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lady butta.fly

BREATHE.

About Me

self-proclaimed yarn fiend and magazine whore. my life revolves around my two girls and learning everything possible about knitting and crochet. creating is essential to my well-being.

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check out my line of crocheted and knitted hats & accessories. please go to the official BUTTA.FLY WEARS page for updates.

My Interests

i love working with my hands. absolutely hooked on yarn. would like to make it (any spinners out there?! we need to talk!). kinda goofy. occasionally shy. singer in my ride. b-girl in my dreams. writer when spirit moves me. i have a tendency to speak to trees and any animal that crosses my path. collect flyers during my travels. incense connoisseur. platform wedges rock! infatuated w/ the moon and stars. recently discovered i like lip gloss. rocks-i collect them and wear them. plants. knee socks. aromatherapy. kaftans & kurtas. driving fast. laughing as loud as i possibly can. big hoop earrings. silver jewelry. chai tea. caramellos & shortbread cookies. dancing with my four y/o. tattoos. vegetarian/veganism. sustainable living.

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I'd like to meet:

the artsy. the funky. the funny. the truth seekers. the lovers. the fighters. the beat junkies. the bookworms. the quirky. the goofy.

Movies:

mahogany • the color purple • the last dragon • big trouble in little china • dancehall queen • harry potter series • the owl and the pussycat • the harder they come • reform school girls • like water for chocolate • labyrinth • lady sings the blues • spies like us • stealing beauty • high art • spawn • empire records • the breakfast club • tron • crouching tiger hidden dragon • last tango in paris • the shining • the neverending story • the goonies • jumpin jack flash • pitch black • the matrix trilogy • bowling for columbine • super size me • the dangerous lives of altar boys • kissed • traffic • dogtown and z boys • cherry • b.a.p.s. • priscilla queen of the desert • drylongso • the godfather trilogy • the governess • hideous kinky • scarface • beat street • hackers • dave chappelle's block party • kama sutra • space is the place • constantine• five on the blackhand side• the science of sleep

Television:

medium, the avatar, lost

Books:

i love
zora neale hurston
bell hooks
nikki giovanni
ntozake shange
marcus garvey

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mags i can't live w/o
nylon
i-D
the FADER
wax poetics
metro.pop
beautiful decay
bust
domino
dwell
selvedge

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currently reading

becoming vegan

a new earth - eckhart tolle

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just finished
the autobiography of malcolm x

sacred space - denise linn

sacred pampering principles - debrena gandy

raising up queens: loving our daughters loud & strong - esther davis-thompson

creative visualization - shakti gawain

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Heroes:

my mama & daddy

My Blog

hummus, how i love you so.

    i recently bought a food processor so i could really get down in the kitchen.  what did i make first?  the kid's dynamo hummus from eat, drink, and be vegan.  i reall...
Posted by lady butta.fly on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:49:00 PST

today...

...i was reminded that i'm on the right path.  for that, i am thankful.have a blessed day.
Posted by lady butta.fly on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:25:00 PST

all i need

all i need isa little sin on my neckvanilla on my lipskhemit in my hairand you in my arms
Posted by lady butta.fly on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:29:00 PST

the best birthday gift

i am so thankful to have another year on this earth.  i think this has been the best birthday ever because i got to free up and be a kid again.  it's been snowing a lot lately.  so the ...
Posted by lady butta.fly on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:26:00 PST

making moves

i had a job interview today.  the folks at my job have been rallying behind me for a couple of months now.  it feels great to have the support of others.  my coworkers are an awesome bu...
Posted by lady butta.fly on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:32:00 PST

if i could i would

if i could i would do cartwheels on rainbows so you could keep your childlike innocence. that's part of a piece i'm supposed to be working on.  i started it at a writer's workshop led by amazing ...
Posted by lady butta.fly on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:34:00 PST

food porn

since i am no longer eating meat, i have been on a mission to find yummy veggie/vegan recipes.  check out these links.  they might inspire you to have a little fun (cooking that is) in your ...
Posted by lady butta.fly on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:53:00 PST

thoreau

happiness is like a butterfly:  the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder... this was on a bi...
Posted by lady butta.fly on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 03:37:00 PST

i am...

really looking forward to warmer weather so i can rock my sandals and put all of my house plants outside to soak up some sun.
Posted by lady butta.fly on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:00:00 PST

thankful

my car was found near my house, untouched with all of my stuff still intact. 
Posted by lady butta.fly on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 09:55:00 PST