This strip festered in the depths of the script notebook for a long time. I liked the premise, but was having a hard time tweezing the humor from a message that is essentially a downer. I had, essentially, given up on it, but mentioned it to Laurie the other day, and she really liked it. She asked me to do it, and I just can’t say no to that girl…
I truly believe the message, of course. Your memories of your youth are your own and will never, quite, line up with reality. The simple fact is that you were never as important to him, her or them as he, she or they were to you. I suggest coming to terms with that well before you get to the reunion.
On the plus side, people are generally much more interesting now than they were back then. Let’s face it. Back in high school you all had the same experience base, and the differences were in execution. Now that people have had 5, 10, 20 or who knows how many years to spread out and grow, some of these folks have become down right fascinating! Heck, you have probably become a much more interesting person in that time!
Of course, truth be told, I’ve never gone to one of my class reunions. No slight intended towards my class, of course, but I lead a very busy life and just haven’t found the time. 25 years is just around the corner though… Laurie wants me to go, and as I said, I just can’t say no to that girl…
Nice! I just passed my 10 year by, and though it’s a lame excuse, I moved out-of-state years before the reunion, and it was either, use time and money to travel back there for my reunion or take a “real” vacation. (I opened “Door No. 2”, but it ended up being No. 3 – all plans fell through…)
I don’t think I have many delusions of my youth (in fact, I tend to think the worst, and better tends to happen – how do you like that fake-out, life!), but there are some people I haven’t seen in years (and others I see regularly) that I believe the want to catch up is mutual. With things like Facebook (it’s not for me, but I see/hear many great things), it seems like people don’t have to wait for reunions or have as much trouble keeping up with those they knew “way back when”…
I like this strip a lot. I’ll have to link it to the next person who brings up their reunion, get their thoughts.
I actually went back home the day of my 20 year reunion, but met up with some old friends (from the surrounding classes mostly) and never made it. Much fun was had by all, I think.
As per facebook, I’m on it, but it doesn’t inspire the conversations and antics possible in a real-life meet and greet.
Glad you like the strip, by the way!
I like it.
I skipped my 5; I was hanging out with (most of) the group I used to hang with anyway, and didn’t really care what college the rest of the class had attended/were attending.
I was too busy for 10, worked 12 hours that day (our reunions are always the Friday after Thanksgiving), and completely forgot about it.
My wife didn’t want to go to 15, and I didn’t care one way or t’other, so we missed that one.
We had plans to go to 20, but the kids were both sick, and we weren’t feeling too well ourselves, so we sat out.
Now, I’ve gotten in touch (online) with several classmates, some of whom I had completely forgotten (until they found me in Facebook). Many still live in the area (or live here again), have kids of their own (some in school with our eldest). #25 is only a few years away, maybe *this* time we’ll make it! 🙂
(oh, and btw… *I* was the one that the girls crushed on… but, of course, they only started telling me this in the last 5 years or so, instead of 25 years ago when it would have had some use!)
Ain’t that always the case?!? Let that be a lesson to you kids out there. If you’re crushing on someone, tell them. You never know… it just might work!
How could Sarah forget Dan?! They were such a big thing back in the day.
I know, right?!? They were the quintessential high school couple…
I skipped my 10 (2000), told the reunion people I was in the Washington State pen in Wallawalla doing 5-15 for manslaughter. In reality I was in Spokane wondering why I was still there and had no desire to talk to anyone in my class, who I wasn’t already talking to. My 20th is this July. Still have no desire. I hated the people I went to school with so no big deal. Besides, I’d have to explain the manslaughter thing. Which btw, would be real easy.
Although, if you’re an old school rpg fan, you could make a fun night of it!