Going Back to High School.
Gene Weingarten tells us why he won't be attending his 40th year reunion. In addition to being really funny, it shows how teen angst is both universal and permanent.
REASON 2: If my goal was to feel like a complete failure, it would be cheaper and easier to go to a bad neighborhood, consume a half-gallon of fortified ed wine from a bottle in a bag and pass out in the gutter. When I went there, Bronx Science was the most intellectually exclusive, snobbiest public high school in the country. Actual true fact: If it were a country, Bronx Science would rank 23rd in the world in the number of Nobel laureates it has produced, tied with Spain. I have not kept track of the achievements of my particular class, but I have no doubt that you have among you brain surgeons, rocket scientists, stars of stage and screen, financiers, tycoons, moguls, magnates and the king of Sweden.
Graduated from High School in 1966 - never been back for a reunion.....
I recently learned that they have changed the name of the High School I graduated from for the 3rd time in its history . It was on its second name when I attended.
Posted by: ron | May 15, 2008 at 07:26 AM
I missed my 10 year reunion, and felt bad. So I went to the 20th.
That's an entire weekend I'll never get back.
Posted by: Paul | May 15, 2008 at 12:39 PM
I went to my 25th. Also a big mistake. All of the cool people were in rehab. Only the dweebs and dorks were there. Wait, what have I become?
Posted by: Blackbird03 | May 15, 2008 at 01:35 PM
OK...I've gone to my 10, 20, and yes my 30th. They were all a blast. The 10, people were still trying too hard. The 20th, everyone was either divorced, gay, or just having fun. The 30th, was much smaller but by now, we are what we are. Yes, I had gained a bazillion pounds but not one person made comments about the cheerleaders always being the ones who got fat.
At least to my face.
Posted by: Ann | May 15, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Reunions only count after about 45 years... then you can see who you have outlived and guess who you will outlive.
Posted by: logical1 | May 16, 2008 at 05:30 AM
Logical1,
I will start saving money for the reunion in 2011 :)
Posted by: ron | May 16, 2008 at 02:33 PM
"Actual true fact"
Are there untrue facts?
Posted by: Harvey_Lipschitz | May 19, 2008 at 01:01 PM