Promenade

Prom was not lame.

That's a contradiction in terms. Prom is lame by definition; anything involving teenagers putting on formalwear and dancing badly can't be anything else.

Despite this, prom was actually a rather fun time. It was a sea of rented tuxes and jewel-colored polyester dresses and unflattering fits and rhinestones (I even saw two tiaras) and "Omigod you look fabulous"es and awkward chaperones and stupid dancing and cheesy photos, but it was, against any sort of logic, a rather fun time. The food and music and location were good, and it is pretty fun to do something over-the-top like prom with good friends. The glamour of such an indulgence is thrilling in a way that's kind of silly.

So long as you don't take it too seriously, there's fun to be had at prom, I discovered. That would be the key point to take away from this entry, by the way.