The Comet's Flame

It seems that most of my blog entries don’t really open the door for a lot of response from you, my faithful readers. Well, this is the auspicious moment when things are about to change. I am about to ask you a question, and you are free to respond in any way you choose! Now [...]

Tonight’s Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert in Moline, Illinois was fantastic. It’s difficult to explain how cool it was — you had to be there! Two and a half hours of rock-n-roll, showy stage moves, blinding light displays, and pyrotechnics. The band members looked like they were having a great time. The venue was absolutely packed, and [...]

Well, the GRE went surprisingly well! I scored the same verbal score as I did in the practice test (approximately 90th percentile), and I scored an amazing 100 points higher in the math section than I did on the practice test (putting me in the 90th percentile range for math as well)!!! I was shocked [...]

I am somewhat nervous, because I am going to be taking the GRE exam from 8am – 12pm tomorrow. The GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is a computer-based exam used by most graduate schools as a factor in determining acceptance to graduate programs. I haven’t really studied for it at all, but I took a complete [...]

I just got home from the North Liberty Precinct 1 Republican caucus. There were speakers for Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson, and the voting results are as follows: Mitt Romney 75 Mike Huckabee 66 Fred Thompson 28 Ron Paul 27 John McCain 24 Rudy Giuliani 10 Duncan Hunter 2 Tom Tancredo [...]

Well, it’s 2008. Happy new year everybody! I’m feeling pretty hopeful about this year. I’ve been blessed and encouraged in so many ways throughout the past week or so. I can’t help but think that perhaps things are looking up!! So I’m excited to see what the future has in store. I’m also excited for [...]