Just popping in to let you all know that I’m currently in Austin (Hello, Breakfast Taco Capital of the USA) for SXSW and am speaking on two incredibly awesome panels this week with incredibly awesome people. You will need access to SXSW with either a wristband or badge to attend these talks, so if you or anyone you know is in town, come by, let’s meet IRL. For more info on each talk, click the panel title or check out my SXSW profile.
TODAY!! Unfiltered: Examining the Influencer-Business Interaction: In conversation with Chris Stein (CBS), Francis Roberts (Snapchat), Blaine Doherty (Fiverr) and myself
Mar 12, 2024 (today!) from 11:30am – 12:30pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 6AB
De-influencing: The Future of the Creator Economy: In conversation with Jeff Guenther (@therapyjeff), Jupiter F. Stone (Aloha Media), Graham Nolan (Do the WeRQ), and myself
Mar 14, 2024 from 2:30pm - 3:30pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 6AB
I couldn’t swing planning an Offline Time event here in Austin even though I really wanted to. I’m still taking a break from weekly newsletter-ing to work on my book. I’m giving it my full energy and now that I have an official deadline for a first draft, it’s all happening very quickly, and I’m feeling the need to hibernate a little bit, get really quiet while I write my story.
I can’t wait to get to planning more IRL events with you all soon.
I posted a story on Instagram yesterday letting my followers know that I’m at SXSW and it felt SOOO weird to take a selfie at the airport? I realized how out of practice I am with all this, especially right now where I am kind of on a no-IG-vibe. I know I will probably have to ramp up starting next year to promote the book.. so I am enjoying this sweet, sweet time like it’s a sabbatical from self-promotion. To take this selfie, I specifically went somewhere at the airport where nobody would be near me, so I could selfie in peace of course. But then an airline employee who was clearly on break sat down next to me to scroll on her phone. I asked myself, “Would she mind if I took a selfie right here next to her?” And then I went ahead as you can see below:
After watching the Oscars last night and the amount of coiffing, Ozempic-ing, and tanning each celebrity put into their red carpet look, I’m craving reality. “YOU CAN’T EVEN SEE A SINGLE PORE IN THE AUDIENCE” a girlfriend yelled from the couch we sat on. In civil disobedience, I bid you a face that has not even moisturizer on it, not for comparison or compliments, but just so you can see my real skin I hope. Real faces and real bodies forever. I want reality. Love you, thanks for reading.