HIGH SCHOOL MEME!
Gakked from algernon_mouse.
Wow, talk about taking me back. It's weird to think about all this stuff now!
1. Did you date someone from your school? No. I wasn't allowed to date in high school.
2. Did you marry someone from your high school? OMG, HELL NO. The thought of marriage terrifies me; the thought of marrying anyone I went to high school with makes me laugh hysterically. The two are NOT a good combination.
3. Did you car pool to school? Nope. Mom would drop us off in the morning if she wasn't working, but mostly? We walked EVERYWHERE.
4. What kind of car did you have? Just my feet. I didn't even get my driver's license until I was 25.
5. What kind of car do you have now? A Hyundai Sonata named Sherman.
6. It's Friday night...where are you? (then) Probably hanging out at the Kennedys' house after we all went to karate.
7. It is Friday night...where are you? (now) Taking my mom out to dinner, home watching TV with the dog, sometimes going out with friends.
8. What kind of job did you have in high school? I worked at Wendy's. Fast food grease, yay.
9. What kind of job do you do now? I'm a library worker bee. It's not that different from fast food; I just hand out books instead of burgers.
10. Were you a party animal? God, no. I didn't know enough people for that.
11. Were you considered a flirt? No. I was too shy to even talk to boys I liked, let alone flirt with them. Even now, I'm not very good at flirting.
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Orchestra and choir. Played cello, sang alto.
13. Were you a nerd? Not really. Definitely not part of the popular crowd, but I had my friends.
14. Did you get suspended or expelled? Certainly not.
15. Can you sing the fight song? Did we have one? Kristin would know . . . she was a cheerleader.
16. Who was / were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Hansen was the only teacher who ever really made an effort to figure out an effective way to teach me math, and that made a real impact on me. I learned not just the calculus, but also that there is more than one way to teach a concept, and that being a good teacher means finding what works for different people, not just standing in front of a roomful of kids and expecting them to learn. I only had her junior year, but the idea stuck.
17. Where did you sit during lunch? On the left side of the cafeteria as you entered, halfway between the entrance and the exit, and the side of the table that put my back to the wall.
18. What was your school's full name? LOL. I'm not telling!
19. When did you graduate? That, I'll tell. 1987.
20. What was your school mascot? A bulldog.
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you? HELL NO. Though I think I would go back to my first year of college and fix a few fuckups.
22. Did you have fun at Prom? Of course. I was with all my friends-- what's not to love?
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with? Shit, I didn't talk to him that night. He was a friend of a guy that Rachel was dating, from another school, and close to being a complete stranger.
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion? Didn't bother with the last one. I stay in touch with the people I care about, and everyone else can go to hell in a handcart. Though if I ran into Pat Zieger again? I might tell him I had a HUGE HONKING CRUSH on him for just about the whole time he was in our school system. He didn't graduate with us, though, so I wouldn't see him at a reunion even if I went.
25. Do you still talk to people from school? My best friends are still John and Kristin. I talk to Rachel when her husband allows it, which is not very often. I occasionally run into other people I remember and we exchange pleasantries.
Wow, talk about taking me back. It's weird to think about all this stuff now!
1. Did you date someone from your school? No. I wasn't allowed to date in high school.
2. Did you marry someone from your high school? OMG, HELL NO. The thought of marriage terrifies me; the thought of marrying anyone I went to high school with makes me laugh hysterically. The two are NOT a good combination.
3. Did you car pool to school? Nope. Mom would drop us off in the morning if she wasn't working, but mostly? We walked EVERYWHERE.
4. What kind of car did you have? Just my feet. I didn't even get my driver's license until I was 25.
5. What kind of car do you have now? A Hyundai Sonata named Sherman.
6. It's Friday night...where are you? (then) Probably hanging out at the Kennedys' house after we all went to karate.
7. It is Friday night...where are you? (now) Taking my mom out to dinner, home watching TV with the dog, sometimes going out with friends.
8. What kind of job did you have in high school? I worked at Wendy's. Fast food grease, yay.
9. What kind of job do you do now? I'm a library worker bee. It's not that different from fast food; I just hand out books instead of burgers.
10. Were you a party animal? God, no. I didn't know enough people for that.
11. Were you considered a flirt? No. I was too shy to even talk to boys I liked, let alone flirt with them. Even now, I'm not very good at flirting.
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Orchestra and choir. Played cello, sang alto.
13. Were you a nerd? Not really. Definitely not part of the popular crowd, but I had my friends.
14. Did you get suspended or expelled? Certainly not.
15. Can you sing the fight song? Did we have one? Kristin would know . . . she was a cheerleader.
16. Who was / were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Hansen was the only teacher who ever really made an effort to figure out an effective way to teach me math, and that made a real impact on me. I learned not just the calculus, but also that there is more than one way to teach a concept, and that being a good teacher means finding what works for different people, not just standing in front of a roomful of kids and expecting them to learn. I only had her junior year, but the idea stuck.
17. Where did you sit during lunch? On the left side of the cafeteria as you entered, halfway between the entrance and the exit, and the side of the table that put my back to the wall.
18. What was your school's full name? LOL. I'm not telling!
19. When did you graduate? That, I'll tell. 1987.
20. What was your school mascot? A bulldog.
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you? HELL NO. Though I think I would go back to my first year of college and fix a few fuckups.
22. Did you have fun at Prom? Of course. I was with all my friends-- what's not to love?
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with? Shit, I didn't talk to him that night. He was a friend of a guy that Rachel was dating, from another school, and close to being a complete stranger.
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion? Didn't bother with the last one. I stay in touch with the people I care about, and everyone else can go to hell in a handcart. Though if I ran into Pat Zieger again? I might tell him I had a HUGE HONKING CRUSH on him for just about the whole time he was in our school system. He didn't graduate with us, though, so I wouldn't see him at a reunion even if I went.
25. Do you still talk to people from school? My best friends are still John and Kristin. I talk to Rachel when her husband allows it, which is not very often. I occasionally run into other people I remember and we exchange pleasantries.