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the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know

'happiness consists in realising it is all a great strange dream'~kerouac

About Me


Opalina was born in the great big valley of texas, where there is nothing to do but dream about getting away from there. When she was 1 she was moved to a small suburb of Dallas, Tx called Lancaster. It was pretty much the same way. Then when she was 18 she went to Commerce, TX to drink and taste boys and girls.. (not necessarily in that order) But all in all it was really a place she drempt to get away from. So she left and moved to the desert and had to run away from there for lots of messed up reasons. It was then she found spoken word. Now She's In Dallas. Now She is Home.Opalina has been writing most all of he life, but is lazy so that doesn't account for much volume. She has been performing at open mic poetry in Dallas since 1995. After being heavily involved in the slam scene, She moved on and hosted and featured at many places, all great and sincere places that are mostly defunct now. ( the green room, the dogstar, rockin' java, the donut lady) and has seen lots of friends come and go to various addictions and ennui. Opalina continues to move thru the poetry circuit and was a cohost at Cup of Joes in Arlington, and was a guest co-host at the infamous Mad Swirl readings in Dallas. TX. She has also been published online for the Mad Swirl, and in paperform for Deathlist Five. She is an author of 5 self published chapbooks, the most recent being 'Rattling Keys and Broken Cords' published in 2007. Opalina met Carlos in 96 at the old Dog Star.They have been a force to be reckoned with since.Opalina's believes most in what Jack Kerouac says about writing "Write in recollection and amazement for yourself" MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

nightmares, halucinatory drugs, cheese sticks, stories about orphans, actors, angels, romantic ramblings, girls that kiss girls, boys that kiss boys..and men who aren't afraid to be women.

I'd like to meet:


cowgirls, hipsters, music snobs, honky tonkers, big riggers, jackaninnys, buffoons, mexican hat dancers, penut shellers,booksellers, cowlicks, saltlicks,king crab trappists, artists, poets, path burners, pretty boys, handsome girls, drinking buddies, philospher junkies, vagabonds, raggamuffins, hustlers, swingers, heavy drinkers, smokers, jokers, midnight tokers..

Music:

the smiths, morrissey,sean lennon, the beach boys, brian wilson, van dyke parks, radiohead, iggy, pistols, AIR, belle&sebastian, Fiona Apple, polyphonic spree,clap yr hands say yeah, cocteau twins, beatles, john lennon, trashcan sinatras, stone roses, charlatans uk, coltrane, miles davis, alice coltrane, ravi shankar, cat stevens, Clash, Devo, coldplay before they got happy, the dammned, smashing fucking pumkins..(they better not suck if they get back together) jellyfish ( i was in the jellyfish army, were you?), kerouac, of montreal, the shins, yuka honda, miho hatori, cibo matto, panda bear, joy division, kraftwerk, komeda, le tigre, marvin gaye, mary ford, neil young, new order, pixies, portishead, primal scream, queen, red hot chili peppers, bo diddley,the killer himself/jerry lee lewis, sam and dave, the stones, sonic youth, stevie wonder, jimi hendrix, the who, many more. Oh and have you seen the history of rock and roll? well i love everyone on it. i love music. hey everyone says they do..but you know what i mean. i'd like to match my wits with you anyday.

Movies:

napoleon dynamite, streetcar named desire, night of the iguana, gone with the wind, breakfast at tiffinys, filth and the fury, 24 hour party people,party monster, psycho, pretty in pink, breakfast club, sixteen candles, any 80's film, really.. cant buy me love (hah) oh! hard days night, head, woodstock, uhm..most musicals..im a softy for a good sing-along chorus, i love old ones, singing in the rain is probably my favorite or anchors away. and i love bob hope and bing crosby..oh and white christmas, and holiday inn that is virtually the same movie. dagwood and blondie movies but they are hard to find anywhere..marx brothers. im sure im forgetting all the best..

Television:

I dont watch much tv, but guilty pleasures are:
the brady bunch, the monkees, leave it to beaver, anything on tvland really. survivor, starved, maximum exposure, mxc, the surreal life, M*A*S*H*, PufnStuf, Spongebob, Sesame Street

Books:

visions of gerard, big sur, all legend of dulouz, plath's diaries, douglas coupland, e.e., the yage letters, andy warhol diary, she's come undone, the mexican revolution, complete works of anne sexton, theres always more. if only my friends would get published..then there would be more

Heroes:

All the girl poets from back in the day. anyone who writes and doesnt give a damn about what the hell you think about it. My mom! People that wear bright colors. PETA. Morrissey. Vegetarians. Punk Rock brothers and sisters, choir singers, baby dolls, Grocery store clerks, Janitors, THE INDIGENIOUS PEOPLES, H.H. Dalai Lama, stage actors, Nina Simone, puppeteers, teachers, crossing guards, my husband carlos, my daughter p.

My Blog

Check out this event: Opalinas Bday @ Mad Swirl

Hosted By: MAD SWIRL hosted by Johhny O , cohost OpalinaWhen: Wednesday Mar 05, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Absinthe Lounge/South Side Lamar1409 South Lamar,Suite 008Dallas, TX 75215United StatesDescription...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:10:00 PST

in touch

i just thought i should let everyone know that i'm doing fine right now, just really busy with work and moving out of this apartment. i'm trying to get everything sane so that i can see you all at Mad...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

invitation to the truth (final cut)

an invitation to the truth     I invite all makers and lovers of beauty into my heart tonite.   Everything I write is what it is be what it be is what it be taken with the upshot image...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:28:00 PST

broken

aint it a bitch. when you wake up on perfectly good morning, depressed. dwelling on the people who abandoned you? wondering why you are so broken that no one can stand to be around you for more tha...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:42:00 PST

do i?

do i move you  honey? do you think about me some.. do you twist and turn when i'm not around and wonder where i've gone? do i move you baby? when you hear a certain song, does it make you quake ...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:32:00 PST

fire

an apartment 2 units down from us caught on fire. we were outside waiting for hours, thinking that we were bound to lose everything we've worked for for the past 11 years. when carlos and i first got...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:08:00 PST

Suffer Not

It all happens somehow The click key turn moments steer me Achingly to minutes That unfold life like orchid petals. And round and round and round It's in your warmth, it's in your eyes Reflecting the ...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:20:00 PST

open

i'm not ready, but the cards say i am. and so something very monumental is supposed to happen. and i am to keep my soul open to all possibilities. it all made sense last night, but now after hours a...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:09:00 PST

sea murmur

what delicate thoughts you had of high collars and exposed shins your rolling green and blue seas tilting forward the moaning boards of the deck and dribble of weak grease tea on victorian chins. palm...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:39:00 PST

morning rundown.

saturday off. yes. its amazing. cleaning my house, listening to tunes. made blueberry pancackes. hung that picture i was wanting to hang for a while. C is on the mend, but he will be out of work for ...
Posted by the (S)(R)addest opalina you'll ever know on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:46:00 PST