Reunion

This weekend, practically everyone I've ever been good friends with since middle school descended on Boulder. It just so happened that everyone had nothing to do on a Saturday morning, so by noon there were six of us munching sandwiches on the terrace and trying to pretend it was warm enough to sit outside in January. Which it almost was.



I haven't seen some of these people in years and years and years. Fate and ambition scattered us acros the country and the globe. Architechture in Virginia. Germany. Physics in LA. Denmark. Sociology in Boston. Barcelona. Musical Theatre in London. Peru. Russian studies. We sat over sandwiches, we camped out at one girl's place, we hiked for coffee. We hung out some more. It was astounding how well we all got on with the unfamiliarity borne of not having seen one another in years, but of having had a very close past and a similar temperament. We had stories to tell, funny stories, sad stories. By the way, my little sister's engaged, by the way, my brother joined the army. We took a poll of who had a boyfriend and who didn't, who had one and lost 'im, funny hook-ups and douchebags, high school crushes, unlikely romances and one-night stands, friends who were married or pregnant. We do judo and rock climbing, opera and video games, music, parties, boys. Many things were different when we were younger. I've apparently gotten nicer over the years--I was kind of a mean person for awhile, it's a wonder I had friends. Some of us have come out of our respective shells, have grown in stature and in confidence and in experience. We've changed quite a bit, but maybe in many ways we're still the same.

Many of us are graduating in May, or in December. Some of us will go on to grad school, with or without a year of work or being crazy or living in a cave, some of us will go on to work and earn an actual living and eat something besides ramen noodles. None of us are engaged, and it doesn't look like we're about to be, though that seems to be the trend. Where will we be in 5 years, in 10 years?

In other words, this might just be the cutest song ever...from the movie Juno.

Anyone Else But You - Moldy Peaches

You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on you're back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
So why can't, you forgive me?
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

I will find my nitch in your car
With my mp3 DVD rumple-packed guitar
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du

Up up down down left right left right B A start
Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

We both have shiny happy fits of rage
You want more fans, I want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Don Quixote was a steel driving man
My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Squinched up your face and did a dance
You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du
But you