Dirt Moving - Please Remind Me...
There’s dirt moving on the west side of Fawcett between 11th and 13th Streets. I seem to remember that project… but can’t find anything in my inbox. It’s the second lot in from the corner of 13th and Fawcett. What do you remember?
Update Got it. It’s the Tom O’Connor project mentioned here.
12 comments
J jamie from thriceallamerican March 28, 2008
I thought the reason we went to our 10 year reunions was to see who’s really f*ck*d up their lives since high school. Am I mistaken?
My 10 year was at the Vault, which was sorta weird in that it’s really nowhere near my suburban Kent High School, but less than a block from where I work, and as such I am known to pick up the occasional slice of pizza there at lunchtime. Odd mix of worlds… It wasn’t awesome, but I ran into some old friends, and indeed it was fascinating/amusing to see who hadn’t matured at all in 10 years.
Anyway, I say definitely go, and approach it as a spectator sport. Too bad these things always cost so bloody much…
L Lisa March 28, 2008
It’s a freakin’ waste of money—I say go buy yourself a new pair of shoes instead.
I blindly bought a ticket to my reunion without considering the possibility that none of the people I was hoping to see would be there—and they weren’t. I ran into two people who I considered to be friends in high school, just two!
Don’t get me wrong, it was great to see those two, but it wouldn’t have been terribly hard to track each other down WITHOUT shelling out $80.
For mac ‘n cheese. Mac ‘n cheese at the Vault!
D Daniel Blue March 28, 2008
everyone i wanted to see dropped out, so we (with the exception of mike manville, cause he got hit by a drunk driver in denver) had our own reunion at the acme grub cage. it was free and the food prevents hangovers.
L Laurie across the street March 28, 2008
If your class is doing the multiple day deal, go to the casual get together for free on Friday (everyone you want to see will be there anyway) and skip the big formal thing on Saturday and picnic or whatever on Sunday. Hey Sassy! Are Stadium grads considered the opposite of the spectrum from high falutin’ Charles Wright grads?
Stadium, class of ’83 (yikes! That means my 25th should be this summer?)
M Mofo from the Hood March 30, 2008
There’s an important subcategory to A. It makes the distinction between those who have ATTAINED a measure of stability and those who have OBTAINED it.
We’ve all crossed paths with the spoiled heir. That’s the occasional dim bulb who inherited his position and place in the world. He or she just can’t understand other’s “lack of initiative.” He or she inherited their first business, millions, private island, etc. by the age of 25.
T tom waits March 30, 2008
i went to my 10 year and had a lot of fun. high school wasn’t great for me, but wasn’t so bad either, and i didn’t feel like i had anything to prove. we got very drunk and all had a grand old time. but my high school class was not typical—small class, small school, we all sort of liked one another anyway. we went to my wife’s reunion the next year and it totally sucked—huge school, big class, clique hell with all the usual suspects.
however, i do think when you are married, it is easier to deal with this sort of social weirdness, because you are very much over trying to live up to your friends’ expectations (instead, you now are focused on your spouse’s expectations). for instance, my wife already knows i am a total dork, so why try to impress anyone else?
it is also true that if i had not gone to the reunion, i would have missed out on the best schadenfreude fix i’ll probably ever get in one dose.
A altered chords April 1, 2008
10 year reunion is too soon. Don’t waste your time.
Wait for the 25 year or the 50 year reunions
O OC Housewife April 1, 2008
I agree with altered chords, the 10 year reunion seems too soon. But here’s my story. I blew off my 10 year reunion and missed my 20 year because of proximity and schedule conflict. And I think I would have enjoyed the 20, but it would have been too much of a hassle to be worth making it. So maybe go to your 10 just because you can and leave early if it’s a bust.
R Robin April 1, 2008
Dear Kelly,
There are a two ways to ensure a decent high shcool reunion:
A) A great dress
B) Very low expectations.
T Tim Farrell April 1, 2008
I guess I am going, June 21st this year in LA, because I am morbidly curious. Most of the folks who I went to school with stuck around the San Fernando Valley, so I have a good idea in advance of who will be present. We’ve been shooting e-mails back and forth for the past month now, and I think I have talked with these folks more now than I ever did when I was going to school there.
Fascinating.
I agree with the last post: dress well, low expectations. I get to see my dad and sister anyhow, so I win either way.
I’ll post back somewhere with a report. I don’t drink – so there will be pictures :D
T tressie April 1, 2008
I live vicariously thru you High School Grads…..I dropped out. Ha. At first I thought my oldest daughter wrote that letter, but then I realized she’s attending her 20th at Stay-Dumb this summer. Golly, my kids are getting sooooo old. I have no advice, but I say, any party is fun if, like Robin notes, you’re in a really great dress, & you have low expectations.(and alcohol)
K Kristin April 1, 2008
Summer past was my 20th (Stadium High School). I attended my 10th. Both reunions proved warm and inspiring. Never had the competitive spirit to talk badly about people who have aspired (and never felt that my classmates at Stadium had ever stooped to judge). Always felt inspiration from great stories: our girl friend, who is a man now, and married to a woman from Kansas (he brought her to the reunion as his wife). . . talk about comfortablness in who you have become, my classmate who is from the Puyallup Tribe now on the Tribal Council working with my other classmate who works for the City of Tacoma in relations and aspirations to compliment the Tribe and the City, our class president who is a conductor in Vermont for a youth symphony and who has been highlighed by NPR – a great speaker at our reunion, stating that “now at our age we are all comfortable in our own skin. . . “. Stadium was a testament to this. All accepting, all inclusive and brilliant in academics and the arts. The most interesting change (at the reunion) was the remodel of Stadium which included an AUXILLARY GYM – yep, TWO Gyms side by side, “for the visiting team to warm up before a game” as the vice principal informed me. Wow. Fun and fantastic to see everyone, heartwarming and treasured. You can choose to make it worthwhile and take the time to meet your classmates again. My advice: go as a friend (to your friends and acquaintances with whom you shared your years) and as a sort of history journalist . . to gather information and make note of it. Its very exciting to learn about eachother, from whence we came to where we are (dreams included). I guarantee you will be warmed by the past if you have an open heart. :)