The Comet's Flame

I have gotten stuff set up in some rooms of my apartment, and some rooms are still a disaster (as can be seen in the above pictures). Also, I got a haircut. Also, I started work at Rockwell Collins this week. Tonight was movie night at my place, and my family came over and we [...]

For those of you who don’t know, the Cedar Rapids area has been experiencing some major flooding. This afternoon, my mom and I made a trip from North Liberty to Cedar Rapids to pick up a vehicle that was in the shop. On our way back, we were accompanied by my dad and my brother [...]

A while ago, I wrote about my plans for summer work. Well, I am happy to report that things are going rather well. Actually, let me rephrase that… I LOVE MY JOB(S)!!! I have been doing some SAT tutoring (mostly math stuff), and my student took her SAT test this weekend and felt like she [...]

This weekend, I’m celebrating the completion of school with some ridiculously entertaining activities!!! Here’s what I’ve done so far… Attend the Linn-Mar Homeschool play (“Pollyanna”). Hang out with friends at a graduation party. Purchase some music at Barnes and Noble: Come on Feel the Illinoise! by Sufjan Stevens Lifted, or The Story Is in the [...]

School is out for the summer. I’m glad, because this semester has spanned a time period that I can honestly call the worst five months of my life. It’s not that the school work was difficult (actually, to the contrary, it was a comparatively easy semester in that regard), it’s just that it exacerbated other [...]

One benefit of being an engineering student is that it’s relatively easy to find employment! Sometimes employment even comes looking for me! Today I had to run to school for a few minutes to drop off some graded papers, and as I was walking down the hallway, a professor stopped me and said “Just the [...]

Well, the beginning of this semester was a complete disaster, but now it’s looking like everything is going to turn out okay! The class that I’ve been the most worried about is High Performance Computer Architecture. I haven’t picked up my graded midterm and homeworks, so I have no idea how I’m doing with respect [...]

I think that I’ve slept maybe 2 hours in past 2 days. I feel really weird. When static JPEG images on Wikipedia start mysteriously becoming animated, that’s when you know it’s time to quit staring at the screen and go to bed. I finally finished my senior project, so now I can sleep. Good night [...]

Today I attended the MHSAP (Marion Home School Assistance Program) elementary students’ play at the Marion High School. This year’s play was “No Strings Attached,” an entertaining rendition of the story of Pinocchio. Things went very smoothly. The sound setup was good (I could hear everybody on the stage). All the kids did a great [...]

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 [...]