We Need a Goddess, Too

I became fascinated with Greek mythology back in 9th grade English class. We each had to pick a god or goddess and craft an oral report on him/her. Being the hopeless romantic that I am, I wanted Aphrodite. Unfortunately, so did the vast majority of the other girls in my class, and since luck wasn't ever on my side (at least it wasn't my entire high school life), Aphrodite was quickly snatched up before it was my turn to sign up, and alas, I got stuck with Pandora. Who actually wasn't a goddess at all-just the supposed cause of all the pain and suffering in the world. Mythology's Eve. Mythology's devil woman. Lovely.

But, through my research, I learned to like Pandora; she wasn't a bad kid, just curious and really really wanted to open that damn box. And years later when I discovered feminism, I would question why "women" are always getting blamed for stuff. Eve, Pandora, Angelina Jolie. I mean, hello, I'm a huge Jennifer Aniston fan and personally think she rules, but why are people all up on Angelina's shit for "stealing" Brad Pitt. He's the one who was technically still married when he started banging Ms. Tomb Raider.

But, I digress. This blog isn't about male bashing, although I will most likely rant about some of my bad dates from time to time. It's about the fact that the Ancient Greeks left out one groovy goddess, and that would be me. My name is Nerdrodite (Kyle to my friends), and I am the Goddess of Nerds.

I've been a nerd my whole life, and it wasn't until college that I truly embraced it. And, now I'm proud to be one. In fact, we're taking over the world, starting with Hollywood. Just ask my para social boyfriend, Jason Segel. I mean, the guy owns like 200 puppets. That's pretty nerdy, right? Yet, he's insanely popular, adorable, and makes my knees weak.

So, silly Ancient Greece, you may have forgotten us, but I haven't. I shall step up to the plate and be Nerdrodite: The Goddess of Nerds.