I *hate* this part.

[nightrythm]

So the 20th high school re-union has these info sheets they want us to fill out that will go into a "memory book". *ugh* I hate, hate, hate, trying to sum myself up. Notice the bio here. *bleah*

Anyway, these are some of my options. One is pretentious and one is both pretentious and more honest. None of them are short, so I'll have to write them in 8 point to fit them in the prescribed area. What do you guys think?

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What is your favorite memory from high school?
There is no single memory that I hold dear. It is instead the collection of memories and experiences that make up my time at Ramona that are precious. It was, warts and all a wonderful experience.
What have you been up to since 1987 graduation?
I have been broadening my education, earning a wage (sometimes meager, sometimes far more than I deserve), loving deeply, having my heart broken, bruising egos, growing, learning and discovering my life’s goal is to always be surrounded by the people I love.
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Favorite memory from High School.
I don’t have one. I remember many things, finding my locker wrapped in newspaper and covered with swastikas; hearing the horrible things said behind my back and slam books. How can anyone forget those? I also remember laughing with my friends at lunch while sharing a single Dorito. I remember passing notes in class, discussing what boy to ask to prom, all written in code. I remember my friends telling me over and over again that I was beautiful and wonderful, until I finally believed it. There isn’t a single crystal memory that I hold dear, as much as I value how the entire experience shaped me.

What have you been up to since 1987 graduation?
Everything and nothing at all. I do the same things year after year, with only slight variations. I work. I go to school. I love. I have my heart broken. I go on wild adventures and have amazing experiences in my own living room. I have revelations about who I am and who I want to be. Mostly though, I spend time with those who love me and do what I can to make their lives joyful.

Comments

[argentla.livejournal.com]

I would not go to my high school reunion at gunpoint. I hope they don't know where to find me.

[ebenbrooks.livejournal.com]

Normally, I would agree with you, but I had to sing them the song I wrote about them, just to see the looks on their faces...

[urangme.livejournal.com]

Can we get the lyrics?

[ebenbrooks.livejournal.com]

Sure, just go here: http://music.ebenbrooks.com/music.html

Then scroll down to "Terminally Seventeen" (it's the tenth track on Mirrors) and click the "Lyrics" link next to the title.

[ebenbrooks.livejournal.com]

Option number two is definitely the way to go, in my opinion.

[evilgerbil.livejournal.com]

2. The first feels really dry and emotionless.

I'm kind of interested at the thought of going to my 10th next year, assuming it is held. People held high hopes for me since I was top of my class, and while I never went on to become a doctor or a lawyer, I've done incredible things.