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Shy

standin' on my own two...

About Me

workin on a master plan...

SO complex, i luv a crowd almost as much as i luv a good poem or an intelligent convo. multi-faceted... i love: MUSIC! wyldin and enjoyin lyfe as much as possible while im still young (though i suspect i'll be doin it til im good and old), quality leather handbags, Latino culture and the Spanish language, the peace God gives me, nice eyebrows, pouring out my soul through song, fresh doobies with tha layers LAID, the arts, goin' against tha grain, profound thought, well-made pumps (this gets rather expensive), insight, a vintage or preppy look, beautiful cinematography and photography, HONESTY, genuine people, doin personal things on tha clock, losing track of time with somebody you LOVE, class, nonchalance, striving, witty sarcasm, BLACK ppl, North Face, conscious thought, pictures, poignant pieces, fruity drinks, being heard, dancing, READING, poetry and the art of spoken word, sHoPpInG (we all have our vices), educating black youth (i teach for a living),pressing tha "ignore" button on tha phone, squelching ignorance, laughing, calling out "coonery" of all kinds, studying to further my knowledge, bringin ppl back to reality (my favorite pastime)...not afraid to speak my mind... u luv it.some pics of me and my closest friends...

My Interests

sendin ignorant ppl packin', being a free spirit, hip-hop/r&b, the arts, politics, writing, poetry, readin a good book, can't live without music, law and order marathons, deep thinking, conscious rap, all things neo-soul

I'd like to meet:

you, if you can better me as a person

Music:

hip hop, contemporary gospel, conscious rap, neo-soul, most underground/indie, alternative when its deep, LITTLE BROTHER-reeeeal heavy (reppin NC), Nas, Talib, Mos, Roots, Musiq Soulchild, Common, Tupac, Jill Scott

Movies:

color purple,goodfellas, antwoine fisher, any movie with denzel in it, devil's advocate, imitation of life, good will hunting

Television:

law and order- all day!

Books:

collected works of Langston Hughes, NIV version of tha bible, finding fish (antwoine fisher story), she's come undone, books that teach me about my culture

Heroes:

anybody who has championed the cause of black ppl and bettering their predicaments all over the world