So once again, I took a bit of an absence of posting new things. Again, I’m sorry. When I first left RIT at the end of the summer, I felt a bit lost. I was no longer employed at a job, which despite how much all the other employees would bitch and moan about, I really loved. I had to pack everything I owned into boxes from a place which for once felt like my own. I came back to Rhode Island, moved back into my parent’s house and had no idea where I wanted to go. Continuing all summer to work on all the images I created while in London, I desperately wanted to go back. I really still do. I was so inspired there. It was odd that I finally found myself inspired in Rochester. Maybe I could be inspired wherever I found myself. I guess that was the hope.
It took a while for me to really feel settled again. I was still living out of boxes. I tried to hang out with all the friends I never really got to for the past four years, being away 90% of the time. I continued photographing…aaaaaand i just spilled soda on my keyboard. Damnit, I hope it doesn’t stick. Anyway, so I’ve been in Rhode Island for a while. Connected with a lot of old friends and made a lot of new, and finally felt settled a little bit (though still unemployed with little idea of what to do).
So for the past month I’ve been in the process of moving to Palisades Park, NJ. Just out of the city. It’s a really nice place. Good roommates. But I haven’t really gotten settled in yet. In fact right now I’m in RI for the holidays so finally I’ll be able to take my computer, my typewriter and my guitar with me to my new apartment. Finally a chance to settle down and get into the groove of things. I just got a job at a fantastic company, which I’m more than excited about. Things are working out pretty well. A great start to a new year I’d say.
So it’s going to be a new year. I’m going to be doing two polar plunges on new years day. This new job will be full time 9-5 so I’ll be finding as much time to photograph on the weekends as possible. I’m psyched. I need to find a place that processes film near me.
So cheers. Cheers to a new year, new work and life changes!
I totally know the feeling. I moved twice in three months after leaving Rochester, and I still don’t have all my furniture up here in Burlington. I pretty much put the cameras down for the end of the summer, just to breathe and percolate on things a bit, now I’m starting to shoot again and it feels much more right than it did around grad time. Anyway, hope everything in the city goes well; don’t let Jersey get to you.
Cheers to 2010 buddy!
what kind of work are you going to be doing? im pretty nervous about graduating. I might just stay around in the summer and try to make a plan..or not..i dont know!
I’m going to be working with the people over at the Bron Imaging Group! I’m helping them manage some of their equipment.
After seeing all your newest portraits (which im sure theres tons i havent seen) I cant wait to see your book (or atleast an online version)