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ChiquitaChiquita
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Birthday: 5/16/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: Yelling "ay guey! que onda?" The phrase "shuttup, stupid." Narc-ing on Jessi. Swiffering and post-it notes. Wishing the bus was on time for once. Wondering when my dad started saying "fo shizzle." Being curmudgeonly. Learning that you can't fight genetics.
Expertise: Responsible procrastination. Overanalyzing my life. Getting into trouble. "Expressing myself freely," i.e. talking lots of shit. Battling my myspace and coffee addictions. Putting my emotional distress-relaxation-frustration-elation onto canvas. Making up my own words and using them regularly, like "irregardless" ...for example.
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Nonprofit
Message: message me
AIM:  Callistar9
Member Since:
8/26/2003
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| How is it that I'm nearly 24 years old and I have not yet learned that procrastination will always bite you in the ass?
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| Body: the 21st annual Empowering Women of Color Conference
"Nourishing Mother E.A.R.T.H.:
Environmental Awakening Restoring Traditions and Heritage"
Saturday, March 4th, 2006
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University of California, Berkeley
Barrows Hall
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Beverly Wright, Ph.D.
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
Dillard University
New Orleans, LA
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PANELISTS
Enei Begaye, Diné (Navajo) & Tohono O'odham Nations
Black Mesa Water Coalition
Native Movement Collective
Indigenous Environmental Network
Flagstaff, AZ
Jenice View, Ph.D.
Education and Training Director
Just Transition Alliance
Washington, DC
Sarah James
Board Member
Gwich'in Instiute
Arctic Village, Alaska
Ann Aurelia López, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
PRE-REGISTRATION (before February 25th)
Youth $5
Students and Seniors $5 - 8
General Public $10 - 15
ON SITE REGISTRATION
Youth $5
Groups 5+ $15
Students and Seniors $10 - 12
General Public $18 - 20
WORKSHOPS. PERFORMANCES. VENDORS.
INFO/SPECIAL NEEDS
510.642.9316 ext. 3
Sponsored by the Gradutate Women's Project of the Graduate Assembly, Gender Equity Resource Center, Center for Race and Gender
For more information or to pre-register online (deadline is Feb. 25!!!) visit:
http://ewocc.berkeley.edu | | |
| Do you ever get overwhelmed by all that you're not doing with your life?
Sometimes I let it get the best of me.
Sometimes, I look in the mirror and swear there's something looking over and into the mirror with me. Smiling, maybe laughing. But when I glance back... nothing.
Maybe it's the ghost in my apartment that likes to turn on the television when I'm not looking and hide my glasses from me. And maybe it's just me.
[shrug]
I know I can be a better me. I know there's so much more I want and need to do with my life, and at times I get frustrated because it all seems so out of reach...
I hate sounding pathetic, but shallow Hallmark optimism doesn't help much either.
If the eternal pessimist in me and the hopeless optimist in me went one on one in a basketball game, who'd win?
Believe it or not, I think it'd be the optimist because the pessimist, being the cynical fuck that she is, would just give up after missing her first three shots, order a Baileys on the rocks and call it a day.
Trekking into month three of not drinking and I can't say it's getting any easier.
Well, shit.
I know I know I know that I need to enjoy this down time while I can, take in my last breaths of Bay area air, feel my feet walk walk walking on northern California soil, and most of all, remember the blessing that is seeing Khalil nearly every day before I can't anymore...
But really, I wish I could squish New York, Seattle, Oakland, and San Fernando into one fantabulous and magical state where the sun never stopped shining but the temperature never reached past 85 degrees, where the public transportation was free, there was no such thing as being allergic to chocolate, where poverty was but a distant memory, and everyone I loved and cared about lived within a 20 mile radius.
Yeah I suppose that's pretty selfish of me.
I know, I know...
When freedom-pooping pigs sprout phoenix feathers and fly.
...It's fun to dream...
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| Yup. Another one on repeat. I hate/love you Glen Hansard. You sick, brilliant bastard.
"Leave"
I won't wait forever
Is all that you said
Before you stood up
And you won't disappoint me
I can do that myself
But I'm glad that you've come
And if you don't mind
Leave, leave
And please yourself at the same time
Leave, leave
I don't understand
You've already gone
And I hope you feel better
Now that it's out
What took you so long?
And the truth has a habit
Of falling out of your mouth
But now that it's come
If you don't mind
Leave, leave
And free yourself at the same time
Leave, leave
Let go of my hand
You said what you had to
Leave, leave
Let go of my hand
You said what you came to
So leave, leave
Oh leave, leave
Let go of my hand
You said what you had to
Now leave, leave...
- The Frames
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| Sweeeeeeeeet. More dope ass live music!
blue scholars
November, 11 2005 at BLUE SCHOLARS at Space 180
180 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Cost: $10 (all-ages)
Blue Scholars
also featuring: Power Struggle
Friday, November 11, 8 pm
Space 180 - 180 Capp St, San Francisco (Mission District)
all-ages admission: $10
You can listen to their music here. | | |
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