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Adwoa

Back! and Better than EVER!

About Me

30-something rock star aspiring for fame. (Ick did I really just use the term "30-something"?) Love good food, good beer, and outstanding intellectual stimulation. Techy with a sense of humor that ranges from goofy to biting. Hopeful romantic with a big heart. Enjoy the simple and finer things in life...in fact, KNOW that they are often one in the same.

My Interests

Music creation, performance and appreciation. Reading. Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fiction. Social Justice issues, politics and alternative spiritualities. I am the guitar that I play:
HASH(0x841d414)

What guitar are you?
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Brian.. yes i know theres a typo...

Which Family Guy Character Are you?
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I'd like to meet:

Other musicians, artists, actors, creatives DOING THE DAMNED THING. Queers of all shapes and sizes. Tattoo artists in need of new canvas. Caffeine addicts. Wine and beer makers. Models. RUNNERS!

Music:

Anything that has soul...any kind of soul...funk, soul, gospel, rock, country...folk...MeShell, Prince, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Maroon 5, Jamiroquai, Dionne Farris, David Ryan Harris, Terrence Trent D'Arby, Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone, The Family Stand, Sandra St. Victor, Parliament Funkadelic, Fishbone, 24-7 Spyz, Jeff Buckley, Queen, Violent Femmes, The Clash (get the picture?). OKTBRWRLD -One of the Sexxiest bands outta DC!

Movies:

LOTR, Apocalypse Now, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Office Space, This is Spinal Tap. American Splendor, Stranger Inside

Television:


Dating & Relationship Advice
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Books:

Ayi Kwei Armah and Octavia Butler are all time faves...sci-fi and fantasy fiction. Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel trilogy.

Heroes:

The women folk of my clan, Audre Lord, Nina Simone, James Baldwin, all those who dare to fly in the face of convention with the aim of improving the lives of their peeps.

My Blog

Update: Alt. Title: Where the Hell I Been?

I am sure I don't have even the vaguest idea of when I last posted something...Where have I been?Looking for a new job, which I found and started last week (with a few days off to vegetate). Turning 3...
Posted by Adwoa on Thu, 03 May 2007 06:14:00 PST

My Celebrity Look-alikes

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Posted by Adwoa on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:50:00 PST

The Elephant in the Room (More Michael Richards commentary)

There is still alot of discussion about Michael Richards tirade, his bullshit apology and now the possibility of the young man involved seeking financial compensation. There is so much about this cra...
Posted by Adwoa on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:05:00 PST

Trot for Hunger - First Race and First Turkey

Wow.. I FINALLY get to write a race report.I participated in a 5k for a local charity. I ran my first 5k, my parner walked her first 5k. And we raised GREAT money for a GREAT organization in the DC ar...
Posted by Adwoa on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:46:00 PST

thoughts on racism

Here I is..   I DESPISE the idea that black people cannot be racist. It's bullshit. It's short sighted. It serves only to continue to empower the mechanisms of oppression which are still in ful...
Posted by Adwoa on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:34:00 PST

Um and oh yeah

Just because I did not grab onto and run with your pedestrian reaction to an icon does not mean that I did not understand it, its significance or its history.. it just means that I refuse to have a kn...
Posted by Adwoa on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:01:00 PST

It Don't Mean

That I love you any lessOr that I never want to see you againIt means what it saysI am emotionally exhausted and need some room to RESTNothing more... nothing less.Think of it as my just taking a nap ...
Posted by Adwoa on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:30:00 PST

Choices

Almost 20 years ago, I had the rude awakening to the fact that my dysfunctional family was stuck in a cycle that I could choose to step out of. It means that I live miles away from them. It means th...
Posted by Adwoa on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:16:00 PST

FREE SMOKE... I MEAN SMOKE FREE

Hmmm.. there REALLY should be a health and fitness Category on Myspace. Not all of us are 19 and able to abuse our bodies without care... (Not that ALL 19 years old do.. yeah...uh huh)Anyway.. I have...
Posted by Adwoa on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:28:00 PST

Home Vacation Rules (for the uninitiated)

I am sure there are others out ther who are like me.. you have some vacation time but don't really have the means or the energy to travel so.. you plan a home vacation.the bonuses of home vacating are...
Posted by Adwoa on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:36:00 PST