Well, for starters who knew I could sit on my couch with a glass of wine and type on my laptop and have people I went to high school 20 years ago read this as soon as I post it. Wild.
Things that have changed:
- instead of looking for pimples we're looking for gray hair
- the music today sounds horribly wrong and loud (was rap suppose to last this long). Although, a good song from the 80's like ADD IT UP could make you turn it up to 11. Were we able to listen to that song at school dances???
- we work, we rest and play if we have time. We played, sometimes worked and never rested.
- we had one phone number and we had everyone's memorized. now it's a lost art form to have a phone number in your head.
- a walkman had a cassette of one or two albums. Now you can carry your entire collection with you on the go.
- we had a half day of school to go to "The Fair". That doesn't happen in the real world.
- Starbuck's was a little coffee house in Pike Place Market that only people from Seattle knew about.
- what ever happen to California coolers?
- we had a dumb republican in office...oh wait, that hasn't change.
I'd love to hear about how you have or haven't changed. Heck, if you remember me, I'd just love to hear from you anyway.
Post comments and tell me to shut up, that's cool too. Oh yeah, Madonna...she still rocks. That hasn't changed.
I want dirt people!!! POST IT!
Email directly to say hi. Louloubox@mac.com Please put Hey Louie in the subject line so your mail doesn't go to my junk mail. Cheers. Louie
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I would like to point out that I am now a responsible adult. I know that no one has noticed, that's why I'm pointing it out.
I used to live with people I had to (my family), now I live with people I want to (MY family).
Oreos are no longer "health food", They are now categorized as "Evil". At least they are in my household.
What was once considered life and death necessity is now "What was I THINKING?!!"
Our parents got smarter in the last 20 years.
Getting out of bed...I start to notice little aches and pains, and stiffness! AAhhh! I AM getting old! I've also found I like yard work. (another sign.) It used to be I'd talk to friends about hotrods and music...now it's "so I've been using this product on my lawn...."If I ever shout,"hey you damned kids! turn that music down!!!" I know I will be officially old. Come to think of it, I think I'm turning into Hank Hill! (at least I don't sell propane...yet.)
What does it say when you are looking for pimples AND gray hair and trying to figure out if it is just the lighting or are your wrinkles really that bad?
Planning Committee: Thank you for doing all of this. The new venue sounds great.
Do any of you look at your own children and hyperventilate because you know what is in store for them (or should I say, what is in store for us as the parents)?
Barb- I actually hyperventilate because when looking at the world around us it seems what's in store for them has gotten worse than what was in store for us at the same age. At least we have databases now to keep an eye out for danger. Hooray technology!!!!
Kerry- What's good for weed control? :)
Oh, God!!! Weed control!...Somewhere..deep inside of me, there is a rule breaking, loud mouth smart assed kid just waiting to screw with everyone...I suppose for the most part He has been replaced with a newer more p.c. kinda fellow who has a mortgage, and all the trappings of adulthood..totally harmless to society..I have a lot of grey hairs from my job...being an adult has taken a bit out of the kid, I suppose. I use Scott's seasonal fertalizers...o.k..I'm tired of this now...I would like to grab my sax...and stop being an adult....Can I have a do over for high school? Thanks!!!!!
I don't think Ladum ever grew up:) Grab your sax!
Good point J about do overs. If you knew then what you know now, what would you do differently? I didn't know that you could still graduate even if you didn't have a 4.0 I wouldn't have studied nearly as much. Wait, I'm going to school now at Highline CC and I still obsess about perfect tests and homework. Oh well. I'll think of something else.
Louie & Steph -
It took me a sec to figure out who you were talking to - I think the anon post after Anessa is Kerry Murphy, not Jason Ladum :)
Oops! I hit the wrong button!
20 years ago I thought most of the teachers at Kennedy were crabby old people that took great joy in making my life miserable.
Tonight I am sitting at home fighting with our 15-year-old over the fact that his teachers at Kennedy are NOT crabby old people who take great joy in making his life miserable.
Well the last I heard of the "Big Red Boat" was that it was still up and running. I believe that Patty Hernandez Thornton was using it to drive her 14 kids around in. Seriously......no joke!
PS. I did NOT marry Glen Lutz!!!
In the last twenty years I was wondering whatever happened to the Big Red Boat? So who's boat was it anyways.... Jane or Maria's?
By the way, my comment was to be first, what the heck? Who in the world is running this website anyways? Is maria spying on me, how could she know what I was going to write?
Hi Patty,
Your first posting is actually under "Where have you been for the past 20 years" :) And I just happened to be checking my emails -I'm the one moderating comments - I'm a night owl - what are you and Maria doing up at this time of the night anyways?! Thanks for your postings, hope all is well with you!
Take care,
Mellaney
Mystery solved...I am now the proud owner of the "Big Red Boat". Maria who?
Hi Mellaney, thanks for the correction. Didn't you know that Maria,Jane and I never grew up.
HA!HA!
Take care and hope all is well also.
You all need to get some rest!
My excuse is that I have a sick 3 year old and he is up. We are having a Handy Manny marathon. I thought I would check out what is going on with everyone.
I am mixed on the do over. Would I have loved to do things differently? YES. Maybe I'd actually have a degree in what I first went to college for (rather than not remembering most of my freshman year). But I wouldn't want to go back to HS for anything.
But the whole level of security needed has changed since then. Safety for one wasn't the concern it is today.
I loved that big red car. It must get 6 mpg and have a 40 gallon tank. My parents still have my blue mustang. It's just sitting in front of their house, growing weeds around the tires. That was a sweet ride back in the day:)
I don't know about the do over thing. I'd be happy with staying 38 and getting rid of that aging process. There is nothing quite like making a sudden move and hearing that crackle. You know the one I mean. It sounds like my grandma getting up off of the plastic covered rocking chair. Note to self: As I get older, I promise to never cover my furniture in plastic.
wait a minute...Louie didn't you hit the Big Red Boat!?
I remember the Big Red Boat got into a fender bender right after school once and I figured it was a goner so I started writing on it? I thought it was kind of funny...but I think Maria, you were actually mad I did that because the Boat survived and was fixed?? I can't even remember if I've brushed my teeth most mornings or ever find my cell phone and keys but for some reason I remembered this tid bit :)
agreed! Madonna still rocks :)
I don't think I have any dirt on people, but I'll think about it and get back to you on that one. Oh, but I do have a little dirt on myself...I married the cute bartender from our 10 year reunion :) I didn't realize that the love of my life was waiting around for me at the Marriott in Sea Tac!!
Jinky! That's the best story ever! Let's take bets on who will be getting married after this reunion.
Stephanie you are TOO funny and WAY too much trouble for your own good. :)
Wait, Jinky was that you making out in the kitchen at the 10 year??? Just Kidding - belated Congrats - how cool is that! Can ya hook a girl up?
Jinky, I was not the person to crash the big red boat. I would have been sad. That car was around when I was in grade school.
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