Ian

hey, i passed my comprehensive exam

2009-04-02T20:11:46Z

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!

flooding

2008-06-14T18:03:52Z

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.

LOVE LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN reunion shows

2008-05-29T16:50:40Z

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

whoah.

basement show CANCELLED

2006-06-15T23:19:05Z

due to band unavailability.

maybe i'll try this again later.

BASEMENT SHOW!!!

2006-06-09T20:29:53Z

1997
Hook, Line & Sinker
+1 TBA

at my house!

651 S Edgewood Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126

Saturday, June 17
7 PM
$3

Bring friends?

Listen to 1997...

2006-05-16T03:11:08Z

...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?

buy a Jesus Loves Porn Stars Bible!

2006-05-09T03:30:52Z

XXXChurch.com (http://www.xxxchurch.com/), the world's #1 Christian Porn site, is printing 10,000 copies of these Jesus Loves Porn Stars Bibles and will be passing them out to porn stars, directors, and attendees at porn conventions across the country in the coming months. The Bible costs $20, and your purchase will pay for 12 Bibles to be handed out!

order your copy here:

http://www.gochargeit.com/etools/fireproof/link.cgi?prod_code=Biblesttt&checkout=1

post this in your journal, Public access!

Prayers have been answered!

2006-04-25T19:19:10Z

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.

!!!

2006-04-18T19:17:14Z

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

Sigur Ros

2005-07-12T02:47:34Z

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

Anathallo & Braille

2005-07-11T22:34:32Z

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.

Sunday School

2005-06-13T04:48:25Z

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?

I'm teaching a Sunday School class!?

2005-05-17T16:57:51Z

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.

goobtooblies @ 2005-05-13T11:04:00

2005-05-13T16:05:19Z

school is over.

goobtooblies @ 2005-05-10T17:52:00

2005-05-10T22:53:46Z

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.

goobtooblies @ 2005-01-01T19:38:00

2005-01-02T01:42:19Z

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.

goobtooblies @ 2004-12-29T02:06:00

2004-12-29T08:11:44Z

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.

DECISION MADE

2004-12-25T19:17:44Z

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.

DECISION TIME

2004-12-24T03:35:49Z

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.

goobtooblies @ 2004-12-17T11:48:00

2004-12-17T17:49:36Z

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.

goobtooblies @ 2004-12-15T20:39:00

2004-12-16T02:40:08Z

oh boy. things are getting crazy with school and all. pray that things go well, that i am prepared, and that i don't go crazy.

goobtooblies @ 2004-12-14T10:26:00

2004-12-14T16:27:57Z

2 exams down. got an A+ on my 13 page paper. got and A- on my 3 page paper. 3 more papers to do, with 17 pages total. 2 more exams. its wierd when the only things you think about are tests. it will be a shock to be at home with nothing to do. i have a bunch of books to read. i want to get close to my friends again.

goobtooblies @ 2004-12-13T15:47:00

2004-12-13T21:48:12Z

1 exam down, 3 to go. 17 more pages to go. there's a new sleeping at last verion of "silver bells" on their website. it sounds pretty.

goobtooblies @ 2004-12-11T02:51:00

2004-12-11T08:53:37Z

ummm... 8 more pages done, for a a running total of 24 finished, with 16 more to go. yes. and i really am listening to yanni. found the cd in a dumpster. its pretty ok instrumental stuff.

hmmm...

2004-12-10T08:55:38Z

interesting happenings lately. first off, my second paper is printing as i type. this one's 13 pages, on why i baptizing babies isn't right (or at least it doesn't do what people think it does). i'm about to finish a rough draft of a paper of plato, this one will be 8 pages. a 3 pager on aristotle was turned in on wed. 8 pagers on mythology and knowing if other people have minds or not are due next week thursday and friday. anyway. that stuff doesnt matter.

interesting thing is that there is the girl in my classical mythology class that has been acting as if she likes me the last week or so. i'm not used to girls being attentive towards me. i'm not sure what to make it. i'm not really worried or anything. if at all, its just interesting, and a bit flattering, i guess.

she sits next to me, and always tosses comments about what we're discussing in class, as if i'm her best friend. just last week she made me this cool 45 sided 3D thing made from folding 30 pieces of paper together. appparently she makes them often, and gives them away. i also noticed that the last 2 periods, she has basically waited for me to leave the classroom, then walking with me down the hall, down the escalator 4 floors, outside, and across campus. its hard to tell what she's thinking. although i'm not reallly interested or worried about it. i think its more interesting that a female in general is taking some sort of time for me.

so then today we walked across campus again, as i was on my way to the cafeteria and she was on her way to her car (she commutes). She mentioned that she had lke 25 min. til she technically had to leave campus. there was a bit of an awkward pause as we stood outside the cafeteria. i knda got the idea that she wanted me to invite her to come with me, so i did. she watched me eat, and she told me about herself. then she left and i road my bike home.

seriously, i mean, she's cute, but not a knockout, and we don't realy have much in common at all. but as i said, i'm not really thinkning about it too much (i wrote it down as it was all that was noteworthy today) i don't like her, at least not in the way she might be in me. whatever. i will only see her once more, then likely never again, after the semester is over.

anyway.