| Okay, so the BSU Prom, also known as the Spring Banquet, is coming up in a couple of weeks. Certain aspects of this otherwise great event are just ridiculous. There, I said it.
A few months ago (February 14, to be exact), I discovered something about girls. Sometimes they just don't want our charity. I came to this conclusion when select friends of mine were going waaay out of their way to "bless" their girl friends on that most romantic of holidays. These girls were annoyed, amused and angered all at the same time. While they found these acts funny in a way, they felt a bit of degraded. Like, these guys feel so obligated to make them feel good about the fact that they were hanging out with other girls on Valentine's Day, painting their nails and watching Real World reruns.
The same thing happens with the Spring Banquet. Instead of focusing on honoring the seniors and having a good time, which is what the banquet is all about, a lot of guys just feel like it is their chance to "honor" a girl and ask her to go with them. It gets to the point where they get together and figure out which girls "need to be asked" and which guys still haven't fulfulled their BSU obligations. This sounds a lot like a pity date.
There's one area where the guys need to grow up (ouch). Now, I'll make an attempt at explaining an area where girls still act like it's high school. Some girls spend weeks, nay, months, worrying about whether or not they'll get asked, and who might ask them. They become obsessed, and every bit of their being is focused on the banquet, 24 hours a day (yes, I've been told they do dream about it). It's not prom. Don't spend $200 on a dress. Give it to someone going overseas this summer.
Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of the Spring Banquet. I, in fact, am quite looking forward to it. And I've had a great time messing with people in regards to it the last few weeks. You know who you are. There are just a few people that need to realize that we're in college now. I sound really mean; I don't mean to. And I'm not like super annoyed or anything. I just needed to update, so I updated about that.
*I'd like to make it clear that I don't mean to generalize, even though that's kind of what I'm doing. This is not every girl or every guy by any means, probably not even most. I was just rambling or something. In fact, disregard what you just read. Cool.
On a completely different note, I've decided to post the first ever online support letter. Well, not exactly a letter, but a plead for money.
If you want to be a part of my trip to Chicago this summer, here's your chance. First of all, pray. Second of all, think about giving me some money. mmm hmmmmmm. And to convince you, here's a response card, complete with a picture.
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