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 [...]
Virginia has posted a lot of new pictures on Joy’s website. Check them out at JoyAlisonParis.com. Joy is such a cute kid and always looks so happy. She is growing up so quickly.
The days keep going by in Doha. It is the start of Ramadan. The students start back up to work tomorrow, and we have another person to help out our department. I think that it is going to be a good year. I am looking forward to seeing the progress of the old students, and [...]
I am in LA for a workshop. Workshop starts tomorrow morning, so I had some time to get out today. Went out to the Museum of Contemporary Art today to check out the Robert Frank exhibit. They had prints from his book The Americans. Great to see his work up close and personal. It has [...]