I found her! I had the correct number for her mom, and it took a while to hear back, because she is spending the year in Japan. We've managed to reconnect, and it's pretty awesome. I hope when she gets back to the country that we will be able to see one another (for the first time in more than 15 years).
Thanks to all for the suggestions about how to find her!
Showing posts with label Childhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Childhood. Show all posts
Friday, June 24, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Search for Kimmy (a rare, non-bitchy post)
When I was in preschool, I made a little friend named Kimmy. She was my best friend in preschool, kindergarten and most of elementary school. But, as I got a little older (and when we stopped going to the same Jewish day camp), Kimmy and I grew apart.
We talked a few times in high school, but it became increasingly hard for us to relate to one another. Eventually, the friendship just died out completely.
I have thought about her a lot over the years. I have wondered what became of her. I have tried to find her on Facebook numerous times, but never to any avail. I was home recently - well, visiting my parents in the home I grew up in - and as I was cleaning out my childhood room, I ran across old cards, photos and other mementos of my friendship with Kimmy. And, trying to find her has been on my mind ever since.
I have tried Google, Spokeo, White Pages and any other free tool on the internet I can think of. I managed to find a listing for her parents with a number I remember dialing hundreds of times as a kid (back in the day where you dialed a number from a key pad on a phone that had a cord in it - now I can barely remember my own phone number). After two weeks, I got up the courage to dial it. Unfortunately, all I got was a generic recorded message saying "Sorry. We are not in right now. Please leave a message after the beep." So, I took a shot. I left a message. And now I wait.
If anyone has any other ideas about how to locate long lost childhood friends, I would really appreciate the help. If not, at least hope I had the right number and someone calls me back.
Sorry for the sentimental, schlocky post. I am feeling intensely nostalgic and pensive lately. What good is it to have a blog if you can't write about what's on your mind? That being said, I promise to bring the bitchy back with a frivolous, snarky post very soon!
We talked a few times in high school, but it became increasingly hard for us to relate to one another. Eventually, the friendship just died out completely.
I have thought about her a lot over the years. I have wondered what became of her. I have tried to find her on Facebook numerous times, but never to any avail. I was home recently - well, visiting my parents in the home I grew up in - and as I was cleaning out my childhood room, I ran across old cards, photos and other mementos of my friendship with Kimmy. And, trying to find her has been on my mind ever since.
I have tried Google, Spokeo, White Pages and any other free tool on the internet I can think of. I managed to find a listing for her parents with a number I remember dialing hundreds of times as a kid (back in the day where you dialed a number from a key pad on a phone that had a cord in it - now I can barely remember my own phone number). After two weeks, I got up the courage to dial it. Unfortunately, all I got was a generic recorded message saying "Sorry. We are not in right now. Please leave a message after the beep." So, I took a shot. I left a message. And now I wait.
If anyone has any other ideas about how to locate long lost childhood friends, I would really appreciate the help. If not, at least hope I had the right number and someone calls me back.
Sorry for the sentimental, schlocky post. I am feeling intensely nostalgic and pensive lately. What good is it to have a blog if you can't write about what's on your mind? That being said, I promise to bring the bitchy back with a frivolous, snarky post very soon!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Top 5 Greatest Movies of All Time (or at least my childhood)
My father collects things: books, gadgets, and movies (in whatever format is cutting-edge at the time). However, for some insane reason, he finds cable to be a waste of money. So, we had tons of VHS and 7 channels. For no particular reason - or perhaps to eulogize John Hughes - here are my top 5 favorite movies growing up.
5) Crocodile Dundee - What ever happened to Paul Hogan - or that chick? Apparently nothing. Anyway, it was a wonderfully silly movie that gave us such dialogue gems as "you call that a knife?!"
4) Ghostbusters - I admit, this is probably on the list because I am currently watching it on AMC. But, that doesn't change the fact that it is a great film. I mean, Rick Moranis' performance alone makes this one of the best campy romps of the 80s (and there were more than a few campy romps in the decade that spawned acid wash and the hair crimper). Even a horrible sequel can't diminish the greatness that is Ghostbusters.
3) Christmas Vacation - While all the vacation movies kick ass, this is far and away my favorite. I mean, a man in an RV who owns a dog named "Snots" kidnaps a rich CEO and they all end up singing Christmas carols and drinking eggnog. Plus, we see Juliette Lewis before she turned into this.
2) Breakfast Club - The birth of the brat pack. Enough said.
1) 16 Candles - I admit it, I watched this video so many times that the beginning was actually all screwed up because the tape got distorted. This movie made me excited to go to high school, where I could be Jake Ryan's Samantha. There are so many wonderful scenes and lines...I don't know where to start. But the best thing about this movie is that as much as I loved it as a kid, when I watched it as a teenager, I finally understood the jokes - and they were even funnier.
John Hughes was a genius (and yes, I realize that I left of Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Uncle Buck and two of the movies on this list have no affiliation with Hughes) and a hero of mine. I wish I could have met him - and asked him for Michael Schoeffling's phone number.
5) Crocodile Dundee - What ever happened to Paul Hogan - or that chick? Apparently nothing. Anyway, it was a wonderfully silly movie that gave us such dialogue gems as "you call that a knife?!"
4) Ghostbusters - I admit, this is probably on the list because I am currently watching it on AMC. But, that doesn't change the fact that it is a great film. I mean, Rick Moranis' performance alone makes this one of the best campy romps of the 80s (and there were more than a few campy romps in the decade that spawned acid wash and the hair crimper). Even a horrible sequel can't diminish the greatness that is Ghostbusters.
3) Christmas Vacation - While all the vacation movies kick ass, this is far and away my favorite. I mean, a man in an RV who owns a dog named "Snots" kidnaps a rich CEO and they all end up singing Christmas carols and drinking eggnog. Plus, we see Juliette Lewis before she turned into this.
2) Breakfast Club - The birth of the brat pack. Enough said.
1) 16 Candles - I admit it, I watched this video so many times that the beginning was actually all screwed up because the tape got distorted. This movie made me excited to go to high school, where I could be Jake Ryan's Samantha. There are so many wonderful scenes and lines...I don't know where to start. But the best thing about this movie is that as much as I loved it as a kid, when I watched it as a teenager, I finally understood the jokes - and they were even funnier.
John Hughes was a genius (and yes, I realize that I left of Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Uncle Buck and two of the movies on this list have no affiliation with Hughes) and a hero of mine. I wish I could have met him - and asked him for Michael Schoeffling's phone number.
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