• own a house on the westside in austin that used to be boarded up.
• open a freedom school on the westside.
• open a small chain of natural beauty supply stores.
• perfect the harmonica.
• rent a 2 bedroom apartment in south shore apartments and use one of the rooms as a studio.
• learn how to speak arabic and french fluently.
• live in new orleans, louisiana for 1-2 years.
• live in berlin or london (or both) for 4-6 months.
• open a lady loft for lady church artist in residences.
• learn to cook meals with vegetables.
• live above a bodega in brooklyn.
• uncover my true artistic style.
• learn to play saxophone.

have.

• "زن شیر" behind my left shoulder.
• "and a lot more deadly" behind my right shoulder.
• stargirl on the side of my right wrist.
• "slumflower" on the left side of my neck.
• "oh sunshine..." in my best friend's handwriting on the inside of my right wrist.
• small yellow flower inside my left elbow.
• "so be it! see to it!" above my left elbow.
• a teen diary inside my right forearm.

want.

• magic is really very simple. & the halloweentown jack o' lantern above it on my right bicep.
• macie lightfoot as the little seal girl below my right elbow.
• the pendant with my daddy's initials in single needle inside my right elbow.

I'm finally getting ready to transition. lawd.

• alice & friends' vegan kitchen.
• kitchen 17.
• loving heart.
• upton's breakroom.
• ground control.
• urban vegan.
• chicago raw.
• vegan now.
• earth's healing cafe.
• pick me up cafe.
• delicious cafe.
• flying saucer.
• b'gabs goodies.
• karyn's.

inspiration.

• 1: a song with a color in the title • green eyes ⌲ erykah badu
• 2: a song with a number in the title • one week ⌲ barenaked ladies
• 3: a song that reminds you of summertime • home ⌲ daughtry
• 4: a song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget: praying ⌲ kesha
• 5: a song that needs to be played loud • two princes ⌲ spin doctors
• 6: a song that makes you want to dance • that's what i like ⌲ bruno mars
• 7: a song you (ride the bus) to • new strings ⌲ miranda lambert
• 8: a song about drugs or alcohol • my medicine ⌲ the pretty reckless
• 9: a song that makes you happy • the remedy (I won't worry) ⌲ jason mraz
• 10: a song that makes you sad • good riddance (time of your life) ⌲ green day
• 11: a song you never get tired of • bye bye bye ⌲ nsync
• 12: a song from your pre-teen years • my love ⌲ ciara
• 13: a song you like from the 70s • a case of you ⌲ joni mitchell

• she/her.
• twenty-five.
• august leo.
  • leo moon, aquarius rising.
• gryffindor.
• womanist.
• deeply introverted.
• favorite colors are all pastel.
• 90s & 00s everything.
• lazy vegetarian for 10 years.
  • vegan for 5 months and counting!
  • I eat what I eat without trying to label it.
    • I made it a little over a year, but my views around the labeling of veganism & heavily restrictive eating have shifted. my diet is still vegetarian & mainly vegan/nondairy, though.

• the way he winds cords throughout the house with expertise from his av days.
• the space between his chest and armpit.
• the way his curls settle after a shower.
• how well he rolls our joints & blunts.
• when he stares at me over his glasses.
• the way he folds the laundry
  • (especially hoodies!)
• that his cooking is always a little spicy.
• how invested he is in building a secure life for us.
• our daily check-ins & peptalks.
• that he named our (1st) christmas tree bertrand.
• the size of his hands & fingers.
  • his square fingertips.
• how warm & rough his hands are when they're dry.

• bad feminist - roxane gay
• the unbearable lightness of being - milan kundera
• the bell jar - sylvia plath
• women who run with the wolves - clarissa pinkola estés
• play dead - francine j. harris
• drown - junot diaz
• the secret life of bees - sue monk kidd
• the alchemist - paulo coelho
• bad girls throughout history: 100 remarkable women who changed the world - ann shen
• wild - cheryl strayed
• succulent wild woman - sark
• sister outsider - audre lorde
• sister citizen - melissa v. harris-perry
• all about love: new visions - bell hooks
• poetic scientifica - leah noble davidson
• parable of the sower - octavia butler
• parable of the talents - octavia butler

• abyssopelagic.
• aestival.
• aflower.
• against.
• akin.
• alcove.
• almond.
• altitude.
• apple.
• aquarium.
• arabesque.
• august.
• balcony.
• balloonist.
• balm.
• bend.
• beneath.
• black.
• blue.
• bottle.
• brine.

• à corps perdu • fr. "with lost body."; impetuously; in desperation.
• acouasm • n. ringing noise in head.
• aeolian • adj. pertaining to aeolis or aeolus, god of the winds; carried or caused by wind; musical instrument played by the winds.
• aeolistic • adj. long-winded.
• aere perennius • lat. "more lasting than brass."
• albocracy • n. government by white people.
• amaranthine • adj. of or like the amaranth. unfading; everlasting. of purplish-red color.
• amaryllis • n. any of several bulbous plants of the genus hippeastrum, especially h. puniceum, which has large red or pink flowers and is popular as a houseplant.
• aubade • n. a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.
• avaricious • adj. having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
• bibliomancy • n. divination by opening a book at random.
• catoptromancy • n. divination by examining mirror placed underwater.

health.

• exercise 4x a week.
• make vegan choices whenever possible.
• take 3+ mile walk/jog at least once a week.
• drink at least half a gallon of water a day.
• take my multivitamins daily.
• meal prep.
• go to bed before midnight & wake up at 7am.
• take my acv shots consistently.

creativity.

• write my morning pages daily.
• paint at least one piece a month.
• go on 1 artist date and 1 personal writing retreat weekly.
• "leap and the net will appear."
• finish books in 2 weeks.
• "accumulate pages, not judgements."

• drinking more tea.
• drinking another glass of water.
• taking your multivitamins.
• making your way to the gym.
• finishing those commission pieces.
• curriculum planning.
• creating a writing workshop.
• cleaning your room.
• getting out of bed.
• paying your taxes.
• writing back your penpal.
• not waiting until the last minute.

fruits.

• strawberries.
• blueberries.
• peaches.
• raspberries.
• pineapples.
• lemons.
• bananas.
• navel oranges.
• grapes.
• apples.
• medjool dates.

vegetables.

• ginger root.
• avocados.
• baby spinach.
• salad mix.
• baby carrots.
• celery.
• sweet potatoes.

• 1994: The War
• 1995: Friday
• 1996: The Craft
• 1997: Eve's Bayou
• 1998: The Parent Trap
• 1999: Don't Look Under the Bed
• 2000: Bring It On
• 2001: Carmen: A Hip Hopera
• 2002: Frida
• 2003: Thirteen
• 2004: Mean Girls
• 2005: Domino
• 2006: Lady in the Water
• 2007: Juno
• 2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• 2009: 2012
• 2010: For Colored Girls
• 2011: My Week with Marilyn
• 2012: Brave
• 2013: Blue Is the Warmest Color
• 2014: Comet