It is the start of a new month and my life is getting a fresh start here in Doha. I just moved into a new apartment. It is a lot smaller than my old place, but it is nicer. I’ve got boxes everywhere, and I’m not quite sure how I am going to arrange everything. [...]
I got a chance to visit Asheville. It is such a great town, but most important was that I got to see Joy. Here are some pictures.
Went to Dubai for a week earlier this month. I was there for Gulf Photo Plus. It was a great week full of good workshops. I got a chance to work on some HDR stuff with David Nightingale. I really like his less over the top philosophy of HDR work. Also did a portrait retouching [...]
Went out to the camel races today. It was a really odd experience. Don’t know why I was expecting something similar to a horse race, but it was rather different. We didn’t sit in the stands. We were in a bus that was on a roadway on the inside of the track. When the camels [...]
2009 is almost over and I look back on the last year to see how things went. Well it doesn’t really compare to last year, but it wasn’t too bad. Spent the year here in Doha. I have really enjoyed the job. The students are great and the equipment is great. Working to put all [...]
I just started a new website. It is a pop culture and arts zine. It will have articles on Music, TV, Movies, Arts, and Nightlife. Check it out and let me know what you think. Sounds and Colors: Arts and Culture Zine
Al Jazeera English did a story about Qatar’s goal to become less reliant on an Oil and Gas economy. Part of that mission is why Education City is here. The story features some of the students that I work with here at Northwestern. I am even in there for a brief second.
Paycheck just got deposited in my account. There was a little extra money in this one to make up for some tax stuff. It was just enough to give me more money than I owe. I finally have no money. Woo. It is nice to be back in this position finally. I haven’t spent any [...]
Been writing poems everyday for 183 days now. I am half way to my goal of a year. Some are good, most are bad, but at least I am writing something. I think I’ll start looking into picking a few to rewrite and polish. Still have plans to put a book together of some of [...]
In a surprising vote, the Chicago Olympic bid went down first in today’s vote. Rio took the top spot and will host in 2016. I kind of thought they might get the games since they have never been held in South America before, but I thought Chicago had a stronger shot. I didn’t see them [...]