The Yearbook Inscriptions (1994 and 1995... by 1996, i was over high school and didn't have anyone sign my yearbook)
2004:
"Megan, darling- This year has been WONDERFUL! Mr. Shmuck! Minister Smurf/the Red M&M/HIM!/Marty Smurf/Brother Red/Preppy was an unforgettable experience! Pop Rocks! Puff the Magic Dragon! A TOTAL Eclipse of the Heart! (guess what- it makes me cry) RUSH (the saddest movie of all time) Harold & Maude (the coolest movie of all time) Suicide Club (the strangest movie of all time) etc. Mr. Rogers! Hitler- we have four stories. The STORYTELLING FESTIVAL! Root Cellars. Lorena Bobbit. The Shakespeare Festival. TV Studio visits. Dandilion and Clover chains, PROM! Hair Repair! GUYS ARE STUPID! My men, your men. Tom's Party and RICKY! (He had a blast) Batman (the puppet guy) Grease- what color is that car, Megan? All hail Patrick! Chocolate covered cherries! "It won't stay up... I think it's broken." "Mr. Shmuck, my pickle ball went under the bleachers, will you get it for me... PLEASE!" No sodas in the Hobson C Wagner Memorial Auditorium! The theatre arts chick! You can't be late to theatre arts! I quit smoking- AGAIN. Skipping onto the boat. Dancing! Spinning! SLEEPING! Christine's silver dress, the Breakfast Club. The Queen and the Soldier. The Pourhouse Cafe. "How exactly do you go about becoming a gym teacher?" Reclining car seats. "Yes Megan, it's your dress." Lighting dandylion [sic] seeds on fire. Lorena was a battered wife, Lorena had a kitchen knife." "Why don't you like this song Matt?" Matt is GEOGEOUS. Thanks for introducing me to the Rocky Horror Picture Show and folk music and The Giving Tree... and the tree was happy... Mr. McFeely... Little Bunny Foo Foo; a dramatic reading on your answering machine. Only the good die young. Tom's Diner. Shopping in Wayne for Tom and his oh-so-fashionable outfit! You're beautiful and you know in your heart that it's true and that I'm being sincere. THANKS FOR A MARVOLOUS YEAR! Heart you always, GRETCHEN"
2005:
"Megan- Wow! We survived another year! Only one more to go. This one has been interesting: Satanic mindgames (die ******* die), PROMS! and the failed attempt at flashlight tag, your men, my men, Marty-free! (yes, I had to mention the infamous minister smurf), us not speaking to each other even though neither of us was mad, oh, I saw VOYAGER! The greatest band on earth! You leaving theatre, You are a communist! (tee hee!), SMEDS Loves SHEEP (yucky), It's been fun! Oh, I forgot about that GREAT FILM, Slacker! It talks about smurfs. It must be cool... I'm trying to think of something inspirational to say but I'm drawing a blank. I think it has something to do with at least one of three factors: 1) it's 90 degrees outside, 2) it's the last day of classes & 3) in five days, we'll be seniors and it's time to practice the blank look. In reflection: I'm glad that we did Group Therapy, an amazing play. I'm sorry you were denied the opportunity to see it put to life. Desipte the pain-in-the-ass administrative obstacles, we did it, even Scene X, in front of Mr. Cowburn! Wow! CHAIR DANCING KICKS ASS! That tape (at least a segment) will be going on air. I think tomorrow. Well, anyway, love you always, be happy, take care of yourself. Smile. Heart, Gretchen. PS: When you see your friends having fun playing with your things, you should be happy, too."
The play she's talking about, Group Therapy was a pretty damn gutsy move for a bunch of students. It's certainly my proudest moment in high school, and I think it impacted Gretchen as well. Basically, we risked expulsion and all sorts of terrible things to perform a play that I had written, and Gretchen starred in. Our school banned it due to homosexual themes, but Gretchen backed me up and urged me to do it anyway because we felt that it was an important statement. We got in a bit of trouble, but it basically got brushed under the carpet (as did most things in high school) when it turned out that there was a lot of community support for it. Gretch was a rebel and a partner in crime. I've missed that since she hasn't been part of my daily life. These yearbook entries remind me just how much. I believe "Pop Rocks" was a euphamism for boys we liked, some of the quotes are from Mr. Rogers, and the Lorena stuff is from a song I wrote and we used to sing at the top of our lungs.
Oh, a bonus, Gretchen's Senior Quote: "Its necessary 2 have wished 4 death in order 2 know how good it is 2 live.- Dumas. Thanx to my friends- I luv u all! Pop rocks! Red M&Ms, TETV, Fam, Grease, Randomness, NYC, Don't you forget about me. "
How could we?
"Megan, darling- This year has been WONDERFUL! Mr. Shmuck! Minister Smurf/the Red M&M/HIM!/Marty Smurf/Brother Red/Preppy was an unforgettable experience! Pop Rocks! Puff the Magic Dragon! A TOTAL Eclipse of the Heart! (guess what- it makes me cry) RUSH (the saddest movie of all time) Harold & Maude (the coolest movie of all time) Suicide Club (the strangest movie of all time) etc. Mr. Rogers! Hitler- we have four stories. The STORYTELLING FESTIVAL! Root Cellars. Lorena Bobbit. The Shakespeare Festival. TV Studio visits. Dandilion and Clover chains, PROM! Hair Repair! GUYS ARE STUPID! My men, your men. Tom's Party and RICKY! (He had a blast) Batman (the puppet guy) Grease- what color is that car, Megan? All hail Patrick! Chocolate covered cherries! "It won't stay up... I think it's broken." "Mr. Shmuck, my pickle ball went under the bleachers, will you get it for me... PLEASE!" No sodas in the Hobson C Wagner Memorial Auditorium! The theatre arts chick! You can't be late to theatre arts! I quit smoking- AGAIN. Skipping onto the boat. Dancing! Spinning! SLEEPING! Christine's silver dress, the Breakfast Club. The Queen and the Soldier. The Pourhouse Cafe. "How exactly do you go about becoming a gym teacher?" Reclining car seats. "Yes Megan, it's your dress." Lighting dandylion [sic] seeds on fire. Lorena was a battered wife, Lorena had a kitchen knife." "Why don't you like this song Matt?" Matt is GEOGEOUS. Thanks for introducing me to the Rocky Horror Picture Show and folk music and The Giving Tree... and the tree was happy... Mr. McFeely... Little Bunny Foo Foo; a dramatic reading on your answering machine. Only the good die young. Tom's Diner. Shopping in Wayne for Tom and his oh-so-fashionable outfit! You're beautiful and you know in your heart that it's true and that I'm being sincere. THANKS FOR A MARVOLOUS YEAR! Heart you always, GRETCHEN"
2005:
"Megan- Wow! We survived another year! Only one more to go. This one has been interesting: Satanic mindgames (die ******* die), PROMS! and the failed attempt at flashlight tag, your men, my men, Marty-free! (yes, I had to mention the infamous minister smurf), us not speaking to each other even though neither of us was mad, oh, I saw VOYAGER! The greatest band on earth! You leaving theatre, You are a communist! (tee hee!), SMEDS Loves SHEEP (yucky), It's been fun! Oh, I forgot about that GREAT FILM, Slacker! It talks about smurfs. It must be cool... I'm trying to think of something inspirational to say but I'm drawing a blank. I think it has something to do with at least one of three factors: 1) it's 90 degrees outside, 2) it's the last day of classes & 3) in five days, we'll be seniors and it's time to practice the blank look. In reflection: I'm glad that we did Group Therapy, an amazing play. I'm sorry you were denied the opportunity to see it put to life. Desipte the pain-in-the-ass administrative obstacles, we did it, even Scene X, in front of Mr. Cowburn! Wow! CHAIR DANCING KICKS ASS! That tape (at least a segment) will be going on air. I think tomorrow. Well, anyway, love you always, be happy, take care of yourself. Smile. Heart, Gretchen. PS: When you see your friends having fun playing with your things, you should be happy, too."
The play she's talking about, Group Therapy was a pretty damn gutsy move for a bunch of students. It's certainly my proudest moment in high school, and I think it impacted Gretchen as well. Basically, we risked expulsion and all sorts of terrible things to perform a play that I had written, and Gretchen starred in. Our school banned it due to homosexual themes, but Gretchen backed me up and urged me to do it anyway because we felt that it was an important statement. We got in a bit of trouble, but it basically got brushed under the carpet (as did most things in high school) when it turned out that there was a lot of community support for it. Gretch was a rebel and a partner in crime. I've missed that since she hasn't been part of my daily life. These yearbook entries remind me just how much. I believe "Pop Rocks" was a euphamism for boys we liked, some of the quotes are from Mr. Rogers, and the Lorena stuff is from a song I wrote and we used to sing at the top of our lungs.
Oh, a bonus, Gretchen's Senior Quote: "Its necessary 2 have wished 4 death in order 2 know how good it is 2 live.- Dumas. Thanx to my friends- I luv u all! Pop rocks! Red M&Ms, TETV, Fam, Grease, Randomness, NYC, Don't you forget about me. "
How could we?
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