The Comet's Flame

I deactivated my Facebook account a few weeks ago… I haven’t noticed any positive things that have resulted from that action. I think some people were a bit disappointed/offended that I suddenly disappeared from their list of friends. Plus, I probably have wasted more time wrestling with the question of whether or not to re-activate [...]

Today was a somewhat cold and dreary day.  Perfect weather for wearing sweaters (a good aspect of cold weather), but not perfect for doing anything outside (a not-so-good aspect of cold weather).  After getting home from church, I decided that the best thing to do would be to make some hot chocolate and watch Flash [...]

Today was an absolutely beautiful day, so I decided to go do something outside (I went in to work last weekend, so I was able to take some time off this afternoon).  I went to Cedar Rock in Independence, Iowa and toured the amazing Frank Lloyd Wright house there (see the first 7 pictures).  It [...]

A random person smiled at me today.  For no apparent reason.  It was a really genuine smile, and it felt like she was happy to see me even thought she didn’t know me.  That totally made my day. But as I got to thinking about it, I started questioning why that meant so much to [...]

After working for a few months at my co-op position, I already miss being in school.  Actually, I miss the whole academic atmosphere in general… I have been unpleasantly surprised by how difficult (and boring) it is for me to sit in my cubicle for 8 hours every day during the week.  I mean, the [...]

You can check out the slideshow of my family’s vacation, or just check out the abbreviated version below.

Yesterday, I went shopping at the Jordan Creek Mall in Des Moines with my brother Josiah and my sister Moriah.  I bought a cast-iron tea set that I really like (I brewed some blueberry white tea in it today, and it works rather nicely).  We all had a fun time browsing various clothing stores, etc. [...]

It feels like winter is approaching!  I turned on the heat in my apartment yesterday.  Now I am nice and cozy, except for when I have to venture out. As you may have noticed, I have virtually no body fat.  I should probably try to gain a bit of weight so that I don’t freeze [...]

I went walking on the Boyson Park trail yesterday evening, and it was amazing.  It was just starting to get dark, and ominous thunderclouds filled the sky, but everything was very quiet and peaceful.  A layer of fog floated above the stream.  I wished I had brought my “real” camera, but alas, my low-resolution phone [...]

Today was a relatively good day.  I got some actual assignments at work, so now I don’t have to sit at my desk reading spec sheets all the time! I met a friend for lunch, and we had an in-depth discussion about the awfulness of 80′s music and the subtle brilliance of Sufjan Stevens.  It [...]