Pomp Circumstances...


Graduation Photos

That's it, I'm done! I was given a B.A. from the School of Journalism and Communication , East Asian Language and Literature, and the Clark Honors College. I graduated Magna Cum Laude in the top 5 percent of my class and received departmental honors in Japanese and the Barbara Corrado Pope award for an excellent thesis in the CHC. I joined Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Tau Alpha-- even though I'm convinced that honors fraternities mean nothing in the end.

My college education has come to a close. Yes, I feel vaguely saddened, but more than that I regret that I'll soon be leaving Eugene. My family visited this weekend and again reminded me how I love this town so much more than the obscene suburban sprawl of Seattle. I'll just have to enjoy my time left.

And what better way to do it that with this....





That's right, I got an EOS 20D from Justin for graduation. And a lovely Osprey Ariel60 backpack from my parents-- so I'll be taking this sucka into the great beyond, provided I can stand to put it in harm's way. Just this weekend we took a daytrip to Mckenzie pass to ogle the volcanic moonscape at the foot of the Three Sisters.





I'll be taking lots of pictures with this baby-- in Jackson Hole in a week and a half, and at Country Fair three weekends from now. Stay posted!