Come To NerdMelt On Thursday, Nov. 3
Don’t forget about the amazing Geek Girls Unite shindig going down in Los Angeles this Thursday. Did you get your tickets yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Read More
L.A. Signing Announcement
It’s been a busy couple weeks in the life of me. (Photos and proper post to follow!) First came GeekGirlCon in Seattle, then came Comic-Con in New York City and a reading at the NYU Bookstore, and now I’m pleased to announce a West Coast event for all my L.A. peeps and geek girls! I’m teaming up with the fantastic folks at NerdMelt to present a fabulous Geek Girls Unite Book Release Show on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8 PM. Come join us... Read More
NYC Reading/Signing Announcement
In case you haven’t visited the Events page lately, check out which cities I’ll be invading in the coming weeks to read/sign/celebrate the release of Geek Girls Unite: OCT. 9 4 PM at the JBL theater inside the EMP Museum (Seattle, WA) Are you a fan of science fiction, fantasy, horror, action, gaming, science, anime, roller derby, cosplay, comic books, technology, B-movies, LARPing and video games? Then come by to the first-annual GeekGirlCon... Read More
Leslie Simon’s State Of The Union
Did anyone happen to catch the Facebook’s f8 Conference this week? I sure did and couldn’t take my eyes of Mark Zuckerberg, which I plan on discussing in-depth during therapy this week. I mostly think it was because of all the crazy apps the social network is introducing, some of which I’ve already enabled on my profile despite the fact that I don’t entirely understand them nor do I really want to relive how many Bright Eyes... Read More
Is 2011 The Year Of The Geek Girl?
Reason #189654789345 I love my editor, Stephanie: She writes amazing columns for YourItList.com pondering the possibility of 2011 being “The Year of the Geek Girl.” Not only is my book, Geek Girls Unite, included in her argument, but she also mentions an exciting event going down in Seattle this October. It’s called Geek Girl Con and it’s going to be off the chain! How do I know? Because I may or may not be involved with it. (Nod,... Read More
Soundtrack Of My Life: Get Bamboozle’d
My newest MTV Buzzworthy column is up and it’s about one of my most favorite weekend festivals, The Bamboozle. To tell you the truth, I didn’t have that much fun this year. However, that could’ve been because I only went for three hours on Saturday afternoon. Aside from eating two Nathan’s hot dogs, which were delish, I was ready to leave the minute I got there. Here are a couple reasons why: Oh, well. Maybe I’m getting... Read More
Au Revoir, New York City
Thanks to my new fave airline Virgin America, I’m currently cruising over my least fave city (Kansas City, MO) at 35,000 feet while surfing the interweb. No, it’s true. I’m using the internet from space! Okay, I’m not exactly in space, but I’m super-high in the sky and that’s close enough for me. I just spent the last nine days in New York City, where I spent most of my time partaking in the following activities: 1.... Read More
