Prom-tastic!

[ Me and Prom Date ]

role of prom date played by: Nicole Lalague

So over the course of the last few semesters... after intensive internal battle with questions of cost, and money, and price, and dollar bills - I decided to go to prom. If you know too much about me, or if know nothing about me - you may know that I am not much of a big spender. I actually prefer not to spend. I [meaning Landon and I] actually invented a word for this. We call it freegan. Its like a vegan or a politician... only it has nothing to do with animal rights or democratic instruction, it soley has to do with the fact that we prefer things to be free.

[I'll write a seperate blog about freegans later, we are talking about prom here.]

Instead of going into great detail about all the fun things we did - I will just make a list. It is easier for you that way.

-----Prom-lights of 2007-----

1. Spending under 45 bucks on my entire get-up.
[Goodwill + slight amounts of cash = Great Prom]
2. Wearing old, freshly polished white shoes.
3. Getting dog poop all over my white shoes five minutes into picture
[they put those blue bags in the park for a reason you careless dog-owning jerks.]
4. Spending more time on my hair then my date did.
5. Walking downstairs after doing my hair and my mom asking if I just woke up, and as we leave - my sister checking to see if I was gonna be doing my hair in the car.
[I am misunderstood.]
6. Saving eighty bucks on a limo by taking my moms mini-van.
7. Delish cream puff desert after our only-ten-dollar meal.
8. Talking to/becoming friends with the driver of the limo that I did not partake in driving in.
[Dean - you are a champion.]
9. Commenting on enormous, batman style spotlights in the sky on the drive there
10. Realizing that the spotlights were coming from our dance grounds.
11. Having the dance at a Buddhist school
12. The actual dance floor being in the student art gallery.
13. Watching my friends sweaty backs bump into and ruin student art.
[Whoever decided to put uncovered charcoal drawings in a dance floor seriously needs to grow some brain cells.]
14. Hearing Chase giggle as he got patted down by the security guard at the door.
15. The fact that the security guard was a girl... making it even more awkward... making it even more hilarious.
16. Finding an entire wall plastered with names of financial contributers to the school, most of whom where of Asian descent.
17. Playing the 'funny name game.' You close your eyes, point to a random name, open, and read it. Whoever had the funniest name wins.
[The ultimate winner was a guy named... get this - Fukuda Usho.
Try saying that ten times fast.]
18. After party at Hayden's house, complete with personal catering by Momma-Gee.
19. Reminiscing all night about funny people who do funny things.
20. Doing an instructional lecture on the little lad dance.
21. Reading the "Alphabet of Manlieness" with the guys all night
22. Feasting on delicious bacon and waffles at Alanna's house in the morning, after about 3 solid hours of sleep.
23. Finishing out a great time with some kick back time editing photos and writing this blog.


Oh prom of 2007, you will forever hold a special place in my cerebral cortex. Thank you for your showerings of memories and evening filled with the joyful embrace of togetherness.