social justice, race relations, politics, literature, music, food, thought-provoking films, thumb wars, chess games, gelato, thrift stores, second hand books, super-duper giggles, haikus and open mics.
anyone who'll take the time and open my eyes to their world.
you'll catch me bumping bill withers and etta james, then flip it to the fugees and the roots/dead prez, spin it back to cody chesnutt and sarah jones. i'm not gonna front, i dig prince and queen too. but sometimes, perhaps really late at night, some maroon 5 or lady day will be heard from my ride.
amelie, head-on, mad hot ballroom, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, before sunset
what not to wear, anything on the food channel
autobiographies of jazz singers, books on identity politics, david sedaris and his wicked sense of humor, bell hooks/maya angelou/angela davis/toni morrison/alice walker type of books.