I'm originally from the charming river town of Dubuque, Iowa - "Masterpiece on the Mississippi", they like to call themselves. (Most others prefer "Dubuque? Where's that?") I graduated from Hempstead High School in 1998, Central College in 2002, and after a few miscellaneous adventures in employment, came to the University of Iowa in the fall of 2004. If everything goes according to plan I'll finish my PhD in 2010 and be on my merry way.
In addition to my grad studenting, I'm into creative writing, music, art, and photography; I'm active in my church; I do the odd bit of freelance software development on the side (mainly for the iPhone). Sometimes I even try to cultivate some sort of a social life (with varying degrees of success - it mainly depends on what deadlines are coming up, as my oft-spurned friends could tell you!)
Not much else to say here, except to mention Melanie. Hi, Melanie!