I take photographs. When I was younger, I wanted to become a photographer, a photojournalist, a fashion photographer, a photographer who created art. National Geographic. Rolling Stone. Something. I wanted to take photographs. I wanted my vision of the world to be what others saw when they looked at a magazine or read a book….
Month: July 2009
Start Up Funds (the Faculty Club Secret)
When I accepted the tenure-track position that begins in a month, the Dean said I would have a certain amount of money available to me for “start up” funds. I told her “thank you!” but quietly asked friends what I was to do with “start up funds.” The reply: “you receive funds to purchase things…
Pre-Position Anxiety is a Bitch
The time before one begins a tenure-track position– the months of applications, the months of interviews, the months of campus visits– is all stressful. The entire process is long, difficult, and anxiety provoking. But this point, mid-July before a position begins in August, should be easy, relaxing, and stress free. One would think. And maybe…
The Third Stage of Life
Stage one: I survived a violent and difficult childhood yet still grew up to be creative and tenacious in what I wanted from life. I attended 18 schools in 8 years. My family lived in a several states and dozens of cities in those states. I graduated from high school without being pregnant. At 25, I…