chanan

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Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation art professor at gwu
Location washington, dc, United States
Introduction i am a vegan and an artist currently pursuing my mfa at gwu in dc. i moved to the city from my heart/home, bmore, in august of 2008 for my MFA but feel like i will hang around a while after i graduate in may 2010.
Interests interested in the lame, the boring, the unique, and less-talented. interested in making goals larger than i can attain. interested in the bass and the movement. interested in the stuff that other people walk right by. interested in making every day worthwhile. interested in figuring out why i'm really here. interested in you.
Favorite Movies new york minute...duh...love the olsens AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH--you have to see it; it's true! I really like movies that make me think or are based on actual events. documentaries are always great...city of god is a great example.
Favorite Music anything....somethin i can sit and listen to the words and relate to or respect the beat, but i cant stand those really horrible boy bands that sound like they are wining when they sing...awful but I love me some: aTmoSPherE LoVe LifE, ant, cope, styles p, eyedeas & abilities, the ting tings, asher roth-before he got signed, aesop, consequence, cage, lupe, alice smith, duffy, amy winehouse, mia, lykee li, wu tang clan, necro, brother ali, the roots, mf doom, rakim, billy joel, elton john, freeway, living legends, kanye west, young jeezy, lil wayne, common, talib kweli, jadakiss, q-tip, naughty by nature, a tribe called quest, santana, rza, gza, raekwon, ghostface killah, cake, corrine bailey rae, marvin gaye, jefferson airplane, clipse, funkmaster flex, dr. dre, curtis mayfield, janis joplin, pharell, mobb deep, juelz santana, andre 3000, ghostland observatory, nas, bob marley, t.i., tina turner, mos def, the doors, obie trice, ray charles, frank sinatra, immortal technique, gladys knight and the pips, jay-z, otis redding, the mamas and the papas, james brown, cypress hill, sam cooke, gym class, dilated peoples, scarface, slum village, carlos santana, jimmy hendrix, dj clue, outkast, eminem, run dmc, sage francis, electric six, the rolling stones, murs, biggie, death cab, jay electronica, the breeders, joan jett, kid cudi, lost boys, educated consumers, tv on the radio, people under the stairs, apathy, rjd2, pac div, yeah yeah yeahs, jedi mind tricks, de la soul, bloc party....
Favorite Books JD Salenger "Catcher in the Rye" Ishmael Baeh "A Long Way Gone" memoirs of a boy soldier Chinua Achebe "Things Fall Apart" David Sedaris anything and all of his work Michael Pollan anything and all of his work Jack Kerouac anything and all of his work Jeanette Winterson "The Passion" "Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun" Geoffrey Canada "Vegan Freak: Being vegan in a non-vegan world" by Bob and Jenna Torres Herbivore, Juxtapoz, VegLife magazines Graphic Novels-Persepolis, Maus, V, Palestine, Watchman Taschen-published anything

You're wearing a sweater that stretches down to your feet. What color belt do you put on?

black...black belts make everything look great.