This whole blogging thing has me thinking of a thousand and one different things that I'd like to write about. I'm thinking I'll just take it one at a time though.
High school has been on my mind a lot today. I graduated way back in 19 mumble-mumble. Long enough ago that I can look back at that time without feeling all of the teen-age anguish that went with it.
Remember the "in crowd" in school? You know the ones who drove the cool cars, had just the right style of clothes and always knew what or who was the latest in cool. The ones that you hated but secretly wanted to be just like. Yeah, them. That wasn't me.
I was the band geek. For some reason the in crowd couldn't see the uber coolness that was and is the clarinet. Imagine that! Not content with just being the band geek I was also the drama nerd. Yeah not the cool performer type. That wasn't me. I was the clipboard carrying stage manager.
It hurt being the odd ball back then but it's served me well in life. There's a lot to be said for not being afraid to be who you are. Going against the crowd is a character building experience.
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3 comments:
Amen.
Sadly I was the nerd who was afraid to be who I am - just incredibly unsuccessful at hiding my nerdiness and creating a facade of coolness in high school. Fortunately - those former 'faults' are what make for interesting adults that did not peak at 16. Some of the absolutely coolest people I now know as an adult were also the geeks in school.
Some day the geeks will rule the world. LOL
I still have nightmares of my time in my HS band cult. I played French horn and mellophone and to this day (almost 10 years later) I still wake up in a cold sweat because I haven't practiced and am late for a marching competition or concert.
Waiting to inherit the earth but I think there are worthier geeks like you who will rule the lesser geeks like me. (Meant as a compliment.)
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