It happened - I received an invite for my 25th high school reunion.
So should I go? I only spent two years at that school (and I skipped a grade so was a year younger than everyone) with no really close friends, but I am kind of curious to see how bald and/or fat everyone became. It was an all-boys school so there are no old crushes to go and check out. It is two provinces away so there is some expense. All in all I think I turned out pretty okay, though I'm sure at least some are probably richer or more successful.
Has anyone gone to their high school reunion? What was it like? Share your story with the class. :)
Fuck those people.
Never been to one. I would think no chicks would totally kill it.
The existence of a very high % of those people means nothing to me anymore. The ones that do, I still talk to relatively regularly. A reunion is not necessary.
I can see that the friendly and gregarious nature of languishites strikes again. :lol:
The people I'd be most interested in seeing didn't graduate the same year as me.
Do you have those people on facebook, B?
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 11:11:40 AM
I can see that the friendly and gregarious nature of languishites strikes again. :lol:
Your life has turned out better than the average Languishite. Since comparing success is the main objective of a reunion, you should have more motivation.
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 11:11:40 AM
I can see that the friendly and gregarious nature of languishites strikes again. :lol:
Why do you think we're here rather than elsewhere? :D
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 01, 2017, 11:18:52 AM
Do you have those people on facebook, B?
I have two friends from high school on Facebook (oddly enough, both Filipinos). One is a dentist with a nice looking family and a pretty aggressive evangelical faith who has definitely plumped up. The other... works in restaurants, not married, his FB posts are generally depressing, and he got downright fat.
But the other 97 or so I have no idea about.
Nay
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 11:32:52 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 01, 2017, 11:18:52 AM
Do you have those people on facebook, B?
I have two friends from high school on Facebook (oddly enough, both Filipinos). One is a dentist with a nice looking family and a pretty aggressive evangelical faith who has definitely plumped up. The other... works in restaurants, not married, his FB posts are generally depressing, and he got downright fat.
But the other 97 or so I have no idea about.
You should Go.
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 11:00:34 AM
It happened - I received an invite for my 25th high school reunion.
So should I go? I only spent two years at that school (and I skipped a grade so was a year younger than everyone) with no really close friends, but I am kind of curious to see how bald and/or fat everyone became. It was an all-boys school so there are no old crushes to go and check out. It is two provinces away so there is some expense. All in all I think I turned out pretty okay, though I'm sure at least some are probably richer or more successful.
Has anyone gone to their high school reunion? What was it like? Share your story with the class. :)
Just make sure it is somewhere casual with food and booze.
My reunion I organized at a brewery a few months ago:
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I'm 1600 km away - I'm not organizing nothing.
So P5 - was it worthwhile to meet up with the ole high school gang?
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 12:25:47 PM
I'm 1600 km away - I'm not organizing nothing.
So P5 - was it worthwhile to meet up with the ole high school gang?
Yes, for infrastructure building. They are now ready to follow me if I call.
Quote from: Phillip V on March 01, 2017, 12:31:42 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 12:25:47 PM
I'm 1600 km away - I'm not organizing nothing.
So P5 - was it worthwhile to meet up with the ole high school gang?
Yes, for infrastructure building. They are now ready to follow me if I call.
How very cryptic.
I only went to a primary school reunion, which was not at any particular milestone, just whenever some guys decided to make some calls and arrange dinner for a big group. I was not really super stoked on it on theory but the guy who did most of the legwork was one of my best friends in school and our mothers still hang together from time to time (they just went for coffee together this morning, in fact), so I couldn't say no. It was definitely worthwile, though, for the first half an hour or so all of us just couldn't stop grinning, and we recognized each other easily even if we had changed a lot since then (we left school at 13). Definitely worthwile.
Quote from: The Larch on March 01, 2017, 02:09:58 PM
I only went to a primary school reunion, which was not at any particular milestone, just whenever some guys decided to make some calls and arrange dinner for a big group. I was not really super stoked on it on theory but the guy who did most of the legwork was one of my best friends in school and our mothers still hang together from time to time (they just went for coffee together this morning, in fact), so I couldn't say no. It was definitely worthwile, though, for the first half an hour or so all of us just couldn't stop grinning, and we recognized each other easily even if we had changed a lot since then (we left school at 13). Definitely worthwile.
You know, I would totally be all over a middle school re-union. I was with the same group of 30 kids from grades 5-8, and made some deep friendships.
I've tried to look up a few of them online and on Facebook, but with little to no success. :(
I see people I went to primary school almost everyday when I go get my daughter from primary school.
:hmm:
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 02:16:39 PM
Quote from: The Larch on March 01, 2017, 02:09:58 PM
I only went to a primary school reunion, which was not at any particular milestone, just whenever some guys decided to make some calls and arrange dinner for a big group. I was not really super stoked on it on theory but the guy who did most of the legwork was one of my best friends in school and our mothers still hang together from time to time (they just went for coffee together this morning, in fact), so I couldn't say no. It was definitely worthwile, though, for the first half an hour or so all of us just couldn't stop grinning, and we recognized each other easily even if we had changed a lot since then (we left school at 13). Definitely worthwile.
You know, I would totally be all over a middle school re-union. I was with the same group of 30 kids from grades 5-8, and made some deep friendships.
I've tried to look up a few of them online and on Facebook, but with little to no success. :(
Yeah, similar to me. I spent every school year from 3rd grade to 8th grade with roughly the same group of people, while in High School I was in a different group every year and it was only for 4 years, so you don't develop the same kind of bonds.
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 01, 2017, 02:23:50 PM
I see people I went to primary school almost everyday when I go get my daughter from primary school.
:hmm:
Does your daughter go to primary school to the same place that you went to?
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 02:16:39 PM
Quote from: The Larch on March 01, 2017, 02:09:58 PM
I only went to a primary school reunion, which was not at any particular milestone, just whenever some guys decided to make some calls and arrange dinner for a big group. I was not really super stoked on it on theory but the guy who did most of the legwork was one of my best friends in school and our mothers still hang together from time to time (they just went for coffee together this morning, in fact), so I couldn't say no. It was definitely worthwile, though, for the first half an hour or so all of us just couldn't stop grinning, and we recognized each other easily even if we had changed a lot since then (we left school at 13). Definitely worthwile.
You know, I would totally be all over a middle school re-union. I was with the same group of 30 kids from grades 5-8, and made some deep friendships.
I've tried to look up a few of them online and on Facebook, but with little to no success. :(
So how deep are those relationships? :hmm:
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 11:11:40 AM
I can see that the friendly and gregarious nature of languishites strikes again. :lol:
I don't see the point. Anyone from my schooling years that I want to stay in touch with, I have. And likewise, anyone who even tangentially wanted to stay in touch with me, either has or has me on fb. I was in my hometown during my 10 year highschool reunion and skipped it.
Quote from: garbon on March 01, 2017, 02:29:53 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 11:11:40 AM
I can see that the friendly and gregarious nature of languishites strikes again. :lol:
I don't see the point. Anyone from my schooling years that I want to stay in touch with, I have. And likewise, anyone who even tangentially wanted to stay in touch with me, either has or has me on fb. I was in my hometown during my 10 year highschool reunion and skipped it.
Not so much that I want to "stay in touch", I'm just curious what everyone is up to.
Nay. I hated most of those people then, I don't think being older and fatter has helped things.
I don't go to any of my high school reunions, but it's interesting to see on Facebook how many people who either hated each other back in the day or just hung out in different groups act like BFFs now. I think it's because they are the ones who stuck around the area and decided to huddle together.
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 02:38:53 PM
Quote from: garbon on March 01, 2017, 02:29:53 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 01, 2017, 11:11:40 AM
I can see that the friendly and gregarious nature of languishites strikes again. :lol:
I don't see the point. Anyone from my schooling years that I want to stay in touch with, I have. And likewise, anyone who even tangentially wanted to stay in touch with me, either has or has me on fb. I was in my hometown during my 10 year highschool reunion and skipped it.
Not so much that I want to "stay in touch", I'm just curious what everyone is up to.
How friendly and gregarious. :P
IL TRUMPE HA SEMPRE RAGIONE
Never been to one. AFAIK none has been organized.
Quote from: The Brain on March 01, 2017, 04:39:11 PM
Never been to one. AFAIK none has been organized.
Nobody told you.
I've enjoyed the reunions I've gone to, but I kinda gotta agree with Yi:
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I would think no chicks would totally kill it.
Went to a ten year reunion years ago and that was rather nice. I know what maybe half of my classmates are up to. The other half probably would not show for a reunion anyway...
My ten year reunion ended up not happening because nobody would take on planning it. Didn't go to the five year.
Quote from: The Larch on March 01, 2017, 02:25:14 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 01, 2017, 02:23:50 PM
I see people I went to primary school almost everyday when I go get my daughter from primary school.
:hmm:
Does your daughter go to primary school to the same place that you went to?
No but it is in the same neighborhood. The area limits have change for the schools 2 years ago but before that she would have been to the same Primary school, yes.
She will go to the same 2 High Schools.