Geek Girl Of The Week: Danese Cooper
@whurley Do you know these guys? They want you to come by for a test drive (on a sunnier day) #SXSW13 #skateboosted pic.twitter.com/KygoJCnKp3 — Danese Cooper (@DivaDanese) March 8, 2013 Who: Danese Cooper Type of Geek: Open-Source Diva Tech Geek Dubbed the “Wiki Witch of the West,’ Cooper is probably best known for her programming work at Apple, Intel, Sun Microsystems and, most recently, Wikimedia. She’s a staunch open-source... Read More
Geek Girl Of The Week: Amy Poehler
A photo posted by Amy Poehler's Smart Girls (@amypoehlersmartgirls) on Jun 30, 2015 at 4:49pm PDT Who: Amy Poehler Type of Geek: The Funny Girl Geek-Next-Door Whenever I see Amy Poehler come on screen, I laugh. With a seemingly wholesome and innocent demeanor, it doesn’t matter what she’s doing or what she’s saying because I immediately start to giggle. The lady is that funny looking. Wait… That came out wrong. Amy Poehler started... Read More
Geek Girl Of The Week: Björk
A photo posted by Björk (@bjork) on Aug 2, 2015 at 3:13pm PDT Who: Björk Type of Geek: The Avant-Garde and Ethereal Music Geek I might not always understand what Björk’s singing—or what she’s wearing—but I’ve always appreciated her unwavering devotion to creating the most authentic and unique music possible. An important aspect of being a music-geek girl is trusting your gut. If your gut tells you to train with Inuit throat singers... Read More
Geek Girl Of The Week: Bonnie Burton
A photo posted by Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) on Jun 20, 2015 at 9:28pm PDT Who: Bonnie Burton Type of Geek: Jedi-Master Fangirl Ever since migrating to Lucasfilm in 2003 to become an online content developer, Bonnie Burton’s name has become synonymous with Star Wars and all-things Wookiee. Not only does she run the Kids section of StarWars.com, but she’s also build a lucrative craft career centered around the sci-fi saga and... Read More
Order “Geek Girls Unite” On Amazon.com
After months and months of writing, editing, rewriting, re-editing, rinse, repeat, I am pleased to present the finished copy of my new book, Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World. What do you think? I’m kinda in love with it—so much so that I wouldn’t mind marrying it. (Don’t worry. You’ll totally be invited to the wedding.) As we speak, the designed manuscript... Read More
A Few Of My Favor!te Things
When my amazing publisher asked me to contribute to their annual Favor!te Things list, I immediately jumped at the chance. Well, actually, I hopped carefully. See, I recently slipped in my kitchen and have a huge black and blue mark across the left side of my body, so I’m really in no shape to jump wildly. If you’re interested in knowing what movies, music and memes I was ob-sessed with in 2010, then hoof it over to YourItList.com. Careful,... Read More
“Live From New York City… It’s Me!”
Please forgive me for being totally MIA—complete with neon leggings and an inexplicable hatred for red-haired little boys. After weeks of living out of a suitcase and working my buns off, I’m slowly but surely making my way back into the land of the living. I found a wonderful apartment that actually fits all of my crap, which is tres unusual by NYC standards, and I’m hoping to be unpacked sometime before Christmas. (Fingers crossed!) Now that... Read More
