My sister-in-law sent me an invite earlier this week to join Facebook. I was quite surprised, she’s a neurologist, I’m a techie, and she got there first? ah well.

So I joined. (Search for me as ‘Alex van Niekerk’ if you’re on there, I could use some extra friends, my friends count is pretty dismal) Then I started browsing around, found my old high schools on there.

This shouldn’t surprise you: I was not popular in high school. I wasn’t unpopular either. Mostly I just wasn’t noticed. Skinny, pale, not rich, quite quiet & introverted, you know the type. Since then I’ve found my niche. I’m quite happy with who I turned out to be and the life I’ve made for myself.

But browsing through the photo’s and friends of the popular folk from high school was quite weird. They all still stick together. And they all still look to damn good. I’m quite sure that karma was supposed to make them fat & ugly by now. It took me back to that same place I was 10+ years ago. Again I felt like the pale, left out geek (I’m not that skinny anymore) and it was surprising how raw it can still feel.

Don’t get me wrong. I know who I am, what makes me me, and it’s not being a groupie. I don’t actually want to be a member of the ‘get-along gang’. I’m just annoyed to know that it still exists and it’s still beyond my reach.

*Sigh*

I have sent only one friend request to an ex school person, and I think I’ll keep it that way. Keep moving on, some issues are too old to redress.