Note: The following was originally written for The Lupus Magazine. As it is no longer online and I would still like people to be able to read the articles I wrote for that magazine, I am dumping them all here. Originally published January 2011. — It is a New Year. This is a time when… Read More
Author Archives: Jules
Building Your Online Lupus Community
Note: The following was originally written for The Lupus Magazine. As it is no longer online and I would still like people to be able to read the articles I wrote for that magazine, I am dumping them all here. Originally published December 2010. — We are a community. A community filled with more diverseness… Read More
The Lupus Safeword
Note: The following was originally written for The Lupus Magazine. As it is no longer online and I would still like people to be able to read the articles I wrote for that magazine, I am dumping them all here. Originally published October 2010. — Safeword: A safeword is a codeword or series of codewords… Read More
RIP “Auntie” Dar
Today, I was awoken by the news that my “auntie” Dar died two day ago. I’m still trying to process the news and trying, but failing, to get over my anger. I’ve had a few people on Twitter pass on their condolences, and each time, I’m having to re-tell why this death is difficult on… Read More
Spider In My iPad – The Secret Plot For Economic Disaster
There is a baby spider on the inside of my brand new iPad. I’m not shitting you. In fact, I think there is more than one. The little sucker gets from the bottom of the screen to the top way too quickly. As I was watching the spider(s) crawl around on the inside of my… Read More
On Sexual Abuse, Victim Blaming and the Court of Public Opinion
Within the last couple of days, one of the online communities that I am heavily involved with has been rocked by the news that someone they admire and trust is under investigation for sexting with his underage fans. The FBI has become involved in this investigation as it involves naked photos of underage female fans.… Read More
Dealing With The Loss Of Family and Body
The third week of February is my least favourite week of the year. It is a week where wounds that I wish would just heal already get ripped open and bleed as if they were new. It is a week where I just want to hide and do nothing. It is a week normally filled… Read More
On Having Issues and At Last Revealing My Newest Project: Nerd Love
I have issues. Loads of issues. One of these issues is that I can’t stop creating stuffs. Some may say this is not an issue because creating is fantabulous. But what if you create so many things that sometimes it feels that you cannot breathe? To make this issue worse, when I’m stressed out or… Read More
Post-GottaCon 2012 Data Dump Continued
The question that was asked of me the most during GottaCon was, “Are you going to be able to enjoy any of the games during the weekend?” My response, “Nope. I’m in the panel room all weekend working.” Most often, that would be followed by, “Then why do you do this if you can’t also… Read More
GottaCon 2012: Making A Note Here
– We received lots of positive feedback regarding the panels and these can be expected to continue. From www.gottacon.com (share this quote) On a personal and professional level, this means huge success. For those of you who haven’t been following along, I was the Special Events Coordinator for GottaCon 2012. This meant that I… Read More
