so
this past week and a half or so i have noticed something that is sort of disturbing. as most of y'all know, i am living in ohio again. and the past couple weeks have been some what of a drunken blur, what with irish fest, and all that. in the course of the few weeks i've been able to check out a couple new bars that i hadn't been to. the ages of the people at the bars i've been frequenting tend to be pretty varied. however, there is one thing i noticed a lot last night, and have vague recollections of hearing about at other times, is that many people have this sort of unhealthy fascination with high school.
like last night for instance
there was some girl, who i believe was named tracy. she was probably in her early thirties or so. all she was doing was talking about high school. and what her life was like then. and the sports she played. and the sports she didnt play but wished she did. and the cliques of people she hung out with. and the cliques she would never hang out with. and she got mad at some guy that was there because he didn't remember this one girl's name who he had apparantly dated, in high school.
now don't get me wrong, i enjoyed high school. and every now and then i might reflect on what happened, or certain things i did. but to spend an entire night at the bar reminiscing to people that couldn't give two shits about your high school experience is a little bit much. and i've been noticing all these people in their thirties and forties, all they want to talk about is the times in high school. i understand that life can get mundane sometimes, but are so many people's lives so incredibly boring that the most exciting thing that has ever happened to them is high school? that is phenomenally sad. im only 23, and already have stories to tell, and things to look back on that are not high school, or related to it in any way, other than some of the people may have been in both. its not that hard to find fun things to do that are memorable. anyways, sort of a long blog, so im gonna get goin. just needed to vent
if anyone has any insight into this phenomenon, and why high school was apparantly so much more exciting for everyone but me, please inform me.
take care of yourselves, and thanks for reading.