Writing. Teaching. Learning to shirk responsibility. churning butter. rollerskating on quads. playin the "who sampled this game". West African Dance. cupcakes from magnolia bakery. smobbing around the lake for hours. fairyland like whoa. downstairs at FAO Schwarz. ridiculous hunts for impossible things in cities i'd like to know better. bus rides and the motivation behind them. dodging creditors. olympic trampolining. speaking to random people. clowning folks who play the "who sampled this" game. jet blue points. guessing your country of origin, family religion, and first language based on your last name. talking at length about the talents of my siblings. malecon y la floridita. holding on like a hubcap in the fast lane.
Someone who three steps his two step, a skill he learned on the court, and parlayed to the parque. A polyglot with an ear for the vernacular my family speaks. Someone patient. Someone astoundingly beautiful when he helps small children learn to read. Someone who knows people. Someone who won't fuck up the rotation: cut to the right, deal to the left, kick a six card kitty.
getback. Rafael "A.D." Casal. NIC. Jay Fab. Daveed Diggs. Eight O'Clock. patsy cline. billie holiday. tuff love. Do DAT. Elefant. Treatunice. Amani. napalm. k-os. james brown. youssou n'dour. daara j. beau sia's freestyles. gameRebellion. tufflove. local1200. unick. amel. goapele. james moody. oe crew and affiliates. dahlak brathwaite. danger and beauty. j. live. stevie wonder. fat freddy's drop. chukwudi hodge. fiona apple. hypnotic. OPTIC. young murph. teedra moses. corrine bailey rae. amy winehouse. naah for real: get back.
nemo. the shawshank redemption. mary poppins. friday after next. coming to america. wet hot american summer. the sea inside. the newest merchant of venice. jason's lyric. the color purple. a bronx tale. the killer. ghost dog. harlem nights. do the right thing. the incredibles. anchorman. offsides. orfeu negro. delicatessen. daughters of the dust. inventos. my girl. like water for chocolate. carmen jones. grindhouse: death proof.
cosby. and the cosby show. er. studio 60. heroes. soul food the series. the west wing. heroes. entourage. recovering tv junkie.
pedagogy of the oppressed. the farming of bones. the dew breaker. kindred by octavia butler. and the parable series. a wrinkle in time. girl fish. omar and his painting exploits. the temple of my familiar. sula. absence in the palm of my hands. ready made real. sister outsider. the satanic verses. the salt eaters.
mike epps. katri foster. marc joseph. james kass. nano. ishle yi park. renee blake. emma. asha veal. hugo chavez. ali. simone crew. maya, my youngest sister, who just said "circle sausages are just mini hamburgers.