Come as you are

Folks,

There has been some email discussion about people being apprehensive about coming to the reunion.

In a phrase: don't be.

No one has escaped the last 20 years without drama. If they have, they are boring as hell.

We have all gained weight, lost hair, gained gray hair and had relationships go south.

Remember -- these are people who have known you since high school and before. It's not about the drama. We want to know what you've been doing and if you chose not to tell us, that's cool too.

Jeez -- go rent Grosse Pointe Blank and realize your life could suck as bad as John Cusack's character does. The man's a professional assassin and is facing his 10 year reunion and is trying to figure out what he is going to tell people who ask what he does for a living. A couple of my personal favorites are below:Martin sits at a desk, staring at the reunion card. He tosses it aside, gets up, and moves in front of a mirror. He wears a crisp black suit and practices his greeting smile...


MARTIN

(trying on smile)

Yes, I'm a pet psychiatrist. I sell couch insurance. I test-market positive thinking. I lead a weekend men's group, actually. We specialize in ritual killings. I'm hungry, are you hungry, I'm hungry, oooh, ooh.

(sarcastic)

Hi, I'm Martin Blank, remember me? I'm not married, I have no kids and I'd blow your brains out if someone paid me enough... So how've you been? Where do you stand on The Issues? Are you Left? Right? Up, down, proud, shamed, blahblahblahblah--