music in all its manifestations, dance, movement, capoeira, writing/poetry, photography, piercings, meditation, reading, long walks in the park, the ocean, laughing at nothing, social theory, swimming, deaf culture, scrabble, intelligent discussions, good food...cooking AND eating it, veganism (even tho i'm not a vegan no' mo'), conscious living, general queerness, verbal alchemy, communing with fellow nerds
I'd like to meet:
above all, genuine, open, honest folks. kids of all ages that are into good, clean fun. danceaholix. people who know how to be serious without taking life too seriously. women that respect their inner goddess. men who know how to be manly without being macho. summerbunnies. people of all genders who know how to lead salsa... or ballroom. sweethearts. beach addicts. orisababies. anyone who appreciates a good deep house groove (and moreover, can't sit still when they hear one). someone who'll teach me something new. gentle souls that can show me something old. creative spirits. brooklynites. gluten-free sympathizers. capoeiristas. jerseygirls. people who understand the rules of grammar (and break them on purpose). sun worshippers. other ecclectic, nerdy brown folks. people who aren't afraid to grow. anyone that doesn't accept the status quo.
Music:
i lust for vinyl. snap, crackle, pop... not the cereal. it's that needle-in-groove fit/spin/sound that urges me outta my seat. the roots, donny hathaway, stevie, jill scott, erykah badu, lauryn, bjork, portishead, monica mcintyre, gil scott heron, rachelle ferrell, masters at work, pink floyd, doria roberts, james taylor, santana, ani difranco, korn, tool, miles, coltrane, fela kuti, sonji, willie nelson, 4 hero, jazz, deep house, latin, low-fi, classic soul, neo-soul... the list could be ten miles long! i dig any sound that connects me with something grander than just the self. it could be your grandmama bangin on a pot with a spoon and sangin nursery rhymes, or ol' farmer jay whistlin jimmy cracked corn... so long as it's got SOUL. when you're a musician, it's like being married to music, no matter the source. and this, my friends, is just the tip of the iceberg...
Movies:
the color purple, FIRE, immitation of life, cidade de deus, bamboozled, children of a lesser g-d, brown sugar, THE WIZ!, the golden child (viva the 80s!), howard the duck, oldboy, bound, willie wonka, napoleon dynomite, melinda and melinda, anything david lynch, the matrix, half baked, queen of the damned, hide and seek. in a nutshell: move me, scare me, make me think, turn me on.
Television:
ok... so i *finally* own a tv, but it's basically by default (i.e. my roommate left it to me when she moved out). but usually the only things worth watching come on PBS, or the learning channel. and i won't front... i got MAD love for the boondocks, ATHF and family guy. now THAT's quality tv!
Books:
when you don't do TV, this list gets long... too long to include all the faves. but just for a taste: ANYTHING that makes me think, learn, or grow; zen wisdom; anything by angela davis, octavia butler or cornell west; 5th born; anything dan brown or anne rice (altho i have yet to read the sleeping beauty trilogy); the salt eaters; shake loose my skin; the g-d of small things; nervous conditions; for colored girls...
