Who Me? Whitetrash?

Now those around me or those who have seen some recent pictures (see above) may have noticed that I'm sporting some sort of a comical goatee. I just got lazy after my wisdom teeth extraction and thought, "Well, let's see what happens!" It's interesting because every year I try to grow one, and every year I fail miserably..but, BUT this year it may actually grow-in! Anyway, I want to shave it off already, it bothers me...although Nick was telling me about something called a "flavor saver" and now I'm thinking I may keep it a bit longer..

At any rate, that's not why I'm writing though...I'm writing because yesterday I was crossing the street (downtown LA) and I started walking admist some heavy traffic, cars were still going through the intersection but the street crosser sign was flashing little white guy, signaling that it was "okay to cross". At any rate, perhaps I was too close to some cars but I was in the right and I just wanted to get to my car and continue to deal with the hell that is LA traffic. So, while I'm crossing the street some driver yells out his window "Whitetrash!".

Huh? I couldn't believe it! I thought for a second that Digidy had just flown in a few weeks early! I mean, I can't lie, I've been called whitetrash on occasion (maybe once or twice in my life), but out of the blue and by a complete random stranger? I thought about it long and hard for about 5 whole seconds and came to the conclusion that it must have been my goatee! They're not too popular in Cali. But, on second thought it could have been my jeans, I had holes in them. But Hollywood grunge/hipster scene is accepting of that. I had been out all night drinking with my brother (I managed to get free drinks in all 3 bars we visited..don't ask), so I must have looked hungover to a certain degree. BUT, I was showered, my hair was "combed", I was walking with Jamel, and the area was swarming with exhausted marathon runners, not exactly a whitetrash convention.

So, I wrote the guy off as delusion, thanked god he didn't shoot me or run me over, and was cool until I got home and realized what shirt I had been wearing: "Michigan Alumni".

So insulted. I mean, I could have understood had it said Spartan Alumni or especially Arizona State Alumni, or even anything that said University of Michigan (my old university has the largest whitetrash following after Nascar), but Michigan ALUMNI?

OH, MY POOR BRUISED EGO...