Oh boy, first homecoming tonight!
I think it’s going to be pretty fun, and if it sucks, I’ll only have lost $10 in the process. A bunch of girls keep raving about their dresses, though, and it’s really starting to bug me. “I love mine! It’s got this white lace and it’s reeeaaally long…”"Mine is so pretty! It’s black with red spots, and it was only $5 at Goodwill!” I just think it’s silly to go out and buy a big ol’ fancy schmancy dress that you’ll probably never wear again. I’m just wearing one of my Indian skirts and a t-shirt with a happy dinosaur holding a Popsicle.
A lot of people also have this really romantic vision of what homecoming is supposed to be like. “I just haveto be the only one in white: that way people will all look at me when I come in fashionably late!”"Oh my God, she has the same dress as me! My night is totally ruined!”"Who are you going with?”"OMG, Sam just asked me to the dance!”"I have no date! I feel like such a loser!”
I mean, come on, guys. This isn’t your sweet sixteen; you shouldn’t have gone to Target if you wanted something original; nearly EVERYONE will be wearing white, black, or red; the person you go to the dance with will probably not propose; and if you have no date, it’s not the end of the world. Smart people are just going with friends to have fun. Like me.
So I’m sure it’ll be way fun, and I’m kinda hoping to see the guy I like there… although, if he shows up at all, it’ll be with his girlfriend. I feel like such a hypocrite: I like to poke fun at people who really like someone but have no shot at getting them, but when you’re actually in the position, it sucks. Well, actually, I’m getting the tiniest suspicion that I might have a chance, but if I got him, I’d be stealing him, and I don’t like bf/gf stealers either. Oh well. It could be a good thing if nothing happens, I guess.
Oh, also! Our musical opens next week! It’s the 8th, 9th, and 10th. It feels so weird to have the performance dates so close. It seems like we’re just going to keep practicing and practicing all year, but really we’re only a few days away. It just feels kind of strange.
Anyway, I’ll update soon and tell you how the dance went! ♥
- anna