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I am debating whether to go to my high school reunion. The alumni/ae association newsletter, a month or so ago, reminded me that I'm in a milestone class (it's our 25th reunion), and pointed me to a Yahoo group for more information. I don't much like Yahoo groups, and had put off looking at it.
I have just received a letter from someone from a class a few years ahead of mine, whose signature identifies her as the office manager. The letter is dated May 20 (so at least it was mailed promptly). It tells me that my class "is still finalizing its plans for Saturday, June 3rd, which will most likely include a family-friendly [sic] [1] meet-up in Central Park in the afternoon and a bar/restaurant event on Saturday night" and again urges me to join the class egroup or mail the class coordinator. (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
minnehaha, roadnotes, does either of you remember Mark Lang? The name rings no bells whatsoever.)
At least they're definite about plans for the following day--"continental breakfast and individual class gatherings, followed by a general assembly [this fails to warm the cockles of my heart, and I doubt there will be simultaneous translations] at 11 a.m. and a buffet luncheon." There will be tables specifically for members of my class, so we can sit together.
I'm not doing all of this--not right after being away fromcattitude during Wiscon. I'm debating whether to do part of it: either the loosely structured stuff in Central Park, or the stuff on Sunday at the high school. A "bar/restaurant event" with a large crowd of people, few if any of whom I've seen in 25 years, doesn't strike me as a good time. (As best as I can recall, I've seen one person from my class in the past couple of decades. Others from my high school, even if I don't count my mother and brother, but not my class.)
I wonder if looking through the yearbook tomorrow would help me get a handle on whether I want to do this. If I can't think of a reason beyond "you may regret not having done it, if you don't," I won't.
[1] Since I don't want to bring all of my partners, and doubt that any of them would particularly want to attend this, it probably doesn't matter whether their definition of family-friendly is congruent to mine.
I have just received a letter from someone from a class a few years ahead of mine, whose signature identifies her as the office manager. The letter is dated May 20 (so at least it was mailed promptly). It tells me that my class "is still finalizing its plans for Saturday, June 3rd, which will most likely include a family-friendly [sic] [1] meet-up in Central Park in the afternoon and a bar/restaurant event on Saturday night" and again urges me to join the class egroup or mail the class coordinator. (
minnehaha, roadnotes, does either of you remember Mark Lang? The name rings no bells whatsoever.)At least they're definite about plans for the following day--"continental breakfast and individual class gatherings, followed by a general assembly [this fails to warm the cockles of my heart, and I doubt there will be simultaneous translations] at 11 a.m. and a buffet luncheon." There will be tables specifically for members of my class, so we can sit together.
I'm not doing all of this--not right after being away from
cattitude during Wiscon. I'm debating whether to do part of it: either the loosely structured stuff in Central Park, or the stuff on Sunday at the high school. A "bar/restaurant event" with a large crowd of people, few if any of whom I've seen in 25 years, doesn't strike me as a good time. (As best as I can recall, I've seen one person from my class in the past couple of decades. Others from my high school, even if I don't count my mother and brother, but not my class.)I wonder if looking through the yearbook tomorrow would help me get a handle on whether I want to do this. If I can't think of a reason beyond "you may regret not having done it, if you don't," I won't.
[1] Since I don't want to bring all of my partners, and doubt that any of them would particularly want to attend this, it probably doesn't matter whether their definition of family-friendly is congruent to mine.