Poet, sketch comedian, star of a series of commercials for a
check-cashing chain, SFGate.com nightlife columnist, fiction writer and
author of the 2005 autobiographical collection "Everybody Into the
Pool."
Has appeared in movies with her friend and collaborator Tara Jepsen.
Graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1991 with a degree in American
studies.
Did slam poetry and spoken word at Lollapalooza, where she got paid
in free beer.
Worked a series of odd jobs before becoming a writer, including playing
in a band, being a publishing assistant, and wearing a giant banana
suit for a friend's fruit delivery service.