I didn't forget to update our list of GOLD STAR VIPs, but I wanted to give them their own post so they know how much we appreciate them for helping us out by sending us their friends' e-mail addresses!!
These people are awesome and you should probably buy them drinks the next time you see them (at the reunion, maybe??!!):
Maria A.
Gemma B.
Cheryl B.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Shawna R.
Adam S.
Jessica T.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Calling in the FBI and CIA!
Five days into the arm-twisting and our list has grown by leaps and bounds! We're still missing MOST of our classmates though so DON'T THINK WE'LL GO AWAY AND SHUT UP or anything, because we won't.
This is the weekend our Head E-mail Address Wrangler (titles are big around here) (not really) is digging her yearbook out of her parents' basement so she can divvy up the 175+ names we're missing and hand them over to the FBI. And by "FBI" I mean "FaceBook Investigators." And I totally just pulled that out of my ear so I know it sounds lame, OKAY? Seriously though, we're gonna call in the CIA: Computer Information ASSAULTERS.
Gawd. I should learn when to just zip it and get to the point. Especially since I'm not even sure "assaulters" is even a word.
But anyway, we're gonna start hitting the pavement (of the information super highway) shortly. The reunion is in 147 days and we're gonna spend some time continuing to squeeeeeeze information out of you before we start the daunting process of getting people to send us money.
So here's an updated list of the people we have contact info for. It looks super awesome and long because I included the people in the Facebook group even if they didn't send us their e-mail addresses and a couple who are e-mail-free but who have had friends volunteer to pass the info along.
WHO WE HAVE:
Maria A.
Gemma B.
Philip B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Chris C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Sheila D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Nicole F.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Najah F.
Stacy G.
Raylene G.
Ben H.
Kate H.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Alison K.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Chris L.
Lindsay M.
Isela M.
Baharak N.
Alfred P.
Daniel P.
Terri P.
Jessica P.
Sylvia R.
Christopher R.
Matty R.
Shawna R.
Albert R.
Heather S.
Pharah S.
Cassie S.
Ryan S.
Adam S.
Vanessa S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Danny V.
Suzanne V.
Ryan W.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.
PEOPLE WE NEED:
Everyone else. Please help!
E-mail us!
lincolnlions1994@gmail.com
Send us e-mail addresses, questions, suggestions, notes to pass during gym class: Your call.
This is the weekend our Head E-mail Address Wrangler (titles are big around here) (not really) is digging her yearbook out of her parents' basement so she can divvy up the 175+ names we're missing and hand them over to the FBI. And by "FBI" I mean "FaceBook Investigators." And I totally just pulled that out of my ear so I know it sounds lame, OKAY? Seriously though, we're gonna call in the CIA: Computer Information ASSAULTERS.
Gawd. I should learn when to just zip it and get to the point. Especially since I'm not even sure "assaulters" is even a word.
But anyway, we're gonna start hitting the pavement (of the information super highway) shortly. The reunion is in 147 days and we're gonna spend some time continuing to squeeeeeeze information out of you before we start the daunting process of getting people to send us money.
So here's an updated list of the people we have contact info for. It looks super awesome and long because I included the people in the Facebook group even if they didn't send us their e-mail addresses and a couple who are e-mail-free but who have had friends volunteer to pass the info along.
WHO WE HAVE:
Maria A.
Gemma B.
Philip B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Chris C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Sheila D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Nicole F.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Najah F.
Stacy G.
Raylene G.
Ben H.
Kate H.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Alison K.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Dayna L.
Chris L.
Lindsay M.
Isela M.
Baharak N.
Alfred P.
Daniel P.
Terri P.
Jessica P.
Sylvia R.
Christopher R.
Matty R.
Shawna R.
Albert R.
Heather S.
Pharah S.
Cassie S.
Ryan S.
Adam S.
Vanessa S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Danny V.
Suzanne V.
Ryan W.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.
PEOPLE WE NEED:
Everyone else. Please help!
E-mail us!
lincolnlions1994@gmail.com
Send us e-mail addresses, questions, suggestions, notes to pass during gym class: Your call.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Double Trouble
Some of you are SO lucky.
How lucky?
SOOOOOOO lucky that you got our message begging for e-mail addresses TWICE.
Lucky you.
We promise we'll noodle on the best way to get the info out there without punishing you for handing over your e-mail addresses by e-mailing you directly AND via Facebook.
In the meantime, our hearts skip a beat each time we see new messages in the lincolnlions1994@gmail.com in-box, so keep those e-mails coming! We LOVE getting more e-mail addresses for our list, but we're also VERY happy to answer questions, take suggestions or otherwise hear from you all.
K.I.T.
How lucky?
SOOOOOOO lucky that you got our message begging for e-mail addresses TWICE.
Lucky you.
We promise we'll noodle on the best way to get the info out there without punishing you for handing over your e-mail addresses by e-mailing you directly AND via Facebook.
In the meantime, our hearts skip a beat each time we see new messages in the lincolnlions1994@gmail.com in-box, so keep those e-mails coming! We LOVE getting more e-mail addresses for our list, but we're also VERY happy to answer questions, take suggestions or otherwise hear from you all.
K.I.T.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Gold stars!
Gold stars to Jessica T., Adam S., Evan L. and Cheryl B. for opening up their address books and giving us some names and e-mail addresses!
These four people are the ONLY ones we're gonna take off our "Harass for E-mail Addresses" list so if the rest of you want peace and quiet, we'd suggest coughing up some names.
Go Lions!
These four people are the ONLY ones we're gonna take off our "Harass for E-mail Addresses" list so if the rest of you want peace and quiet, we'd suggest coughing up some names.
Go Lions!
Monday, January 26, 2009
FAQs, part 1
When is it?
There's a cocktail party on Saturday, June 27th and a picnic on Sunday, June 28th.
Where?
We're working with a restaurant and lounge in downtown San Jose but we don't want to announce the specifics until the ink on the contract is dry.
The picnic on Sunday will be at the Rosegarden. Haven't been there since graduation day? It's still there, don't worry.
How much?
$50 a person for the Saturday night festivities. Sunday is free, but you're also responsible for bringing your own...well...everything. Zanotto's is right down the street though and their sandwiches really ARE as good as you remember!
What do I get for my hard-earned $50? The economy sucks, you know.
Dude, we know. OH BOY, do we know. We don't want to spend a kajillion dollars for chips & dip and store brand soda either. We're trying to get you as much bang for your buck as possible so you'll get appetizers, a drink ticket AND the pleasure of everyone's company. Ask your friends how much THEIR high school reunions cost and you'll see that this is a value.
What if I don't drink?
It's still $50 a person.
What if I don't eat?
It's still $50 a person.
Can I bring my wife/husband/partner/hot date?
Yes, of course! We want to see who snagged ya! You'll need to buy a ticket for him/her though.
Can I bring my kids?
On Sunday? SURE! Bring them! Show them off! Let us see how cute they are! But Saturday? Ehhhh...probably not.
How can I stay updated on the reunion?
Remember how, back in the olden days, the most exciting thing we could do with these here computing machines was file sharing in the computer lab? Well WATCH OUT because we're all over the world wide web now!
1. You've already found our blog so ADD US TO YOUR BLOG READER!
2. We have a Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=43136321852
JOIN! JOIN! JOIN!
3. Follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/lincoln1994
If you're gonna follow us on Twitter, you're probably savvy enough to follow the blog or the Facebook group too, but shoot...a little extra technology never hurt anyone. Mostly. So follow us!!!
4. Or, if you want to keep it simple, e-mail us and we'll add you to our distribution list:
lincolnlions1994@gmail.com
There's a cocktail party on Saturday, June 27th and a picnic on Sunday, June 28th.
Where?
We're working with a restaurant and lounge in downtown San Jose but we don't want to announce the specifics until the ink on the contract is dry.
The picnic on Sunday will be at the Rosegarden. Haven't been there since graduation day? It's still there, don't worry.
How much?
$50 a person for the Saturday night festivities. Sunday is free, but you're also responsible for bringing your own...well...everything. Zanotto's is right down the street though and their sandwiches really ARE as good as you remember!
What do I get for my hard-earned $50? The economy sucks, you know.
Dude, we know. OH BOY, do we know. We don't want to spend a kajillion dollars for chips & dip and store brand soda either. We're trying to get you as much bang for your buck as possible so you'll get appetizers, a drink ticket AND the pleasure of everyone's company. Ask your friends how much THEIR high school reunions cost and you'll see that this is a value.
What if I don't drink?
It's still $50 a person.
What if I don't eat?
It's still $50 a person.
Can I bring my wife/husband/partner/hot date?
Yes, of course! We want to see who snagged ya! You'll need to buy a ticket for him/her though.
Can I bring my kids?
On Sunday? SURE! Bring them! Show them off! Let us see how cute they are! But Saturday? Ehhhh...probably not.
How can I stay updated on the reunion?
Remember how, back in the olden days, the most exciting thing we could do with these here computing machines was file sharing in the computer lab? Well WATCH OUT because we're all over the world wide web now!
1. You've already found our blog so ADD US TO YOUR BLOG READER!
2. We have a Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=43136321852
JOIN! JOIN! JOIN!
3. Follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/lincoln1994
If you're gonna follow us on Twitter, you're probably savvy enough to follow the blog or the Facebook group too, but shoot...a little extra technology never hurt anyone. Mostly. So follow us!!!
4. Or, if you want to keep it simple, e-mail us and we'll add you to our distribution list:
lincolnlions1994@gmail.com
It's better than being on the FBI's MOST WANTED list, that's for sure.
I was feeling pretty badass with my list of e-mail addresses that I'd collected for old classmates but then I did the math and figured out that my list of 28 names is just barely 10% of our graduating class and that earns us a big, fat F on our report cards.
Here's who we have:
Gemma B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Raylene G.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Isela M.
Daniel P.
Jessica P.
Christopher R.
Cassie S.
Adam S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Suzanne V.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.
Here's who we're looking for:
EVERYONE ELSE.
Can you help track down other members of Lincoln High School's Class of 1994?
E-mail us!
lincolnlions1994@gmail.com
Here's who we have:
Gemma B.
Tamara B.
Cheryl B.
Erica C.
Megan C.
Stephanie D.
Robin D.
Andrea D.
Joanne E.
Amy F.
Mark F.
Raylene G.
Elizabeth H.
Paul H.
Mirsada K.
Evan L.
Isela M.
Daniel P.
Jessica P.
Christopher R.
Cassie S.
Adam S.
Cristal T.
Jessica T.
Suzanne V.
Sarah W.
Tammy W.
Here's who we're looking for:
EVERYONE ELSE.
Can you help track down other members of Lincoln High School's Class of 1994?
E-mail us!
lincolnlions1994@gmail.com
Monday, January 12, 2009
The original HOLY COW WE'RE HAVING A REUNION Facebook message:
Hi Everyone,
As you can tell from, duh, the creation of this Facebook group, we're actually planning on having a 15 year reunion this summer. I think it goes without saying that we were all shocked to hear that Joel Starr, our Senior Class President, has passed away, but if anything, Joel's death serves to remind us that we really can't let another year go by without getting everyone together and having a reunion. Lucky for us, our trusty Vice President, the lovely and talented Sarah Woodside, was willing to put some structure around the "We should have a reunion" conversation that would come up whenever we saw each other and all of a sudden, a committee was born.
Except you know what? When she went calling around and investigating reunion planning companies she found out that it's gonna cost a BAJILLION dollars and we'd end up with a no-host bar at the Doubletree or something equally glamorous. Sure, part of the cost goes to fancy "this is what I've been up to since high school" booklets and part of it goes to hunting down the 200+ people in our class, but at the end of the day, we'd rather put in a little elbow grease and make our reunion something that people will (hopefully!) actually enjoy.
So here's the skinny:
** Mark your calendars for June 27th & 28th. That's 2009, folks. If you've abandoned the 408, then make your travel plans. Book your flights. Reserve your parents' guest rooms (which were probably your own bedrooms back in the day). Do it.
** More logistical information will be announced early in 2009, but at this point, we're planning on a Saturday night cocktail party at a downtown San Jose venue and a family picnic day at the Rosegarden on Sunday.
** We're shooting to keep the cocktail party at around $50 a person, but the picnic will probably be a free BYOP(icnic). We know that we're all OLD and that bunches and bunches of you have kids (!!) and we want to give you an opportunity to show them off, so the picnic idea was hatched. For those of us without kids, the picnic will be a great way to get a good look at everyone in broad daylight...wrinkles and all.
WANT TO HELP???Great! We need it!
We were up late (on a school night!) with Sarah's yearbook, Cassie's computer and Elizabeth's MySpace account and only managed to uncover a fraction of our fellow Lions. We're allllllllll about the cyber stalking, but even our kickass Google-fu can't find *everyone*.
We need to get the word out, so please help us hunt down the class of 1994 and twist their arms into joining this group! In a perfect world, everyone would have a Facebook account and we could gather everyone up in this tidy little group and put blue and gold bows on them, but some people (*cough*Andrea*cough*) are still fighting technology, so if you know any non-Facebookers out there, pleasepleasePLEASE have them e-mail us at lincolnlions1994@gmail.com so we can keep track of them. Shoot...even if you ARE on Facebook but maybe aren't hip to the ins and outs (we aren't either, so don't feel bad) and don't want to miss any BREAKING NEWS, feel free to shoot us an e-mail and we'll add you to our list.
In summary: Reunion 6/27-6/28. Tell your friends. Help us find people. E-mail us if you want to. More to come.
GO LIONS!(BTW, did you hear? Lincoln won the Big Bone 57-0. Daaaaaang.)
Your Lincoln High School 15 Year Reunion Committee:
Sarah Woodside
Cassie Seacrist
Andrea (DeYoung) Bartlinski
Elizabeth Holt
As you can tell from, duh, the creation of this Facebook group, we're actually planning on having a 15 year reunion this summer. I think it goes without saying that we were all shocked to hear that Joel Starr, our Senior Class President, has passed away, but if anything, Joel's death serves to remind us that we really can't let another year go by without getting everyone together and having a reunion. Lucky for us, our trusty Vice President, the lovely and talented Sarah Woodside, was willing to put some structure around the "We should have a reunion" conversation that would come up whenever we saw each other and all of a sudden, a committee was born.
Except you know what? When she went calling around and investigating reunion planning companies she found out that it's gonna cost a BAJILLION dollars and we'd end up with a no-host bar at the Doubletree or something equally glamorous. Sure, part of the cost goes to fancy "this is what I've been up to since high school" booklets and part of it goes to hunting down the 200+ people in our class, but at the end of the day, we'd rather put in a little elbow grease and make our reunion something that people will (hopefully!) actually enjoy.
So here's the skinny:
** Mark your calendars for June 27th & 28th. That's 2009, folks. If you've abandoned the 408, then make your travel plans. Book your flights. Reserve your parents' guest rooms (which were probably your own bedrooms back in the day). Do it.
** More logistical information will be announced early in 2009, but at this point, we're planning on a Saturday night cocktail party at a downtown San Jose venue and a family picnic day at the Rosegarden on Sunday.
** We're shooting to keep the cocktail party at around $50 a person, but the picnic will probably be a free BYOP(icnic). We know that we're all OLD and that bunches and bunches of you have kids (!!) and we want to give you an opportunity to show them off, so the picnic idea was hatched. For those of us without kids, the picnic will be a great way to get a good look at everyone in broad daylight...wrinkles and all.
WANT TO HELP???Great! We need it!
We were up late (on a school night!) with Sarah's yearbook, Cassie's computer and Elizabeth's MySpace account and only managed to uncover a fraction of our fellow Lions. We're allllllllll about the cyber stalking, but even our kickass Google-fu can't find *everyone*.
We need to get the word out, so please help us hunt down the class of 1994 and twist their arms into joining this group! In a perfect world, everyone would have a Facebook account and we could gather everyone up in this tidy little group and put blue and gold bows on them, but some people (*cough*Andrea*cough*) are still fighting technology, so if you know any non-Facebookers out there, pleasepleasePLEASE have them e-mail us at lincolnlions1994@gmail.com so we can keep track of them. Shoot...even if you ARE on Facebook but maybe aren't hip to the ins and outs (we aren't either, so don't feel bad) and don't want to miss any BREAKING NEWS, feel free to shoot us an e-mail and we'll add you to our list.
In summary: Reunion 6/27-6/28. Tell your friends. Help us find people. E-mail us if you want to. More to come.
GO LIONS!(BTW, did you hear? Lincoln won the Big Bone 57-0. Daaaaaang.)
Your Lincoln High School 15 Year Reunion Committee:
Sarah Woodside
Cassie Seacrist
Andrea (DeYoung) Bartlinski
Elizabeth Holt
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