longdayzjourney
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | How does one describe oneself? Self-description, I think, is as limiting as it can be self aggrandizing. Am I tall? What is my race? What is my profession? What are my affiliations? What school did I attend? Am I married? Do I have children? What is my religion? How am I politically inclined? I understand the significance of descriptions. They are symbols of legitimacy and tools by which we judge credibility. They fit neatly our four dimensional world, and satisfy our need to classify and categorize. I suppose that we derive some sense of security from this, as we believe that we are better able to filter communication from the source based on our perception of who the source is. Maybe this is a cop-out on my part, but I know that I am constantly changing, constantly evolving, and that descriptions--as useful as we think they may be--fail to reveal who we truly are. As we journey through this universe of language and communication, I hope that you more clearly discover who I am through our exchange in this medium. This is my challenge to you. |
| Interests | Music, travel, language, culture, politics, current events, film, history |
| Favorite movies | Central Station (1998),Death of a Cyclist (1955), Black Orpheus (1959),Soy Cuba (1964), Viridiana (1961), Dark City (1998), Wild Strawberries (1957),The Lives of Others (2006), City of God (2002), No Country for Old Men (2007), Island in the Sun (1957), Life and Debt (2001), U-Turn (1997), Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (1995) |
| Favorite music | Osunlade, Louie Vega, Joe Clausell, Moody Blues, Roy Orbison, Nancy Sinatra, Boogie Monsters, Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Steel Pulse, Siji, Nadirah Shakoor, Boddhi Satva, Afefe Iku, Bebel Gilberto, Victor Davies, Donnie Hathaway, Donnie, 4Hero, Kaidi Tatham, Shaun Escoffery, Shirley Horn, Shirley Bassey,Roy Ayers, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard |
| Favorite books | These are a few of my favorite authors:,Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Crichton, Herman Melville, Stephen Kinzer, Gary Webb, Lenore Terr, Erich Maria Remarque |