Miscellany in Contemplation

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This wouldn't be so funny if I hadn't inherited some honest-to-dog Chintz and a set of cutlery from the old ladies I lived next door to when I was a kid, upon which we did price research this weekend.

Speaking of the recently deceased, my dad's half-brother[1]'s wife passed away on Thanksgiving; this, again, falls into the "sad, but not unexpected" category.



And, in a similar vein, I'm kind of weirded out by seeing so many friends from high school on Facebook since I signed up to check out Xany's wedding pix and whatnot; on the one hand, it's nice to be remembered fondly, and on the other, the fact that "holy shit, we're all pushing forty and some folks really look it" coupled with some other, snarkier realizations... trippy. (Aside to El Uno Roberto: How do you get your LJ posts to show up there? I fail at cross-pollenization.)




[1] Uncle Bill is the stereotypical crazy uncle - he was the guy who'd throw you around like a rag doll as a kid, pull quarters and foam balls out of your ears and nose, and made chain mail[2] and household-item armor in the SCA, and whom I, from certain angles (especially after not shaving or getting a haircut or enough sleep for too long), look a fair bit like.

[2] He'd carry a 4"x4" bit of mailwork he'd done with a copper pattern (shaped like a capital letter e) woven into it around in his pocket; when the time was right, he'd take it out and say, "This is my E-mail." No, I have no idea where I get my sense of humor from some days....

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[maelstromsl.livejournal.com]

yeah it is weird - the "facebook freakout" apparently I am one of the few girls from high school who figured out that whole "condom" thing... so many people with freaking kids... YIKES... not to mention all the sorority sisters who are now "proud single mommies". I may have not always made the best life choices, but I sure never shot myself in the foot like that....

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[sloot.livejournal.com]

apparently I am one of the few girls from high school who figured out that whole "condom" thing.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

Facebook is indeed strange. I've been friended by people as far back as swim team, age 9. Why on Earth do you care what I'm doing now...?

[mykal.livejournal.com]

The highschool reunion on Facebook is becoming a universal thing it seems.

[ruefullyamused.livejournal.com]

I haven't been paying attention to Facebook, so I dunno, but I've gotten plenty of traffic that I've not paid for the privilege to see on classmates.com. I'm tempted, if only to find out what ppl who treated me like crap 25 years ago are saying now, heh. If the few I met again in college ages ago are any indication, they'll be sickly sweet without a hint of "oh, I put you through hell, so sorry."

Morbid curiosity might get the best of me this weekend.