A few people from my graduating class tried to arrange something of a 10-year reunion in 2007 and I promptly declined. I graduated in small-town Newfoundland. Most of the people who I graduated with either: 1. Left Newfoundland straight out of high school for a manual labour job in Alberta and probably spend the bulk of their income on Molson Canadian and truck nuts. 2. Didn't leave Newfoundland and have done jack shit with their lives. More kids means a bigger welfare cheque, baby! I don't have anything in common with those people.
While I graduated 3 years ago (what the fuck) and went to a nerd school with 43 in my graduating class, I would definitely go back at a 10 year reunion, just to see the changes that had occurred. I knew everyone quite well in high school, we were a tight-knit group, but everyone went their separate ways in college, and I don't follow most of their facebooks. I'd rather just talk to them and see how they are doing. But that's my specific circumstance, I'm not going to tell anyone what to do, just what I would do in this situation.
I've thought about my eventual 10 year reunion, and assuming that cost and travel isn't an issue, I think I would go. I know it makes me sound like a smug asshole, but I want to see how fucked some people have become.
Awesome start to the weekend! Finished early, spending the rest of the day working out and going to happy hour to celebrate the game last night. This city is stoked! I'm anti high school reunions. My ten year is coming up in the fall. Why the fuck would I ever go to that? 1. I didn't go to my high school all 4 years...I went part-time. So, it's not like I have this big connection to that time/school. 2. The few people I would want to see...I see. Everyone else is either a Bible thumper and popping out a kid every year, getting divorced to each other, or lives on a coast. Hey, let's get together so we can remember the "good old days". High school was a stepping stone to bigger and better things. If that's really a high point in your life you need to make some changes. I had my own mini "reunion" a few weeks ago when I was staying with my parents. I went to Target to do a little shopping and ran into 3 girls I went to high school with. We literally ran into each other so there was no pretending we didn't see each other. Yay for forced, awkward 2 minute conversations. Turn that into an evening? No, thanks.
I wish. With our bodies. I turned a corner and was face to face with this girl. I was like, "GAH!" in a sea of suburbanite tennis moms.
I think I'm a bad person. I live in the same town as my high school, and since a university is in my town too, a lot of people have stuck around this general area. I run into people all the time. I usually ignore them.
You aren't a bad person. I ignore them, too. We all pretend we don't see or recognize each other. And, in a way we really don't know each other. What is there to say? "Hey! Remember me from English 10+ years ago? I sat behind you, and you had the worst dandruff! I hope you took care of that!"
Because we're petty and like feeling better than other people because... The one-eyed king in the land of the blind looks like a fucking BALLER. Attagirl. The Dark Side is strong in this one.
I don't go to my high school reunions. I didn't like most of them then, not going to change my mind now, even though it's twenty years later. My wife dragged me to hers, so I told everyone I was in the adult entertainment business (a fluffer). Now she won't bring me to another one, thank God.
In my city, my high school can colourfully be reffred to as The Shit End Of The Stick. I graduated 16 years ago and have never heard of any reunion even once. I gotta admit, I would go. I think I would get some sick thrill when you found out one of your ex-nemesises shot themselves in the foot in the game we call Life. Well, back to work. Four more hours and this stupid fucking week is over.
Absolute shit wind recently. I guess I'll go paddling. Spoiler (Pic stolen from online windsurfing mag).
My high school had a 5 year reunion back in '08 and I didn't go. I talk to maybe 3 people I went to high school with and could really care less about what any of the others are up to. I still live in the same general area that I went to high school in and run into people every now and then. Every asshole hasn't changed--in some cases they've gotten worse--and every annoying girl still has that grating personality that now wreaks of desperation as they continue to farm the masses for validation (in hopes that some "lucky" idiot will claim the prize--a worn out, sad looking vagina that's been jack-hammered into oblivion by a host of nameless bodies). Now, in all fairness, I'm sure that there would be some people I would enjoy talking to and catching up with. But spending $50 on a ticket to wade through a sea of idiots in order to find them just isn't worth it. I'd rather buy a bottle of scotch and sit around drinking and smoking cigars with people I actually like to spend time with.
High School Reunions have never had much appeal to me, although it seems lately that many people from my teenage days are coming out of the woodwork to catch up... My Percocet diet is still treating me well, I've been good and not drinking, so my liver won't give up on me. Tomorrow is the Rock and Roll Car Show, hopefully I can go. The only reason I couldn't is if my incisions are bugging me. One of my buddys has a sick '68 Mustang he is entering, I'd like to see him get another trophy.
Know what this weekend is boys and girls? 24 Hours of Le Mans. Hellz yeah! In honour of that, here are some grid girls:
You kids and your 10-year reunions. Pfff. My 25th is this year. And, even though I'd like for Arial's top to fall off more than Marty McFly, here's to getting Chuck (or Marvin) Berry songs in your head instead of L'il Mermaid.
I went to a pretty small high school (graduating class of less than 50), so I pretty much know what's happening with everybody anyway. That being said, my 5 year reunion was awesome. Great free food, top-shelf open bar, seeing old teachers, etc. It was good times, with people who I don't feel the need to hang out with on a regular basis but are cool for a night at a time.