yao = traitor.

no question mark this time. today i was in the 'bend' and went to the bookstore. it was pretty classy, much nicer than michigan's. similar to penn's, but bigger. i was with person 'A' who demanded that i buy something. so i bought a cap that said "ND" on it. i felt like a traitor, especially with the all-time winning percentage on the line this season.

yet, having walked around south bend these past few days, i am starting to regret going to michigan rather than a proper private school. i've always wanted to go a private school, but was never able to get into a good one (actually, i only got into one and it was for grad school, though i guess michigan does a good job of simulating the private school tuition experience). i like the nicer buildings here and of course, the ladies of impeccable breeding. though i do feel like i'm in whitesville. perhaps that's not such a bad thing given my current friendster status.

so i wore the dreaded "ND" cap only to find myself starting to enjoy the experience. i'm finding my view of the irish to be changing from one of hatred to one of respect. who knew i could be so easily swayed? perhaps this diversity thing really works. or maybe i just like cool, old looking buildings.