Ian

the written test took 6 hours. i typed 34 double spaced pages.

the oral exam took 2 hours. i got grilled by my dissertation committee like crazy.

but i was just told i passed, so now i can get a master's in philosophy. to get the phd, i need to write a dissertation.


i love school!

so there's been a lot of flooding in iowa city and the surrounding areas. my apartment is on high ground, about a mile from the river, so there's pretty much no chance that any of my stuff will be damaged. my office at school, however, is right next to the river. i had to take all of my stuff out of there before the building got shut down for the rest of the summer. things are going pretty okay for me.

1 or possibly 2 of 'em... in St. Louis in late July.

whoah.

due to band unavailability.

maybe i'll try this again later.

1997
Hook, Line & Sinker
+1 TBA

at my house!

651 S Edgewood Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126

Saturday, June 17
7 PM
$3

Bring friends?

...a new band composed of my friends Alan, Caleb, Kerri, Kevin, and Nick. They play insanely catchy indie pop a la Mineral meets Mates of State, and I couldn't be more proud of them. They tottally go beyond "I only like them because I'm friends with them" status. Trust me.

http://www.myspace.com/nineteenninetyseven

Spread the word?

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post this in your journal, Public access!

I just got offered (and accepted) a Teaching Assistant position from the University of Iowa. This means that I will work as a TA for 6 semesters (teaching my own classes thereafter) at $15,490 per academic year. Also, my tuition is $6,500 per academic year, though I will be receiving continual tuition scholarships for between $2,000 and $3,000 a year. Given the cost of living expenses is estimated by the University at about $11,200 for someone like me, this means that EVERYTHING will be paid for by the school for 5 years- housing, tuition, utility bills, food, books! All I will do is get a part time job over the summer to make some spending money. This is great!

It also looks like leases don't begin 'til August out there, so I get to stay around for the summer!


neato.

In Fall 2006 I begin classes in the PhD program in Philosophy at the University of Iowa.

at The Chicago Theater
Wedndesay, September 21
7:30 PM
$28-33

Tickets go on sale THIS saturday, the 16th, at noon.
They will most likely sell out quickly.
Get them at Ticketmaster.com

Monday, July 25
Abbey Pub
Doors 8, Show 8:30
$8 at the door
21+

Now, I talked to their singer, and the band is doing all they can to drop the age restriction, at least to 18+. He told me that anyone that wants to come should come, and something will be worked out so you can get it.

for those of you who came today, how did i do? what did i do well? what do i need to do better? i've never taught a class like this before, and i don't want it to be dumb. be mean if it means being honest.

anyone want to see growing this friday with me?

Starting Sunday June 5 through Sunday September 4, Pastor Jon and I will be teaching a Sunday School class at Living Hope Church, from 8:45-10:00 AM. The theme is apologetics, and we will be reading and discussing Josh McDowell's book "A Ready Defense." I would really encourage you to preview the book and the many fascinating topics it covers here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0840744196/qid=1116348309/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/102-8817236-6802559?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 The book itself is not difficult to read, and I think you will find it enjoyable.

We'll be reading and discussing a chapter each week. There will likely be an assignment to do some outside research in groups, along with a brief summary presentation before the class. I will do the teaching and lead the discussions, and Pastor Jon will work behind the scenes with me, as well as add helpful insights during class itself. This class will be a part of of the Elbethel School of the Bible class rotation, aimed at adults who want to understand what they believe and how to defend it against people who are skeptical of the claims of Christianity. However, teens are most certainly welcome to attend.

At the end of the class, we will try to organize some sort of event to attend outside of class, perhaps going to see a speaker on a topic within apologetics on a Saturday evening.

You are STRONGLY encouraged to sign up for the class at the Info Booth as soon as a signup sheet is made available. That way, we will know how many books to buy.

school is over.

unwed sailor is playing at the bottom lounge on saturday, june 25, at 5pm, all ages. they're not playing at cornerstone, so here's your chance to see them.

got back from winter camp. good times. right now i am really sore and not feeling so hot. i have also acquired a minor sore throat. yet God is good. i got a new book as well, it's called "Time & Eternity: Exploring God's Relationship to Time" i got another book about God and time for Christmas, which I am excited to read. i think this whole philosophy of time business could be one of my main interests within philosophy. anyway. i also got the new Isis LP. it is a really good album. i wish that i wasn't so tired and nasty feeling; there are lots of things i would like to do tonight. i just sneezed really hard.

got to hang out with doug and brian and carmel tonight. brian inspires me. doug is just plain awesome. and carmel is a person that i really wish i knew more than i do, now that she isn't around much. i was at my apartment again. it didn't seem like i lived there. like i was borrowing it for the night. work has been rough the last few days. i just haven't been into it. it drags. eh. blah. winter camp in a few hours. i have yet to pack my clothes. there was a cool quote from this book i've been reading tat i wanted to post here, but i couldnt find it. i'll try again later. oh well.

Love Lost But Not Forgotten in St. Louis it is. Anathallo is no longer playing in Indiana at all.

We WILL be using my van, and will leave somewhere between 12 and 2pm on Saturday afternoon. The show starts at 9:30pm. We will need to find a place to stay for the night. Then we will drive home.

ok.

on saturday, january 15, Love Lost But Not Forgotten is playing in St. Louis.

on saturday, january 15, Anathallo is playing in Indiana somewhere.


who wants to go to what? i can say right now that I am asking my mom for the van to go to St. Louis. According to Doug, Anathallo is playing in Indy that day, and that was correct according to their site, although today I just checked it and it seems that they are now playing in Michigan on the 15th. So maybe making the decison won't be so hard.

either way, i'm excited.

ugh. school is done. now i wait to see if my hard work paid off grade-wise. it stinks because this year an A- grade was added, which gets you only a 3.67 GPA. before, the same class grade got you an A, a 4.00. I think I might be getting some A-s now.