Homecoming- A Dilemma

Several kids are facing this dilemma.  Homecoming.  Just the word itself stirs tsunamis of confusion and frustration in my already troubled brain.  I don't really know if I should go.  I mean, it's from 7-11:30 first of all.  They won't even let you out until 11.  People will probably get bored, knowing the nature of the kids in my town.  And you know what they do when they're bored?  Three things. 

 #1.  Violence.  These kids think it's real funny to throw punches.  Woo freaking hoo.  Good for them.  It's bound to happen.  And I will just be traumatized and anxious to leave.

#2.  Drugs.  Uh, well, there are a certain number of people who smoke pot in the courtyard, and walk into 3rd period drunk.  If tonight is a night for trying new things,  I'd prefer to not be a part of it.

#3.  Sex.  Yeah, enough said.

And I'll be honest, I may have quite a few friends, but in these super social settings, I am a mess.  Do you know what happened at the last school dance I went to?  Me and two of my friends, Aubrey and Shannon, just ate Snicker bars and danced for about 5 minutes, looked at guys we thought were attractive, then see them in the light to find we were very wrong.  My ideal "social setting" would be eating atomic cinnamon fireballs and talking to my friends for an hour or two.

The next dilemma is the dress.  There is no pleasing the many-minded fashion gurus that walk the halls of high school.  Black=too emo.  Red=slut.  Blue=expected.  White=wedding ceremony.  Pink=too childish.  Green, yellow, orange=no taste.  And that leaves me with brown and purple.  Brown is rare, and is hard to wear well.  And purple is impossible to find shoes to go with.  So why shouldn't I just ditch this dumb dance?  I would rather play "go-fish" with Ciaran and Thea for an hour.  Oh, and lastly, I don't feel like spending $30 on admission, $40 on a dress, and $40 on shoes that I'll only wear for a night.  What do you think I should do?  Please share.