I recently stumbled upon an alumni group on MySpace for a high school (one of the four) that I attended. (I went to two different American high schools on military bases in Germany, and also two in Washington state.) Anyway, after lurking about and viewing a bunch of people that I didn't know, I found someone that I actually went to high school with! His name was Barry and it was weird to see him. He was kind of a nerd and we were in honor society together. (Wow, that must make me a nerd, too.)After looking at his profile and seeing that he was married and had a daughter, I thought about sending him a message. You know, hi, how ya doin'? But then I thought, no, Barry and I were never chums. It was enough to just see what he was doing and use it as a jumping off point to walk down memory lane.
Have you ever found someone that you used to know on MySpace? Was it enough to just see what they were doing and leave it at that?
I also found email addresses on an alumni site that was linked off the group for a girl named Julie and guy named Mike that I went to high school with, which was also weird. I mean, that was fourteen years ago! I feel old now. I think I need a brandy...
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I found a high school friend, Kevin, on myspace. He and I knew each other since sixth grade, but became friends our senior year in art class. We grew apart after graduation, but I followed what his bands were doing in the 90s. When I found him on myspace last February, I shot him an e-mails. We wrote back and forth a couple of times, then met for dinner & drinks in April. (It was the first time we had sat down and talked in almost 17 years!) Then, I attended his wedding in August. So surreal... We are still in touch off and on, and I'm hoping to continue to see him, even if it's just once in awhile to catch up.
That's cool! That's the benefit of staying in the same area! I think Barry is in Maryland anyway, so it would be hard to catch up. BUT, there are a few people that I wouldn't mind tracking down from high school, but of course, those are the people that I can't find on myspace!
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