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crystal

mo betta makes it mo betta

About Me



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..I've got the flyest, most versatile hair you've ever seen, these gorgeous almond shaped eyes, skin the color of nutmeg, honey-kissed lips and damn.. damn! I'm just.. just.. so.. gorgeous but, then of course you knew that cuz you clicked on my profile, but - the thing is, I'm MODEST and HUMBLE too . . and let's not even get started on my intellect ---- blazing! I mean I spit fire, every word I say is golden and if we meet, you better bring a pen and take notes cuz you're not gonna want to miss a single ..Okay let me stop playin.. I'm just your average doctoral candidate, doing the grad school thing, living in Paris, inching my way towards a doctorate and praising God for His many blessings.

things i'm workin on: faith, sensitivity, suspending judgment, cultivating gratitude, frugality, focus, discipline

My Interests

taking long walks, exploring paris, smiling, praying, dancing, yoga, reading, qi gong, cooking, meeting new people, serving humanity, creating knowledge, saving the world.. all that good stuff..

I'd like to meet:

spiritual people, witty people, grounded people, french-speaking people, artistic people, fun people, positive people, critical thinkers, people that inspire, people that make waves, people that think outside the dodecahedron, people that can TEACH me something!

Music:

eclectic: charlie parker, anita baker, marvin gaye, nina simone, charlie mingus, miles davis, eric clapton, carly simon, common, the roots, janet jackson, erykah badu, coldplay, sade, jay-z, ray charles

Movies:

last one i saw: "detrompez-vous" -- hilarious!

Television:

it's an HD flat screen rockin the best digital tv france has to offer, and yet.. it remains off most of the time.

Books:

currently reading florence ladd's novel: "sarah's psalm"

Heroes:

Goodness - there are so many. I admire my mother, Ghandi, Paul Robeson, W.E.B. Du Bois, Malcolm X (post Hajj), Oprah, Angela Davis, my 2nd, 5th and 7th grade teachers . . and this sounds crazy but when I was a lasse, my heroes were Michael Jordan and Jean Luc Picard - yes, from the Starship Enterprise. Yes, I know.. I'm ashamed to say.. but I was a Trekkie to the core.

My Blog

MIA

What up folks -   I haven't been on this site in about 2 months (atleast?) -- I actually am not a big fan of myspace (surprise surprise!) and those who know me and want to keep in touch shou...
Posted by crystal on Sun, 06 May 2007 07:07:00 PST

i shall overcome

one last big deadline ahead of me.  *sigh*    
Posted by crystal on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:58:00 PST

I'm in Paris

.. for the sixth time.. and this has so far been the most memorable trip.. i'm here doing research.. but really what has made it amazing is that i've met incredible people. vive la france!
Posted by crystal on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:56:00 PST

oprah alert

Not sure if this is a re-run, but today's Oprah was a rare moment of revolutionary counterhegemonic ideology.. she actually told the truth about class for an hour.  Some thoughts: - the intro blu...
Posted by crystal on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:35:00 PST

so i actually went kyaking last weekend..

a friend of mine from school was kind of enough to take me out on the river for a spin on the ol' kyak.  we biked out to the kyak rental place on the charles and went from there.  man, was i...
Posted by crystal on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:38:00 PST

oak bluffs ain't got sh*t on nantucket

just got back from a nice vacation.  for the record, in case there was any dispute.. nantucket is that shiznit.  for real!  i thought it was just me, but nantucket is a little slice of ...
Posted by crystal on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 06:56:00 PST

a beautiful thing

This is my first summer spent almost entirely in Boston -- and without waxing all McDonald's on you, I have to say that I really am loving it.  Aside from the torrential rains and swarmy heat, it...
Posted by crystal on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:57:00 PST

you know how we do

recently as i perused the "mahogony" section of the hallmark card aisle, a certain phrase caught my eye -- "you know how we do", the outside of the card simply stated.  warily, i picked it up to ...
Posted by crystal on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:30:00 PST

frenchified stuff

this summer i recommitted to cultivating my frenchification.  i attended bastille day in boston.. (mom and i feted bastille day in philly a few years ago).  i subscribed to TV5 MONDE - the f...
Posted by crystal on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:58:00 PST

black owned businesses grow at 4x the national rate

just read this in the globe: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/04/18/black_own ed_businesses_grow_at_high_rate/   i love reading GOOD news about my people!...
Posted by crystal on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:11:00 PST