Futon 3x and boat hatch cover. Sounds carnal.
I'd like to go and see who's bald and who's come out of the closet.
Futon 3x and boat hatch cover. Sounds carnal.
I'd like to go and see who's bald and who's come out of the closet.
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
I didn't go to my 10th, but the 20th this year was fun....I blacked out, smoked some cigs, barfed. Pretty standard really.
There was one guy who was still pissed about the time that his shoe was shat in after gym class freshman year. I can't say that I blame him.
Damn shame, throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that
Went to 20th a few years back, close to the first time I'd even been back in town since I went to college--was pleasantly surprised at how much I actually like nearly everyone, even the people I thought I would always hate. Maybe just luck of the draw, but everyone who showed up seemed to have turned into normal, likeable human beings. HS isn't destiny, I guess. I advise going to these things, just to find out for yourself.
I also think HS represents such an odd time in your life (you change a lot and then likely change more following it), that you will relate to those who shared that time with you in a way that you won't or can't with people you know from other (later) times. Obviously you could go to a reunion and find you still hate all the same people you hated back then, but my feeling is it's worth a shot. I also am still close friends with a few HS buds, so having them there probably helped.
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This is an interesting take.
I had a blast in HS and got along with pretty much everyone, most people did now that I think about it judging from all the mutual friends on faceplace. Now that I think about it there was only one person I didn't get along with and I heard through the grapevine that he lived up to his potential after burning through all his parents money tried to make it back, failed and now is doing 20 for drug trafficking. Fuck him.![]()
It's tempting to go back and flaunt my Hugh Grantesque hair, hot wife (no pervs and I know the rules, she thinks you're all weirdos, I stick up for you), thin physique, and humble brag about my life, but who wants to be that asshole? I've heard that's what most reunions are anyway - a bunch of storytopping. Besides if I did decide to go I'm pretty sure I'd have to keep an eye on my wife, my HS-College longtime girlfriend tried to break up our engagement pretty hard and I'm positive given enough white wine and provocative comments from her, she'd gouge her eyes out in front of the reunion committee.
Now that I think about it, this is starting to sound even better.
I do know one of my best friends is going, his yoga instructor wife divorced him recently and he's on the prowl. I've personally watched him ply many married women so I'm sure he's had this circled on the calendar for a year.
I still call it The Jake.
Like the sands of time these are the days of our lives.
You paint an interesting picture - I haven't thought this ex thing through enough. I will take the way over on my buddy getting within 100 miles of having a shot at my wife - she follows his faceplace posts, as she puts it, "it's like watching a very fast moving trainwreck".
I do feel bad for anyone's husband who says, "no honey, you stay here and catch up with your friends at the open bar, I'm just going to go back to the hotel." That'll be like blood in the water to him.
I still call it The Jake.
Like I said (and as you noted), just my own experience with a reunion, but I don't think you're risking much by seeing what it's about (not that the reward side of the equation is likely that high either, but maybe you reconnect with someone cool from long ago, or just generally see how people turned out). I guess for me since I took a pretty dim view of many of my classmates when we were in HS it was nice to see that they had left behind some of the (distinctively HS) negative character traits. My HS was extremely cliquey (I think you actually know which HS it is), and while it wasn't that big a deal to me I just didn't like the exclusionary nature of it that a lot of people seemed to get off on.
FWIW, there was little to none of the 'storytopping' thing that you described, at least that I was exposed to while at my reunion. It was worth it enough to me that I definitely plan to go to the next one. I actually came away from the reunion feeling pretty good about the fact that the people I grew up with (those who attended, anyway) seemed like a decent bunch of people--and I was also somewhat impressed with what the school itself has been doing (didn't appreciate it at the time--at all--but the school actually does a really good job).
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Sounds like a good friend from HS. His game plan settled on this right about the time we stopped interacting:
- talk about penis size
- drink heavily
- if no ladies are around, explain recent conquests in detail
- talk more about penis, even if spouses are present
- drink more
- bang whatever says "yes"
wake up, repeat.
Didn't go to my 10th for many of the reasons stated here, I was still friendly with all I wanted to be and fuck the others.
Did go to both the 20th & 30th and had a blast.
For me, growing up in the same town my whole childhood, there's maybe 20 of us who I graduated HS with who I also went to Kindergarten with. I didn't speak a single word to some of these folks during HS but still had fun catching up just because we've known each other for over 40 years.
A friend I go biking with just got back from his 40th and said people are just happy to see you're still alive.
"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."
I've gone to all mine. A few years back they even started a annual get-together for locals and anyone coming back into town to visit - just a night at a outdoors bar basically.
My 5 year- there was a girl raped, guy was convicted, do not know all the details or even who was involved, or really care if it was during the beer fest or after they shut off the taps and people went to private parties.
Then 25 or 30th year things really got sort of interesting. Ralph came from CA to the reunion as Roxy - complete in the dress and obviously had done at least hormone treatments for trans-gender start. I still do not know if or when any surgery was or has been scheduled- did not ask did not really care. This was a many years after the Tennis player Renee Richards that did it, but way before Caitlyn Jenner and some other famous people. Also that same year a pretty single class mate (never married) that was living in LA CA area came back for the Reunion and struck up a conversation with one of the Geeky guys (High School bowling team and all) that was recently divorced. They ended up dating with her moving back from CA and got married, so it was worth it for those 2 to attend that one.
If I could get some guarantee this would happen, I would make the long trek back to one. I had a inkling about a couple dudes who very well could be chicks by now.
Then there was Kathy, the little whore who sat in front of me for 3 years. She went on an exchange student trip to Sweden one semester and rumor was she blew every guy in the small Swedish town she was in. I've been meaning to ask her about that if I ever ran into her.
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
I went back for my 40th a couple of years ago. The people I had been friends with I still liked, and the people that were kinda dicks in HS were actually interesting to visit with. Maybe it's that maturity thing?
Bottom line, I had a great time, lots of laughs and reconnected to some really nice people. YMMV
I don't do Facebook either, just not into the whole nostalgia thing.
I hated HS, enjoyed college, love vet school, so maybe it just wasn't my time. I feel sad for those who peaked in HS and just stayed at that level. They seem to be the ones that really enjoy reunions. There were a small handful of people in HS who were obviously going somewhere, and I have been slight curious to see if they made it, but not curious enough to actually bother to find out, so I really don't care all that much. A good friend and his SO are into to all the old HS people. so I here about it from time to time, but 40 years later still don't really care. Besides that, I am not really a large party type person. I would much rather still around and drink beers with a few people I know after skiing then be in large groups of people I don't or barely know. The fact that I am never looking to get laid in these situations probably makes a difference as well. For you single types who are on the prowl, and a reunion must be like shooting fish in a barrel.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
Hotel. I had a room and she was staying at her parents. Midway through the reunion we went up to my room and did it, then went back downstairs to the reunion. Did not hear anything from her for about 5 years, then one day a letter arrived in the mail with a kindergarten photo of a little boy WHO LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE ME. The letter did not say he was mine, she worded it something like this: "Dear Harry, I thought you should see this photo of my darling little boy. My husband loves our little boy, and I would never want to break his heart. Every day I am reminded of the night you held me in your arms and make love to me. Please, never share this with anyone, but I thought it was important for you to see this photo."
"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
Holy fuck, that's heavy.
I'm definitely going to my reunion now.
I still call it The Jake.
were you wearing the beanie when you banged her?
"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
Haha. Post up the pictures, Harry.
"Zee damn fat skis are ruining zee piste !" -Oscar Schevlin
"Hike up your skirt and grow a dick you fucking crybaby" -what Bunion said to Harry at the top of The Headwaters
I think this thread has taken a seriously dark detour...
I'll update 5 years from now.
I still call it The Jake.
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