Chatting with Scientologists and Conservatives at Burnaby Hats Off Day 2010

Once a year the city closes off Hastings from Boundary to Gamma for the annual Hats Off Day celebration. It’s pretty cool. There’s a parade, kiosks, vintage cars and tons of interesting pe...

Khan

Nathaniel Christopher / 23 May 2010 / 2 Comments

Powerbrushing the cat

My buddy Jess drove all the way from Salem, Oregon to hang out with me. We had fun all week… cooking bacon, drinking tea, cracking dirty jokes, stuffing our faces with sweets and yelling at teen...

Nathaniel Christopher / 21 May 2010 / 4 Comments

The Yaletown cupcake hunt

“I want cupcakes!” I demand. I’m hanging out with my friends Jess, Paul and Michael. We’re walking their dog Buster when I am overcome with an insatiable craving for cupcakes! There are a few chain ...

People

Nathaniel Christopher / 21 April 2010 / 2 Comments

Being green with penny stamps!

A couple weeks ago I visited my old friend Steph in Nanaimo. We went to a silent auction at the Royal Canadian Air Caedts hall where she won some yoga stuff and I won a $50 gift certificate to Future ...

Vancouver Life

Nathaniel Christopher / 27 February 2010 / 5 Comments

Y2K compliant DVD player at the Salvation Army

If you ever need to feel old or irrelevant there’s perhaps no better place to hang out than your local thrift store where items that seemed so marvelous and useful in your youth are unceremoniously st...

Vancouver Life

Nathaniel Christopher / 18 February 2010

Vancouver water not really from Ontario

Throughout the Olympics I’ve really been impressed by the presence of other Canadian provinces and Territories in Vancouver. It’s good to see and feel the presence of the different r...

Food and Lifestyle

Nathaniel Christopher / 20 January 2010 / 12 Comments

Housemate’s McDonald’s necromancy

The other day while running errands Housemate decided to bring home some supper from McDonald’s. It really was a thoughtful gesture. Housemate is always buying me McDonald’s. He’s really cool t...

Food and Lifestyle

Nathaniel Christopher / 29 December 2009 / 1 Comment

Housemate wins the lottery – buys SunnyD

Many working class people fantasize about what to do when they win the lottery but a fantasy for many became today a reality for my housemate who won $10 in the lotto. A week or two ago Housemate purc...

Khan

Nathaniel Christopher / 13 December 2009 / 13 Comments

Housemate’s WordPad notes fail to protect Khan from obesity

Well, tonight I went to a wonderful Christmas party at my friend Caitlin’s house. Her mom and dad did a wonderful job feeding and drinking us up. They are probably the most gracious, kind hearted peop...

Vancouver Life

Nathaniel Christopher / 4 November 2009

Expo ’86 Posters!

The other works I noticed this poster near Hastings and Willingdon. It’s since been ripped down and replaced with fireworks adverts so I thought I’d blog about it. It’s a message fro...