i own this domain and have no idea what to do with it yet

hello, i'm nate and i love rice :)


this website used to be a portfolio for the growth marketing work i do in tech, but there's much more to life than that.


for now, here's a poem that's a half-letter to my 11-year old self (it's under the snail):

  • Honeydew


    In the first green valley

    Losing and finding his marbles

    Fragments of laughter and tears

    Shining a rainbow like cathedral stained glass


    Skimmed knees and mudpies

    Sweat and chocolate stains

    Dotting the pages of a half-empty journal


    Prayers long answered now have been forgotten,

    But boy, I think about you often, too


    The days rise like the smoke of mom's quarterly paper bonfire

    And settle like ash onto the floorboards of the treehouse dad made for us


    Futons keep countless secrets

    Slumber parties whose nights knew no end

    Stories of friendly firsts tucked deep into the rafters


    Cereal sweet mornings,

    Clinking spoons and chocolate milk

    Washing down dreams from the night before,

    Seeds irrigated with hope

    Today is a honeydew

  • Honeydew


    In the first green valley

    Losing and finding his marbles

    Fragments of laughter and tears

    Shining a rainbow like cathedral stained glass


    Skimmed knees and mudpies

    Sweat and chocolate stains

    Dotting the pages of a half-empty journal


    Prayers long answered now have been forgotten,

    But boy, I think about you often, too


    The days rise like the smoke of mom's quarterly paper bonfire

    And settle like ash onto the floorboards of the treehouse dad made for us


    Futons keep countless secrets

    Slumber parties whose nights knew no end

    Stories of friendly firsts tucked deep into the rafters


    Cereal sweet mornings,

    Clinking spoons and chocolate milk

    Washing down dreams from the night before,

    Seeds irrigated with hope

    Today is a honeydew