videos           photos

Jason Michael Coyne Adams

guatemala city
    Two children street performing in Guatemala City, Guatemala (2006)

        

[ Lived ]

Burlington, VermontJune 1st, 1982
Tucson, Arizona82 - 86
Austin, Texas86 - 88
Tucson, Arizona88 - 92
Monterey, Northern California92 - 93
Tucson, Arizona93 - 95
San Diego, Southern California     95
Tucson, Arizona95 - present

      [ Traveled ]
      Austria
      Belgium
      France
      Germany
      Italy
      Luxemburg
      Netherlands
      Switzerland
      United Kingdom
      Vatican

      Canada

      Mexico

      Guatemala      slide show      20 mb

email jason-at-jasoncoyne-dot-com 

Introduction

jason      jason      andrea      doggies
    Me, in Las Vegas, NV, between Hooters and the MGM Grand (2007), next pic: A year earlier, in Central America (2006), next pic: Andrea, Christmas (2008), next pic: Winston and Hanz (2007)

Hello!

My name is Jason. I live in a room with two computers, a TV, a ferret, and a couch that turns into a bed. My ferret's name is Emily. I also have two dogs; Winston, an English mastiff, and Hanz, a dachshund. My girlfriend, Andrea, is from Guatemala and here for five years on an International Student Visa. She attends Pima Community College like I used to before I had no choice but to transfer to the U of A (if Pima offered four year degrees I would have stayed). We live with my parents, my brother, and my new nephew...

birthday
    One Year Old !! !! !! (August 25, 2007)

christmas
    Christmas Eve Sensory Overload !! !! !! (2008)

New Years
    Reading (Jan. 2009)

...Damon!

      Update: Andrea and I also rent an apartment.

      And we love Pokémon!

      pikachu


    New Year's Eve, Guatemala (2006)

     My email address is jason-at-jasoncoyne-dot-com

     I upload a lot of cellphone photos to photobucket, and some videos to youtube

andrea      emily
    Andrea in Tubac, AZ, next pic: Emily (both 2007)

email jason-at-jasoncoyne-dot-com 

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy - High School Diploma (2001)

Awarded: High School Diploma Date: May 2001

9500 North Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85704

I think the principal here got his marching orders straight from the George W. Bush wing of the Republican Party. Not a nice place for a middle of the road Democrat like me, who believes everyone is entitled to their American dream (even illegal aliens).

youtube  photobucket 

Tucson Bartending Academy - Trade Degree (2002)

Awarded: Certificate of Completion Date: Jan 18, 2002

2723 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719

I am a non-drinker, and can't stand the taste of beer or alcohol, but I saw the commercial for bartending college on TV and enrolled. It was a pretty classy operation.

youtube  photobucket 

Pima Community College - Associate General Studies (2005)

Awarded: AGEC-A Certification Degree Date: Sep 19, 2005
Major: Liberal Arts

Awarded: Associate General Studies Degree Date: Nov 02, 2005
Major: General Studies

Northwest Campus
7600 North Shannon Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85709-7200
     West Campus
2202 West Anklam Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85709-0001
     Downtown Campus
1255 North Stone Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85709-3000

I can't say enough good things about Pima. This is where I got a real education.


GPA 3.13
English Composition
WRT101  Writing I  A
WRT102  Writing II  B
Fine Arts
ART105  Art Appreciation  B
Biological and Physical Sciences
BIO108  Plants, People & Culture  A
GLG101  Geology  B
AST101  Solar System  A
Mathematics
MAT086  Prealgebra  A
MAT092  Elementary Algebra  C
MAT122  Intermediate Algebra  C
MAT142  Topics in College Algebra  B
Humanities
HIS101  Western Civilizations I  B
HIS102  Western Civilizations II  A
HIS127  Mexican-Americans in Southwest  A
HIS277  Middle East to 1453  B
ANT110  Buried Cities/Lost Tribes  A
HUM131  Classical Mythology  A
Social and Behavioral Sciences
POS110  Government & Politics  A
POS120  International Relations  C
PSY101  Psychology  C
PSY214  Abnormal Psychology  A
PSY215  Human Sexuality  A
Second Language
SPA101  Elementary Spanish I  B
SPA102  Elementary Spanish II  A
No Credit
REA112  Critical Reading  A
BIO160  Human Anatomy  F
MAT151  College Algebra  Y
                                                                                                                                 

youtube  photobucket 

University of Arizona - Bachelor Journalism (2007)

Awarded: Bachelor Journalism Degree Date: Dec 14, 2007
Major: Journalism
Minor: History

Awards: El Independiente Award for Outstanding Contributions

Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721

I did not enjoy the culture of the U of A so I piled on the summer school and got out as fast as I could.


GPA 3.45
Fine Arts
CLAS329  Art History of the Cinema  B
Journalism
JOUR203  Photojournalism  B
JOUR205  Reporting the News  B
JOUR206  Advanced Reporting  B
JOUR208  Law of the Press  B
JOUR320  Editing  B
JOUR411  Feature Writing  A
JOUR470  Press and Society  A
JOUR413  Reporting Public Affairs  B
JOUR498  El Independiente  A
History
HIST440  U.S. History 1945-present  A
HIST476  History of Modern China  B
HIST495  Topics in U.S. History: Gender  B
English Composition
ENG300  Literature and Film: Native Americans  A
ENG371  American Literature  B
ENG486  Literature and Film: Latinos  A
Eastern Studies
EAS350  Hindu Mythology  A
Judaic Studies
JUS377  Modern Israel  A
Second Language
SPA201  Elementary Spanish III  B
SPA202  Elementary Spanish IV  A
                                                                                                                                 

youtube  photobucket 

The Arizona Daily Star - Best of the Blogs

31 Monday morning appearances between 14 March 2005 - 31 October 2005

I was as shocked as anyone when the then editor of the Arizona Daily Star gave me a weekly forum to propagandize anything I wanted, of course the editor that followed him quickly eliminated the feature (I think I had stopped contributing at that point anyway).

youtube  photobucket 

Reporting

press conference
    Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano talks to reporters in Puerto Peņasco (Rocky Point) (2007)

El Independiente - September 21st, 2007 - download

In this issue I interviewed a South Tucson artist about his Talavera Pottery. I also covered a presentation by a delegation of Cananea Miners visiting Tucson during their strike against Grupo Mexico.

El Independiente - October 19th, 2007 - download

In this issue I reported from Puerto Peņasco, Sonora, Mexico to cover the 25th Border Governors Conference. At a press conference I was a few feet from Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Sonora Gov. Eduardo Bours.

El Independiente - November 16th, 2007 - download

In this issue I reported from Nogales, Mexico and the San Javier Mission to cover two separate demonstrations related to border deaths.

El Independiente - December 5th, 2007 - download

In this issue I interviewed a U.S. citizen and a resident alien who say they were beaten by the Border Patrol. I also interviewed four women competing in the Miss Caliente Pageant.

           
    Part of the post-Border Conference Q and A (2007), next clip: Interview with a UFO-enthusiast in Ajo, AZ (2005), next clip: Pandemonium outside Target over a limited supply of PlayStation 3's (2006)

youtube  photobucket 

Employment

2003

Fry's Food & Drug

      Courtesy Clerk ... 8 days

      Bakery Clerk ... 5 months

2008

Target

      Overnight Logistics (Electronics and Entertainment) ... 05/20/08 - 10/13/08

Intermountain Centers for Human Development

      Behavioral Health Paraprofessional (overnight group home) ... 10/20/08 - present

youtube  photobucket 

Volunteer

rally
    John Edwards greets democrats at Presidio Park in Tucson (2006)

    Now that J-Eddie has admitted to an illicit affair, I feel compelled to add that I voted for Hillary Clinton in the Arizona primaries on Super Tuesday 2008.

2000

Gore / Lieberman for President / Vice President Campaign, Oro Valley

2004

Kerry / Edwards for President / Vice President Campaign, Oro Valley

2005

Red Cross - Southwest Chapter

Wall of Tolerance

youtube  photobucket