Countin' down to college

I suppose that if you're reading this, you've been looking through my profile on AIM. And I suppose that if you've been looking through my profile on AIM, then you've probably seen the "countdown" I keep posted at the bottom, which as of Saturday looks a little somethin' like this:

countdown to boston: 12 days
countdown to tufts: 15 days
countdown to actual classes starting: 23 days
getting the hell out of the south: priceless

Now if you're reading this because you're a future classmate up in Medford, then you probably don't mind seeing that at all; you know I'm excited to be headed up there to meet all you guys. But if you're a former classmate, then you've probably been sending me angry IMs berating me for being disrespectful to my sweet home Virginia. To all of the latter, I offer my deepest of apologies, and I would like to be given the chance to fully explain why I wrote those horribly appalling words. I invite you all to direct your attentions here; all your questions will be answered.