Kim & Jason News

- - - | written by Jason on 10/16/2015 | - - -

We’re Looking to Hire a Chief Evangelist!

Are you a huge fan of our mission to annihilate Adultitis? Do get giddy over connecting with new people? Are you a go-getter with experience promoting things? If you answered yes to each of those questions, keep reading... We are looking to hire a new team member! We’re calling the position Chief Evangelist. Basically, your job will be to serve as an ambassador for our brand, working closely with us to share Jason’s art and other projects we’re working on with people who haven’t yet heard about Escape Adulthood — but need to! You will be finding, reaching out to, and …

- - - | written by Jason on 9/24/2015 | - - -

One Chance Only Sale: Weeds or Wishes T-Shirt!

My Weeds or Wishes print has been one of the most popular pieces I've done in some time, so I thought it might make a cool t-shirt design. We're offering it on green, indigo, and banana colored shirts. But not for long. We like making stuff way more than we like managing inventory, so every once in a while, we create something we think is cool, take orders for a week or so, and then buy the exact number of goodies we need to fill those orders. So whether it’s two or two thousand, we get to make cool things, you get a chance to own them, and we don’t waste any money on stuff that takes …

- - - | written by Kim on 9/24/2015 | - - -

#Notarule Tour Visits the Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota

The final zoo on the epic #Notarule Tour was in Sioux Falls South Dakota. We got to plug into a literacy program at the Great Plains Zoo in which Jason was the guest author. He got to share some stories from Penguins Can't Fly, then read the crowd an owl book, introducing screech owls as "rule breakers!" Then we got to unveil the rule-breaking animal guest, Aries the screech owl. You'd assume it's a baby because it's little... nope! You'd assume it is loud because of it's name... nope! Or that it even screeches... nope! This owl is breaking rules left and right, as his head turns …

- - - | written by Jason on 9/24/2015 | - - -

Como Zoo in St. Paul Hosts #Notarule Tour

We were excited to spend a beautiful Sunday at Como Zoo in St. Paul Minnesota to help promote Penguins Can't Fly and encourage people to break rules that don't exist. Especially popular at this stop was the opportunity for parents to draw on their children: It's fun being permission granters! And the results were pretty spectacular: …

- - - | written by Jason on 9/4/2015 | - - -

SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP: How To Make a Living Public Speaking

We make the bulk of our income from speaking, but it wasn’t always this way! Join us for a lively, candid and information-packed program as we share what it takes for “regular people” to make it in the speaking business. From learning the biggest mistakes made by most new speakers (including us!), to understanding how to sell your program without selling yourself, we will get you on the fast track to realizing your dreams on the stage. It's going down at the Dream Bank, across from the state capitol in Madison, on Tuesday, September 22 from Noon - 1pm. The event is free, but there are …

- - - | written by Jason on 8/26/2015 | - - -

Wanna Help Us Hide Marty?

It's been very exciting to see people finding the prints I've hidden as part of our Find Marty Art Drop. It works like this: I hide a limited edition signed print somewhere in the world and post a clue on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. A tiny penguin (aka "Marty") is included with the print, along with a note containing instructions and a little bit about Penguins Can't Fly. The winner is the first to find it. If he or she takes a picture with it and tags us online, we send them a free autographed book. The photos above are some of our favorites, with locations like Green Bay, …

- - - | written by Jason on 8/20/2015 | - - -

House Party: Escape Adulthood Edition

The #Notarule Tour has taken us to some interesting locations. A bookstore, of course, but also some zoos, ice cream parlors, and an old bank. It's been a fun chance to experiment, and one of the most "experimental" stops was St. Charles, Illinois. That's where we had our first ever house party. It all came about after all of the locations we had in mind for the Chicagoland area fell through (mostly due to store owners with Adultitis). After one with a full-blown case treated my wife rudely, I took to Facebook to vent. And Beth, who had attended an Escape Adulthood Summit with her …

- - - | written by Jason on 8/19/2015 | - - -

Highlights from the #Notarule Tour: Ice Cream Socials

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Ice cream parlors are among the best Adultitis Hospitals, and we recently visited two as part of our epic #Notarule Tour. The first was at Pied Piper Creamery in Nashville, Tennessee. This cool place was in a neat little neighborhood and featured some creative flavors, such as "Trailer Trash," which is Vanilla with Oreo, Twix, Butterfinger, Nestle Crunch, Snickers, M&Ms, and Reese’s Pieces. Lucy was a big fan of that one. I really enjoyed my choice: "Oatmeal Raisin in the Sun." Not only was it a beautiful night for hanging out, but we …

- - - | written by Jason on 8/10/2015 | - - -

Diagnosis Adultitis

[ This article by Kim Krueger (featuring photographs by Hillary Schave) first appeared in the August 2015 issue of Brava Magazine. You can see the full spread here. ] Diagnosis: Adultitis Kim and Jason Kotecki Have the Cure When I meet Kim and Jason Kotecki, they are cozied up in a corner booth at Manna Café, on Madison’s East Side, wearing simple T-shirts: hers a vintage grey and covered in charming “Where the Wild Things Are” characters; his a royal purple, with a cuddly looking skunk and the words “Adulthood Stinks.” In front of Kim sits the pumpkin chocolate chip muffin we’d …

- - - | written by Jason on 7/12/2015 | - - -

#Notarule Tour Drops Into Dream Bank in Madison

The Madison stop for the #Notarule Tour was held on Saturday, in conjunction with the beloved Art Fair on the Square, and it was a huge success! We originally wanted to hold it at the local zoo near the penguin exhibit, but like many zoos we ran in to, they weren't that interested. As fate would have it, the exact morning we got a thumbs down from the zoo is the same day we stumbled into the Dream Bank for the first time. The Dream Bank is a neat community space sponsored by American Family Insurance. It's in an old, renovated bank, and they offer all kinds of free community programs, from …

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