These are a few things that make me happy in life, like...Designing in every way, Line art, Isometrics and perspective work, Philosophy on Organic Architecture, Architectural & technical illustrations, Drafting supplies and my tables, My Ipod shuffle, My new Black Macbook, YouTube is the best! My rustic leather bag Lou got me for Christmas, Photography, Graffiti, Origami, Kaleidoscopes, Making puzzles, Going to beans and reading the daily paper, Playing Chinese checkers with McKenzie (Although she thinks she is master player,) Small hot caramel skim lattes, Stickers, Rudy Project glasses, Collecting Adidas shoes and jackets (originals of course), collecting Rocks, plants of all kind especially succulents, Cooking for others, like rolling sushi, grilling in the summer and most of all learning my Mothers family recipes, V8, Breakfast food, Steak (Rib eye,) Orange juice, Cup o noodles on a cold day, World traveling, Camping, Backpacking, North face gear, Exploring our local mountains, skiing, Playing tennis, Running and riding my bike at Liberty Park, Riding Trax and route 22 on state st., Photography, Helping others, Walking the streets of Salt Lake and capturing beauty, Engrossed conversations, Good beer (New Castle,) Analyzing and observing human behavior.
SUPPORT your local radio!, KUER 90.1: Jazzworks, NPR's Morning Edition and KUER's Local News, The Diane Rehm Show, Gospel Flight, This American Life ( Just started to listen to this, thank's Lou.), KRCL 90.9: Friday Breakfast Jam, F.U.N.K Radio, The Ladybug Lounge, Friday Drive Time, Thirty-Three and a Third, Saturday Breakfast Jam, Saturday Sagebrush Serenade, Afternoon Delight, Smile Jamaica, Living the Circle of Life, Sunday Sagebrush Serenade, Bluegrass Express and Fret n' Fiddle to name a few. go to http://www.krcl.org/ for their full program and play lists, it's the best! Also... Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Sade, Curtis Mayfield, Sublime, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Dela soul, Digable Planets, Rose Royce, Rick James, Grandmaster flash and the furiuos five, Beyonce Knowles, Smashing Pumkins, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, India aries, Mariah, Black eye peas, Alpha Blondie, Steel Pulse, Culture One, Marc Ribot y los Cubanos Postizos, Zapp Roger, James Brown, Salty Rootz, Cuban Allstars, Parliament, Ozomatli, Roy Ayers, the Stylistics, the Spinners, the O'Jays, Miles Davis, B.B. King, John lee Hooker, Delfonics, Elton john, The Beatles, Sweetblack, OutKast, Five Fingers of Funk, Funky Meters, 2 Pac, Guru, Earth Wind & Fire, Modest Mouse, The Strokes, White Stripes, Portishead, Jonny Cash, The Ramones, Pink Floyd, Rush, AC/DC, Old school Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Erick Clapton, Paul Oakenfold, Fatboy Slim, LTJ bukem, beastie boys, Jimmy Hendrix, Lionvibes, Bob Marley, John Scolfield, David Axelrod, Mos Def, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Goapele, Red hot chili, Santana...
Someting left to lose (personal relations & survival amoung Newyork's homeless by Gwendolyn A. Dordick / Grand central winters (stories from the streets) by Lee Stringer / Down & out in America by Peter Rossi / Down on ther luck by David A. Snow & Leon Anderson/ Tell them who I am by Elliot Liebow / 8 ball chicks ( A year in the violent world of girl gangsters) by Gini Sikes / Currently reading: Shelter Blues (Sanity and Selfhood Amoung the Homeless) by Robert Desjarlais & The Working Poor (Invisible in America) by David K. Shipler
My mother and father for all of the sacrifices they have endured in raising my sister, brother and I in South Central Los Angeles. I love you both dearly.