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April 06, 2004
3hr Party People.
As my 10 year high school reunion creeps closer and closer, my in-touch high school friends have been discussing whether or not to go. Two of them succinctly made an observation that I got to experience firsthand this weekend.
Simply put, she said that she already sees the people she keeps in touch with, so the reunion is either an opportunity to see the people you don't really care about, or to reconnect briefly with someone who you liked, but didn't necessarily take with you when you left. More so, the people you don't plan to continue to talk to, but you're happy to see them, catch up, and then move on.
Point of fact, last night Saturday night. I went to a birthday party for my friends at Pioneer Bar [Bowery & Prince] (
). Immediately when I walked in I was greeted by a friend of mine from whom I had fallen out of touch with, largely because we went different ways in life. But I'm glad that we got a chance to catch up, and furthermore I actually do plan to keep in better touch with him in the future.
That being said, I think it bolsters the girl's account that the reunion's purpose only serves those two goals: Judging or updating, and sometimes though rarely, as in my case, reconnecting.
Posted by davidissimo :: Permalink :: Comments [3] ::
Judging makes it all worth it. Especially when our friend David B. provides his running commentary... He's so good we could make a reality TV show featuring only his witty barbs.
Posted by: Robin at April 6, 2004 10:53 AM
If you can't judge people unfairly based on superficial criteria, then it wouldn't be high school. Thanks to the whole 'dale crew for making it out, and from the fuzzy memories I have, everyone seemed to being having a good time. Look forward to catching up with the "where are they now?" type people in Nov, and although keep in touch with a good sampling of people, always looking for that lost friend in the crowd.
Posted by: Ben at April 6, 2004 11:14 AM
For my college reunion, I guess instead of being superficial, I should over intellectualize everything everyone says until I sound wicked smart. And to stay in the collegiate theme, the reunion organizers should hand out red berets and everyone should claim that they're members of the Democratic Socialists. Crepe's will be served.
Posted by: davidissimo at April 6, 2004 11:33 AM
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