Down in the Detroit area this afternoon for a little dinner gig with me and around 30 of my best friends. Actually, I look at the confirmed guest list and I can honestly tell you I remember meeting at some point in my life exactly four of them. I can safely say that most if not all of these folks went to the same high school as I but they were all from one to three years older than me.
This is yet another testament to the power of the Internet, and more precisely, the social networking site Facebook.com. The evening was set up by one of the few people I actually knew as a kid. Actually knew who she was, not really knew her. She planned this because a friend of hers from high school was coming to town and this way all these friends could get together and see her at one time while she was here. How do I fit into this? That’s where Facebook comes into play.
I’ve become Facebook friends with a number of these people and because I have an ability to comment on things I see someone write that makes people laugh sometimes, I’ve actually become rather popular on the site. The only way any of these folks see what a mess I am is from my writing. I like to say I give good Internet and these guys seem to agree. Pretty cool. It really is a nice boost to the ego having all these people know and actually want to socialize with me online on a daily basis.
Something about this that really has made me feel wonderful is getting the invite at all. The woman who set this up sent invitations to 27 people. Of the 27 all except two, myself included, were from the same class. I along with one other girl are from a class two years behind them. The person that’s also from my year was once married to one of the invitees so she socialized with a number of these people at some point in her life. What it comes down to is the only reason I’m invited is because of Facebook. It’s actually rather flattering. I get to hang out with the older kids tonight.
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