Pecha Kucha Vol. 2

In November I went to an event at Domy Books called Pecha Kucha. I’d first read about Pecha Kucha on Sarah Chan’s bike blog Girls and Bicycles, and when I found out Houston was starting a series I was excited. I wrote about the first PK night for 29-95.

The idea in a gist: PowerPoint presentations unleashed. Each presenter gets 20 images of their choice to be shown for 20 seconds at a time (20×20). Presentations can be on anything, really, but the idea is to inspire, motivate and share ideas. I was interviewing organizer Tony Medrano after PK Houston #1 and he said he was interested in getting a writer to speak for the next event. Which was interesting because I’d recently been thinking about reading and performing some of my writing. We made plans to stay in touch, and then I spent the next four months trying to forget about it because…

OH MY GOD. Tomorrow I will be reading an essay and sharing pictures in front of prolly 200 people. I have never read my work in public before. I have never put anything I’ve created out there and stood in front of it so nakedly. I’ve always hidden behind printed paper and bylines. I am making special plans to go to yoga on my yoga off day just to mellow out before I develop a stuttering problem and a nervous giggle due to stage fright.

If you’re on Facebook, here is the Facebook page, but basically all you need to know is this: there will be a bar. The event starts at 6:30 p.m., with presentations starting at 7:30 p.m. at the The Atrium of the UH College of Architecture building. My co-presenters include Andrea Grover, founder of the Aurora Picture Show, some neuroscientist, artist, designers, a guy from Workshop Houston and more. Please come see me.