Bumbling and Rambling

I do not enjoy talking on the phone.

Now, I don't mind talking to Ray or my family members, but that's about it. I definitely prefer email, and if there is a way to do something through the Internet versus the phone, then the Internet will always win. And Ray is the same way - we will argue over who has to call the bank or the cable company if there is a problem. We started ordering our pizza online, all catalog orders are placed online, and now even my doctor's office can schedule appointments though email - wonderful!
I am not exactly sure why I don't like the phone. Maybe it is because I don't really know what to say - lots of "ummm" and "uh, yeah, well..." type of phrases come out of my mouth. So I feel like a moron when I have to call my builder to tell him that the countertop in the bathroom is peeling off.

Anyway, my 10-year high school class reunion is this year, and a couple of months ago I somehow got roped into helping with planning. My job right now is to find everyone, and to get home and email addresses. The good thing is that I graduated from a very small high school with just 70 people in my class, and Ray and I are 2 of them.
For the most part, I was able to use the Internet to find everyone. I already had a few email addresses from people I still keep in touch with. And MySpace was wonderful - there are 20-25 people from my graduating class on there, and I was also able to find several others though siblings who happen to be on Myspace (another good thing about a small school - I know everyone's siblings). I also found a few addresses through the white pages online. And then through all of those people, I would find other people, and so on. Over 2 months I have found 58 out of 70 people, which I don't think is too bad considering the fact that I live 14 hours from my home town and have only used the Internet to find these people.
Until today - a few weeks ago I received an email from a former classmate with a list of phone numbers she had - 3 of which were people I was still looking for. I put it off for a while, then this morning I decided to make the phone calls. But I was dreading it.
I made quick note of what I would say, so that I didn't sound like such an idiot, figuring that I would get voice mails, because who actually answers their phone if they don't recognize the number on the caller ID? Surprisingly, 2 of the 3 actually answered the phone, and I got through a quick conversation to get the information I needed for the reunion without too much pain.

Where am I going with this? I have no idea... I really just wanted to complain about having to call these people who I have not seen or spoken to in 10 years. Hopefully I will not have to do much more of that. And I am happy with the fact that I can conduct most business manners though the Internet.