Comments | orian: I'm crazy, but I'm sane enough to realize it.

orian

I'm crazy, but I'm sane enough to realize it.

Oct 16, 2009 03:39

My 10 year high school reunion is happening this coming Saturday, and I won't be attending. The activity surrounding the reunion has stirred a lot of old and buried memories.

( Probably leaving this entry open for certain reasons, but it should be rather long. )

Comments 5

sonata_ix October 16 2009, 18:09:54 UTC

Wow, bitter much? Why are you worrying about it so much? Normally it's "don't worry what others think", but other people see you in a completely different way than you think they do and apparently in much more positive way. Maybe you should start listening when people say you're cool or smart or confident. Maybe you are.

Bravery: the ability to deal with fear without flinching. You think other people are accomplished? Show me someone who had to be as brave as you to get where they are.

Also, so sorry to hear that being a college graduate, owning your own home, having a government job that you generally enjoy, and being married to yours truly leave you feeling inadequate. I wonder what your basis for comparison is.

razzymelon October 16 2009, 18:20:46 UTC

Translated: Quit whining about having an awesome life. Instead, this entry should be dedicated to Meggles, Goddess of Awesome.

sonata_ix October 16 2009, 18:48:24 UTC

See, Kudos gets it! Man, I knew I should have married you instead. ;D

razzymelon October 16 2009, 18:19:20 UTC

Someone needs to teach you to organize your writing, cuz my eyes glaze over a little trying to figure out what the paragraph is trying to say.

I think High School Reunions are just another one of those life events where you're supposed to go back with your checklist and compare with others. And if I've learned anything lately, it's that checklists don't matter much if you're not happy with stuff. Yes, you got married, so you're one up on that lose guy who can't get a girl at age 28, but still, what if loser guy is just like gay, and he's still trying to mark that off his "Life Checklist" and making himself miserable in the meantime?

I don't think I'll attend my reunion, and I defriended most people from my high school on Facebook. I didn't really keep any of my friends from high school except Jenny. I outgrew them all, and at a rate that kind of disturbed me. It's not that high school was miserable, it wasn't. I just don't think it's relevant to who I am anymore, so I feel no need to go justify myself to my classmates.

starbreaker85 October 21 2009, 05:51:59 UTC

I think most of our high school friends graduated a different year or from a different school anyways.