Tue 20 Jun 2006
I got the rare and wonderful opportunity to hang out with an old friend this past weekend. We hadn’t seen each other for some ten years (damn, there’s something that I haven’t done for TEN YEARS?! Is that even allowed?) and thanks to what was effectively an act of God, I got Sunday off and we got to catch up. Man, it felt good, but it got me thinking about the Good Old Days. Those heady days of high school where I managed to at one and the same time to be a hopelessly unconfident and awkward kid and an overbearing yet still fairly competent technician. Funny how some things never change, isn’t it?
It actually made me look at a couple of the pictures I have on my wall. There’s one of an old boyfriend- the only one worth really remembering fondly- there’s one from prom, and there are two from the theatre. 
That’s 4/5 of what was really the force behind the technical aspects of the theatre during my senior year. The only one missing is my brother who was pretty darn in there on that whole figuring stuff out sort of way. Left to right it’s me, Brenden, Dan, and Mike. Man, we did some good work. (I, however, needed to lose those flannel shirts pretty darn badly, huh?) Speaking of which, Dan directed our senior student show, Craig’s Wife. 
I forget who wrote it, but it’s, um, kinda a heavy play for a high school, shall we say? All about expectations and manipulation and control and marriage and stuff. But man, it was a cool set, with a gigantic sweeping staircase up to a “second floor” (it was behind a flat, nobody was any wiser 
) and a fireplace that had “real” fire in it. man I wish I had pictures of the sets. I wish I could name everyone in this photo, but no luck. Dan was all classy in a tux, to his right is Julie, and to his left is Martha and me. Yeah, I was running the light board. Hmm… the longer I look at this pic the more names I can remember. Tempe, Sarah, Megan and Miriam are in front. Micah, Alison, Mike are behind Julie, and Joanna (I think ? She never talked to me much, if I recall correctly,) Alex, and Brenden (multi talented, that one!) are behind me.
Guess I know what’s worth devoting brain cells to. If any of you happen by my little corner of the web, drop me a line (including those not pictured,) I’d love to know where you are now!
June 20th, 2006 at 9:21 pm
flanel bad! sexy cami good! and you know - i like it even if the lace trim and lace up the body do not match like the pattern says - it’s not a mistake, it’s a design feature
June 23rd, 2006 at 7:35 am
heh, where’s your axe in that first picture? I fully expect to see an axe weilding axe person.
June 26th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
for the second pic- I was told that Sarah Metzger died in a car accident a few years ago. I don’t now if it was really THAT Sarah or another Sarah that they thought I meant…. I hope that is the case. I have no real way of verifying stuff from out in Desert Land though.
Anyway, Hi. I know what you mean about the 10 Fricken years!?! thing shouldn’t even be allowed.
I’m about to be 27! and most of my local friends and collegues are over 40! hummmm. That is a tiny bit messed up. But I’ve always had a knack for getting along with whomever I wanted to. and I need to get out more.
kathy
June 27th, 2006 at 10:15 am
Sarah did indeed die in a car accident. It was pretty traumatic for all of us, but we had a beautiful memorial at the old Roundhouse Theatre. I think she would have liked it, and her parents seemed really touched. That was almost 10 years ago, now, too.
You know what else shouldn’t be allowed? Another 10 years without visiting each other! I’m hoping to do a tour of the west coast soonish- maybe I should head inland a bit!