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About Me

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
~Marianne Williamson~
"This above all: to thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." -Shakespeare-Hamlet

My Interests

Fewer than one in five of the millions of Africans in need of antiretroviral treatment are receiving it. Many millions are not even receiving treatment for opportunistic infections. These figures reflect the world's continuing failure, despite the progress of recent years, to mount a response that matches the scale and severity of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

nine million faces. nine million names. nine million stories. nine million children are refugees right now. Help them play, let them learn.

I'd like to meet:

broad sense: free-spirited, down-to-earth, open-minded, compassionate, artsy, political folks who believe in something greater than self and live their lives with their eyes, minds, and hearts open....

specifically: sexy tomboys who won't mind letting me be the top...hipmamas...biblioheads...women who aren't their hair...dykes without labels...runners...eggplant lovers...Virgos who aren't Virgins...world travelers...those who speak other languages, incl. Ebonics...intellectuals who aren't stiff...dog lovers...soft men...soft women...folks with a sense of humor...dancers...teachers...those who love the written word...New Yorkers...someone to teach me how to swim....

Music:

Movies:

Love, love, love going to the movie house, especially when I'm able to munch on a large bag of unbuttered popcorn. I enjoy political films, Indie films, suspense/thrillers, dramas and some comedies. I don't do love stories, normally, but I am fond of Love and Basketball, Love Jones, and The Notebook.

Television:

Law and Order, Charmed (in syndication), and several reality shows (especially on MTV)

Books:

Prefer fiction when reading, and non-fiction when writing. Enjoy anything by the late Octavia Butler. Spent an entire summer reading only African American authors. Abhor romance novels, incl. the afrocentric genre. Particularly interested in realistic fiction that seeks to provoke thought, emotion and controversy.

Heroes:

"Be who you are and will be learn to cherish that boisterous black angel that brings you up one day, and down another."-Audre Lorde

"Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." -Og Mandino

My Blog

Girly girl ways...or lack thereof

For several months now, I have been contemplating sitting in the chair at the MAC counter for a lesson on applying eye make-up. Yesterday, after my work day ended earlier than I had expected, I ...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:11:00 PST

On Blogging

Why do you blog? To release your emotions, to gain opinions on critical issues, to have others validate your own opinions, to express your creativity, because you love the written word? I ...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:52:00 PST

The First 26

My, oh my...for the sake of brevity, I'll recap my day with a schedule of events: 4:30 AM - Alarm clock went off and I was like, "Damn!" 5:00 AM - Walked outside and noticed that it was raining. 5:00 ...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:53:00 PST

AIDS Marathon Update

Well folks, we are almost there. In fact, I will be running 26.2 miles in beautiful Honolulu in exactly 30 days. Can you believe it? I have been training for this run since June and ...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:01:00 PST

A Matter of Circumstance

Two nights ago, my brother and mother were having a debate about religious views. As of late, this seems to be the norm whenever they are in the same room. Yes, they both profess to follow...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:59:00 PST

On Forgiveness

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." -Lewis B. Smedes I was contemplating the idea of forgiveness just yesterday, as I made plans to share a meal with s...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:28:00 PST

Who are you not to be?

Say what you will about Starbucks, but I give them huge kudos for marketing and distributing Akeelah and the Bee. I actually received free movie passes from Starbucks when the movie was fir...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:16:00 PST

Remember when...

...you were a teenager and in love with that boy/girl? Remember the love letters you'd write? Remember writing the letters with all your favorite love songs substituted for actua...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:55:00 PST

Marathon Training: Weeks 19 & 20

Greetings folks: I am so ready for the training process to be over. This program truly takes over a large portion of your life, and well...I am trying to get my single on and running is interfer...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:20:00 PST

The L Word

I have resisted watching this program for the past couple of years. Actually, I attempted to watch the first episode the night of the premiere, but our cable was not working properly that evenin...
Posted by .:Felicity:. on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:05:00 PST