Speculative fiction, The Wire, thoughtful conversation, Truth, spiritual health, playing Wii, wine tasting, the history of religion, symbols and symbolic language, sociology, psychology, neurotheology, humble and friendly people
I'd like to meet:
Inquiring minds low on ego and high on life. Intelligent folks who appreciate soulful music, truth, spiritual balance, possibility, invention, and good company.
Music:
Genuine and Soulful: Dwele, Prince, Amel Larrieux, Devin the Dude, Mos Def, Little Brother, Anthony Hamilton, Scarface, Chaka Khan, The Dap Kings, Andre 3000, Incognito, Ledisi, Liz Wright, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Leelah James, Donnie Hathaway, Martin Luther, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Q-Tip, Snoop Dogg, De La Soul, War, Strange Fruit Project, Foreign Exchange, Slick Rick, Rakim, The Roots, Gnarles Barkley, Masta Ace, Murs, MFDoom, Madlib, Bahamadia, Fertile Ground
Movies:
City of God, Twilight Samurai, 28 Days Later, Carlito's Way, The Five Heartbeats, Occupation 101, The Exodus Decoded, Syriana, Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake, Tokyo Godfathers, Predator, Aliens, King of New York, Coming to America, Sunshine, Return of the Dragon, 13 Monkeys, Red Violin, American Pop, Purple Rain
Television:
The Wire, Independent Lens, Battlestar Galactica (modern version), Friday Night Lights, Kitchen Nightmares, Top Chef, The Contender, Ghost in a Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Sportscenter, Tell Me You Love Me, Heroes, In Treatment, Planet Earth, Todd McFarlane's Spawn, Freaks and Geeks, Band of Brothers, Rome, Deadwood, Samurai Champloo, Ice Road Truckers, Slavery and the Making of America, Desmond Morris' The Human Sexes, nearly anything on the History Channel
Books:
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler), The Living Blood (Tananarive Due), Across the Nightingale Floor (Lian Hearn), Children of the Lion (Jennifer Roberson), Elfquest (Wendy Pini), The Secret Teachings of All The Ages (Prince Hall), Civilization One (Christopher Knight), The Silmarillion (Tolkien), Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (Jack Shaheen), Caucasia (Danzy Senna), The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Poe), the Bible, the Qur'an, Book of Tao
Heroes:
The Brown Hornet, Huey Freeman, Joseph Campbell, Octavia Butler, my parents, Barak Obama, the man who sold George Bush crack
