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Gabriela

Magical Wishes

About Me

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We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have hidden in as if caves. I wish for all this to be marked on my body when I am dead. I believe in such cartography to be marked by nature, not just to label ourselves on a map like the names of rich men and women on buildings. We are communal histories, communal books. We are not owned or monogomous in our tastes or experience. All I desired was to walk upon such an earth that had no maps. -M. Odaatje

My Interests

"A simple experiment demonstrates that most people give priority to pain over pleasure. If you want to strike up a lively conversation at a party, you can bring up your knee operation or triple bypass surgery, and more than likely people will jump in and enthusiastically describe their own pains. If, however, you bring up your last wonderful orgasm, most people will look at you funny and walk away as soon as they can." That damn puritan work ethic. Ain't it time to shed that old skin?

I'd like to meet:

"I did not give up the idea of my journey. I was merely lonesome for someone brave enought to undertake it with me." Zora Neale

Music:

Goodie Mob, Queen GodIS, Ani, Kingdom Come from Jay-Z is steller, Angie stone, Regina Spector, J5, Abraham Hicks I've been listening to like music, ALWAYS D'Angelo--He's supposed to be recording now. I'll believe it when I hear it. Bill Whithers, Al Green, Gaye, Carla Bruni, Mos Def, Cee-Lo, Ray LaMontagne, Prince. Can't finish this list.

Movies:

The most fun I've had in a while was the latest Denzel movie. Can't remember the name anymore, but it was damn good.

Books:

My all time favorite book is "Temple of My Familiar," by Alice Walker, now I'm reading "Wrapped in Rainbows" about Zora. You can prolly tell by various quotes around my page. She's an amazing adventurer and storyteller.

Heroes:

People who love people. Animals for just being. This earth for loving us so unconditionally.