Nathanial Garrod

Category Archives: Thoughts

My Last Semester as an #SAgrad

Spring 2013 started quickly and with fury, as I returned to Oklahoma from a fast-paced winter break in California (and Portland, Oregon). The morning after returning from a trip to … Continue reading

May 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Defiantly Derivative

I recently watched the premiere episode of Defiance, the new Monday-night SyFy Channel TV show. I decided to watch it because, hey, anytime SyFy wants to try making Science Fiction, … Continue reading

May 1, 2013 · 1 Comment

A Small Field – Journal Excerpt

So for my internship course, I have to write bi-weekly journal entries. As I was going through them this morning to prepare to submit them, I decided to share this … Continue reading

April 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment

We Can Change the World

I have been thinking a lot about the internet the past couple days. By the past couple days, I mean weeks. By weeks I mean months. Look at what this … Continue reading

April 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

My Arc Reactor

While browsing my Twitter feed the other day, I came across a post by Joe Ginese – one of the #sachat colleagues I follow – titled “My Arc Reactor.” “Yeah, … Continue reading

April 23, 2013 · 1 Comment

The Half-Life of a Book

A bookstore is a magical place, I think. A properly tended bookstore, where the lights aren’t fluorescent and narrow shelves are covered with used books. Sure, there is something to … Continue reading

April 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Sunday Song – April 14

I thought this song was pretty annoying for awhile. But, honestly, there are a couple lines in here that describe how I feel about dating – “I’m putting all my … Continue reading

April 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Reflections and Implications from a Season of Star Trek

Last night I finished the second season of Star Trek, and there are a lot of things I had forgotten about. To be fair, I have not completely watched the … Continue reading

April 10, 2013 · 1 Comment

Benefitting from a Verbal Faceplant

Oh man, did I make a mistake the other day. Like, a real “Learning Reconsidered” fail moment. One would think that as an individual who is earning a degree in … Continue reading

April 3, 2013 · 4 Comments

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