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[freyakitten]

The email regarding my high school's ten year reunion? It got stuck in my ISP's spam filter.

Now I just have to decide what to wear. Thoughts so far include the outfit I'm wearing in this icon - please bear in mind that I went to a conservative up-itself private school *evilgrin* I just love the dress.

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[iosef.livejournal.com]

Well, when Catherine went to one 21st, she took me as her date: School that they (C and birthdaygril) went to was PLC. BG was a young Liberal, 7th day Adventist, and those were the three groups to be most represented at the party. I was dressed in fishnets and a black suede minidress (60s original) plus knee boots in black suede. AThe birthday girl loved it but I'm not sure that all the others were as amused.

[freyaw.livejournal.com]

I know they won't appreciate it. I was too wierd for most of my classmates when I was in school, and I'm too wierd for them now.

And you know, these days I'm OK with that. Secure in my oddity.

Damn I must have done a lot of work on that part of my psyche *grin*

[maelorin]

i am unaware of my school having reunions.

i've been back since. to teach. [that was weird.] nobody mentioned reunions then. and one of the senior staff was a former classmate of mine. so i'm taking that as reasonable evidence that there won't be any reunions.

my 10th would have been back in 1998, fwiw.
[making next year my 20th out of hs. *thud*]

my first hs is now a housing estate, and my second is a country catholic enclave. i can live without - though i do wonder what one or two people got up to post-hs. *shrugs*

as to clothing? that'd depend on a number of things: time of year, whether i was still single, and when and where it was being held.

[freyaw.livejournal.com]

It doesn't matter, for me, with regards to relationship status and how that changes what I wear to this event, because I went to a single-sex school. So any guys there will be the dates of people I went to school with, and, actually chances are very good that I'll know most of them because they'll be from the schools my high school had in their breeding program. Not that I actually believe that there was a formalised breeding program, but it was true that the only males we were introduced to as part of school functions were from approved (private) schools.

And I'm going to wear something outrageous because that's part of who I am. One of the things they tried to socialise out of me. And I'm going to tell them the truth - that one of the most intelligent people in my year has no ambition, and doesn't give a damn what I do in life as long as I'm happy, and doesn't give a damn what THEY do, as long as they're happy. And not hurting me or mine or anyone else. Except for that paragraph, there's something wrong with the tenses and stuff there, and I can't pick how to fix it right now, the coffee is still kicking in.

not explicit, but tacit

[maelorin]

i wents to private school. knows the program. only we were isolated from others by 70+kms. so we had internal line-ups instead.

success is whatever you want it to be.

i'm somewhat shy of my preferred success-factor-achievement, but not doing too bad. i may not have attained what others might have thought i 'should', but i've not done too badly. just want a little more consistency, 'tis all.

so far, i've had career in the sense of

'move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"'

rather than

'the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"'

... but i'm working on it.

i'd be happier with some (more) stability. generally leads to other things falling into place coz i'm happier (and less distracted).

[maelefic.livejournal.com]

I went to my PS reunion in a suit, but went to my HS one (a place I detested every day of) in ripped jeans, metal t-shirt and stomping boots - and loved the look of suprise I got when people found out I wasn't a bum and having more fun with my job than they were!

[velvetink.livejournal.com]

You should wear whatever you want and feels ok to you. I rushed about like a mad thing looking for a "dress" eeek that I hardly ever wear..to wear to mine...turned out 3 other non dress wearing girls turned up in the same dress...lol.

[freyaw.livejournal.com]

What feels OK to me... Pretty much guarantees that I will not be wearing the same as anyone else *grin* For one, I buy a lot off of eBay, and, for example, some of my fellow students had gold credit cards from their parents in year 12. All I need to do is wear something manufactured last season, and it'll be unique. Well, maybe the season before. Or I could just wear head to toe vinyl with stripy socks, that would amuse the hell out of me *grin*