Vancouver Life
Tampon Shopping
“That’s not the best place to take someone’s picture” quipped the nice Shoppers Drug Mart lady in a suburban accent. Yup, as butchy as she is Shantel still bleeds! She needed to get ...
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.
Personal
Birthday week begins!
I sometimes celebrate birthday by the week. This post documents the beginning of my 25th birthday.
Reflections and Opinions
A brush with Wal Mart love
A few months ago I was applying to a journalism program at a college in Vancouver and needed a portfolio to encase my published work. Because I’m an non-creative consumer who dared to piss on the grav...
Reflections and Opinions
Picture of the week
My brother Gino shares his feelings, and doughnuts, with Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA
Personal
I’m an Apple DOS 3.1!
I recently did this online test at BB Spot to find out what operating system I really am. I now have deeper insight into who I am, what I’m all about. Armed with this knowledge I now feel ready to tak...
Personal
The Adventures of Rosie O’Donnell
Before writing articles I was obsessed with comics! Writing them, drawing them and drawing them out into fucked up storylines that crossed boundaries and pissed off locals. The first comic I ever publ...
Don’t call it background music
“It’s not really background music,” says Ryan Slemko referring to his quartet’s new album, Vintage Red. “It’s something that has to be listened to.” Slemko is the vocalist for Fidgital, a local, indep...
Support for ailing loved ones
“Sarah was a phenomenal athlete,” says Caryl Dolinko of her late friend Sarah Butterworth. “She touched an incredible amount of people, from her field hockey to soccer. She strived for excellence. She...
News
Send in the clowns
Vancouver playwright Bill Marchant gazes down at the city from his office on the fifth floor of the Vancouver Film School. The lights illuminate his face as he absorbs every passing figure, car and gl...
News
Queer in care
I hear a voice calling me from upstairs. “Nathaniel, we’d like to talk to you.” I have been dreading this moment. I make my way through the cluttered front hallway and creep up the s...