I get maudlin about how much has been forgotten

Out of nowhere, the name popped into my head. It was of someone I went to school with. Let’s call them Name McNameFace.

I was this close to trying to find him on Facebook or LinkedIn. Periodically I experience regret that I can’t remember huge stretches of my life so I’m always tempted to get in contact with people I barely know through social media. It’s pure nosiness to see how their life has turned out but also I hope they’ll be able to trigger memories. Because I get maudlin about how much has been forgotten.

I remember key things from school of course, the Leaving Cert, the four fights I was in and lost (in two I started crying), the first time I sawed straight in woodwork (which was also the last time I sawed straight in woodwork) and a few other short snippets.