Alex
Length of time with PZS?
I was there in the beginning in 2001, but I have taken a few years off from organizing but I have been to the zine Symposium every year since.
How did you get involved? / What attracted you to this job?
Portland is a city where someone says "I have this great idea" and a bunch of us all jumped up and said "that's a great idea, we are going to help!" I don't remember specifics but folks got together and the zine symposium came alive.
What do you do for PZS?
A little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothing. I'm the ghost of Zine Symposium Past. I guess I do a lot of promotion and behind the scenes stuff.
Favorite parts of the event?
Drinking on my porch with all my houseguests in 2002. Oh wait, you mean each year? Um, I enjoy meeting people who I have only read their zines and making connections.
Age, and anything you'd like to say about your self..
I moved to Porltand in 1999 from Salt lake City, Utah when I was 22 and now here I am turning 31 this summer. I love this city and I love the zine symposium for giving us the opportunity to share our home with folks from all over.
You might know me from..
Brainscan Zine, Stolen Sharpie Revolution book, Small World Buttons (www.smallworldbuttons.com), zinester podcasts at www.fallofautumn.com, open hours staff member at the IPRC (www.iprc.org), teaching workshops about zines and doing zine readings and stuff.
Etc, etc, etc..
I turn 31 in June, Brainscan zine turns 11 in July, and the zine symposium turns 8 in August. It sounds like and exciting year! I like riding my bike, doing home repair, gardening, vegan cooking, and playing Dungeons and Dragons!