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Does Doha Dream of Electric Sheep?

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

Photos taken on my Huawei P30 Pro and edited using Snapseed and Glitch Lab. Hard Light

Posted in Doha, PhotosTagged glitch, photography, retro wave, scifi

Business English Activities Using Internet Realia

February 13, 2021 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

Some activities that I have recently created for use in the business English course that I teach and lead.

Posted in Blog, TeachingTagged business English, Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos, Realia, Steve Jobs

Road Trip to Al Ruwais

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

Photos from a December road trip to the northern most coffee shop in Qatar.

Posted in Doha, PhotosTagged Al Ruwais, desert, harbor, nature, photography, road trip

Ruminate

January 29, 2021May 20, 2021 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

the unread emails in an inbox

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged Poem, ruminate

2020 Thoughts on Batman

January 2, 2021 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

I don’t think Batman is a very good superhero.

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged batman, crime, inequities, Jeff Bezos, poverty

Llama’s Sestina

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

Sestina about a llama and an unfortunate accident.

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged llama, Poem, sestina

Three Conundrums Inspired by a Second Viewing of Tenet

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Conan Kmiecik1 Comment

Inspired by a Second Viewing of Tenet

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged conundrums, Tenet

Five Rabbit Holes of Internet Inquiry during the Past Several Months of Semi-sedentary Life

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

Five discoveries I made while wandering about the internet.

Posted in BlogTagged home rennovation, mash-ups, photography, poetry, professional wrestling, rabbit hole

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Super Mario

December 4, 2020December 11, 2020 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

Semaj comes over to my apartment every other Thursday evening, and we play video games. Two men in their mid to early forties doing the same thing as 14-year-olds.

Posted in Blog, Doha, WritingsTagged midlife, NES, retro, Sissyphus, spotless mind, Super Mario

Random Thoughts While Invigilating an Exam

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

The students have 2 hours to write a 200-word essay for 40 marks. Every 5 words is worth 1 mark. A student needs to write one word every 36 seconds in order to finish exactly in 2 hours.

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged Bumble, invigilation, probability

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