 She accepted, and he later invited her to the opening of the very first Lollapalooza as his guest and a reporter.She started her first magazine in 1998 while attending college at The University of Houston, where she majored in theatre and minored in literature, as well as taking independent studies in photography and playwriting.She was one of five students chosen out of thousands, all of whom had submitted original plays, to study with Edward Albee, an award-winning playwright known for his dark themes.