The Comet's Flame

I finally finished cleaning my room! In doing so, I discovered many ancient treasures even more valuable and amazing than a bubble ring (I know that’s hard to believe). Here are a few of my findings… A $50 gift certificate to my university book store. Nice!! (Thanks, Grandma & Grandpa!) A very sweet card from [...]

One of my friends wrote a blog entry a while ago about the symbols which represent the concepts of “male” and “female,” and how these symbols are derived from Roman mythology (the male symbol references the god Mars, and the female symbol references the goddess Venus). This was not exactly news to me, so I [...]

I was in the process of cleaning my room, and you would not believe what I found hidden away in the furthest recesses of a drawer. BUBBLE RING!!! Oh man, I am so excited. These things are one of the most entertaining toys ever invented!!! Basically, it contains a tiny little bubble wand with which [...]

I’m staring out my window, watching the fluffy snowflakes Floating slowly down from the gray skies. The ground is quickly being blanketed in a layer of white, And although I’ve seen this scene countless times before, I can’t help but be amazed at how beautiful it is. Too beautiful for me to really fully grasp [...]

Some of you may be wondering why I seem to hate school so much. Well, I don’t hate the concept of school (I think education is very important, and I love learning new things)… I simply hate my particular college experience. Allow me to present… a day in the life of Jed at school (hopefully [...]

My brother and I visited the Half Price Books store in Cedar Rapids for the first time today. When we walked in the door, the sight that greeted us took my breath away. I have never seen so many used books, vinyl records, CD’s, and DVD’s in one place. It’s a veritable treasure trove of [...]

Dude… I’m going to stop writing posts about having a good day. Because it never fails that the next day is terrible. “Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.” – James 4:9 (NASV) “When I smile, tell me some bad news Before I laugh [...]

I’m feeling pretty good today. Would you like to know why? Well, I’m going to tell you. My students in Digital Design are doing very well this semester, and that makes me feel like a success as a teaching assistant (although, I can’t really take much of the credit). I’ve seen that genuine Christianity exists [...]

Tonight I attended the Andrew Peterson concert at Cedar Valley Bible Church. I don’t even know how to describe how amazing it was. I had never heard of Mr. Peterson until just recently, and I decided to go to this show on a whim (a friend of mine highly recommended his music). I’m so glad [...]

Tonight I attended a production of The Who’s rock musical Tommy at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, performed by the Catalyst Acting Company (of Iowa City). There were two slight problems with the show, the main one being sound issues (it was often difficult to hear the singing/speaking over the drums and other instrumentation, [...]