A couple of things

A principal at an all-girls school on Staten Island has made a rule that if girls don't have a male date for the prom, they can't go. Man, that rule bugs me. So if you're unpopular, a lesbian, or would rather avoid possible prom-night sexual politics and just hang with your friends, you're SOL, I guess.

I didn't go to my prom. Lots of people went stag, and I probably could have gone stag myself or asked a guy, but I was too shy to ask anyone else back then and every single one of my friends went with a date. I already felt uncomfortable enough on a daily basis without being the fifth wheel at the prom. I think I just stayed home and read a book or something.

Also, new Christian and Olli!

It's mostly Judith and her love life, but she finally, finally does what I've been wanting her to do for weeks. (Um, I really don't like Fabian. Have I mentioned that?) However, Olli and Christian do get some early-morning flirting in, and Olli's line about running away after a kiss made me die laughing.

Since I finally got to see it just now ...

( This week's Step It Up And Dance )

EDIT: Also, Bravo, your Top Chef promos lie. I haven't been waiting for Restaurant Wars. I hate Restaurant Wars. It's so rare that a good meal comes out of it, the contestants get to show they suck at interior design, and whoever is FOH either gets lauded or screwed.

On the other hand, if it ends with Spike or Lisa getting eliminated, my complaints will die in a heartbeat. (Or if they can just burn Spike's hat and get Lisa to wash her hair.)

Oh, for crying out loud.

U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice; military apologizes

Hammond also read from the shooter's letter: "I sincerely hope that my actions have not diminished the partnership that our two nations have developed together. ... My actions were shortsighted, very reckless and irresponsible, but in my heart [the actions] were not malicious."

A tribal leader said "the criminal act by U.S. forces" took place at a shooting range at the Radhwaniya police station. After the shooters left, an Iraqi policeman found a target marked in the middle of the bullet-riddled Quran.

Copies of the pictures of the Quran obtained by CNN show multiple bullet holes and an expletive scrawled on one of its pages.

Boy, I'd hate to see how he would have treated it if it HAD been mailicious. *eyeroll*

EDIT: Also, this is a crime against humanity.

Who needs a bed warmer?

Me: *is sitting up in bed under the blankets with my laptop on my lap*
Otis: *wriggles under the covers to curl up by my feet, rests his chin on my foot*
Me: *fidgets, moves my feet away from the cat*
Otis: *fidgets, rests his chin on my foot*
(Ten minutes later)
Me: *fidgets, moves my feet away from the cat*
Otis: *fidgets, rests his chin on my foot*
(Ten minutes later)
Me: *fidgets, moves my feet away from the cat*
Otis: *fidgets, rests his chin on my foot*

We've been doing this dance for an hour now. Heh.