming up to me and telling me that he knows we haven't even spoken in probably nine years, but that I look really great and could he buy me a drink. And then I told him no, but to tell his mother I said hello, and he got all frazzled and then acknowledged that he was being really awkward but what could he say after not speaking to me for all of high school.
SUCKAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Initially, I thought to myself, "This is going to suck. I hate most of these people and I am going to feel like shit because they made me feel like shit for years." Only, after about ten minutes, I realized that most of them didn't even give me a 2nd look because I am different now than I was. And those that did eventually recognize me were extremely complimentary, telling me how great I look now and seeming maybe a little jealous that I'm following my dreams and doing theatre in LA while finishing undergrad. Most of them look about the same or not quite as good as they did in high school (I look much better, as evidenced by my horrible photos from that time in my life), and most of the guys have put on a good bit of weight. And as petty as it seems, I got a great deal of satisfaction out of the fact that I was so ridiculed and overlooked by all of them and now they're all getting fat and doing nothing, sitting around in the midwest.
I got a LOT of satisfaction out of this boy who was incredibly popular in highschool coming up to me and telling me that he knows we haven't even spoken in probably nine years, but that I look really great and could he buy me a drink. And then I told him no, but to tell his mother I said hello, and he got all frazzled and then acknowledged that he was being really awkward but what could he say after not speaking to me for all of high school.
SUCKAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!