Everyone's gained weight since high school, and most of them have never left town. At least, that was my experience at my 10 year reunion.

Subtract the part about leaving town and add to this all the guys were bald, and you have mine.

I haven't thought to ask, Sue, but I remember when you bought it you were worried about being further out of the city. How are you liking the area now?

It's not too bad. It's a nice little neighborhood. It's a bit limiting in that I have to plan where I'm going and when if I want to catch a bus. (No more impulse jaunts to the movies.) There's a major bus terminal about a four minute walk from my house that will take me just about anywhere. The only thing I don't like is walking at night. My neighborhood is tiny four block area that's bound by a very busy street, a ravine that has a railway tracks in it, and huge shopping mall complex, so whenever I come home at night after the mall is closed it's very isolated and dead. There can be quite a bit of traffic but few other pedestrians.

I get the bus to work right outside my house, and I try to walk home most days, which is a 45-50 minute walk. I am loving the walk home. It's good exercise and it totally unwinds me.

The most annoying person at my 10-year reunion was the girl who was a bit of a geek in high school who hadn't gained an ounce (and she was a stick figure to begin with). She decided to come in the slinkiest outfit she could find and marched around the reunion yelling at people for past slights, imagined or otherwise.

I haven't been to any of my class reunions.

From what I hear, the people I'm most interested in never come to the reunions. And about 70% of my class lives within 20 miles of our town.

This year would be my 15th high school reunion. Luckily, we aren't having one.

It sounds like a good neighborhood! I can't imagine being able to walk home from work in 45 minutes. Hell. Some days I can't imagine the drive being less than 45 minutes.

I did not go to my 10th H.S. reunion - it sounded like I didn't miss much. They were disorganized (as always), rented the Dogmusher's Hall, stood around and drank beer, and then went to the river to light bonfires and drink some more. Just like high school (except renting the hall).

I just missed my 10th college reunion - didn't miss much there either, apparently.

I can't imagine being able to walk home from work in 45 minutes.

Well it helps that Halifax has about 1/10 the population of LA.

I heard that there was a 20th reunion at my high school (20!!!), but I did not get invited.

I didn't go to my 10 yr hs reunion, I wasn't in a great place at the time and didn't want to go and have to deal with questions about what I was up to. Plus I wasn't close to anyone. Although I am curious in finding out how some people turned out so I'll probably go to the 20 yr reunion.

My old school friends found me on Facebook. Which was kinda scary at first.