Traveling the world. Pub crawling on the Lower East Side. Dancing until my hair is dripping wet. Mindless and unnecessary information US Weekly provides. Cuddling. Dark Chocolate. Dark Skin. Vintage Pumps. Art from around the globe. Giving massages. Audrey Hepburn. Getting massages. Sushi. Making up super corny rap names. A good red wine. Philadelphia pretzels (especially the middle). Yellow Tulips. Making Out. Cooking. Taking showers in the dark. Kanoodling. Raspberries. Raiding my grandmother's jewelry. Thai Food. Cafes with wireless internet and good chai lattes. Picnics in Fort Greene park. Roadtrips with more than two people. Walking around LA and getting lost. Bar-b-ques in the wintertime. Any and every beach. Sleeping next to someone I love...
I'd like to meet:
My older sister Mia (hopefully God is taking good care of her). My niece, the day she leaves for college. Nicole Richie's baby. The person I am going to marry. People who appreciate a well-made stiletto....and a well-made martini. Anyone who can make me forget I am an insomniac and rub my hair until I fall asleep...
Music:
Simon & Garfunkel. Lupe Fiasco. Michael Jackson and Ms. Janet if you nasty. Morris Day. Natalie Cole. Billie Holiday. Stevie Nicks. My niece singing twinkle twinkle little star. Sneaker Pimps. Edith Piaf. Bat For Lashes. Sade. N.E.R.D. Teena Marie. Madonna. Nina Simone. Mostly everything from the 80's. Estelle. Goapele. Kelis. Prince. Prince. Prince. Donny Hathaway. Esthero. Lauryn Hill before she went crazy. Anything Afro-Latin. Old Motown. Amel Larieux. India Arie. Brazilian Girls. Spankrock. Any up and comin' artists who remind us music is fun (i can say The '87 stick up kids). Amanda Blank. All the 90's get da drawls music. Amy Winehouse. Mr. Miles Davis. The Bangles. Cyndi Lauper. Louis Armstrong. How can I forget Stevie Wonderful? Nicola Conte. Flaming Lips. Hall & Oates. Portishead. Anita Baker. My daddy's singing voice messages... width="425" height="350">.. .. ..>
Movies:
City of God. La Vie En Rose. Paris je' taime. Little Miss Sunshine. The Color Purple. Blood Diamond. About A Boy. Capote. Beyond The Valley of The Dolls. Love Actually. The Wiz. The Wizard of OZ. The Constant Gardner. Fame. Death At A Funeral. Lost In Translation. Sideways. The Sweetest Thing. Breakfast At Tiffany's. Hotel Rwanda (Don Cheadle is so underappreciated). most Spike Lee joints. Love Jones. Carmen Jones. Imitation of Life. For Your Consideration. I could go on and on.....
Television:
I am a reality T.V slut. The cheesier and more ridiculous the better. I almost wet my pants when I found out Sex and the City was cancelled. The Boondocks (slight crush on Aaron McGruder). I have a quiet obsession with the Food Network and an obvious obsession with the L word, tune in every week to Weeds and still laugh my ass off at the Cosby show and a Different World. Oh and 30 rock (Tina Fey...need I say more?)
Books:
Their Eyes Were Watching God (I have read about about 27 million times). Succulent Wild Woman (my favorite). The Short Guide to a Happy Life. Oh The Places You'll Go by dr. seuss. Middlesex. What Remains. Anything by Hafiz....anything. The Alchemist. A Million Little Pieces. The Color Purple. Possessing the Secret of Joy. Like Water For Chocolate. Shopgirl. Invisible Man (go head and say something Chanty). The Secret Life of Bees. My Friend Leonard. The Devil Wears Prada. Song of Solomon. Stupid White Men. Running With Scissors. Dry. Bailey's Cafe. Linden Hills. Memoirs of A Geisha. My novel in progress....
Heroes:
Any and all who have figured out how to sleep soundly through the storm...
