NEWSFLASH: Housemate enjoys cruddy no-name orange pop!

In honour of Dolly Iris I thought it’d be fun to make a personal finance post. I drink a lot of pop. I love Coke, but can tolerate Pepsi or R.C. Cola. But no name colas and non-cola pops, however, are...

Travel

Nathaniel Christopher / 22 August 2011 / 2 Comments

Large police presence at BART protest in San Francisco, California

I’m currently visiting some friends in lovely San Francisco, California. Today I did some freestyle wanderin’ which led me to the lovely City Hall. As I walked out of City Hall I noticed a huge police...

People

Nathaniel Christopher / 25 July 2011 / 2 Comments

“No more labels, just you, wonderful you.” An article by Galina Pembroke.

Yesterday was my dear friend Galina’s 36th birthday. While she is gone from this world she lives on in the hearts and memories of those who knew and loved her either in person or through the man...

Nathaniel Christopher / 19 July 2011 / 1 Comment

I got rid of my foster care file!

I guess this counts as a little addendum to my 2008 documentary about my foster care file. I conclude the program by saying “I’m probably just going to put it in one of my closets, I’...

Reflections and Opinions

Nathaniel Christopher / 11 July 2011

Woken up by an NDP Robocall at 6:16 a.m.!

I generally support the New Democratic Party but not when they spam phone me at 6:16 in the morning! Either they are completely rude or they are hiring some clueless out of province firm to do the ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 30 June 2011 / 2 Comments

Aren’t computers amazing!?

Over time I’ve noticed this tendency by some journalists who marvel at bits of technology that most people have gotten used to years ago. The following quote is a perfect example of what I’m tal...

Khan

Nathaniel Christopher / 24 June 2011 / 9 Comments

My cat has diabetes

Over the last few weeks my cat Khan has exhibited some unusual behaviour. He’s been drinking tons of water and going to the litter box all the time. Normally I change his water dish every two days but...

Vancouver Life

Nathaniel Christopher / 15 June 2011

Vancouver up in smoke – the 2011 Stanley Cup riots

Watching the mayhem unfold all the way from Burnaby… I could actually see the smoke billowing up from the downtown core!

Nathaniel Christopher / 26 May 2011 / 7 Comments

My 90 minute trip to Mexico!

Last month I travelled to beautiful Palm Desert, California to visit my friend Yuri. “If there’s anything you want to do or see while you’re down here let me know and we’ll drive there,” he said. I pu...

Nathaniel Christopher / 3 May 2011

Searching for Cher’s birthplace in El Centro, California

I was recently down in California visiting my buddy Yuri in the Palm Springs area. The last time I hung out with Yuri was back in 2009 when I flew to Vegas to see Cher in concert. Sadly, there would b...