Come Talk to People Who Hate You!

[hwango]

I got woken up this morning by someone checking to make sure my contact info is up to date, because our 10 year high school reunion is coming up. I wish I'd been more awake for this call. You see, I didn't react with quite the level of enthusiasm the caller was looking for, and just sort of remained neutral and reticent. If I'd been more awake, I could have asked him why he thought I would want to go, since I was one of the unpopular, teased students in my year. Maybe if I owned a mulitnational corporation or ruled a small island nation I'd consider going just to be able to lord it over people, but I don't think I'd be petty enough to do that even if I were wildly successful. As it is, I'm unemployed. Who wants to go talk to people at a gathering who will all be asking "What do you do for a living these days?" when their answer is going to be "I spend most of my time weeping uncontrollably at the overwhelming despair that is my life. How about you?" Actually, that might be kind of fun. And no, my life isn't actually one of overwhelming despair, and I don't spend it uncontrollably weeping. Still, I think I'm going to pass. Maybe if I actually create art in exchange for money in the intervening months I'd reconsider, but I doubt it.

Comments

[krzzl.livejournal.com]

Wacky... I went to the Java Hut last night to get out of the house for a while. I picked up a copy of the Coffee News there. Your horoscope for the week said something like "You will get a phone call early in the morning this week that will be promising or positive or something like that(?) I can't remember the exact phrasing... Since the phone call really wasn't a good thing, I'm sure it's a coincedence, but odd nonetheless.

If for some reason you decide to go, I can go with you and threaten to beat up people for you if you want, or at least try to look intimidating ;)

When I was in high school, I didn't go to my senior prom, and set up an anti-prom of sorts. We should do something similar for reunions or set up a website like classmates.com but for people who were geeks and outcasts to find each other without the obnoxious people in their class finding out what they're up to.

[hwango.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's nice to know that I can always count on you to beat people up for me. Or at least threaten to beat people up. = )

You're welcome...

[krzzl.livejournal.com]

That's what significant others are for, right? Though I can't imagine you "actually" wanting me to beat anyone up since you're more humane than I am. ;)