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About Me

I am looking to perfect my crafts far beyond the constraints of commericialized Hollywood writing. I think people have a tainted view of what "good art" is, especially considering it's easier to sell ideas that don't require people to think. I hope to promote a generation of activists through my literature, theoretical papers, poetry, and screenplays. Currently I'm working on a television series entitled "Jassy." It's a representation of my city. IT'S ALL ABOUT CHI-TOWN BABY!!I am planning to study the African Diaspora in Ghana my Senior year of college. My goal is to unify blacks across the globe by contextualizing our different cultural experiences and how we somehow merge together due to a universal urgency to fight against dominant power structures-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------A DIVA. Born in the 80's with a soul from the 70's. Embracing the 90's because of its magic. Hoping to document the history of the 2000's for the child who can only remember chasing after the icecream truck------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------That's all for now folks. I'm still a growing lady so I may discover more about myself as time progresses. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me.and
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My Interests

Poetry for The Stage and Page, African Diasporic Studies, Womanism, 90's Music Videos, MEN WITH PASSION, laughing, Being a kick ass theater and literary CRITIC, Television, Arlene Casimir, Carribean food, Black literature, Dancing, Chunky Monkey Icecream, Fashion, MY HAIR, Screenwriting, Romance, CHICAGO, New York City, Dying in San Francisco, Victoria's Secret, and MY MOTHER who put the rhythm in my hips and taught me to dance to the music of the 70's. Check out the video below. This is Patricia Smith, one of my first inspirations when I entered the Slam scene. She is PHENOMENAL!!!

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet my role models when they were kids.

Music:

I love R&B, Rap, and Reggae. Actually any music that catches my attention is what I like. I especially like old school R&B like Deniece William's "Silly of Me," Teena Marie and Rick James's "Fire and Desire" and Womack&Womack's "Baby I'm Scared of You." I also love NEW EDITION, Erykah Badu, Musiq Soulchild, Dionne Warwick,the Temptations, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, and so many more! Oh yeah...FOXY BROWN is a BAD BITCH!!!

Movies:

American Beauty, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Yo Juice in da Hood, Martin Lawrence's stand up comedy YOU SO CRAZY, Set It Off, The Temptations, What's Love Got to Do With It, and Unfaithful. There are so many more movies I love and sooo many more that I haven't seen.

Television:

GIRLFRIENDS!!!!!!! Goodtimes! Martin! In-Living Color! Roseanne! The Fresh Prince!! Boy Meets World!!! Family Matters!!! The Cosby's!!!!!! Dawson's Creek!!! Check out this video by Floetry. This is one of my favorite songs by them!

Books:

The Street, Black Sexual Politics, Possessing the Secret of Joy, The Third Life of Grange Copeland, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?,Rock My Soul, Go Tell it on the Mountain, The Bluest Eye, and although complex (Beloved and Jazz). A couple of more readings of the last two novels, and I may notice even more of Morrison's crazy plots...Can they fuck with it Arlene?? Hmmm, not Really..lol

Heroes:

Lachina Monique Carter...AKA CHYNA DAHL, my artistc, gorgeous, hard-working, intelligent,GOOFY BEYOND MEASURES sister who has supported me in every capacity on my journey toward womanhood. TARA BETTS, my mentor who has always pushed me to excel by offering great reading lists, urging me to continue writing, and making sure that I am exposed to the outside world!Other heroes (in no particular order) would include:Charles Chambers, Arlene Casimir,David McLendon, Jeremy Menefee, Komozi Woodard, Chikwenye Ogunyemi, and Jack Cox. Love you all VERY MUCH!!! Your support has been TREMENDOUS!!

My Blog

Stress

Myspace Status: Stressed the Fuck out!!! A random guy on myspace once asked me why I post blogs. I told him it was my way to expose a few things that have been on my mind considering I typica...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:01:00 PST

Sarah Lawrence Discussion: Nas & Kelis vs. Jay Z & Beyonce

Okay party people! I'm going to start doing more entertaining things with my blogs and it will start today with this one.Recently, some friends and I tuned in to a clip of Nas and Kelis at the Grammy'...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:19:00 PST

The Friendship that Keeps Giving

To: ArleneFrom: Ciara..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Dear Friend:The strength of our friendship has developed over the years without much effort. It was natur...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:16:00 PST

THE POETRY COMPETITION!!! (RECAP)

I was born and raised on the West Side of Chicago and I gained a lot of recognition as a poet in my hometown throughout my teenage years, so of course, it meant the world to me to compete at a poetry ...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:38:00 PST

The Blog to Start the New Year!!!

Happy New Year to everyone!!! Hope 2008 brings forth many wonderful surprises for you all! I must start by saying that I wasn't too excited about the New Year. I was wondering why fresh beginnin...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:05:00 PST

Love is a Science/And the Cohesiveness of this Blog is a Mystery

Love is a science. Scientific discoveries are typically employed by the elite. Those who live under its guidelines can only model what these upper-class citizens claim to be the way of life without es...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:22:00 PST

The Collective (A Blog I forgot to Post)

Okay, so a lot of action is taking place in my life and I find it only natural to write about it. I'm really at a pleasant stage in my life. It's sickening. I feel like I'm at that stage right before ...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:54:00 PST

BEST WEEKEND EVER!!!!!!!!!

Recap: I don't even know if I have the words to articulate how beautiful my weekend was! It was utterly FASCINATING! Lately I've been consumed by my own thoughts, just recapping the lovely wo...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:31:00 PST

UPDATE!

Update: ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Okay, so I haven't written a blog in a while. I guess this is partially due to the fact that I've been flowing w...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:56:00 PST

Poetry, Zodiac Signs, and MEN

This is another blog that will shortly be erased. I guess this will provide updates and discuss personal business. Well, first and foremost, I'm back in the game of words. It is such a sensation to kn...
Posted by C.D. Miller on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:52:00 PST