Sunday, April 25, 2004

Prom Report
Where have I been lately, you might ask. Well, maybe you weren't asking that, but it'd be really nice if you were.

I've been busy with a blance of school work and Prom Prep. And Prom was last night. I'll get to that, but first, other business.

Li-C, if you're reading this, please cheer up. Your last blog post really worried me. If there's anything I can do to help you out of the funk you are in, just tell me, 'kay?

Ryo-Tas: Your e-mail address isn't working, you haven't updated your web page, and I have no way of contacting you. I'm concerned. If you're reading this, *please* send me an e-mail.

I got the new Shonen Jump a few days ago. As usual, my preferred reads were Shaman King and Hikaru No Go!. Naruto was a bit confusing this month; they introduced too many characters too quickly, and I got a little lost.

Ya'll might have noticed that I stopped doing regular reviews, like I used to. The simple answer is, I've been really, really busy, and haven't had time. Once school's out, reviews will return, as will new additions to The Sol Chronicles. (Ha! Thought I forgot about Sol, didn't cha'?)

I also got my first career call back. Quizno's subs, they of the Spong Monkies ("We like the Mooooon!"), want me to work for them. In complete honesty, I forgot that I had even applied there. However, even though they aren't my first choice, I might end up working there until something better comes along.

Now, Prom!

In movies like American Pie, mere seconds after Prom, the guys are out of their pants and getting into their date's. this is,o f course, entirely unrealistic, simply because of the sheer amount of work involved in putting on and taking off a tuxedo.

I had a jacket, and it had two pockets. However, it had slots for four pockets. It had two pockets that lead to nowhere. That's frickin' wierd.

After (finally) getting dressed, I went to my date's house and presented her with her corsage (SP?). I then took her to the Bonefish grill.

She had the salmon, which cost $14.50. I had the shrimp, which cost $4. You can tell where my prorities were.

The 'Bang Bang' shrimp was pretty good, but very, very hot. It was breaded shrimp coated in this spicy sauce. It wasn't so spicy that it was bad, but if the waiter hadn't been constantly refilling my water glass, I don't know if I could have made it through the meal. ^^;

We spoke of things.

Then came the trip to the Rusty Pelican, home of Prom. I got lost twice, and we were about twn minutes later than I estimated, but in the end, it didn't matter, because when we showed up (At 7:30, and it started at 7:00), hardly anyone was there.

However, the atmospere was great. tHe Rusty Pelican resataurant/ballroom overlooked the bay, right to St. Petersburg. It was a beautiful view.

We got our picture taken quickly, although it was a bit awkward for a while. It took our photographer a minute or two to understand that we were dates, but not a couple. Yeah, awkward.

Carrying on, we mingled. For all her insistance that she hardly knew anybody at school, Julie knew more people than I did. she also knew a lot of the exact same people I did. Odd...

Also, I learned that, whereas guys at a dance greet each other like normal people, girls make odd squeling sounds when they see their friends. They sounded like wounded puppies.

The music left something to be desuired, though. My God, did they have anything other than hip hop? I hate hip hop so much.

In all fairness, though, they broke it up with a couple of slow songs every once in a while. They get points for playing "Wanted: Dead or Alive" and the "Electric Slide".

And, for some reason, the snack table had Twizzlers. Everywhere.

I like Twizzlers.

Anyway, after I recieved a crash-course in dancing, the room got totally packed; we were burning up, it was so hot. Eventually, we retired to a small courner of the lobby where someone was playing the piano.

Julie, out of the blue, asked if I wanted to leave and go catch a movie. We'd been there a good hour and a half or so, and had pretty much exhausted our Proming options, so I said okay.

Here's something that's been bugging me: How do girls use the bathroom while wearing full-length dresses?

Well, the way back was less eventful than the way there. I got a bit worried that we might not be going the right ay, because it had been a long time since I saw a street sign for Brandon, but eventually we passed one and got right onto Highway 60.

We went to the movies (Still in formal wear; got a few odd looks) and saw "13 Going on 30". Okay movie, but a bit predictable.

I took her home, and got home by 12:30. I was asleep by 1, totally worn out.

All in all, Prom was exactly what I expected it to be: a nice diversion, but not excactly living up to the hype. Well, we had fun, and...that's really all that matters, isn't it?

Now I must return my tux.

Thought of the moment: I gots homework to do.

Quote of the moment: "So that's your oversoul, eh, Asakura?" -Horohoro, "Shaman King- Rincarnation 34: The Powers of Kororo"
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