enJOY it

I do not remember ever taking a "mental picture" of anything.

Never stopping to think – "Take this in." – and then actually doing so.  Capturing it.  Like a camera.

But last night, during halftime at the Coliseum, I did.  I stood under the arch and looked at 92,000 people.  I heard the band and saw the fog and thought to myself, REMEMBER.  And I did.  I have that image.  Right now.

Only later, on the walk back to 28th, did I realize that last night’s game was my last as a student in the Coliseum.  That last night was my last chance to feel it.  All of it – as a true part of USC.

Four years ago, I thought USC stood for University of Santa Cruz. 

Funny, funny how things change.