circa 1999

Well I suppose you can say it’s official. I just got confirmation today that I’ll be starting my first teaching job this fall at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL, a good ways outside Chicago. I’m so happy to finally be realizing one of my major life goals. I know it sounds silly to a lot of artists who look at teaching simply as a means to making their work, but artmaking and teaching hold very similar weight in my life, so this is extremely big news.

I’ll be teaching the Beginning Photography course in the evenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which is entirely B&W darkroom-based. This couldn’t be more up my alley. As a matter of fact, I was so energized by the actual interview, I went home and started work on the syllabus. I’m pretty much done with that, so I need to begin work on the assignments at this point.

The program, facilities, and especially the other faculty sound like they’re going to be top-notch, so I’m looking foward to getting to work.

We found a place to live today. It’s on the cusp of Andersonville and Edgewater Glen here in Chicago. Stacy and I have spent the last three days looking, and fortunately, Apartment People came through for us today. We ended up with a 2 bedroom apartment, a private garage and fair proximity to the Red Line straight into town.

And tomorrow I might have a job interview of sorts outside the city. I’m pretty excited. In less than a month, we’ll be Midwesterners (I think)!