Bio
Me, Briefly:
Kacvinsky is pronounced: Kaz-vin-ski
Hometown: Wausau, WI
Current dwelling place: Corvallis, OR
Other places I've lived: Madison, WI; Los Angeles, CA; Milwaukee, WI; Phoenix, AZ; Redding, CA
5 Favorite MOVIES: Swingers, Terminator, The Matrix, Airplane, The Jerk
5 Favorite BOOKS: The World According to Garp, Fahrenheit 451, Slaughterhouse Five, The Alchemist, Cannery Row
5 Favorite MUSICIANS: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Counting Crows, U2, Bob Dylan, The Killers
Best concert I've ever seen: U2. I saw them front row at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. Bono and Edge performed, "In a Little While," inches from my hands. I could touch their voices. Life doesn't get much better than that.
Favorite place to write: In a sitting position, preferably
Favorite sports: Basketball, volleyball, softball, hiking, soccer, running, jumping (Is jumping a sport? It should be.)
Favorite addiction: Traveling
Favorite pastimes: Reading, walking my dog, drinking coffee/wine with friends, people watching and of course, everyday, WRITING
Favorite kinds of people: Funny, eccentric, odd, smart, opinionated, empathetic, soul searching, wandering, highly spirited, extremely imperfect
Least favorite kinds of people: The ones that never imagine, that never take risks, never mess up, or that take themselves too seriously. Also, people who are impeccably clean make me very uncomfortable. I'm a chronic slob.
What I lack: Logic
What I excel at: Being overly emotional
Most often consumed food: Things topped with cheese, containing cheese, or things dipped in melted cheese
My greatest fear: I might one day grow up and act my age
My greatest failure: Dropped out of college when I was 19 to enroll in the night life of Los Angeles
Most random job: Feeding baby calves on a dairy farm in Wisconsin
Best job: Other than writing, working at The Comedy Store (a stand-up comedy club on Sunset Boulevard where I was paid to laugh)
College degree: Science Journalism with a minor in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I also received my teaching certificate and taught high school English.
My utopia: Bayfield, WI
My dystopia: Huge department stores—I'm easily over stimulated
My greatest dream: Realized!! Writing for an audience.
The first book I ever wrote: Was in third grade. It was titled: "The Book of Swear Words," where I wrote down every curse word I could think of, along with a carefully crafted definition. I showed it to my teacher, beaming with pride. He sent me to the principal's office and called my parents into school. I was banned from the playground for two weeks and my book was destroyed. It obviously didn't kill my writing ambitions.