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Hmm...lets see....28, Afrikan and/or American (both on the census), activist, scholar, poet, writer, historian, philosopher, photographer, musical connoisseur, little brother to a big sister, uncle to a nephew, former (very former) musician, excellent cook, love my mother (and father occasionally) and kids(other people..s, I ain't got none), educator, got dreads, Like JCrew, Triple5Soul, LRG, Brooks Brothers, Timberland, Adidas....i.e. Hip Hop-Prep, Trying to dedicate my life to God (the real Christian one), Hip Hop head wishing to be transplanted to the Harlem Renaissance,W.E.B. Dubois disciple, Idea of Genius: D'Angelo, Stevie, Coltrane, Miles, Jimi. Anything else? Drop me a note and ask.
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S.e.l.f P.o.r.t.r.a.i.t.s
G.e.n.e.r.a.l I.n.f.o.r.m.a.t.i.o.n
Your name:: Charles
Your status:: Single
Your gender:: Male
Your birthday:: March 28th
Your eye colour:: Brown
Your hair colour:: Black
Your hair length: 10 inches at it's shortest, 13 inches at it's longest
Do you dye your hair:: Nope
Your shoe size:: 13
Nicknames:: Chuck
Turn-ons:: Intelligence
Turn-offs:: Jacked Feet
Your sexual preference:: Hetero homie
W.h.a.t I.s Y.o.u.r F.a.v.o.r.i.t.e
Color:: Rojo
Food:: Um...I dunno...
Song:: Too Many to Name
Name for a boy:: Charles...what else?
Name for a girl:: Amina, Naima, and unique names
Subject in school:: History
Domestic animal:: Black Lab
Sport:: Futbol Americano
Thing to have someone say to you:: You did a good job
Chat speak phrase/word:: lmao
Book:: The Bible
Restaurant:: Roosters I guess
Smell:: Palmer's Cocoa Butter
Game:: Monopoly
Girl to talk to:: Karinda, Tina or My Sister when she's not annoying me
Guy to talk to:: Dana, Eric, Head, Kevin
Feeling:: Content
Author:: W.E.B. Dubois
Actor/Actress:: Denzel Washington/Sanaa Lathan (*swoon*)
Weather:: 72 degrees, partly cloudy
Season:: Autumn
Month:: March!
Free-time activity:: Writing
Word:: Yup
Person to see:: *Classified*
Television show:: Sportscenter
Movie:: Mo' Better Blues, Hav Plenty close 2nd
Y.o.u.r F.r.i.e.n.d.s
Who are your best friends:: Dana, Eric, Karinda
How long have you ever been in a relationship:: 9 months or so
Which one of your friends is the loudest:: My Co-Worker Tracee
Which one of your friends is the toughest:: They're all saps...lol
Which one of your friends is the most attractive:: The hell?
Which one of your friends is the smartest:: Um...me? lol
Which one of your friends is the most annoying:: Nobody consistently
Which one of your friends is most likely to be arrested for a hate crime:: Hakeem
Which one of your friends is the wierdest:: Hakeem
Which one of your friends is the easiest to talk to:: Karinda
Which one of your friends is the biggest klutz:: I dunno....I'll just give Hakeem the trifecta...lol
Which one of your friends is most likely to end up homeless:: Wouldn't let it happen...that's my fam dog
Which one of your friends is the biggest druggie:: Won't even put you out there dog...lol
F.a.s.h.i.o.n
Where is your favorite place to shop:: Value City! I'm cheap Althought Brooks Brothers has the BEST dress shirts
Do you have any tattoos:: Not Yet
Do you have any piercings:: one in each ear...I think they're closing though
Do you wear jewelry:: Yup, lots of it
Do you shave:: I get lined up at the barber, black men's face ain't for the razor
What kind of shampoo do you use:: This tea tree oil and peppermint joint I found
How do you feel about cosmetic surgery:: "You are who you is" - Frank Zappa
How do you feel about people who say piercings are like selfmutilation:: I think they're great....FOR ME TO POOP ON!
Y.o.u.r. F.e.e.l.i.n.g.s
What frightens you:: Wind Chimes and Spiderwebs
Why:: Wind Chimes make me think of Camp Crystal Lake or somethin, Spiderwebs just feel nasty and you can't see em
What is fear:: Something usually totally unfounded
What makes you happy:: Good question...
Why:: Because I've never really sat down and thought about it
What is happiness:: Being at peace with God, others, and yourself
What do you regret:: I don't regret anything
Why:: Because hindsight is 20/20
What makes you angry:: Willful ignorance
Why:: Because there's no reason for it...live and learn people
What is anger:: "That's all I can stands, and I can't stands no more" - Popeye
What makes you upset:: Apathy and Innaction
Why:: Because it's the most apathetic people
What would you change about yourself:: My tendency to procrastinate
Why:: Because working under pressure takes it's toll
If you were a superhero, your name would be:: You tell me
If you were a drink, you would be:: A Triple shot of Jack Daniels, straight no chaser
If you were an animal, you would be:: A Lion...King of the Savannah Baby!
If you were an element, you would be:: Fire
If you were a colour, you would be:: Red
If you were a food, you would be:: Filet Mignon
If you were a song, you would be:: Is This Love - Bob Marley and the Wailers
W.h.o O.r W.h.a.t W.a.s
The last person that called you:: *checks Blackberry* it was...Tina
The last thing you ate:: A Turkey Sandwich on a Croissant
Your last thought:: I've gotta get this program together
The last person that asked you something:: My boss Mr. Crusoe
What did they ask:: Why were the Young Professionals taking over the whole building next Saturday?
The last thing you wrote down:: Job Information from this HR guy at UPS
The last person you asked for advice:: Yolonda asked me some creative things to put in this grant she's writing
The last sport you played:: Boxing with my Nephew
The last person you messaged:: Yolonda, she was ready to go to lunch but I was in a meeting
The last person you touched:: Emotionally? Physically?
The last person you yelled at:: A myriad of people at work...I need to stop that
The last person you kissed:: Isn't that a bit personal?
The last person you thought of:: *Thinks of said person right now*
The last movie you saw:: Happy Feet with my nephew
The last person you danced with:: My mother
A.r.e Y.o.u
Understanding:: Very
Open-minded:: I try to be
Arrogant:: Some people would say that I am
Insecure:: Yeah I am though most people wouldn't think so
Interesting:: Everybody I meet seems to think so
Intelligent:: I suppose...but what IS intelligence? Let's discuss that...
Random:: The word of choice at EMU
Hungry:: Not really, I had a late lunch
Moody:: I don't think so, I try to stay on a pretty even level
Hard-working:: I work smarter, not harder
Organized:: Yeah, but only I understand it
Healthy:: Doing better every day
Shy:: Very
Difficult:: Ha, very
Attractive:: I dunno...You tell me
Easily amused:: Yeah, like a little kid
Angry:: I don't get angry
Sad:: Nope, actually I'm feeling pretty good
Obsessed:: Is that the same as being driven? In that case yes x 8
Trustworthy:: Yup!
Talkative:: I won't start the conversation, but I'll definitely finish it
Legal:: Depends on how much it costs
A lover:: Yup, through it all still a hopeless romantic
A hater:: I'm a hater of things, not of people
Psychotic:: No...unless I don't take my medication...wait...I didn't take....
Y.o.u.r T.h.o.u.g.h.t.s
I am:: an amazing individual (there's that arrogance...lol)
I feel:: really good
I know:: enough to know how much I don't know
I have:: the best, most eclectic music collection of anyone I know
I wish:: for happiness for all the people in my cypher, in whatever way they conceive it to be
I hate:: I don't hate, love is love
I fear:: God
I search:: for how I can
I hear:: My internet radio station...yeah, I'm still at work...blah
I wonder:: if I'll be able to accomplish all that God has for me to do
I regret:: I don't regret anything
I love:: My Nasaba(kinship) i.e. My Family
I need:: a hug from someone I want a hug from
I want:: to be happy.
O.n.e. W.o.r.d D.e.s.c.r.i.p.t.i.o.n.s
I:: Prototype
Life:: Wonderful
Love:: Gimmie
Friends:: Necessary
Family:: Lifeblood
Failure:: Can't
Accomplishments:: Subjective
Jealousy:: Dumb
An old friend:: Missed
Someone you're angry at:: Nobody
Hatred:: Psht
A happy moment:: Ahora
A bad experience:: Fish
A nightmare:: *shiver
Someone you miss:: Grandad
Happiness:: Needed
Food:: Sustaining
Death:: Inevitable
Music:: Soul
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