I have to say, it's great to be teaching again. I am so lucky to be teaching subjects for which I have genuine passion — which isn't to say I wouldn't be happy to teach composition, but teaching media writing and digital photography makes the time go by so quickly! I had my adjunct orientation last week and the woman who ran it wasn't happy to hear I teach each class one day a week, rather than breaking it up. She seemed miffed that my boss let it go through without talking to her about it. Said boss wasn't going to let me do it, but I made a very convincing case for it in both classes, and viola!

I just finished grading the first batch of digital photography photos, and, with one exception, they're better than the first batch I got last year. I'd say they're off to a good start, though some will be surprised I took points off for insufficient captions. Hey, that's what happens when you take photo from a writer. They'll learn, though, they'll learn.