Reunions

To recap: Ian and I had a great Thanksgiving and I successfully cooked a delicious meal.  With everything timed correctly.  I’m pretty much a non-cooker, so this was a very big deal for me.  I’m inspired to cook more often, but let’s see if that happens.

In other news, it’s Black Friday and I am doing no shopping whatsoever, based on the arguments that escalated to near fist-fight status at K-mart yesterday over discounted electronics.  People are crazy.  Tonight also marks my five-year high school reunion, though it’s back east so I won’t be attending.  It’s kind of a weird feeling because due to my two year-break from school I’m still in college while everyone I know has graduated.  I want to see how everyone has turned out, but at the same time I don’t.  Because largely, I know what my friends are up to, and the people I didn’t care about then I still don’t care about.

On the East Coast we have WaWa’s, convenience stores like a 7-11.  Because there was nothing better to do in my town, many people used to hang out outside of them on Friday nights.  Testimony to why my town was lame and why I left.  When I’m back home and I have to go in a WaWa, I still cringe when I see people from my graduating class.  Because they still hang out there.  And then there’s this awkward moment of recognition and yeah you look familiar but am I going to do anything more than nod and smile?  No.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved high school.  I had a great group of friends and a lot of fun.  So maybe I’ll go back for the 10-year reunion.  But for now, I’ll reminisce at a distance.

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