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Posts published by “Lauren Garrett”

Stevens Institute of Technology | Finance, B.S.

In time’s hands

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old Time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles today

Tomorrow will be dying.

The first rainfall

It’s raining tonight. Just the slightest sprinkles that started around 6:30 p.m. It’s forecasted that we are going to have some thunderstorms in the area for the next few days.

So, goodbye yellow brick road

“So, Lauren, how was your freshman year?” my friends from home and distant family members ask. Well, I’m nearly positive that it is the most expected and cliché subject for a first-year student to write about in her final Mind of a Freshman column, but I’m coming clean in plain terms this time, instead of writing in metaphor as per usual.

The fear of dying twice

There is one thing in the world that motivates me. It is neither the fear of failure nor tangible goals for my future.

Tell me a story, dad

“Dad, Dad, tell me a story pretty please,” says a three-year-old little girl as her father tucks her in to go to sleep.

Ghosts on vinyl

I found some records today. Hoboken curbside posted on their Instagram regarding over 200 records sitting outside of an apartment building off of 5th street.

The pilot who fears flying: a memoir

Once you taste the honey-sweet tang of pure, unadulterated control, you will desire for nothing else. 

“Mayday. Mayday. Mayday. This is November – Delta – five – one – two going down at 40.3 North, -73.4 West.

The harbinger of winter

The air has turned brisk. Red and yellow leaves fall; a frosting on the streets. Days are getting shorter, and the nights are growing longer.