Wow. I'm still in high school, but I always wonder where everyone's going to be 10 or 20 or 30 years from now. I'm in the class of 2001, and I'm scared to death of graduation. (yes, I know this is thread creep, but I swear I have a point) I worry about my generation all the time. I know a lot of smart kids and a few brilliant people, but I know a lot more people who are lazy, or neglected, or so fried that they are just about incompetent. I wonder, what will the future bring? I know there are a lot of people who are very down on my generation as a whole, and I wonder sometimes if they aren't right. If my generation isn't throwing it all away.

I don't have a lot of real friends from school. Not a lot of people that I want to see again, but I wonder if I'll feel the same in 11 years when my 10-year reunion comes up. I noticed that many of you didn't go to your reunions for one reason or another, and I saw that a lot of you had not-so-great high school experiences (which I can definitely relate to).

Honestly, though, I think that I will go to my reunions. I want to know things like "whatever happened to that guy who ditched me for a cheerleader?" or "where is that computer nerd now?" It's probably just a competitive vengeance thing, but I hope that 10 or 20 years from now I can look at the people who try to make my life miserable and say "I'm happy. I'm living my dream. What are you doing, now?"

My advice? Go. You never know. Maybe people do change, and if not, then I'm sure you're better off than they are. I mean, hey--You're happy. You're living your dream. What are they doing now?

Peace--Keli