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Poetry In Me (Damn, I love my life!!)

No matter how HIGH UP U put someone, if they are LOW DOWN, they will eventually FALL into place! Mak

About Me


Black By Nature, Proud by Choice... U are what U Wear! -CLICK HERE!-
If it don't make MONEY...
It don't make $EN$E!
I'm not Conceited...
I'm just Extremely Confident
honest and fair minded... enjoys freedom of thought and travel... WILL LAUGH ABOUT HER MISFORTUNES AND MISTAKES, even while she is upset or in pain (So Very True!)... is angry if her Integrity is questioned... is kindhearted, though sometimes tactless (but never deliberately rude)... is a gambler at heart... argumentative... hotheaded... denies sadness... disarmingly happy...
SAGI TTA RIUS
can be deceived in romance but is rarely misled in other areas of life (Unfortunately, but you live and learn)... enjoys taking risks, both physcial and intellectual... is often unconventional in relationships... sticks by her own very clear moral standards... can be cuttingly sarcastic when hurt... regards herself and all others as equals... is happy-go-lucky... see's the best in people... enthusiastic... holds NO grudges...
Hey, I'm a Fire Sign baby, U know how we do.
Moving along...
I'm a Writer. Born to do it. I put the "T" in Talent (If I may say so myself) Poetry, Journalism, Novels, Screenplays, and Music.
Joint Owner of TripLe L Entertainment (LLL)*rubbin my hands together in anticipation*

My Interests

- PHOTOGRAPHY! - NATURAL FOODS - Taking care of my LOCKS and watching them grow - TRAVELING! (LOVE Cruises! - Writing - Reading - Mus!c - Car Detailing - Spoken Word - Theatre/Broadway - Making M.O.N.E.Y - !PERFUME! (Chance by Chanel, Miss Dior Cherie, Burberry Brit, Armani Code... love 'em)
"If you learn the secret... How to Forgive ... a longer and a better life you'll live... -No Pain, No Gain-"

I'd like to meet:

-Angela Davis -Assata Shakur (Maybe I'll fly to Cuba one day) -Kerry Washington :o) and Jennifer Hudson :o)

Some Vital Stats
"I'd rather be Hated for Who I Am than Loved for Who I'm Not."
::Name:: Tamika, Mika, Mikaboo, and T
::Born:: Cook County Hospital on Dec. 10th 1981 in Chicago, IL - Yep, Chi-Town baby - fuK wit iT iF ya WanT tO!!
::Fam Status:: Youngest of 3 - YeP - I'm the babygirl of the bunch! Spoiled but not Rotten!
::Strengths:: Quick Thinker... Good Talker... Creative... Loyal
::Weakness:: A bangin body and a cute smile lol... Hm, I get distracted easily (not too much of a multi-tasker lol) and I have problems with authority *sigh*
::Single Life or *clinkclink* Lock Down?:: Sometimes Solitude is the deepest necessity... but, my preference will always be having someone to call my own.
::Fav Drink:: Grapefruit Juice (white, not pink!!!) and Puuuuuurrrrdy much anything w/alcohol in it lol
::Fav Snack:: Give me and Orange or a juicy Grapefruit any day!
::Fav Food:: Shrimp, most definitely... oh, and oysters!
::Fav Hobby:: Umm... working! lol
::Dream Car:: Jaguar S-Type *doin' the body rock* I LOVE THAT DAMN CAT!
::Dream Job:: Screenwriter or Nightclub Owner
::I Rock:: Pullovers and Jordans, keep it casual... However, I have started to enjoy adding a little style into my wardrobe.
::Piercings:: 3 in each ear
::Tattoos:: 1 for now (a Panda on my left ankle, cuz I'm Cute and Cuddly lol)
::Big No No's:: Beef, Pork, Catfish, Excessive Whining, Negativity, Immaturity, and Body Odor/Bad Breath and LYING!
::Angry About:: The Exploitation of Africa and Lack of Intervention during Genocide!!!!!!

and as Erykah Badu says, "I pick my Friends like I pick my Fruit."

Music:

R&B mostly - Neo SouL - Some Rap - Raggae/Raggaeton - Jazz - Indian Chants - SpokeN WorD over Music - Gospel (mostly traditional)

"Make it like.......... Poetry, Poetry, Poetry... Give your Flow slow to me... Give it all Night..."

Movies:

!!RAY!! (I can watch that all day on repeat) - Anything with Kerry Washington in it (I love that woman) - DREAMGIRLS!!! Love Jennifer Hudson!!! - White Chicks! - Love Jones - Sparkle - The Best Man - ATL - Juwanna Mann - BLOW - Just Friends - Mr. and Mrs. Smith - BLOOD DIAMOND - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND... I have an eccentric taste when it comes to movies and I love MUSICALS, Comed!es, Dramas, Action... I just love movies :-)
"In America it's "Bling Bling" in African it's "Bling BANG." If people knew that someone had to Die for their engagement ring, they might look at things a little differently." (Blood Diamond)

Television:

Law and Order - Judging Amy - Crank Yankers - King of the Hill! - Def Poetry Jam - Comic View - Girlfriends - SoulFood - Oprah - Pimy My Ride - Queer As FolK (R.I.P. Series) - The L Word - Yo Momma! - Real World - The Backyardigans (Yes, I love those lil fellas!)
Yo Momma! is soooooooo Ugly when she joined an Ugly Contest, they said "Sorry, No Professionals."

Books:

"A PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE!!!!" - "The Autobiography of Assata Shakur" (Assata) - "Left to Tell" (Imaculee' Ilibagiza) - "No Disrespect" (Sister Souljah) and SO MANY more...
"I have NO Apologies. At least not to Any of You. Only to God. I intend No Disrespect." (Sister Souljah)

Heroes:

MY SAVIOR - MY MOTHER - MY BIG SISTER - and at times, My Friends :-)
"God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference."