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September 11, 2009

Dean — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:43:20 +0000

I got up early on September 11th to shoot the University of Illinois Black Chorus perform at 7:46am (the time at which the first airplane struck the World Trade Center 8 years ago). It was a very inspiring performance and was really a great way to start out my day.

PS. Since we ran the whole “My September 11th story” in the newspaper, I figured I’d share mine as well: In 2001, I was a wee 14-year-old going into my 2nd day of high school. A naive freshman as I was, I had already forgot my new locker combination that I learned the day before. So, I reluctantly walked over to the security desk so I could have them unlock it and grab my books. While I was following a security guard around, I heard a few tidbits about something happening in New York over the radio, but I was pretty much in the dark for most of the morning. As the day went on, I picked up on little pieces of information here and there, and it wasn’t until one of my last classes of the day that I learned the towers fell and saw glimpses of what happened. And even then, it wasn’t until I got home in the afternoon and was glued to the television for hours with my family (my parents had been sent home from work)… that I truly understood the gravity of September 11, 2001.

Quad Day

Dean — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:03:45 +0000

With school back in session, I went to my 4th Quad Day in 5 years. It was more of the uszhe.

Two Graduates, Me, and a Terrorist

Dean — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:35:07 +0000

After playing unfinished bags for a few hours and hanging out last night, Dave and I headed out to the west suburbs to go to my cousin Alane’s graduation party.

Then we picked up Yoo Soo, returning from Korea, at O’Hare Airport. He was detained and customs questioned him in a room about his occupation and what he was doing in Korea. The airline also made him wear a facemask because he had a bad cold and they didn’t want people to worry about the H1N1 virus. In other words, Yoo Soo is a terrorist.

Fill in the Blank

Dean — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:57:22 +0000

21. “You’re so ugly, you were beaten with a(n) _________ stick!”

a) wooden
b) ugly
c) rip
d) lip

If you chose (c), enjoy these photos of Alex, Mart, and I messing around on the quad after finals:

In Like A Lion

Dean — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:10:17 +0000

Summer is finally starting to peek its beautiful face around here with temps in the 80′s, so Zotz and I decided to wander around the quads yesterday.

My TA for Basic Photo (ARTS 260) once anecdote’d to the class about how fledgling photogs on campus typically gravitate towards three things: bikes, squirrels, and trees. This is an ode to fledgling photogs on campus.

…and here’s a panoramic shot of the quad because panoramas are the cool thing to do these days (click for larger version).