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Farewell, 2021!

Good morrow, cousins! I know you're not all my cousins but I did just watch West Side Story and then spent a lot of time thinking about...

Your Hotmail is Welcome Here

Friends! Welcome, one and all, to the newly re-launched Julie Van Can blog. If you're reading this, chances are you already know me from...

Hello from an aspiring "Friend of the Pod!"

Well well well, what do we have here? Greetings! Hi! Hello! I'm Julie. I'm a graphic designer living in the pretty-good city of...

The Happy Tech

Just over two years ago, I went for an ultrasound. I was nearly 8 months pregnant with my son, Connor, and things were going exactly as...

Wrapped in Courage

Hey guys! I’m back. And this time with something legitimately important to write about. I don’t blame you for not immediately buying...

New Frontiers

Alright guys. I’m going to try something here. It’s bold. It’s brash. It’s!…not really any of those things, but should be a mighty good...

Gray Gardens

A few weeks ago, I finally made it to Florida. I say finally because, growing up in cold cold Canada, Florida was like some mythical,...

Honouring the Weird

My family liked weird kids movies growing up. We liked some non-weird movies, too: the usual Disney fare, a J.T.T. joint, lots of good...

It started out with a thrift, how did it end up like this?

Oh hey gang! My cryptic notice from a few days ago heralded this announcement: I rebranded (INSIDER SECRET: Rebrand is a fancy word for...