I'm going to my high school reunion next weekend. Recently I got in touch with a classmate I hadn't spoken to since high school, Jake.
Jake: "In high school, you were a bit ... insufferable. A know-it-all."
Me: "What? Insufferable? Like Hermione Granger? But I never raised my hand in class!"
Jake: "No, you didn't. But if someone was talking to you and said something wrong, you'd always correct them."
Me: "Oh, that's what you mean. But if they're not accurate, then I need to let them know! Otherwise they're spreading incorrect information!"
This abruptly reminded me of two weekends ago, when I was riding in a car with my dear friends.
Blaine: "It's like when the hobbits left Hobbit-town."
Me: [stifling my reaction]
Blaine: "And they went to the elf palace."
Me: "Rivendell! It's Rivendell! I could still handle it when you said Hobbit-town instead of Hobbiton, but elf palace is too much!"
So it turns out I'm still insufferable.
Jake: "In high school, you were a bit ... insufferable. A know-it-all."
Me: "What? Insufferable? Like Hermione Granger? But I never raised my hand in class!"
Jake: "No, you didn't. But if someone was talking to you and said something wrong, you'd always correct them."
Me: "Oh, that's what you mean. But if they're not accurate, then I need to let them know! Otherwise they're spreading incorrect information!"
This abruptly reminded me of two weekends ago, when I was riding in a car with my dear friends.
Blaine: "It's like when the hobbits left Hobbit-town."
Me: [stifling my reaction]
Blaine: "And they went to the elf palace."
Me: "Rivendell! It's Rivendell! I could still handle it when you said Hobbit-town instead of Hobbiton, but elf palace is too much!"
So it turns out I'm still insufferable.
2 comments:
My HS 10th reunion was insufferable. Most people went back to their old clicks and lots of comparison with peers to see who's doing better in life career and family wise. Made me realize there's a reason why most people haven't seen each other in 10 and 20 years. Hope your reunion experience will be better.
The LAST people I would ever want to see on this planet are most of the people I went to high school with.
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