So here I am, lying in bed in my sweet new place outside Boston with my lovely lady. It’s our first day at the place together. I came up here about a week ago to start my new job at Vistaprint, where I am now a Production Artist working in email marketing! I returned to Baltimore for a couple days to get the last of my things and to celebrate the graduation of MICA’s Class of 2009 (starring up and coming and ridiculously talented artists like Mel Chao and Sam Bosma). Please join me in congratulating this year’s class of illustrators, designers, painters, sculptors, and the like. I was thrilled to see people I taught, directed, and befriended make this important milestone.

With that in mind, I can’t help but note that yesterday’s commencement marked one year since my own graduation from MICA. It’s been a strange journey, and I feel like it’s just beginning. In the last year, I made great friends, worked hard, freelanced harder, and laid down the groundwork for great times to come. If any of you are ever in the Boston area, I ask that you drop me a line. It’s looking like I’ll be here for a good long while, and I couldn’t be more excited.