In my flyness I became da superhero & da sidek profile picture

In my flyness I became da superhero & da sidek

Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

About Me

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Young, gifted, & black. Didn't have to bring sexy back cause it never left me.

My Interests

Writing, concerts or any form of live music, writing, reading, writing, film, writing, stageplays, writing, documentaries, writing, shopping, writing, people watching, writing, walking around Brooklyn on a Saturday afternoon, writing, good food, writing, traveling, writing, playing "what's this from", writing, making people laugh, writing, Scrabble, writing, yapping on the phone, writing, Uno, writing, creating playlists on my iPod, writing, stimulating conversation, writing, wearing really high heels, writing, trying new things, writing, meeting flyy people, and did I mention writing?

I'd like to meet:

WHOEVER SAID, "A women's heart should be so hidden in Christ,that a man should have to seek Him first to find her." LORRI's brain cuz it says stuff like this: "Thank God for slavery, cause now I ain't gotta wait in that long a%# line." --Said after we were urged to get off the ferry at Ellis Island to find our ancestors NKASI's brain cuz it says stuff like this: "I'm glad to hear that you're good. Everything but the love life is in order. but at least you have one to jump start. While yours is just stalled on the side of the road, mine has been jacked. Thieving bastards." KAI's brain cuz it says stuff like this: "If you can possibly live without me, I insist that you do..." DANIEL BEATY's brain cuz it says stuff like this: "Walk like a God, and your Goddess will come to you." --"Emergence-See" now playing at the Public Theater. www.publictheater.org LISA's brain cuz it says stuff like this: "I'd like to give a shout out to God and his son Jesus for not letting it rain on my wedding day." KIELA's brain cause it says stuff like this: "Dreamgirls was good, but it ain't got nothin' on The Wiz!"

Music:

A Tribe Called Quest, Fertile Ground, Talib Kweli, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Mos Def, Lizz Wright, Res, Erykah Badu, Raheem DeVaughn, De La Soul, The Roots, Raphael Saadiq, The Dixie Chicks, T.I., Stevie Wonder, Camp Lo, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Tye Tribett & GA, Floetry, Lenny Kravitz, Jill Scott, Leela James, Goapele, Van Hunt, Lauryn Hill, Avril Lavigne, Les Nubians, Amel Larrieux, Common, Rahsaan Patterson, Nas, Brand New Heavies, Maroon 5, Earth Wind & Fire, Kirk Franklin, Chaka Khan, Gwen Stefani, Sade, Rachelle Farrell, Prince, Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin... basically any good music except heavy metal.

Movies:

He Loves Me He Loves Me Not, The Five Heartbeats, Dirty Pretty Things, Lean On Me, Beaches, Coming to America, Love & Basketball, Love Jones, In the Mood for Love, Kill Bill, Dancing in September, Lackawanna Blues, Akeelah and the Bee, Purple Rain...

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, The Boondocks, Scrubs, House, America's Next Top Model, Everybody Hates Chris, Run's House, Entourage, The Office, all of the Law & Orders, VH1 Soul (all day long), and reruns of my old favorites (Martin, The Cosby Show, 3rd Rock from the Sun, etc.).

Books:

Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall, My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due, The Living Blood by Tananarive Due, Assata by Assata Shakur, Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Na'im Akbar, The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, No Disrespect by Sista Souljah, Native Son by Richard Wright, A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown, and all plays by August Wilson.

Heroes:

GOD and Mommy :-)

My Blog

So you like to write, huh?

"So you like to write, huh?"  It's a question that is asked of me often.  My response is always affirmative.  Whether it is an eager nod or an ode to my love for writing, it is ALWAYS a...
Posted by Make you say Go Brit-Brit and do the whop!! on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:09:00 PST

My Dungeon Shook

This is an excerpt from "My Dungeon Shook:  Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundreth Anniversary of the Emancipation" from James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time."  This is one of my favorite pa...
Posted by Make you say Go Brit-Brit and do the whop!! on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:10:00 PST

Why I respect August Wilson... in his words.

The following article by August Wilson explains why I have such a great respect for him and his work.  As with any artist, or any person for that matter, there are parts of their work t...
Posted by Make you say Go Brit-Brit and do the whop!! on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:12:00 PST

Okay, so I think I just officially became a vegetarian.

Most people know that I don't eat pork, beef, or seafood for various reasons.  So yardbird (chicken and turkey) is pretty much all I have left in the meat/poultry family.  I watched this vid...
Posted by Make you say Go Brit-Brit and do the whop!! on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:40:00 PST

For those of you not fortunate enough to be from Chicago...

So many of my non-Chicago friends have commented on me having the "Superbowl Shuffle" as my profile song.  Many of them don't even know what the "Superbowl Shuffle" is.  Isn't that sad? ...
Posted by Make you say Go Brit-Brit and do the whop!! on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:11:00 PST

Natural Hair in the Summertime

My hair looks CRAZY.  My hair has been natural for a few years now, and usually to avoid the hassle of trying to make it look at least somewhat civil and to maintain said civility, I just get it ...
Posted by Make you say Go Brit-Brit and do the whop!! on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:59:00 PST

One of the best concerts ever!!

Okay, so those of you who know me know that I'm a concert/live music head.  I have seen darn near everybody on the stage.  So last night my friend Camille and I went to the Roots/Mos Def/Ery...
Posted by Make you say Go Brit-Brit and do the whop!! on Sat, 20 May 2006 02:02:00 PST