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Shia

if you're not going to dance, why even get out of your seat?

About Me

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i hate bios. so, in this moment, i am going to go with that. this is my anti-bio. really... this is neither an attempt at cynicism nor a temperamentally artistic moment. this is really just my desire to be a part of this community without trying to (1) impress the unimpressible "yous" or (2) validate myself with dropped names and deliberate tellings of my accolades and accomplishments. who i have been and who i am now are only glimpses of who i pray to become, and, in some spaces on the timeline of my life, who i hope i will never have to be again. (hopefully those lessons were learned well enough.) i am a work-in-progress and i am grateful for this time/space/journey. i am a lover of people, of words, of fine dark chocolate. nuff said... (Allahu Akbar!)

My Interests

all things progressive

I'd like to meet:

Gandhi, Khalil Gibran, Mother Teresa, and any other architect of peace and love in the world, living or not.

Music:

stevie wonder; prince; michael jackson; donnie hathaway; lalah hathaway; nina simone; roberta flack; india.arie; george benson; rahsaan patterson; will downing; raul midon; frank mccomb; maysa; james ingram; anita baker; musiq; india.arie; oleta adams; fugees; maroon 5; ben harper & the innocent criminals; common; eric benet; mint condition; legally blynd; john mayer...

Movies:

fame; akeelah and the bee; love jones; crash; monsoon wedding; sparkle; school daze; boomerang; slam; imitation of life; love and basketball

Television:

i don't watch much tv but when i do, i'll usually opt for HEROES; house; american idol; inside the actor's studio (bravo); in living color (reruns on BET); anything hgtv

Books:

being black: zen and the art of living in fearlessness and grace; as a man thinketh; your blues ain't like mine; the four agreements; life of pi; caucasia; letters to a young poet

Heroes:

people who manage to love in spite of it all

My Blog

Yay! I'm writing again!

this is an excellent life.i am grateful for all of the opportunities to witness/participate/journey and find that it's all love anywayadmittedly, i've been running from this space like a debtor from a...
Posted by Shia on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:01:00 PST

WRITING WORKSHOPS WORTH ATTENDING!!!

NOTE: Class sizes are limited to 20. For more information and details, go to... http://www.writersleague.org/workshops.htm POETRY WORKSHOP: WRITING A PATH TO TRUTH with Amanda Johnston Saturday, Febru...
Posted by Shia on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:38:00 PST

To Dos and More To Dos

few weeks have been as busy as this one promises to be.  we're just outta monday and i'm taking a deep breath for tuesday.  i think i may have said yes too many times this week because, on t...
Posted by Shia on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:09:00 PST

The Surreal Life in Austin

first, let me say that i know i need to invest in a digital camera.  (donations are accepted.)  it's hard to capture all of the goings on without pictorial representations but i will beg/bum...
Posted by Shia on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:42:00 PST

beauty

if you do not find beauty in every person you encounter, don't pity them, pity yourself. that's it for now... shia
Posted by Shia on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:11:00 PST

back from cave canem's 10th anniversary celebration in nyc

coffee... check. english muffin... check. memories... check!my flight left new york's jfk airport at 7:55am yesterday, though i had been up, packing and traveling to the airport since 5am. i landed i...
Posted by Shia on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:31:00 PST

(re)birthday

--> -->i'm back though a bit out of sorts...i haven't written a poem in weeks, maybe months by now. (i wanna be ric williams when i grow up. he writes daily.) my horoscope keeps saying something bril...
Posted by Shia on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:28:00 PST

Birthday Gift from my Son

the message below was left as a surprise for me on my computer screen by my 7-year-old son, on the morning of my birthday (October 1st).  he is an amazing artist, mathematician and ...
Posted by Shia on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:05:00 PST

Ramadan Mubarak!

Ramadan Mubarak! if you have never noticed how much of our lives revolve around what we eat or what we are not eating... fast. i was sick the first few days of Ramadan so today was my first successful...
Posted by Shia on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:57:00 PST

broken wings and pixie dust

so i always thought i'd be the kind of parent who lived in absolute truth with my children.  well, obviously protecting them with only age appropriate info.  but i mean, no santa claus or Ea...
Posted by Shia on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:21:00 PST