Nathan Colgate

This is the personal blog of Nathan Colgate Clark. I work at Brand New Box. I play with lasers. I developed a content management system for churches.

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May
16th

Fri

Exciting news! We’ve just launched a new version of our City Gates brochure site with better content and more helpful information. If you’re in the market for an awesome church website, you should check it out.

For a good laugh, watch my cameo in our church blogging screecast.

You’re basically one step away from being the little kid at Costco who jumps on the big grocery cart when his mother isn’t looking. Whereas if a normal skateboarder falls he injures himself, you’re traveling at speeds that allow those walking to pass you, and if you fall, you’ll most likely fall on the board and continue traveling. Hence, you’re basically riding a skateboard designed for those without any coordination or athletic ability. It’d be like playing baseball, except replacing the ball with a giant stuffed animal.

— 10 Items You Think Make You Cool, But Don’t (On Longboarders)

May
14th

Wed

Progress update on the giant laser stencils Matt and I are working on for blewis.

May
12th

Mon

Priorities

Matt: Not drowned in the falls are ye?
Nate: Well I had to leave sarah behind per her request
Matt: The important thing is that youre ok.

Cedar Falls

On a perfect day for hiking, Sarah and I set out to find the REAL Cedar Falls outside Julian.

May
10th

Sat

El Camino Del Rey.

Dad wants to go visit. I say Heck Yes!

May
9th

Fri

nathancolgate: looking forward to a weekend of fun with friends. you should come out and play, too.

May
8th

Thu

San Diego Speed

San Diego Speed from Nathan Colgate on Vimeo.

I was finally able to go to the post office this morning and pick up the sweet long board Allie sent me for my birthday!

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May
7th

Wed

Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures Theo Jansen, Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor, talks about his beach creatures at TED. When I first saw them several years ago, they simply walked. Now they store energy, sense obstacles and water,…

Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera Hacking hits home. Not sure if I’m gutsy enough to do this to my point-and-shoot, but it would be pretty cool.