| Greetings, stalker! You probably stumbled onto this page wondering what I've been up to since the last time we saw each other. Maybe that was high school, perhaps college. Maybe we chatted on the plane. So congratulations, you found me. If you're like 51% of all netizens, you probably got here via Google. How did we survive before Google? I shudder to recall. So! What I've been up to... Right! That's why you're here.... The quickest bio I can muster goes something like this: I graduated Montclair State U in 1996 (took my time) and immediately moved to Arizona on a whim, and I stayed there for 4 years. I worked various I.T. jobs and sang with a bunch of groups ranging from pre-Renaissance music with some transplanted college buddies of mine to studio experimental insanity with Andrew Durkin. I moved back east in 1999 and settled in Delaware at my best friend's prodding. I'm still in that teeny state today, though I'm not entirely sure why; I have a love/hate relationship with it. Since moving back east, I've paid the bills by working in I.T., and for a while I was teaching voice privately, which I loved. I did some theater locally, but haven't done any since about 2005. From 2002-2005, I ran a coffeehouse for local musicians called Knappuccino's Coffeehouse, located in Wilmington, DE. It was awesome, but I got tired of doing it so I shut it down. It was a sad day, but I figured I should quit while I was ahead. Nowadays I spend 90% of my life (literally) flying around the country, splitting my time teaching/consulting for my very own IT training and consulting firm, and singing/bouncing for the LA-based 16-piece kick-ass band The Industrial Jazz Group. The IJG is neaded up by my 20+ year musical partner and inspiration Andrew Durkin, whom you might remember either from HP, or the various bands we were in together (Brooklyn Ferry, The Evelyn Situation, Jay's Booming Hat, etc.) I'm very lucky to have found a job/life that gives me the flexibility to put the band first; I feel this is as close to living the rockstar dream as is realistic. :-) The band is doing really well, and it rocks my socks. 2007 was a year of many tours, hitting places like New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Portland, Worcester (MA), Bakersfield (CA), San Diego, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, The Hague, the midwest, etc. etc. I can't believe that people pay us (especially given our size) to travel and play. It's an honor to get to live this life. My heart belongs to my awesome boyfriend Matt-- he is my best friend, my partner in crime, my other half and the strongest man in the world. Neither of us want to have kids, so we don't feel any great need/pressure to go broke on a wedding that would only force our friends to wear uncomfortable shoes for an evening. We dream big, and all is full of love. I am blessed with a terrific family and the best network of friends, good health and a big smile. My life is beautiful, and if you're looking me up, I suspect you, knowingly or unknowingly, have had something to do with giving me the charmed existence I lead. Thank you, very sincerely.
My first blog is here, behind this page; you'll need to enter the username/password using the form at the top right. If you don't know the password, there is probably a reason for that. I suppose you could email me and ask for it, though if you don't know my email address, then you probably aren't ready to know the password. (I need at least three dates, yo.) :-) My second blog, which is updated much more frequently, is over at Live Journal. If you have a LiveJournal account, let me know and we'll see about me friending you so you can read my locked posts. If you don't have a LiveJournal account, then you'll only be able to see the public posts over there (which aren't very numerous or enlightening, but hey, it's something). I'm also on Facebook and Twitter. So, those are your options. Thanks for stopping by! |