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About Me

churros. adidas. ebay. music. literature. laughter @ night. crate digger. *does the Gator shake* boom bap. flip flops. science. artist. student. teacher. collard greens. falafels. fufu. maggi. okra. gatorade. plum wine.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

.Giancarlo Esposito .Melvin Van Peebles .Joie Lee .Dwele .Anthony Mackie

Music:

I listen to a variety of musical artists...Dilla, Coltrane, Bob Marley, J'Davey, Fela Kuti, Tupac, Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Common, Bootsy Collins, Tribe Called Quest, Nina Simone, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice Smith, Blackstar, No Doubt, Sly and the Fam, Sa-Ra, No I.D., Cannonball Adderly, Steve Spacek, Ohio Players, Little Brother/ JUSTUS League, Stevie Wonder, Isleys, SUN RA, Mary J Blige, SIZZLA, Al Green,Amy Winehouse, Stereolab, Muhsinah, Bilal, Jill Scott, Bob James, Mozart, B.I.G., KINDRED the family soul, Prince, Stan Getz, Radiohead, Nas, OUTKAST, Jay-z(early yrs), Chaka Khan, Lady Day, Anthony Hamilton, N.E.R.D., Slum Village, Pete Rock, the Beatles, Erykah Badu, Dead Prez, Norah Jones, The Doors, Aaliyah, Portishead, Lady Saw, Musiq, Wu-tang, Charlie Parker, Ceel-lo, Gnarls Barkeley, Zion-I, Rage Against the Machine, Madlib, Igor Stravinsky, A. Franklin, D'Angelo,Buju Banton, coldplay, jazzyfatnastees, RES, camp lo, Martin Luther, PPP, Murs, Warrior King, Jah Cure, Zion I, Nirvana, Wax Poetic, Beres Hammond..awww theres too many to name...Basically i'll listen to anything once.

Movies:

Let's see....KILL BILL I & II, Scarface, The Color Purple, Coming to America, Trading Places, Glory, Do the RIght Thing (basically anything Spike), Imitation of Life, Head On, Edward Scissor Hands, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dirty Pretty Things, Amelie, Head On....Anything w/ Don Cheadle (especially Rosewood)...Casino, Goodfellas, Friday, Pulp Fiction...and the Lion King...thats all I can think of @ this moment...Til' next time

Television:

HBO..that includes DEF Poetry, The Wire, Sopranos, Oz....History Channel... Law & Order...just 2 name a few.

Books:

Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor, Words of Wisdom: Sayings and Traditions of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, The Matter is Life (one of my favorite books) by California J Cooper

Heroes:

Individuals

My Blog

Nothing is Perfect and Everything is Perfect.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or our search will be in vain. . . and though there is certainly no absolute standard of beauty, its pursuit is pr...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:53:00 PST

I Have The Scars to Prove It

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned" Buddha
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Sun, 21 May 2006 09:51:00 PST

Hi my names Evette and I am a victim of identity theft *adjusts name tag..

...it all started w/ two unauthorized charges last month...Someone had created two AOL acoounts...Ok so I thought that was the end of it...I contacted AOL fraud department and my financial institution...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Sun, 21 May 2006 05:19:00 PST

MOTHERFUCK CINGULAR!!!!!

*grrrrr* These muhfuckas, I SWEAR! ok, so both Roots shows (anaheim and sunset hollywood) are sold out for june..ive been calling everyday in hopes that someones credit card was declined..so while im ...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Thu, 18 May 2006 02:45:00 PST

Which Is More Destructive?

Success or failure...Is failure really such a bad thing? from it one has the potential to become humble, no? Be content with what you have..rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is not...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:29:00 PST

It's A Pity (c) Tanya Stephens

It's a shame when you start taking pictures w/ the intent (and ONLY one) of putting them on myspace. LOL! ...yesterday was a blast...my mother was getting married and every photo that my brothers, Car...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 06:42:00 PST

Um pequeno sobre mim...

..thats Portuguese for 'A little about myself.." 200. My middle name is: Chioma (Chi-O-Ma)199. I was born on: July 2, 84198. I am a: complex197. My cell phone company is: ugh! cingular..but not for lo...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:10:00 PST

What is a good man but a bad man's teacher?

What is a bad man but a good man's job? ...What do these statements mean to you? Situations or examples where U were the 'good man'...situations where U were the 'bad man' (would u be able to recogni...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:38:00 PST

Happiness is not so hard, it's our minds...

that make everything difficult... I believe our life is about 10 percent that happens, and 90 percent how we react to it. Reaction is creation, because our being is altered in our every reac...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:59:00 PST

Tagged

Hey this is funny... The first player of this game starts with the "6 weird/things/habits about yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a blog of their 6 weird habits/things as well as state...
Posted by The Negro Speaks of Rivers on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:17:00 PST