homes, cakes, yoga, and tenure-track jobs...

[circumfession]

 I've been back in Chicago for the past 3 days. It's been...eventful, to say the least. I'll save most of the details for a friends-only entry...but in short, I realized what I've suspected for a while now: Chicago is no longer my home. I still love this place, and see myself as a Chicagoian (hello jaywalking!), but I'm not sure that I can see

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[negcap]

If you were to leave, you could always rent your apartment out to another graduate student that you trust.

Re: the tenure track...yes, it sounds scandalous (in academic circles) to say one wouldn't move *anywhere* anymore. You'll figure it out when you actually see and experience the market. My advice is not to prejudge places, apply everywhere, and see where you get invites. At that point, listen to your gut. I visited some places I would not have thought of on my own, but I loved the faculty, students, and overall atmosphere when I visited. Others, not as much.

It is true, though, that if I don't get tenure here I am very likely to do something else instead of putting myself through the meat grinder of arbitrariness again. People will think I'm insane for that, but whatever.

[tmkr]

I hear ya about the East Bay. (And 25 cents/pint of raspberries?? Are you serious? Is it going on right now??) I don't know what it is about it here, but it makes me absurdly happy. To the point where I did, in fact, decide that my location was more important than my job. (I've got living in Cleveland (and Germany) to compare to living here.)

That being said, I agree with what negcap says. Once you're ready, apply everywhere and see what happens.

Where in Oakland would you be looking? I assume public transport easily accessible?

[magnolyi]

$0.25 for a pint of raspberries!?!

I get why you'd want to never leave ...

[cleopatreycu]

I am doing research for my university thesis, thanks for your great points, now I am acting on a sudden impulse.