a first week of michigan firsts

it was the first time leaving home for my sophomore year in michigan. as much as i knew i would miss home, friends and, yes, food, i was determined to put up a strong front. i didn't want my mom to cry like she did last year, so i bade a quick farewell and took off.

the view from up there in the atmosphere was fantastic. a sunrise looks way more stunning when you're above the clouds.

this is the first time that i'm living in my own apartment (ok, it's a shared apartment but still an apartment!), so the first inaugural home-cooked meal was imminent. we whipped up black bean tofu and oyster sauce aparagus, and supplemented them with a can of campbell's chunky soup.

it was a delight, and turned out a lot better than expected. i will just have to say a big 'THANKS' to my mom for the semi-intensive training that i received over the summer.

next up is my first football game. believe it or not, i have never been to a single football game before, even though i'm a full-flegded sophomore here at umich. yes i know it's bad, so with season tickets this year, i intended to change that. the streets were lined with enthusiastic college kids pre-gaming with their favorite combination of beer pong and blaring hip-hop music.

taking the traditional route to the stadium, we walked with hundreds of other michigan fans. it was quite a sight, drifting along with the yellow tide and hurling random objects like mini-footballs along the way.

the big house lived up to its name. when the crowd cheered, all the sound was channeled into a sonic tornado on the pitch.

it was kinda shitty that we lost the game. ok, now i know that this year will not be our year.

sharing my disappointment were teddy and haynes. it was harsh to go to a first game and watch your team lose. DAMN!

well at least the marching band didn't disappoint. which led me to comment that the band was better than the team. ah well, it was still an experience all the same. i hope to go to more games in future and win. but in the meantime i'm selling off the tickets.