Another pinhole image. This one is from Galesburg, Illinois. I made it while I was doing an artist-in residence for Studios Midwest. That was a fun time that residency!

My Photo History kids have their first test today. I'm thinking they are pretty ready in spite of the fact the bookstore didn't get the required textbook in until last Monday! Not to mention it cost $20 dollars more than buying a copy online.

My freshman basketball game yesterday was awesome! It went right down to the wire. I worked it with another rookie and I think we did a pretty good job. We sort of lost our focus down the stretch but I think we called a pretty good game.

Lately I find myself re-examing some images I've made in the past. In a certain way, I feel like my students being told to redo an image. Except I'm probably having more fun than they do reworking an image.

This is an old pinhole photo that was made a long time ago. I've partially cleaned it up but left some remnants from the scanning process to add to a rather antique feel. I also slightly toned it too.

Why am I doing all of this? Because I am looking for excuses to keep from having to unload boxes! Alas, off I go to unpack a few.

Yep. A little to close to actuality.

Hi there. Just wanted to post a new image.

School is going well. The basic kids are wrecking film (as was expected), the indie kids are learning the foibles of the plastic camera & the photo history kids are staying awake (for the most part). So, I can't really complain.

I'm working a ton of b-ball games... which is good when it comes to paying the bills. Not so good when it comes to more domestic chores.

Fang is doing good, too. He's just about ready for his mohawk!

Ok, the application is in & like everyone else... we wait.

I had six... count 'em, six basketball games today. two girl games in logan & four boy games in Hyrum. My legs hurt. My partner called a "T" on one of the coaches in the boy's games. The guy was asking for it and my partner obliged him.

So what am I doing to relax tonight? Going to the Aggies game. It'll be my first one. Dave got some tickets from somebody. One of the USU players is going to break the Aggie scoring record if he scores two points. So there should be a good & rowdy crowd... though the conference has told the fans they can't yell "You suck" anymore.
Being the clever college kids that they are, I'm sure they'll come up with something else just as witty.

Hi, here's an older image of a one-room school house in Nebraska somewhere. Since I'm working on my application for the job here at USU, it seemed like a somewhat appropriate image.

So, I'm working on the application materials along with watching the NFL Playoff games and unloading some boxes. It's like Christmas with every box. There's either some interesting piece of ceramics or a good photo book or something in each box. I'm making pretty good headway and figure I should be done in a short time.

Tomorrow the kids should be making pinhole images.

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Now playing: Marty Robbins - Smoking Cigarettes & Drinking Coffee Blues
via FoxyTunes

Holy Cow! Does Marky possess a ton of crap, or what?

Here is my life for the next month:

Wake up, unload a box, make coffee, unload a box, do the 3 S's, unload a box, work on my lessons, unload a box, let the dog out, unload a box, let the dog in, unload a box... ad nauseam.

But I do owe a ton of thanks to David and some of the guys from the Second Ward for their help in getting all the stuff into the house. The trailer is empty and my house looks like one of them homes where people let their garbage pile up and design routes through it all.

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Now playing: Alan Hawkshaw - Man on the Move
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Well, school has started. Had my Photo I class yesterday. It looks like three people dropped and three people added but all five boys stayed, which is good because I don't think many guys are taking Photography anymore for some strange reason. Actually, I have a couple of ideas but I won't share them here.

This afternoon Dave H. and Bruce A. are coming over to help me unload the "heavy stuff" from my ABF trailer. I filled 18 feet with all my possessions from two storage sheds in Oregon. Hopefully, we can get the futon, mattress & box spring, the book shelves and my printing press unloaded before I have to head to the school to teach my classes.

I have Contemporary Photo History tonight followed by my "Holga class". I'm signing in all comers into either one. The "Holga class" (aka Independent Projects) already has 23 students! I'm hoping it will serve as a compliment to the Photo II class (which is the all-important lethal dose of sensitometry). Many of the students are enrolled in both and I am hoping this class will serve as a "seeing" class to allow the Photo II kids a chance to shoot some more aesthetic images other than of a white towel.