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Broke Wife, Big City
Voted Most
Likely to Write an Awkward Blog
By Aprill Brandon
Dear fellow high school classmates,
‘Sup?
Or…I don’t know.
Greetings!
Or however the hell we’re supposed to address each other now that we’re
all in our 30s. Hi? Hello? Salutations my brothers-and sisters-in-arms
in the war known as the Public Education System?
You’ll all be glad to know, as per your multiple requests in my
yearbook, that I did, in fact, stay cool but didn’t freeze. I also had
a great summer, I tried my best never to change and yes, Hank, my boobs
finally did come in. I’m also happy to report that although I am one of
the laziest people alive (I once ate spaghetti while lying down), I did
make fairly good on my promise to stay in touch with you, thanks to
technology invented by people who graduated a mere three years behind
us.
Yes, courtesy of Facebook, we all get a daily peek into each other’s
lives, sharing photos of our kids (holy crap, we have KIDS) and keeping
up to date on everybody’s career (holy crap, we have CAREERS, with bank
accounts and everything…possibly even retirement accounts for those of
us who don’t feel the need to eat spaghetti lying down). In fact, it’s
pretty much eliminated the need for reunions (especially if you’re
shot-gunning beers while scrolling through Facebook).
Which brings me to the rather uncomfortable reason why I’m writing
this. Now, I don’t want to alarm anyone but it’s…hmm…how do I put this
delicately? This year marks 15 years since we graduated and WE ARE ALL
OLD AND PRACTICALLY DEAD ALREADY.
I don’t know if any kind of reunion is being planned (although if I was
supposed to help plan it and accidentally forgot because I have a
toddler who has turned my brain to mush, don’t worry, I totally sent
out the invitations…they probably, most definitely, I’m almost 99
percent sure got lost in the mail). But just in case we all aren’t able
to get together, I figured I’d take this opportunity to ask you guys a
few questions I’ve been wondering about. Questions that I really only
feel comfortable asking you since we all grew up together and all
remember each other before we had to do disgusting grown-up stuff like
pluck random black hairs from our cheek and groan involuntarily while
getting up from the couch.
For instance, do you ever stare obsessively at your face in the mirror
after a shower and look for new evidence of wrinkles with the same
ferocity you used to look for pimples?
No? Yeah, me either.
But do you ever get a weird bruise on your hip that mysteriously
appears one day and won’t go away and you’ve pretty much convinced
yourself that it’s cancer? Or the plague? Or gout (which used to be a
funny word until you realized you might have it)?
No? Really? Well, me neither. I was just asking for a friend. A much
OLDER friend.
Have you ever turn on the radio and realized you didn’t know any of the
songs and why do they all sound so whiny and like they’re singing
through a fan and is it necessary to use the word “baby” that often and
oh my god, we’ve turned into our parents.
Anyone else find it weird Paul Rudd isn’t aging?
Have you ever not insignificantly injured your neck just by falling
asleep on your lumpy couch? I mean, I haven’t obviously, because that’s
only something that happens to old people, but I was just curious if
YOU guys knew anything about that. Which you don’t, of course. Because
we’re all the same age. And that age is young. Very, very young.
Anyone else find it weird that they can’t remember where they left
their keys, or their phone, or their child (oh, just the one time, calm
down) but can still remember all the lyrics to Warren G’s “Regulate?”
No? Just me? Hmm. Well, at least all you skirts still know what’s up
with 213.
Ever hear a news story about stupid teens getting caught doing
something stupid and think to yourself, “well, we were never like
that,” only to remember that we were totally just like that, only
slightly better because we never got caught?
Yeah. Me either. And if my son ever asks, you better tell him that or I
will FIND you.
But let me ask you this: Have you ever tried fitting back into your
high school jeans, lying down on the bed to try and zip them up and
then jumping up in victory only to pass out immediately because it cut
off all your blood circulation and then waking up in the emergency room
where some doctor is surgically removing the jeans off your legs?
No? Haha! Yeah, no, me either. I was just kidding. That would be CRAZY.
And sad. Very, very sad.
Anyhoo, it was great catching up with all of you. Keep in touch. Best
friends forever. And, above all, stay cool (but don’t freeze).
Can’t get enough of Aprill? Can’t wait until next week?
Check out her website at http://aprillbrandon.com/
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