E-mail would probably be the more viable option as I don't have a working phone at the moment.

But I have to ask the obvious questions...what should I say exactly? I'm so afraid of coming off as creepy. I don't think I understand how I'm supposed to approach these sorts of situations. Like what would make an appropriate subject? Does the message even need a subject?

Do I just ask him who he's doing in his program and mention I've graduated, but I still live in town? Or is that too forward? Do I attempt to make any explanations about why I hadn't contacted him in a about a year and now I'm contacting him out of the blue or just save that for later (or never)?

And I don't know how to handle rejection...so even the possibility makes this incredibly difficult. I guess the one good thing about this situation is it's easier to deal with rejection when you don't have to see the person on a regular basis...but still.