wing chun, the beach (venice in particular), speed bagging, working out, breakdancing (just started), food, drinks, music, movies, travel, supreme court decisions, watching sports, attempting to play said sports, random acts of kindness, fire, passionate kisses, graffiti art, hip hop, people watching, trying to play the piano (again), poker--watching and playing
folks who can take limes and turn them into limeade--or a damn good caipirinha. friends who know not to censor me.someone who wouldn't mind going with/taking me to the following: a batting cage (and teach me how to swing), baseball games, futbol games, live music events (with a hip hop/reggae twist), and spoken word.zinedine zidane (swoon)--i like folks who care to stand up. jack bauer, he's a superhero. the guys from 'entourage', i wanna be their homegirl! sacha baron cohen (no explanation necessary)--but isla fisher better move over! oh and vince vaughn, cuz he's yummy...and he makes me laugh.
soul...a bit of funk...and mainly, beats. things hip hop: wu tang clan (odb, rza, gza, ghostface), gangstarr, too short, outkast, nas, tribe called quest, krs-one, black eyed peas, jurassic 5, freeway, biggie, tupac, mos def, ice cube, dr. dre, snoop, missy elliott, more... reggae: gregory isaacs, bob marley, judy mowatt, eek a mouse, barrington levy, black uhuru, more... others: aretha franklin, curtis mayfield, ella, billie, nina simone, cesaria evora, bb king... south asian: zakir hussein, ustad allah rakha khan, nusrat ali fateh khan... most opera, most western classical
the battle of algiers, dogtown and the z-boys, movies by david lynch, hero, city of god, the terrorist, kuch kuch hota hai, seema, fire, asoka, frida, scarface, godfather (1-3), kung fu hustle, crouching tiger hidden dragon, drunken master, iron monkey, wing chun, remember the titans, when harry met sally, raising victor vargas, the princess bride, pride and prejudice (with colin firth), porn
the cosby show, general hospital, that '70s show, america's next top model, the contender, a different world, food network (iron chef), a cook's tour, bourdain's no reservations, extreme makeover: home edition, entourage, law and order: criminal intent, chappelle's show, entourage, twin peaks, and 24.
god of small things, the bluest eye, monster, the fountainhead, love in the time of cholera, charles bukowski's 'women' & 'post office', samskara, lefebvre's 'production of space', fanon's 'black skin white masks'
my father, frantz fanon, and edward said