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Marquita (aka MQ Boom!)

Boom is for the sassy chicas who believe that they're way 2 fresh and 2 fly to answer whole question

About Me

I am an eclectic, loquacious, gregarious, modestly narcissistic, afrocentric, contradictory, ethereal somebody with a poetic spirit.
My wit is sardonic and I absolutely LOVE to laugh. And it's recently been brought to my attention that I show my cleavage a lot.
Luna says:
"ever since this radiantly intelligent, luxuriously down-to-earth, outrageously classy woman touched down in our humble nyc, it's never been the same. she holds it down with a balance of grace and flair, and d*mn it girl, you're missed s-thing vicious these parts. come see us again soon, y'hear?!!!"
I think friendship is the most amazing thing in the world. Fully connecting with people who have no moral or legal obligation to like you? Just brilliant. :)
Ebony Pyramid Black Gay & Lesbian Cruise to the Bahamas ..
My people, my people
I have a love affair with all things artistic and cultural and surround myself with poets, singers, musicians, artists and filmmakers because I love their energy and envy their ability to lay it all out on the line.
Me with Ricoshade and Sinaa
I also like to produce events...see below:
Click below to see the SERAFEMME profile
I produce the Serafemme Queer Women of Color Music Festival. Last year's festival yielded over 500 women. Join us this year for the 4th annual festival on August 17,2008 at the West Hollywood Park Baseball Field in West Hollywood, CA. Serafemme is a 6-hour outood festival featuring 17 queer female artists of color from various genres.

My Interests

music, knitting, reading, movies, spirituality, traveling, organizing events, communing with new positive inspiring energy and running my social, networking and activist organization for lesbians of color, Out&About
Out&About is launching a nationally distributed e-newsletter and e-magazine that will outline everything black and gay. Do you know about the black lesbian retreat in Malibu? The black gay cruise to the Bahamas in October? The black gay writer's retreat in Texas? Do you know where the next black lesbian conference is or what the host hotel is for New York Pride? You will.

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I'd like to meet:

people who inspire me: "beige artistic folks" *wink*, mailmen, bus drivers, school teachers, lawyers, people who say their prayers before bed, people who work at McDonalds to finish their books, soothsayers, witches, cowboys, doctors, french maids, sitcom writers, mavericks, graffiti artists, army men, politicians, people addicted to the internet, people who don't own a tv, people addicted to tv, beat makers, construction workers, judges, designers, telemarketers, people who believe in forever, cynics, romance book readers, people afraid of their own shadows, comedians, actors, electricians, landlords, gardners, book binders, bulk mailers, promoters, dancers, florists, shoe shine men, nurses, students, antiques salesmen, auctioneers, web designers, poets, nail technicians, court reporters, IT people, stenographers, producers, clerks, cashiers, butchers, and all of you looking for a cure for terminal ignorance...
...and people who don't leave me "Thanks for the add" comments. It's hokey and is a complete waste of bandwith.

Music:

alternative, punk, hip hop, r&b, blues, trip hop, house, classical, heavy metal, funk, The Roots, Meshell Ndegeocello, Prince, The Time, Papa Roach, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Musiq Soulchild, India.Arie, Amel Larrieux, Tracy Chapman, Jesse Powell, Joe, Mellisa Etheridge, Bob Marley, Massive Attack, Portoisehead, mos def, slum village, mobb deep, Erykah Badu, Outkast, Miles Davis, Fiona Apple, Black Eyed Peas, The Fugees, Wu Tang, Stevie Wonder, Tricky, Bjork, Sade, Goapele, Mystic, Sha Key, Hanifah Walidah, No Doubt, Missy Elliott, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Wu Tang Clan, Des'ree, Dionne Farris, Slum Village, Sublime, The Commadores .. MATISYAHU performing at a Soho Synagogue

Movies:

Ridicule, Seven, Clue, The Usual Suspects

Television:

Anything smart,observational, informative or self-deprecating: Seinfeld, Frasier, The Drew Carey Show, Third Rock From the Sun, King of Queens, Animal Kingdom, History Channel and anything of that ilk; musical shows, and I love to laugh so Comedy Central.

Books:

Life is So Good - George Dawson

My Blog

MQ on Myne Myc

  CLICK THE GRAPHIC to hear the interview - the player is at the top of page, just click PLAY....
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:59:00 PST

Crazymakers

One of my favorite books speaks of "crazy makers" - a term literal in meaning and refers to those entities in our lives who deter us from our paths either consciously or unconsciously. A crazymaker i...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:04:00 PST

Why you should be on my mailing list...

Because I send this info to 5000 other women and you should be in the loop...if you live in Los Angeles, you also receive local info. Forward your email address to me in a note or sign up via the box&...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:28:00 PST

Me & Damnyo getting down on the floor of a Borders bookstore in Hollywood

Get your minds out the gutter...we was just talkin'! The things we talk about in the mystery & crime section... ...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Wed, 21 May 2008 07:42:00 PST

Welcome to Miami?

Whooooo! I had a great time in Miami, don't get me wrong but can we say Murphy's Law at every turn?? I guess because I haven't been to 7-11 in a minute, I had to get my odd occurences somewhere else.I...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Wed, 21 May 2008 02:11:00 PST

Why did my card get declined at Jack in the Box?

From the "it could only happen to me" files So, I'm buying a plane ticket Tuesday night and no matter how many times I try to type in my card number it's not working. I phone the call center and...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Fri, 09 May 2008 01:53:00 PST

Serafemme Solicitations

This is a call for artists intersted in being a part of the 4th annual Serafemme Queer Women of Color Music Festival! Rock - Hip Hop - Acoustic - Poetry - Comedy - Reggae - Interpretative Dance it's a...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:21:00 PST

Baltimore

She and I were on the east coast last weekend - doing what we do - you know that whole fighting the good fight thing. In Baltimore, I underwent campaign training facilitated by The Victory Fund, ...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:14:00 PST

Damnyo should have a talk show...

Consider this my "blog in 8 minutes" in C Minor because I need to start my day. I think I isolatd one of my biggest issues in life - an unwavering need to understand...everything. If I honestly wanted...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:43:00 PST

WTF, Bet! Really?

So, BET has this new show called BET Busted and it's essentially a prank show but the actors involved pretend to be police arresting people. The first case involved pulling over a carful of Black men ...
Posted by Marquita (aka MQ Boom!) on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:13:00 PST