yes--
a
n
eclectic mix, 
i know, but i can
only be me!
open your mind
before going
any further :-)

xoxo

faves

BOOKS: FICTION

Beloved

Mama Day

A Love Noire

A Hip Hop Story

The Devil Wore Prada

The Great Gatsby

Invisible Man

If Beale Street Could Talk

Good in Bed

Everyone Worth Knowing

In Her Shoes

William Shakespeare


BOOKS: NON FICTION

Ask & It Is Given

Manifest Your Destiny

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

365 Goddess

The Journals of Dan Eldon

The Tipping Point

Manifesta

Anything by Iyanla Vanzant or SARK

Skin Deep, Spirit Strong


MOVIES

Love Jones

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Sankofa

School Daze

Clueless

Anything Hitchcock

Wizard of Oz

Godfather

Sunset Boulevard

Clockwork Orange

Black Orpheus

City of God

Quick Change

Bridget Jones’ Diary

Chicago

Romeo + Juliet


DOCS

What I Want My Words to Do to You

Fade to Black

Eh Mina Cara

When the Levees Broke

Four Little Girls

Jazz

An Inconvenient Truth

Fahrenheit 911

The Secret


MUSIC

Erykah Badu

Alicia Keys

Lina

Corrine Bailey Ray

Beyoncé

Lenny Kravitz

Bob Marley

Jimi Hendrix

Nas

Rakim

Jay-Z

Al Green

Queen Latifah


MAGAZINES

Essence

Vibe Vixen

Glamour

Vanity Fair

Bitch

Bust

Teen Vogue

Dwell


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    SURVEY SAYS
    Here are some fun questions sent to me by a friend.  Copy them and send to your friends with your answers. 


    SURVEY SAYS
    Here are some fun questions sent to me by a friend.  Copy them and send to your friends with your answers. 

    1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
    for my middle name i was named after my aunt wendy, who my ex hypothesizes is my real mother in a secret family coverup since i look more like her than my parents.  my parents argue over which one of them named me abiola, an incredibly common name in guyana.

    2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
    an oprah rerun about an aids clinic in south africa where people were not being treated for aids because they lack the money to buy the proper medications.
       
    3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
    usually- although i often can't read some of it!

    4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
     
    the only lunch meat i've had is turkey.

    5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
    no.  however, i do have an imaginary nanny.

    6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
    absolutely!
     
    7. DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT?
    sometimes.  i have my moods.

    8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
    Yes, along with my wisdom teeth and galbladder.

    9. WOULD YOU BUNGY JUMP?    
    nope.my life has enough risk.  i have zero desire to do so.
      
    10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
    my parents didn't allow us to have sugar cereals ever as a kid.  so when i got my first apartment i got toally into fruit loops and frosted flakes.  now that i understand that as with many things they were right, it's honey bunches of oats.  (what my parents don't know is we just used to heap tons of sugar into the corn flakes or toal!)

    11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
    no.

    12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
    absolutely!

    13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
    anything with cookie dough!

    14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
    smile or lack thereof and attitude/energy.

    15. RED OR PINK?
    pink, but incidentally red and pink together are the vday colors.

    16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
    i dunno. i guess my inattentiveness to my hands.  ?? :-)

    17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST
    my aunt silvy aka ruby dee

    18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
    sure, why not. don't feel pressed though! :-)

    19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
     
    black house shorts and bare feet-- i hate pants.

    20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
    curry chicken.

    21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
    someone's car playing new edition's every little step i take.  or maybe it was bobby brown or bbd. 

    22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
    a cool multicolorful, multi blended one...

    23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
    fresh cut grass, caramel, amber...

    24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
    my ex.

    25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
    um, she's okayyyy... :-) there's that sarcasm one! yes-absolutely!!

    26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
    awards red carpet pre-shows

    27. HAIR COLOR?
    black.

    28. EYE COLOR?
    brown.

    29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
    yup. since i was 12.

    30. FAVORITE FOOD
    french fries, but now that totally made me hungry so i hope that the quiz doesn't last much longer...

    31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
    happy endings.

    32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
    last king of scotland.

    33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
    white tee.

    34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
    summer.
    35. HUGS OR KISSES?
     
    xoxoxoxoxo
     
    36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
    oreos

    37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?

    38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND
    the artist formerly known as myself

    39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
    dan eldon & courtney love's journals- what?!

    40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
    a xerox of a hundred dollar bill and a photo of me with the 2 other women from my play goddess city.

    41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
    roots was on while i was redesigning my website.

    42. FAVORITE SOUND?
    a guyanese accent.

    43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
    bob marley.

    44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
    nigeria.

    45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
    yes.

    46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
    brookyln.

    47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
    yours.

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    This is my fave photo of myself!
    photo by T'rah Holliday Veal

    fight songs
    chosen by you

         Lina - Fly

    • Fly
      Lina: The Inner Beauty Movement

    • Hillary Duff - I Am

      I Am
      Hillary Duff: Transcendence

    • Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out

      I'm Coming Out
      Diana Ross: The #1's

    • Jaimie O'Neal - Brave

      Brave
      Jaimie O'Neal: Brave

    • Christina Aguilera - Fighter

      Fighter
      Christina Aguilera: Stripped

    • raoul midon - Everybody

      Everybody
      raoul midon: State of Mind

    • Skye Sweetnam - Just The Way I am (The Buzz on Maggie Theme Song)

      Just The Way I am (The Buzz on Maggie Theme Song)
      Skye Sweetnam: Noise from the Basement

    • Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child

      Ooh Child
      Five Stairsteps: The First Family of Soul: The Best of the Five Stairsteps

    • Alicia Keys - Unbreakable

      Unbreakable
      Alicia Keys: Unplugged

    • Mariah Carey - Through the Rain

      Through the Rain
      Mariah Carey: The Emancipation of Mimi

    • Mariah Carey - Make It Happen

      Make It Happen
      Mariah Carey: The Emancipation of Mimi

    • Frank Sinatra - New York, New York

      New York, New York
      Frank Sinatra: The Very Best of Frank Sinatra

    • Charles Strouse - Tommorrow - Aileen Quinn/Orphans

      Tommorrow - Aileen Quinn/Orphans
      Charles Strouse: Annie (Original 1982 Motion Picture Soundtrack) [SOUNDTRACK]

    • whitney houston - the greatest love of all

      the greatest love of all
      whitney houston: The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album

    • Madonna - Express Yourself

      Express Yourself
      Madonna: Confessions on a Dance Floor

    • Finale
      Cornell West:
    • Kool & the Gang - Celebrate

      Celebrate
      Kool & the Gang: The Very Best of Kool & the Gang

    • en vogue - Free Your Mind

      Free Your Mind
      en vogue: Funky Divas

    • Destiny's Child - Survivor

      Survivor
      Destiny's Child: Destiny Fulfilled

    • The Gogos. - I don't give a damn about my reputation

      I don't give a damn about my reputation
      The Gogos.: Beauty and the Beat

    • Christina Aguilera - Beautiful

      Beautiful
      Christina Aguilera: Stripped

    • McFadden Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin Us Now

      Ain't No Stoppin Us Now
      McFadden Whitehead: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now: Best of the Pie Years

    • Jill Sobule - Supermodel

      Supermodel
      Jill Sobule: Underdog Victorious

    • Emma Roberts - I Wanna Be

      I Wanna Be
      Emma Roberts: Unfabulous And More: Emma Roberts

    • nas - i can

      i can
      nas: Illmatic

    • phenomenal woman
      maya angelou: Been Found

    • nikki giovanni - ego trippin

      ego trippin
      nikki giovanni: Truth Is on Its Way

    • janet jackson - control

      control
      janet jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996

    • erykah badu - certainly

      certainly
      erykah badu: Baduizm

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best

      Simply The Best
      Tina Turner: All The Best


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