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Ruby

just be nice to me

About Me


I’m a poet, performer, and arts educator. I could almost swear that sometimes I’ve got a case of hyperempathy, but luckily, writing appeases that. I’ve learned to embrace growth, however painful. I’m hopeful for change. I’m consistently growing into the person I want to be. I’m a constant day dreamer and eternal romantic, and sometimes, it annoys the hell out of me. I thrive in places where creativity sprouts. I like being near water. I like overlooking the view from the stage in an empty theater. I like to laugh a lot, read a book that makes me feel an urgency to write too, be on stage with iLL-Literacy, and having good shows. I like to run. I like to dance. I’ve only gone surfing twice, but I’ve already learned that I love it. I can be a compulsive reader. I love going on job interviews. I don’t have much tolerance for unreasonably rude people. Always want to move, do something. I know that spiritual evolution is constant, and so is the process of healing. I want to be happy. I want to see God in me. I want to connect.
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My Interests

poets. ILL-LITERACY. arts. music. the early 90's. living in London. remembering and craving Paris. soymeat. conversations that leave me feeling hopeful. traveling. serendipitous connections. independent clothing (COCOA!).magazines with fabulous fashion editorials. FOOD! dancing. subway rides. culture. tofu. playing. potatoes.pretending like i hate love.

I'd like to meet:


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backstage with sista glenda!!Andre Benjamin.Will Smith doubles. goofballs and laughing addicts--FUNNY ass people who can giggle more than me
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Music:

DAHLAK BRATHWAITE.Stevie Wonder.Alicia Keys. Les Nubians. Erykah Badu. Lauryn Hill. Amel Larrieux. Mary J. Blige. Sade. Esthero. Beyonce =).Mos Def. Outkast. some of Lil Wayne. Kanye West. Common. Kweli. Jay-Z. Earth, Wind, & Fire. Coltrane. Ellington. Miles Davis. Amy Winehouse. Zap Mama. Coldplay. Jack Johnson. John Legend. Al Green. Bob Marley. Late night Quiet Storm mixes. Island music. All the likes. And hyphy music of course.

Movies:

Fade to Black. Block Party. Brown Sugar. Hitch. Slam. Amelie. And romantic comedies of all sorts =)

Television:

GREY'S ANATOMY. Arrested Development!!!, family guy, vh1 Soul, fresh prince of bel-air, ghostwriter!

Books:

The Alchemist (Paolo Coelho). Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler). The Broken Wings (Khalil Gibran).Letters to a Young Poet (Rainer Marie Rilke). Temperature of this Water (Ishle Yi Park). If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin). Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Dream Jungle (Jessica Hagerdorn). When the Elephants dance (Tess Uriza Hoethe). Harry Potter! (my mom even bought me the bedsheets. :D)

Heroes:

mama and papa. ill-literate poets. tupac shakur