Yes Please by Amy Poehler Amy Poehler is pretty high on the list of women I admire. For years, I think dating back to Baby Mama, my BFF Emily and I have jokingly likened ourselves to Amy and Tina Fey. We are not nearly as funny or successful (give us time?) but I am a brunette … Continue reading
When I was a small child (~3-5), I was obsessed with The Little Mermaid. It was my favorite movie–and the first I saw in the theater. For Halloween one year, a friend of my mother’s handmade a Little Mermaid costume for me. It was amazing. I wish I had it to show it to you. … Continue reading
In the shadow of a looming How-the-edit-do-I-get-this-all-done-and-well breakdown, I turn to my happy place, Parks and Recreation. I’ve written before about Ron Swanson’s feminism and the growth of his character while also hinting at a post about April Ludgate. I’ve been thinking about it since January. There are many loveable characters on Parks and Recreation. … Continue reading
First of all, Ron Swanson would not condone Valentine’s Day. It was invented by Hallmark to sell cards. Anyway, as a prelude to a forthcoming post about April Ludgate, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate the feminism of Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation. Ron, the embodiment of hyperbolic white masculinity (see: Ron’s … Continue reading
Leslie: Yellow haired female… likes waffles and news. Ann: Sexy, well-read blonde… loves the sweeter things in life.[…]Hobbies? Leslie: Organizing my agenda. Wait, that doesn’t sound fun…jammin’ on my planner. –Parks and Recreation, “Soulmates” I published an earlier version of this post on another blog a couple years ago, but tonight as I’m working on … Continue reading
Summer is here! But I’m still working… Here’s the situation * (Actually Leslie totally reminds me of my mom there) 1) The semester ended pretty well, despite the fact that I ran down the clock on both papers and my grading. I have got to stop doing that. I’m tired of feeling like I could … Continue reading
I was in Boston this week for the Popular Culture Association national conference. It’s a really fun event that I think is kind of DisneyLand for academics (instead of rides we have panels. Ooooh!) It was also great to pal around with some friends from my Master’s cohort and PhD friends I don’t get to … Continue reading
I love this Tumbler (Academic Coach Taylor) and visit it when I’m feeling stressed about school. I keep telling my students, “Clear thesis, strong analysis, can’t lose!” I think this one fits my research and blog quite well. Coach Taylor is such a good dad! I can’t really tell you enough how much I love … Continue reading
Last night, Parks and Recreation‘s “Campaign Ad” focused on Leslie grappling with a new political foe and the tough decision whether or not to go negative in her local ad. Leslie’s Campaign Ad What she ends up with is a compromise between her too-positive and too-vague ad and Ben’s smear campaign. The ad starts with … Continue reading
Ph.D.s and Pigtails 