https://nate-hq.com A blog about web development, Cloudflare Workers, and modern tech en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:12:46 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/dialogue-wedding-planners Prompt: Write a scene using only dialogue—no tags, no action beats, no "he said/she said. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/dialogue-wedding-planners https://nate-hq.com/posts/exercise-1 Prompt: Write a short character sketch of someone doing the most mundane task imaginable. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/exercise-1 https://nate-hq.com/posts/fear-of-flying I flew to Cincinnati, ate a Subway sandwich, then turned around and flew right back home to Chicago. It's not like a thing I do, okay. Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/fear-of-flying https://nate-hq.com/posts/nba-schedule-generator One of the requirements for my Basketball Simulator project is to create a way to dynamically create schedules for seasons. Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/nba-schedule-generator https://nate-hq.com/posts/basketball-simulator I wanted to talk a bit about a project I have been working on over the last couple of months. It's a basketball simulation engine! Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/basketball-simulator https://nate-hq.com/posts/top-5-mustards These are my top 5 favorite mustards that I've tried. I don't get any kind of affiliate kickbacks from these links. Give 'em a try! Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/top-5-mustards https://nate-hq.com/posts/on-coding I wrote this for my nephews and niece to explain what coding is and why I love it. Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/on-coding https://nate-hq.com/posts/stand-up-to-anxiety I've been seeing a therapist since the beginning of this year. Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/stand-up-to-anxiety https://nate-hq.com/posts/salt-and-vinegar-potatoes In the 90s, I was an addict for salt and vinegar chips. I think the first time I ever tried them was at a Subway, a perfect compliment to a turkey breast footlong with mayo, mustard, and pickles. Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/salt-and-vinegar-potatoes https://nate-hq.com/posts/gravity The window was only slightly rolled down, but the January air filled the car in a hurry. Mitch lit up a Marlboro Red and turned the heat off. Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/gravity https://nate-hq.com/posts/concrete-sky Saw two pigeons fighting over the concrete sky. Don't they know it's limitless? Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/concrete-sky https://nate-hq.com/posts/when-time-slows When time slows spirits drain and it feels like life will never be the same, I cling to you. Old oasis you. With your promises of sickness soothed by pheremones and spirits moved. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/when-time-slows https://nate-hq.com/posts/homecoming Comfort place bursting left. Reappearing acquainted mess. Old, red passive breath, swallowed to unhinging nest. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/homecoming https://nate-hq.com/posts/failures Forgive ourselves let failures melt to rest where they belong. Collect ourselves with water smelt to wear the frozen pond. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/failures https://nate-hq.com/posts/the-interview-wait The dusty, wood-paneled room holds more darkness than light. Bright bodies rushing to casually wait. Every body hoping they'll get what the body next to them wants. An atmosphere begging Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://nate-hq.com/posts/the-interview-wait