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Gina

One must always be prepared for riotous, endless waves of transformation - Elizabeth Gilbert

About Me

i like good people, good food, and beautiful music. MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

summertime

Music:

Mylo, Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators, Radio Citizen, Ohmega Watts, Basement Jaxx, The Smile Rays, Bonobo, Natural Self, Owusu & Hannibal, 4Hero, Shrift, Betty Davis, Taalam Acey, Feist, Peter, Bjorn & John, Cold War Kids, Jose Gonzalez, Charles Webster, Boozoo Bajou, Yesterday’s New Quintet, Cortex, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Suba, Alice Russell, Gavin Froome, Zero 7, Wax Poetic, Gotan, Cocorosie, Hockey, Shmoov, J Dilla, Aloe Blacc, Gnarles Barkley, Soda Estereo, Ratatat, Daisuke Tanabi, Music for Animals, Esg, Otis Clay, Strange Fruit, Lisa Shaw, DJ Cam, The Meters, Chaka Khan, Amp Fiddler, Myra Barnes, Apostle of Hustle, Talib Kweli, Sia, Jimpster, PJ Harvey, ?Love, Platinum Pied Pipers, Beatfanatic, The Glands, Apparat, Blonde Redhead, Police, Dilated Peoples, Eric B. & Rakim, Outkast, Brand New Heavies, Aceyalone, Roots, Om Lounge, Tom Jobim, Oscar Castro Neves, Rithma, Soulstice, Interpol, Anthony Hamilton, Dwele, Grover Washington, DJ Krush, Digable Planets, Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force, Guru, Doobie Brothers, Shuggie Otis, George Benson, Topaz, Skalpel, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Herbert, Jeff Buckley, Wilco, Ray Charles, Blue Six, People Under the Stairs, Lusine, De Phazz, Prefuse 73, LTD, Groove Collective, Illmind, Atmosphere, Forrs, Angie Stone, Bill Withers, Alicia Keys, Jamaraqui, Jill Scott, Candy Staton, Stevie Wonder, Syl Johnson, Gap Band, Bob Dylan, Ohio Players, Van Hunt, Peven Everett, Hall & Oates, Michael MacDonald, Donna Summer, Little Brother, RJD2, Lyrics Born, Gangstarr, Sa-Ra, Thievery Corporation, Air, Sergio Mendes, Frank & Nancy Sinatra, Black Keys, Weekend Players, Tosca, Boards of Canada, Erykah Badu, Raphael Saadiq, Donnie, Musiq Soulchild, Janis Joplin, Cee-lo Green, Digital Underground, Remy Shand, Blackalicious, Mos Def, Dzihan & Kamien, Bjork, Clash, White Stripes, De La Soul, Prince Paul, Greyboy & Greyboy Allstars, Bent, Peder, Cymande, Lifesavas, Metric, Radiohead, Souls of Mischief, Sylvia Striplin, Talking Heads, Will.i.am, Marva Whitney, Quantic, Shalamar, Hank Ballard, Ray Lamontagne, Common, Cat Stevens, Rene & Angela, Curtis Mayfield, Clarence Reid, Dionne Warwick, Jazzanova, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Nas, Nina Simone, Roy Ayers, Rufus, Bee Gees, Spacek, MJ Cole, Christopher O'Riley, Doobie Brothers, Brother Ali, John Hammond, Living Legends, Exile, MF Doom, Minnie Ripperton, Koop, John Tejada, Afu Ra, Chi-Lites, Bobby Caldwell, Broken Social Scene, Cinematic Orchestra, Donald Byrd, Amy Winehouse, Blackbyrds, Madlib, Metro Area, Exile, Slum Village, Mystic, Breakestra, Stateless, Lily Allen, Savoy Brown, Orlando Julius, Living Legends, Leela James...oops, I'm starting to drool. I need to dance.

Movies:

The Notebook. Music documentaries, social commentaries, cheesy romantic movies. Bring it to my house, and I will watch it and love it.

Television:

No thanks.

Books:

Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol.Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.Can't Stop, Won't Stop by Jeff Chang.How to Start a Nonprofit in California.Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.All About Love, Communion by bell hooks.Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers.Bomb the Suburbs, No More Prisons by Billy Wimsatt.Nickle and Dimed, Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich....The Alchemist, The Amateur Marriage, Whores and other Feminists...99 Critical Shots in Pool....

Heroes:

Articulate, funny, inspiring people. People who make music. People who help others. People who can remain gentle and compassionate despite their struggles. Mothers. Healers. Teachers.

My Blog

School Shmool

As the summer comes to a desperate and pleading close,  the weight of what is to be my final year of graduate school is bearing down on me. Actually, this morning he kicked my front door in and r...
Posted by Gina on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:44:00 PST

To my friends

Did I tell you guys that I love you yet today? Well, I do. I am blessed with some of the most dynamic, fun, intellectual, crude, & musical friends. Don't go getting a big ol' head about it neither...
Posted by Gina on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:49:00 PST

It's time

Today marks the beginning of something special in my life.  I figured that by writing about it I would also be setting an intention for achieving something that is really important to me...sobrie...
Posted by Gina on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:04:00 PST

I heart Michael Moore

From: MICHAEL MOOREDate: 14 Jul 2007, 10:50Saturday, July 14th, 2007An Open Letter to CNN from Michael MooreDear CNN,Well, the week is over -- and still no apo...
Posted by Gina on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:21:00 PST

Summer Preview Weekend

A new standard has been set By mojitos on a rooftop And dirty house breaksThe sun went down on decks And the laughter rose up out of meToo many picturesque momentsAnd stains from spills and trips and ...
Posted by Gina on Thu, 10 May 2007 08:54:00 PST