As I imagine humans to be, I was a shakey and uncertain "teen" monkey. Self-concious, desparately trying to hide from being noticed in a bad way by my peers, just trying to survive in a world where I was sure no one understood me. I did a lot of self-indulgent navel gazing in those days.
This afternoon, quite by accident, through the miracle of the internet, I found an old high school friend. This guy was tremendously unique. He sat next to me in homeroom and was artsy. He wore outlandish clothes, eye make up, and was thoroughly himself. He's now a very cool artist in New York City.
We swapped notes back and forth for a few quick minutes, and it was one big ol' lovefest. To my surprise, my friend thought of me as being "lightyears more intelligent than our peers" and hoped that my being nice to him meant he was smart too. Funny to hear how other people see you . . . when you really don't see yourself yet.
He did remind me that I introduced him to Laurie Anderson's music. I spent pretty much a whole summer listening to this song . . . back when I was cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-4xatLeWF8
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