{"id":379,"date":"2003-09-08T13:01:04","date_gmt":"2003-09-08T20:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writtenbymurphy.com\/wonderblog\/?p=379"},"modified":"2003-09-08T13:01:04","modified_gmt":"2003-09-08T20:01:04","slug":"this-was-my-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writtenbymurphy.com\/wonderblog\/2003\/09\/this-was-my-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"This was my idea!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business 2.0 – Magazine Article – My Makeover<\/a><\/p>\n

For more than two years, McClelland has run Geek Boy Services, a one-woman makeover consultancy. Her target: the army of ungainly men who write our code and keep our servers running — many of whom, alas, now have a lot more free time on their hands than they used to and are in desperate need of outside interests. Or, at the very least, a date. Even in these lean times, McClelland says, her phone is ringing off the hook.<\/p>\n

———<\/p>\n

This was my idea! Well, the idea of me and all my girls in Silicon Valley back when I was still there.<\/p>\n

Those of us who were single (and we all were at various times) really wished we could get those boys to clean up and open up.<\/p>\n

Half the time, it was really a problem with the opening up more than the cleaning up. Just get comfortable with yourself! It was tiring running into the same dufusses with the same lines at the clubs. A shy smile from across the room was a huge attention-getter. Really.<\/p>\n

But they had to speak when spoken to. Eye contact is critical too. Most of us have encountered the geek boy who cannot actually look directly at a female and speak at the same time. Or just look directly at a female. Or just speak.<\/p>\n

Actually, I think I could do a better job than this woman. I’ve done a few freebies, and there are better ways to give men a “look” than just shoving your taste at them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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