Golf Outing

Yesterday I went to a charity golf event hosted by my high school and sponsored by my company. Let me tell you how fun events like that are (clearly dripping with sarcasm). First of all, I didn't really like my high school. Scratch that, I didn't like my school after the second week of first grade. I went to a private school and attended the same school from 1-12th grade. Yep, it was small, graduated with 45 students, and to this day I only talk to 4 or 5 of them on a regular basis. On a side note, don't you hate it when you run into people from the past and you didn't like each other, but its been like 5+ years so you feel obligated to talk to them. And you always have that same awkward conversation. You know the one where you act cordial and try to seem interested with what the other person is saying but you could really give a damn. And you know the other person feels the exact same way, but you can't stop it from snowballing. That has been happening entirely too much lately.

Over the last two years I have been strong armed into working with the school's alumni board on some events, but I by-in-large try to keep my distance without pissing too many people off. Regardless, I somehow end up pictured in virtually every one of the school's quarterly magazines. I've been on 4 of the last 5 and will most likely be in the next one.

Anyways, I can't hate on the school too much because I got my current job through a school connection. I played soccer and basketball with the son of the guy who owns the company. Well, now my boy's dad is one of 2 people who have donated so much money to the school that they practically run it. Hell, he along with another big wig here have positions on the school's Board of Trustees. Alas, every time there is a school event where my company is a title sponsor = damn near every one, it's just understood that I show up. Even though I didn't golf yesterday, I had to go to the post golf dinner/reception/awards/tribute ceremony. Best thing that came out of it was free dinner and drinks. However, I was also cursed to be one of the few people in the room (about 70 people were there) who knew almost everybody. From colleagues to former teachers to alumni to alumni parents, I was the link that held people together. After almost 4 hours of introductions, I took my tired ass home. Things I do when I don't have a choice. Networking sucks...