- New York Times bestselling author.
- 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.
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