March 13, 2003 | 3:14 PM

Periodically when I�m bored I do web searches on people I used to know but lost track of. Today, I googled long lost high school pals. Here�s a what I found.

One friend is the singer in an electrostyle Ladytron/Stereolab New York band.

One friend is a reporter for the Wallstreet Journal.

One friend is an advertising executive in a big New York firm. (fuckin� yuppy)

One friend is a professional working actress.

One friend is Vice President of Production for a film company (and a real film company at that).

One friend is the Managing Editor for a Literary Magazine.

One friend is a project director of a major progressive/green party affiliated New York state non-profit agency.

Noboy�s even out of their mid twenties yet. Usually, I would feel a mild twinge of anxiety when confronted with these accomplishments. But I only felt glad today when I read all this, because I�m finally doing exactly what it is I want to do. I find myself becoming a lot less jealous and competitive the more I simply go for exactly what I want and don�t take no for an answer.