slackmistress
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Gender: Female
Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL
Tagline: AntiSocialite
I Am Here For: friends
Relationship Status: married
Occupation: Writer. Blogger. Vlogger. Nerd Yenta.
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Aug 20, 2008 1:55 AM
I am finally finishing the latest script that I have been avoiding like the plague. Your Productivity with posts and Tweets have inspired me. Thank you, Slackmistress! -

Also, Just noticed you hail from Glen Ellyn. I was just there a week ago - Visiting Family back there. I knew there was something " Midwest" about you . :)
Aug 04, 2008 7:02 PM
Like the new bloggers. You can never get enough of nerd girls!
Jul 24, 2008 12:27 PM
hey,
nicee page you got here. interesting blog :)
Jun 24, 2008 1:51 PM
I'm not hating on the Nerd Girls - I think education is a fabulous thing. I hate the idea that the thing that's supposedly amazing is that they like lipstick and high heels and things that "typical" girls like. Which may be more a function of how the Newsweek writers wrote them (and I think I even say this in my post) rather than who they are.
Sam B. from ...
Jun 23, 2008 11:41 PM
The whole idea of the NERD GIRLS arose because of a lack of females in the engineering community. The founder is a female professor who felt that she had to overcome to reach the same levels of success that she saw her male counterparts encounter with less [whatever] - typical story in any field.

The point then, that you can extrapolate, is that the NERD GIRLS are meant to be an outreach program. The image of the NERD GIRLS you see has little to do with the actual program, an image created by studios and photographers to sell an image to the bright lights and flashy colors media machine.

The NERD GIRLS are meant to show that girls who tend to shy away from science at a young age because of the stigmas attached to the 'Nerd/Geek/Whatha veyou' community which dictate that you cannot be both 'wanted/beautifuf ul/recognized/pop ular' and also study hard and use your brain for something other than color matching and body painting.

The NERD GIRLS are a good thing. Did they sell out the name a little by doing a super upbeat photoshoot/video shoot, sure. Will there be any negative side-effect as many of you have suggested, absolutely not. This will not cause girls to forget that they are smart. This will not cause girls who are smart to long for beauty any more than every magazine and tv show you've ever heard of already does. Hating (if i may use a colloquialism) on the NERD GIRLS seems to be nit-picking minor aspects of how you 'wouldn't have done this or that' and much less about constructively criticizing a group that is seeking to promote the value of education. So you're against education? Now I understand your point of view...
Jun 13, 2008 7:32 PM
thanks for the add.
be sure to check out my blog.
LesaMay
Jun 03, 2008 6:04 PM
Waiting for the DVD. But not anxiously waiting.

xo,
LesaMay
ThisIsDeadAir.tv
May 30, 2008 12:14 AM
Love the site! That was the best smack in the jewels since "Man hit by Football in Groin" won an Academy Award. I enjoyed the science lesson as "pain receptors" let the body know to elevate pulse heart rate, etc... Maybe next time they'll show us how the amazing human body will shut down to protect itself when hit repeatedly in the head with a shovel. Sport truly is a sweet science.
May 22, 2008 11:32 AM
I can't seem to keep up with your blog, but I am still lovin' it. xo
May 21, 2008 1:23 AM
You follow direction very well...
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The 5!
By slackmistress
1. Anyone Can Have a Grill.
One of the Executive Producers made me learn all about grills when I worked on the Nickelodeon Romeo! However, now you can go one step further and get your teeth tattooed. That's right, Steve Heward of the Heward Dental Lab in Salt Lake will handpaint your crowns - no word if he only does portraits or if you have the option of Celtic Crosses and "I Have Too Much Money" in kanji . (via The Daily Dairy!)

2. &^%&$%()*&%$!
Back in 1991, I trekked down to Newbury Comics to buy a Dead Kennedys' Too Drunk to Fuck t-shirt. (I know, sooo punk rawk. Although later that year, I produced Jello's spoken word show at school and had dinner with him. He ate cannelloni off my plate. But I digress.) Anyway, some of my friends insisted I put a piece of duct tape over the f-word if I wore the shirt in public - although a great Beacon Hill Biddy said to me "I know what dirty word that is!" and chuckled. (I love Boston!) But Slate investigates Why Bands Give Themsleves Unprintable Names. My favorite? Fuck Buttons. (via Medialoper!)


3. The Backwards Beatles.

There are some truths we hold to be self-evident: namely, what is considered evil. You can tell evil from the fact that it has a goatee and casts no shadows. Also, evil will because it's played backwards. The blog Echoes in the Wind offers a up the Evil Beatles, taking the Paul is Dead controversy one step further by showcasing a collection of Beatles songs played backwards. (via WFMU's Beware of the Blog!)



4. Proof That Sometimes, Focus Groups are a Good Idea.
Check it out, Minnesotans, you can now pump, and, erm, munch. Why does this sound like a gas station named by Diablo Cody? (shared by Sizzle Says, via Manager Mom!)




5. If Joss Whedon Pooped, His Fandom Would Fight for It.

I kid, I kid, I like the Joss Whedon. In fact, I think we should just give him a network and be done with it. In the meantime, you'll have to settle for this sneak peek at his Sci-Fi Musical, Dr. Horrible, with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog! (via Transbuddha!)
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Blog Comments (6):
Posted by Emily on
Shell gas stations had a brief advertising campaign with the slogan "I like to pay, pump, and bolt!" which I thought was pretty classy. I mean, who doesn't like that?
Posted by screenplay... on
I used to have a Fuck Racism Fishbone shirt. I dug the paradox. People who would normally raise a stink about the F-bomb had to be quiet or fear me saying, "What, do you support racism?"

BUT I really liked my friend's shirt that said "fucktrance" at the time when Oakenfold reigned over dance floors. In a testament to the brain-melting effects of such music, on different occasions partiers came up to him and asked if there was a specific type of music called, fucktrance.
Posted by Will Campb... on
Until this day the Pump 'N Munch has been beyond my purview. I've long known about the Kum 'N Go, though.
Posted by ChiaLynn on
Not everyone can have a grill - if you live in a small apartment, with no outdoor space and poor ventilation, it could be very, very dangerous!
Posted by discotrash on
I used to wear black tape over my "satan worshippin mother fucker" nirvana shirt when i wore it in public (i.e. school)

and honestly if someone could get a FUCK! button for my keyboard, it would save me a lot of time.
Posted by slackmistr... on
I'm shocked it doesn't already exist!
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