New Things

Last night was Prom, and while I usually don't have that much fun at school dances, this one was different. It's probably because I succumbed to the evil rap music and booty-shaking dancing, and just went with the flow. My little prom group - Me, Alex, Christina, and Alycia - met at my house, took the traditional prom pictures, and then ate dinner at Roux, which was new and different. And there was a live band! They played a soul version of Come Together, which made me very happy.

Then we went to the actual Prom. Took pictures. Stood around awkwardly before anybody really started dancing. And then I danced awkwardly. And a good portion of it was cha-cha-ing and salsa-ing to rap music, which was probably pretty amusing.

The dancing that is done at dances is so odd. The gyrating and sex-with-clothes-on that occurs EVERYWHERE on the dance floor is just really....weird. Dance partners don't even face each other. The girl rubs their butt in the guy's crotch. It just seems like a weird way to dance. But...even though I felt really awkward and self conscious, I did it too. It was with people I knew, so it was totally fine. And you know what? I actually had a good time.

And today I went to Ms. Owen's and hung out with people I normally don't hang out with. It was nice. It's been a weekend of new and different things.

Usually on weekends, whenever I'm enjoying myself there's always that nagging feeling in the back of my mind that tells me I should be doing homework or studying or preparing for the next week. But this weekend, I had NO homework, NO studying, and NO preparing to do. It's going to take a while for that nagging feeling to go away, but it's nice to know that I have nothing academic to do until September.