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lulubird

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while. -Albert Einstein

About Me

"Tiny hummingbird drinking from one red flower--shakes the entire bush." -Kristine George. i'm pretty sure i'm that hummingbird. photo by ted wong. -- ..This profile was edited with MySpace Profile Editor MySpace Profile Editor

My Interests

creating ART whether it's through music, storytelling, dance, sewing, drawing, healing, staying human, climbing a mountain, bodysurfing, fire performance, martials arts, yoga, traveling...and creating FUN and being HAPPY....why the fuck are we here otherwise....

I'd like to meet:

kind and energetic folks, my grandfather App, Bountou's, Balaky's, and Bolokada's families on the west African coast, and Philippe Petit

Music:

all flavors truly... love afrobeat, west african drumming, jazz, hiphop, blues, bluegrass, etc.--yep...EVERYTHING...right now i'm back into Enter the Haggis, stevie wonder's Innervisions, and i'm ready to hear chloe and leah at bobo's on friday june the 6th...

Movies:

The Dark Crystal(really anything that jim henson did), The Goonies, Dancer in the Dark, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Spirited Away, Milagro Beanfield War

Television:

just got one again. no tv--too country fried where i live for reception. completely happy with that. and the dvd player.

Books:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat, Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems, poetry of Rumi, Regards to the Man on the Moon by Ezra Jack Keats, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy and how did i forget the Secret Life of Bees by sue monk kidd

Heroes:

mumia abu jamal and all the Move folks, everyday people raising consciousness and sharing Love, dr. mlk, jr., edna campos, flat stanley, spirit warriors worldwide

My Blog

yellow electric seed

sedds to plant in your mind to find so your heart will be happier: 1) storyteller Ray Hicks--he died a couple of years ago, but his voice and tales of Jack are recorded and around.  i miss Ray.&n...
Posted by lulubird on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:18:00 PST

ace

it doesn't seem so long ago we argued in blue and red soon after beignets went cold and gris gris done gone by done gone by our dreams and the river still flows, slit full, dark, and dank of a sparkl...
Posted by lulubird on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:11:00 PST

rooftop of the world...

and my dear sister wasfia cannot enter that homeland of Tibet that sits highest.  You see she is a reporter and photographer in the highlands of northern India and many Tibetians are seeking refu...
Posted by lulubird on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:53:00 PST

this morning...

i've been reading a book of helen keller quotations.  it's nice that while i work it's perfectly encouraged to read.  i'm a librarian for all of you that don't know.  so i'd thought it'...
Posted by lulubird on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:13:00 PST

7 minutes

7 minutes and the sun will kiss me.  the radiance i need to heal.  last night on the drive to home i saw my ex driving on the country road twiddlin' his hair like he does.  and i'm real...
Posted by lulubird on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:52:00 PST

high noon

the earth, her strength and sorrow overpower me left in the flood of humanity's mistakes and in a prayful whisper i call to see my guides for protection and fluidity so i make do as i seek to serve ...
Posted by lulubird on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:07:00 PST

ronan mclean

hey yal.... i got someone new in mi familia and mi casa.  his name is ronan mclean, an orange and white lover with green eyes who loves to make biscuits.  hopefully hunt mice as well.  ...
Posted by lulubird on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:15:00 PST

kaboonja

kaboonja is a speciality in clearing things out of your life experience that no longer serves you nor the Higest Good.  and the kaboonja button has long been my friend although i was terrified in...
Posted by lulubird on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:54:00 PST

petals, plaster, and phamily

1. petals open early unaware that the sky's tricks were humanmade forsenthia, quince, and daffofils 2. plaster captures the feline of my face whiskers ready for fire 3. south of the border he leaves...
Posted by lulubird on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:47:00 PST

monkeyin' 'round

today i've been making monkey noises and movements with about 100 kindergarteners.  we also pretended to be tree seedlings and grew to great oaks.  and then we erupted.  volcanoes-vital...
Posted by lulubird on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:26:00 PST