Wacky Wednesday

sfgiantsjo

1) What were you like in HS?
2) Have you changed?
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?

CeeCeeSugaPie

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS? 2) Have you changed? 3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?

1. I was very into the whole grunge/alternative scene. Totally irresponsible.

2. Oh goodness, yes. Although I do still love music from that era. The Marine Corps made me grow up really fast.

3. Some of them. They actually had a reunion/bonfire thing this past weekend for all of us who used to hang out in HS, no matter what year your graduated.

WillyH19

1) What were you like in HS?  I was a music nerd. I was in band, jazz band, symphonic orchestra and the pit of all of the school musicals.
2) Have you changed? I still play in a local community group, but my life is no longer consumed with music projects. I feel much more well rounded as an adult.
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? Nope, we are Facebook friends, but I haven't seen most of them since we graduated, or a few of them since college. I skipped my 10 year reunion. 

booneybear

1) What were you like in HS? I was a 4'11", 90 lb. loser
2) Have you changed?  now I am a 5'0" slightly larger loser
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?  Nope.

SnShne322

1) What were you like in HS? Hard to describe, I think.  I did sports, band, choir, theater, art.  I was a bit shy.   
2) Have you changed? I think I have more confidence and I'm a little more secure with myself, but I'm otherwise the same.
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? I see some of them occasionally, but I'm still friends with my BFF.

ThisModernLove

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS? 2) Have you changed? 3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?

1. I was heavily involved in theater and a super geek.

2. I'm still a geek but much more confident and proud of it.  Still love theater but involved in other arts.

3. I'm only friends with maybe three people still from HS - 1 of which I didn't even like in HS, and the other didn't go to my HS but we were BFFs

SnShne322

CeeCeeSugaPie said:

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS? 2) Have you changed? 3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?

1. I was very into the whole grunge/alternative scene. Totally irresponsible.

2. Oh goodness, yes. Although I do still love music from that era. The Marine Corps made me grow up really fast.

3. Some of them. They actually had a reunion/bonfire thing this past weekend for all of us who used to hang out in HS, no matter what year your graduated.

That era of music is the best.  I still count it as the GOAT for me.  Anytime Hunger Strike comes on the radio all talking must cease. 

packfan20

1) What were you like in HS?   Basically the same as am I now.  I do my own thing and don't care what others think.
2) Have you changed?  I've maybe gotten a little more bold.
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?  I hated high school.  I keep in touch with 2 friends that I graduated with.  That being said, my husband, three of our best friends and I all went to HS together, they were all just two years head of me.

RhymeReason

1) What were you like in HS? Shy, pretty quiet and pretty sarcastic to most who I didn't really know people (and even to those who I did know but just didn't like). I did the music thing too-band in jr high & one yr of high school, choir the rest of the time and I did musicals
2) Have you changed? For the most part. I'm still an introvert but I am not nearly as mean and sarcastic to people because I don't think people are out to get me or embarrass me anymore. I'm also a little more open with people and I think a little more likable.
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? Nope, not unless you count keeping up with them through fb. I didn't really have friends at my high school and the one or two I did have (who didn't go to school with me), I don't talk to anymore for various reasons. I do keep in contact with two guy friends I have known since high school but they weren't in my core group of friends.

EliStar

1) What were you like in HS?  I was a drama geek. Competitions, plays, musicals, rehearsals, costumes, thespian meetings... all of that consumed my life. I was fun and carefree and was always looking for the next good time. My friends were my life. I didn't take myself too seriously. 
2) Have you changed? I've changed a ton. I'm more responsible, more serious and stable, but I still don't take myself too seriously. 
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? I'm still best friends with two out of my three high school BFFs. Another of my friends in high school I was only semi-close with then. but we became super close buds in college. The rest of my close group of HS friends I stay in touch with but only see sporadically. 

jkfranklin

1) What were you like in HS? I don't even know.  I was pretty laid back and hung out with the hicks, did a lot of beer drinking, had parties at my house when my parents were gone, and took AP classes.
2) Have you changed?  Quite a bit.  There is certainly a lot less partying going on.
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?  Most of them though but my core group from elemetary school are probably my closest IRL friends now.

trinakb

1. I always thought of myself as a nerd. But I guess I was a little goodie goodie. Never went to parties, always carried around a dozen books. Very into studying.

2. I'm definitely way more social and I do love a good party, but I will always love my books and I think i'm just overly responsible by nature.

3. Not the core group but I have 3 good friends from high school that are still my best friends. Others we may keep in contact via facebook.

lizabethann6

1) What were you like in HS?
I was a big nerd. I loved my Honors classes, band, and being involved in a lot of extra curriculars. I was focused, loyal, and happy.

2) Have you changed?
I have realized that if I don't get straight As, life will still go on. I'm not as much as a perfectionist as I used to be.

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?
I keep in touch with some but am not close with any of them anymore.

julie37619

1) What were you like in HS? Painfully shy, very academically focused, like to an unhealthy extreme
2) Have you changed? Yep.  I'm still an introvert, but I'm so much friendlier and able to function properly in group settings
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? Nope.

MrsJenE

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS?  Super quiet.  Super shy.  Super dork.

 

2) Have you changed? Yes.  I totally came out of my shell in college.  I guess I was a late bloomer.  I'm way more outgoing now, have way more friends, speak my mind more, and care less about what people think.  HOWEVER, I still have introvert qualities.

 

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? I'm still friends with people I knew from that time, but not necessarily friends I went to high school with.  Make sense?

EliStar

MrsJenE said:

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS?  Super quiet.  Super shy.  Super dork.

 

2) Have you changed? Yes.  I totally came out of my shell in college.  I guess I was a late bloomer.  I'm way more outgoing now, have way more friends, speak my mind more, and care less about what people think.  HOWEVER, I still have introvert qualities.

 

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? I'm still friends with people I knew from that time, but not necessarily friends I went to high school with.  Make sense?

I just can't picture you as shy. 

AshleyT121

1) What were you like in HS? Hmmmm... I don't really think I can categorize myself. I went to school, had a group of friends, had a boyfriend (who is now MH) and worked. I didn't belong to any clubs or play any sports, I got decent grades,  was super self-conscious and pretty much hated myself. I dunno. I just.... was. I hated HS. I wouldn't go back if you paid me.

2) Have you changed? Yes and no. I'm more outgoing and appear more confident, but I'm still the same lonely, self-concious girl at the end of the day. I do have to say I'm not as defensive now. I try to pick my battles and I don't necessarily feel like I have to prove myself to anyone anymore.

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? My two best friends are from HS and we're still friends with a lot of MH's friends from HS.

sonore32

1) Music and Church were certainly my life back then but I also hung around the computer geeks a lot because my long-term bf was a huge computer nerd and his Dad was the computer teacher at our HS. The funny part about that is when superlative time came around I won "Biggest Computer Geek" female, NOT because I have any computer skills (I hate technology) but because my class thought it would be cute if he won the male one (which he deserved) and I won female. *sigh* Socially I'm about the same, I generally get along with almost everyone but I only have a small core group with whom I really let me guard down.

2) Well I haven't played counterstrike in over 10 years (that was the huge addiction at the time). Music obviously is still my life so that hasn't changed. I'm still involved in our local church although not as much as I'd like to be. I'd like to think I have a bit more fashion sense now because I truly had NONE in HS...I shudder when I look back at some of my old clothes (and not because they were just fashionable at the time...trust me they weren't!)

3) Nope, there's a few I stay in touch with (kinda...like talk once a year) and my best friend from middle school is still my best friend today but other than that not at all.

MrsJenE

EliStar said:

MrsJenE said:

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS?  Super quiet.  Super shy.  Super dork.

 

2) Have you changed? Yes.  I totally came out of my shell in college.  I guess I was a late bloomer.  I'm way more outgoing now, have way more friends, speak my mind more, and care less about what people think.  HOWEVER, I still have introvert qualities.

 

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? I'm still friends with people I knew from that time, but not necessarily friends I went to high school with.  Make sense?

I just can't picture you as shy. 

LOL!  Dude...I totally was.  But my give-a-shit meter has broken since then.

cnthrdlywt2bwZ

1. I was on dance team, orchestra, and was in a few plays. I worked at a restaurant, and had lots of friends there. At school, I didn't run with the mega popular kids but I wouldn't consider myself a super loser either. I became progressively cooler as I got braces off, filled out, and dropped my honors classes. :-/

2. I embrace confidence and care much less about what people (and my parents) think. I think my general philosophies and interests are very similar to what they were but it's definitely my own mind, rather than influence by my family or friends.

3. I regularly talk to only one of my high school friends and she didn't even go to my school. I keep in touch with one other friend but she's in TX, and we don't have tons in common anymore. I'm friendly with all others I come into contact with but nothing sustained.

pinkybooklover09

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS? 2) Have you changed? 3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?

1. I was very withdrawn, quiet, and moody in school. I was more myself when I was at home.

2. Yes. I'm more withdrawn and quiet when I'm at home and completely loud, gregarious, and obnoxious when out among the public. 

3. No. My best friend since 7th grade and I recently parted ways so other than FB I'm really not close to anyone I was friendly with in HS.

sfgiantsjo

1) I was a band geek. Band was really its own "mini high school", with its own social structure, and we even had our own ASB called Band Council. I was elected Activities Coordinator, so I basically planned all of our official and unofficial parties. And yes, there was band camp. This one time...

Anyway, I had a BF who was a loser druggie, but I had no self esteem on the inside (plenty of fake on the outside), so I stayed with him and acted like a fool trying to "keep" him. I was dumb and irresponsible, but thankfully, never enjoyed drugs so I never fell into that.

2) I'd like to think so. I think I've gained some actual self esteem, but I still find myself slipping back into self doubt more often than I'd like. I care about what others think way too often. But I'm happy, and I've definitely grown up. I am better able to embrace the things I like to do, rather than what others want me to do. 

3) A few. My two BFFs from HS are still two of my BFFs now. I don't see them as often as I see my core group of friends from the here and now. Other than that, I'm friends on FB with the rest of my HS peeps.

sassypants527

1) What were you like in HS?  Very involved.  I did band, theatre, kept stats for boys basketball, and was very involved in the county wide peer prevention group (PANDA2, for Prevent And Neutralize Drug and Alcohol Abuse) as well as the HS version.

 2) Have you changed? Yes.  I'm probably more outspoken now.  Also, I dress better, but that's not hard considering I lived in jeans and tshirts or sweatshirts (with the ubiquitous turtleneck beneath.  This was the 90s).

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? If FB friends counts.  We don't visit one another or what not.

brittk0486

1) What were you like in HS?  - I was someone who hung out with people from all different groups. I was never in one clique - I had friends in the band, geeky group, popular group, athetic... etc. I was never into labels.
2) Have you changed? I'm definitely more sure of myself now and am able to stand up for what I believe in more now, instead of just going along with others.
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? No - I really only talk to one person from high school on a regular basis (and she and I were actually only middle school friends - we didn't speak in HS). I'm friends with others on FB, but we don't communicate.

dmlk413

1) What were you like in HS? First two years I was very involved and had a great group of friends.  We moved the summer before 11th grade and then I was just a shy loser. 

2) Have you changed?  Somewhat.  I think I have a little more self-esteem than I did but most days I still feel like a total dork.

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?  Not really.  I am facebook friends with many of them but only one am I still good friends with.  It doesn't help that I have moved around a lot.

RiverPlate

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS? I hated high school.  None of my friends were in my grade, and I spent most of my jr/sr years visiting my friends who went to near-ish colleges.  I went through a church phase, a drama phase, a band phase, a cheerleader phase.  I belonged to all of the cliques without belonging to any of them.  I was kind of a nut, going off on whims and pulling crazy stuff.

 

2) Have you changed?  Kind of.  I still belong on the periphery of several groups of friends rather than having one solid core.  It depends on who does the inviting and how friendly I feel that day which group I interact with.  My going off on whims mostly ended when my first daughter arrived.  It's not that I grew up as much as I go off on different kinds of whims now.

 

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?  My best friend from HS, a year younger than me, and I talk/text/IM daily.  Her husband has this crazy job where he gets transferred a lot, and I haven't seen her in probably 3 years.  I'm FB friends with most others, and haven't been to any reunions.

SacGeoLover

1. Quiet, somewhat nerdy, friends with people from all over the social spectrum, but generally unknown or forgettable. I just didn't cross people's minds. Fine with me as I was very much okay with being myself, introverted as that was.

2. I'm not nearly as shy, but I feel like I'm generally the same person. I still keep to myself and I'm still kind of nerdy, but I've also grown into it and have more confidence.

3. Three of us get together on a regular basis, and I'm still best buds with one of them. Beyond that I don't really keep in contact with anyone.

doeydo

sfgiantsjo said:

1) What were you like in HS? Messed up and sexually promiscuous for the first couple years.  Then I really enjoyed school and stopped doing stupid stuff for grade 11 and 12.
2) Have you changed? Yes, for the better.
3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?  Sadly, no.

Young_Love

1) What were you like in HS?
Involved in activities, ridiculously low self-esteem, very self-conscious of my height, late bloomer, didn't know how to talk to boys, social mess

2) Have you changed?
Yes. A lot.

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS?
Nope. I hardly talk to anyone from HS.

RevJen

1.  I think I was probably more outgoing then.  I was involved in a lot of stuff. 

2.  I've become more introverted over the years.

3.  Nope.  By choice.  I didn't like high school.  I did well in school but I saw it as putting time in until I graduated.

mrsvedo

1) What were you like in HS? Busy. By the time I graduated I was involved in 43 extra curriculars.

2) Have you changed? I still tend to take on way too much but I'm no longer involved in EVERYTHING.

3) Are you still friends with your core group from HS? Some of them but not all of them.