Entwined in AIDS
I’m having tea with Terry Haines, who shares a cozy East Vancouver bungalow with his partner Aaron. “Do you have a cat?” I ask him, intuitively assuming that one would leap up onto my lap from beneath...
Author: Nathaniel Christopher
I am a resident of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, who has been blogging here for nearly 25 years. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on my own online platform. From 1998 until 2017, I worked as a journalist, and I have posted most of my articles in the 'News' section of this website.
Don’t expect a great Christmas present from me…
This is a recent my paycheque from my second job… it’s 17¢ for 0.02 hours of work. I’ll try not to spend it all in one place. Note the misspelling of “Nathaniel”.
Recovery from what?
In a cryptic culture of addiction, fear and oppression, few wonder how they got there. A few more wonder how to escape. But most die quietly, wreathed in a mind-controlling, memory-erasing blue mist i...
Vancouver Life
Curling!
Here’s a photo I took for my photography class. It’s of the 2006 Bonspiel which was played at the Royal City Curling Club on November 18, 2006. It was a wonderful night, everyone was so fr...
Personal
I paid off my library fines!
Yesterday I wanted to take out some DVDs from the library, but alas, my outstanding fines from 2000 prevent me from borrowing anything. I’ve known about these fines for years, but I’ve alw...
Culture and Politics
I see Queens…
Last night I saw The Queen! No, not the actual Queen but the movie loosely based on real events surrounding the death of Diana. It was good, not great. Perhaps it’s a little too soon to make such a mo...
Personal
I’m alive!
Another glaring hole in my blog… eep! My “daily” entries have evolved into a monthly routine. What does that say about my commitment to the ten people who read this thing? It’s...
When condos rule the Eastside
Art has come to life in an ironic twist of events for a lesbian artist in East Vancouver. While creating an exhibition of drawings about gentrification, Elaine Mari received news that her apartment an...
A fag on the diamond
Darren Lemming’s teammates are in shock. The star player of the New York Empires has just turned the world of baseball on its ear with the sudden revelation that he’s gay. His announcement, delivered ...
Rest in peace
Don “Ho” Galbraith 1943-2006 My friend, former neighbour and mentor, Don, known as “Ho”, died today at the age of 63. I’m devastated by the loss of this kind, courageous friend.