My name is Nicholas Christian, but almost everyone calls me Nick. The earliest version of this site appeared in 2005 for a college class assignment.¹ It was experimental and shaped mostly by whatever HTML I could figure out that week. Over time the site kept evolving. Some years it expanded into full layouts and navigation, other years shrinking into a single image. There were periods when it went offline completely, and times when I redesigned it simply to see what I could do. chr.st is the current version.² It is minimal and built with a clearer sense of what belongs here. It is my personal online presence and home for things I create and want to share.

The domain chr.st is a compressed version of my last name, Christian. The dot replaces the first "i," and the rest of the ending, "ian," is removed. It is not a religious reference, just a modern, intentional simplification.

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Anonymous Questions

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Q&A

Q: What’s one thing everyone thinks is simple until they try it?

A: Writing short answers. Brevity is quite the workout.

Posted by Nick on January 1, 2026

Q: Exploration rule #1?

A: Always zoom out before panicking.

Posted by Nick on December 29, 2025

Q: Do you have a plan?

A: Of course! It just refuses to look like one until it works.

Posted by Nick on December 28, 2025

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¹ I learned a great deal and ended up earning an A in the class.

² Earlier versions existed under various names and formats.