|| About Me ||

>> preferred to be called Li.

>> product of a 60's baby, created in the 80's.

>> Fashion Design Major, Graphic Design and Photography minor (probably will not graduate until 2010 or early 2011 , but currently in 3rd year of college.

>> Chattanooga, TN native with roots in Maryland and Virginia.

>> Spent two years at Philadelphia University in Philadelphia, PA before deciding to return to the south.

>> Gained artistic ability from her beautiful and talented Mother and incredible academics from her knowledgeable Father.

>> Only child by nature, but now has two athletic brothers and an intelligent step-Mother.

>> Has an incredible boyfriend of 3.5 years who is amazingly gifted in drawing, and will be the future of sequential art (mark my words).

>> Has 6 amazing 'sisters' (KRB, KDC, JDW, AAC, FNM, & CNB).

>> Took two courses in Japanese, and wants to learn more.

Did you know Yookoso means Welcome in Japanese?

|| My Obessions ||

>> Art
-Egyptian, Etruscan, Roman and Greek Art and Sculpture
-Paul Gauguin
-Henri Matisse
-Wassily Kandinsky
-Jean (Hans) Arp
-Dada
-Fauvism
-Automatic/Illusionistic Surrealism
-Frank Stella
-Installation Art

>> Art Museums (actually visited)
-The Met (N.Y.C.)
-National Gallery of Art (D.C.)
-Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia)
-The High Museum (Atlanta)

>> Music

-Hip Hop
T.I.P. - all time favorite rapper (I'm Serious to T.I.P. vs. T.I.P. and everything in between).
All of Grand Hustle
Common, Kanye West (R.I.P. Donda West), Missy (SupaDupaFly), Old School Puff Daddy and Mase, some Junior Mafia, some Tupac and Biggie, Outkast (Southerplayalisticadillacmuzik), Goodie Mob, etc.

-R&B
Aaliyah (R.I.P.), Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey (Vision of Love , Emotions, Music Box, Daydream, Honey), Monica, Janet Jackson, TLC, Mya, Ciara, Ginuwine (The Bachelor, 100%Ginuwine - classics!), Alicia Keyes, Beyonce, Keyshia Cole, J.Holiday, Marvin Gaye, Jahiem, Trey Songz, Johnta Austin,etc.

-Neo+Soul
Corrinne Bailey Rae, Maxwell, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake (FutureLoveSounds), etc.

-Reggae
Bob Marley

>> Movies

-Kill Bill
-Love and Basketball
-Lady Sings the Blues
-Mahogany
-Mortal Kombat 1,2
-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
-The Wood
-Transformers
-Aeon Flux
-X-3
-Resident Evil1,3
-Bonnie and Clyde
-Introducing Dorothy Dandrigde

>> TV

-Family Guy (amazing!)
-Project Runway
-ATNM
-The Shot
-Run's House
-The Game (amazing!)
-Smart Guy
-Boondocks
-Robot Chicken
-Fresh Prince of Bel Air
-Martin
-Living Single

>> Videogames

-Any and All Mortal Kombat
-All Tekken except 5
-Tomb Raider
-Super Mario World (and all Mario games)
-Top Gear 2 (if I could only find that game on Super Nintendo I'd be sooooo happy!)