progressive (not regressive) activiteez, holistic health, acquirin wealth, live showz, dance flo's, polite exchanges, wilin on stages and other left field/outfield cultural excursionz. yes y'allin, prat fallin, hand holdin and hand foldin, guffawin, gigglin, runnin and skippin, nuzzlin and nibblin, chucklin, huddlin, snugglin, cuddlin, befuddlin, discussin, cursin and cussin, kissin, reminiscin, and chargin admission...
Music
including, but not limited to, house, techno, hip hop, disco, funk, rock, soul, r&b, punk, emo, reggae, bootyshake, rollerskatin jams, 80s pop, dope azz mash ups, kitsch w/substance, left field experimental, classical (except Rococo.) all not necessarily in that order. for the most part if it's grimy, it's for me. i need it to hit up my root chakra.
Movies
Spinal Tap and Christopher Guest flix (Guffman, Best in Show, Mighty Wind), Friday, Marx Brothers (genius!), Purple Rain, Tommy Boy, Motorcycle Diaries, Fuckabees!, documentaries out the wazoo!
Television
oops! i broke it!
okay all right, THE OFFICE is muh SHIT!! and here's one of my favorite scenes ever from Curb...
Books
creative nonfiction, self-healing, connecting creativity, autobiographies, historical accounts, sociological examinations, political theory about actual people, feminism, alternative media, articles & essays, dictionaries and thesauri. some favorites: Autobio of Malcolm X, the Artist's Way, You Can Heal Your Life, Native New York, Reviving Ophelia, Adbusters, bell hooks, Alice Walker. any other suggestions?
miss al boogie iz the city; miss al boogie iz the country. miss al boogie luhs da kidz.
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miss al boogie luhs lollygaggin and dilly dallyin.
miss al boogie does NOT ignore the homeless... ...contrary to the paparazzi!
currently working on (not necessarily in this order):
manifestation.
recording this mixtape.
healing and strengthening this leg.
getting back to full on dancing.
basking in love.
fun and troublemaking.
performing often.
being the change i want to see.
making more time for self care.
grrrrrrrr.
the ripple effect.
interdependence.
cooperative living.
Who I'd like to meet: compassionate boombastic fantastic folk and others whose experiences completely differ from mine. i really like people who make me laugh. people who don't mind learning or saying 'my bad.'