Reunion
I had my 10 year high school reunion last weekend and, surprisingly, had a lot of fun. A quick rundown:
- I recognized and remembered almost everyone (not too difficult since we only had 140 people in our class and maybe 1/3 of them showed up, but still, go go gadget memory)
- Way too many of my classmates have grown up, gotten married, and had kids.
- The most common reaction upon seeing me was "Wow, when did you get so big?" The first couple times I thought the person meant fat, but then I realized they meant muscles. +5 ego. I appreciated the pokes and the squeezings of the arms from the attractive female classmates, but I would have appreciated them more 10 years ago (see note #2).
- A classmate who was fighting cancer in high school is still alive and looking pretty good. This is good.
- One of my best friends in high school (whom I sadly lost touch with) wasn't there. When I asked where he was, I was informed that he had been comitted a few years ago and is now in a mental institution. This is bad.
- I recognized and remembered almost everyone (not too difficult since we only had 140 people in our class and maybe 1/3 of them showed up, but still, go go gadget memory)
- Way too many of my classmates have grown up, gotten married, and had kids.
- The most common reaction upon seeing me was "Wow, when did you get so big?" The first couple times I thought the person meant fat, but then I realized they meant muscles. +5 ego. I appreciated the pokes and the squeezings of the arms from the attractive female classmates, but I would have appreciated them more 10 years ago (see note #2).
- A classmate who was fighting cancer in high school is still alive and looking pretty good. This is good.
- One of my best friends in high school (whom I sadly lost touch with) wasn't there. When I asked where he was, I was informed that he had been comitted a few years ago and is now in a mental institution. This is bad.