Nathanial Garrod

Category Archives: Thoughts

Waiting for Patience at a Bus Stop

While I was headed to the east side yesterday, I found myself at a bus stop. What was supposed to be a four minute turned into ten minutes, turned into … Continue reading

September 6, 2013 · 1 Comment

5 People Who Weren’t Even Really That Successful Until Their 30s

My birthday was the other day, and it cause me to think a lot. I did not slow down much on my 20th or have the sort of existential crisis … Continue reading

September 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Two-Month Check-in

Well, it is no secret that I am absolutely loving my time in Portland. I have a favorite cheap terrible coffee shop, a favorite good coffee shop, and a favorite … Continue reading

August 19, 2013 · 1 Comment

Hawthorne to City Center

After my adventure at The Grotto last week, I hopped a random connection of buses down to Hawthorne, which had been also recommended by a friend. Because I did not … Continue reading

August 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Father’s Day Musings

Holiday’s that focus on celebrating specific individuals – like Mother’s Day or Father’s Day – have always been a bit foreign to me. I have never met my birth father, … Continue reading

June 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The Cities

I’m in love with being in love with cities. Great buildings reach to scrape the sky. The limits of humanities creativity burst, block by block stretching outward, pulling inward the … Continue reading

June 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Thoughts From a Drive Around Mount Olympus

I love that feeling when a cloud drapes over the top of a mountain, hugging its peak. It is as though a looming mountain is not enough to grab my … Continue reading

June 11, 2013 · 1 Comment

Future Food

I absolutely love living in the world of the future. Today I was scrolling through my Twitter feed, and I found a link to an article about NASA funding the … Continue reading

May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment

10 Things I Have Learned at UCO

During the past two academic years, as I have pursued my masters degree at Oklahoma State University, I have had a graduate assistantship about 50 miles down the road at … Continue reading

May 10, 2013 · 2 Comments

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