Barb's Burblings

I guess my tastes haven't changed

So I was flipping through the channels the other night and come across the climax of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I pause, partially because I just like the movie, and partially because young Tom Riddle--Lord Voldemort himself--is featured heavily at that part. And as I watched, I realized that Christian Coulson reminds me a lot of Jeff Bateman, this guy I liked in high school. I think it's the hair, really. I must point out, however, that Jeff was not at all evil. He was a very nice boy who made an adorable sheep in a play we were in together.

Here's a picture of Christian Coulson as Tom Riddle:

Here are a couple of Jeff from my yearbook (and man, seeing pictures of myself from then...I'm impressed that any boys even talked to me):

Ah, high school. Good times. ... Kind of. Anyway, Jeff was nice. My big move with Jeff was when he graduated (he was a senior, I was a junior) and after the ceremony, I hugged him. Yeah, I was wild in those days. Hey, it made me happy. I hope he's doing well.