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The Girl Wonder aka Adina Nyree

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Entrepreneur, Performance Poet, Dog Lover... Check out the pics of my "babies" in the photo section.
BIO: Former member of the creative team and performing artist in Drumadics(Drum-Addicts). Drumadics takes its audience on a journey showing NYC through the eyes of a New Yorker, exposing them to things that say 'New York' and 'Culture'. At the same time it all takes place in the 'Veins of NYC' [the subway system]. Creator/Director, William B. Johnson has created a show and has chosen a cast that crystallizes the raw energy of urban performers while maintaining the polished delivery of seasoned artists.
Member of the Boston-Lizard Lounge 2004 and 2005 National Slam Teams. She has been featured at such venues as Simmons College Black Women's Symposium 2005 and Women's Month Poetry Jam 2006, United Nation's Church Center-Children's Rights Declaration Forum 2006, Brockton Public Library Poetry Series, as well as elementary schools, urban youth programs and churches around the nation. She is also featured on the 2006 season of P.L.A.C.E.S on Boston Educational Access and in the Yale Peabody Museum's Poems on the Road to Justice DVD (2006). She is the author of a self-published chapbook, 'Read My Lips: The Poetical Ramblings of an Insanely Aware Girl'. She is currently working on a spoken word CD for release late 2008.
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Adina is CEO of Adina's Touch, LLC. She is the primary massage therapist at Adina's Touch. She is a graduate of the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy & Allied Health Sciences. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Simmons College (Boston, MA) and is a licensed cosmetologist. Adina is a Professional Member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) and an Associate Member of the Black Sports Agent Association (BSAA).For more info, visit www.adinastouch.com
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Down to earth people like me, artists of all kinds, the 7 Dwarfs and I guess I can make some room at the table for Prince Charming.

My Blog

VOTE OBAMA FEBRUARY 5th!

VOTE OBAMA in Your State's Democratic Primary!    I have always championed causes that were dear to my heart but have stayed away from national politics, outside of my college days...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:13:00 GMT

Black is Back in a small way...

http://www.blackle.com/, the environment friendly Google search engine. One pebble creates ripples that are far reaching... I'm sure most of us could get use to a Black home page when you log on to y...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:13:00 GMT

Essence Conference and Simmons Women

No, I haven't grown my hair back and nope, I haven't weaved it either.  I have just switched my profile pic to one of Lorita Williams and myself after Simmons Night at Drumadics '06.  Simmon...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:16:00 GMT

The Stone that the Builder Rejected [WBMT Aftermath Continued...] (repost)

Once again, the original blog and reader's comments can be found here: The Girl Wonder's BP Blog Okay, so I was hanging out with my mother after church yesterday and continued to discuss our thoughts ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:20:00 GMT

What Black Men Think Doculogue Aftermath Pt. 1(repost from my BP blog)

The original blog and reader's comments can be found here: The Girl Wonder's BP Blog Sometime in late August I was watching Q&A on C-Span and caught an interview with the unknown filmmaker, Janks ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:17:00 GMT

I Want A TESLA Dammit!

Somebody lend me $100K  so I can get a Tesla!  www.teslamotors.com 100% Electric.  100% Sweeeeeeeeeeeet! Damn if the market weren't such a mess I'd refi my house for one of these babie...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:01:00 GMT

Thoughts on NILC Opposing Current Senate Bill S. 1639

I am extremely conflicted in my thoughts on the illegal immigrant issues. Certainly I have sympathies towards immigrants, being of an immigrant family that came through Ellis Island.  Yet, I do t...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:04:00 GMT

Planets and stars

I wish I could tell you that I needed you the way you want me to. I just can't. It doesn't mean I will love you any less tomorrow or any more for that matter. Like planets orbitting stars, this distan...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:04:00 GMT

New Sight = New Vision?

So I had Lasiks surgery last Thursday and I returned to the world with new sight this past weekend. "20/15, better than perfect" says the tall, handsome Asian doc... Yes, I still have a thing for...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:28:00 GMT

Lazy Blogger

Yeah, Iyeoka says it's about damn time I finally got on myspace, but everyone knows I can barely remember to post on livejournal.  I'm a lazy blogger. But since I'm not traveling a...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:15:00 GMT