The Christmas Fire Truck, originally uploaded by lorda. I thought half the neighborhood was burning down their houses as a result of faulty wiring and dead Christmas trees. It turns out the fire department was going around handing out candy. The truck went up and down all the streets in the neighborhood. It was drizzling,…

This women blogging thing has gotten under my skin. I don’t know why. It’s come up before and didn’t bug me so much then. There’s this assumption out there that in order for women to become “good” at blogging, they must be serious. They must stick to politics or some other topic that isn’t personal.…

First, there was the Chronicle article (found via 11D) about the lack of women in academia. Then, there was the discussion about the lack of female academic bloggers on Crooked Timber. The originals of both of these are pretty tame on their surface, simply trying to analyze an observable fact. In the comments, however, is…

So I’m on my own this weekend without Mr. Geeky or Geeky Girl, but Geeky boy will be here. Mr. Geeky and Geeky Girl are headed to Virginia to hang out with some friends of ours–actually my ex-boyfriend from high school, his wife and their kids. Geeky Boy and I are feeling a little under…

I’m number 6 in a google search for “geeky.” Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

Because I’m a technologist and all-around geek, I spend a fair amount of time in computer/technology stores. Usually, I have done my research; I know exactly what I want down to the last bit. Despite this, because I’m a girl, I often am treated as if I know nothing. And sometimes I don’t, but I…

A la Dr. B, here’s a list (keep in mind, I was *not* working). A more interesting post will come later. 1. Old navy–new coat and hat for geeky girl who’s going to an outdoor party this weekend. 2. Kohl’s–mittens for Geeky Girl, pjs and bathrobes for both kids (xmas eve present) 3. Borders–books and…

I was catching up on my blog reading and I ran into this post at Ravings of a Corporate Mommy about missing her best friend and her support, missing the flirting, the wild abandon of youth. In very recent years, I have been nostalgic for the person I was in college and just beyond, when…

So I finished up my shopping at Greatergood.com. Really a worthwhile experience and if you feel a little down about Christmas, this will make you feel better. Really. They have really neat stuff, a lot of it fair trade and handmade. You can also simply donate to one cause or another. I purchased things for…

I don’t really blog much about my kids, mainly because I don’t define myself by them. It’s actually odd that I have “mom” in my blog title because I usually don’t define myself that way. When people find out I have kids, they are sometimes surprised. Apparently, I don’t look very mom-like. I think I…