CLUB INTERVIEWS

A brief chat with friends of Club MacStories.

Where did you get the nickname Jelly?

When I was a kid, our dog at the time was always having litters of puppies, and my sister and I would name every one. One such puppy ended up with the name “jellybeansoup”, which stuck with me until I signed up for my first online account as a teenager, and it’s been my online handle ever since.

Jelly, the name I am almost universally known by these days, is obviously a shortened version of that. Over the years I’ve gotten more and more comfortable introducing myself — and referring to myself — that way, and so it’s leaked into every facet of my life. These days, it’s more or less who I am and how people recognise me.