Friends, Activity Partners

Jun 2003

pittsburgh, pa

http://profiles.friendster.com/epiphany7

penn state university (97 - 00), hunter college (02 - 04), rutgers (04 - lordknowswhen)

Rutgers University - New Brunswick, Attended 2004 - Present, Class of , Ph.D., sociology

grad student/professional nerd

music, photography, capoeira, dancing, piercings, meditation, tattoos, houseplants, reading, long walks in the park, cooking, laughing at nothing, deaf culture, scrabble, sexy women who don't take anyone's shit, communing with fellow nerds, swimming, running, working out

zen wisdom, passing, zami, anything by angela davis, octavia butler or cornell west, 5th born (Zina I want my book back!), anne rice/vampire chronicles, fried green tomatoes..., the salt eaters, shake loose my skin, the g-d of small things, nervous conditions

the color purple, FIRE (the best lesbian movie ever made!), immitation of life, bamboozled, children of a lesser g-d, THE WIZ!, the golden child (viva the 80s!), howard the duck, bound, willie wonka, david lynch flix, the matrix, half baked, crash

the roots, donny hathaway, zap mama, lizz wright, stevie, john legend, slum village, blue six, jill scott, erykah badu, zero7, lauryn, bjork, portishead, rachelle ferrell, sonji, pink floyd, doria roberts, james taylor, pamela means, outkast, system of a down, santana, MAW, rage against the machine, audioslave, jamiroquai, ani difranco, miles, coltrane, fela kuti, 4 hero, jazz, deep house, low-fi, lounge, hard rock, soul

i don't own a tv... but i DO make every effort to get down with the following shows: DAVE CHAPPELLE (aka my babydaddy... thank g*d for DVD!), family guy, the boondocks, the simpsons, and anything on pbs, tlc or one of those other nerd channels.

Sagittarius

i'm constantly reminded that each of us is inherently perfect - in spite (and because) of all our divine imperfections, that guilt is poisonous, that fear is pointless, and that worry is toxic. i've made my share of mistakes, but they've all resulted in invaluable lessons for which i'm endlessly thankful. i'm still learning to forgive myself and love myself, no matter the circumstances. i'm learning to be still in the midst of chaos, to go with the flow without being whisked away, to give fully of myself without giving myself away. point blank, i'm growing, i'm striving, and i'm being beautiful in the midst of constant change. change is good.

"the only thing
constant in the world
is change.
that's why, each day
i take life
as it comes."
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p.s. (it's easier to find me on myOTHERspace :)

i'm down to talk with anyone who is, above all, respectful
of the divinity inherent in each of us. i, being an
artsy person myself, like other artsy people. also into:
political queers and the people that love them; girls that play guitar; beautiful people of all genders and hues that can talk social theory, appreciate my proclivities towards the cultivation of inside jokes, and discuss neo-colonial lit at 5am...simultaneously!; nerds/graduate students (they're pretty synonymous); gym bunnies; someone to tutor me in french, hebrew, portugese or japanese; people that know how to REALLY get down in the kitchen!; someone who can put my friendster photos in chronological order according to hairstyle; folks that know ASL; (people that speak parenthetically); someone to finance (or at minimum, tolerate) my addiction to purses and shoes; anyone that doesn't accept the status quo