I do stand up comedy and on the night of our first class I was performing for a promotional media event sponsored by CultureMap Austin for the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival that is currently going on in Austin. I'm pretty excited to be participating in my first festival, and I highly suggest that you check out the calendar of events if you want to watch some kick-ass comedy that is comprised of local performers as well as national names (including yours truly!).
So, I apologize for the absence, but it was purely for a good cause. Other than that little tidbit-I graduated from Arizona State University in 2007 with a B.A. in Psychology. I was heavily involved on the speech and debate team at Arizona State, where I did not in fact debate, but I competed in public speaking and performative events.
After college I lived in Los Angeles for two years, where I discovered the difference between having a passion for public engagement verses just wanting to be famous. I was not looking for fame, and I didn't have the budget to keep up with the cool kids in LA, so I moved to a land of dirty hipsters, tattoos, and BBQ: Austin, TX.
I write for CultureMap Austin , am a contributor and producer for the monthly reading series, The Encyclopedia Show, and I work at Starbuck's, where I can assure you that if you are a jerk, we give you decaf every time.
Here's what I look like as a dude.
I do weird stuff like this for The Encyclopedia Show.
Sometimes my friends and I like to put on wigs and roller skates and make strangers take uncomfortable pictures with us.
But I'm mostly just normal.
3 comments:
Interesting to hear that you work for CultureMap. There's a lot of buzz around that new start up mag. I'm interested in hearing more about it.
I think you also mentioned working for KUT?
Awesome to see we have another class together, Katie!
@SP yeah, it's kind of crazy how fast CultureMap is taking off. I had a friend who was working in the KXAN web department, just doing basic html upload stuff and CultureMap utilized KXAN as a vein to expand to Austin (they are also in Houston). There are a lot of really amazing writers and creative types in Austin, as well as tech and business savvy individuals, so it's creating the perfect storm of success for CultureMap.
@kiana I'm actually typing on your TA computer in the office right now! I can't figure out how to log into the other ones...haha, so thanks for lending me your comp! See ya in class tonight!
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