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Original Soul Saga

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About Me


Okay, maybe I don't have one of those groovy last names like James Bond does so I guess I'll have to give up tossing out to you that one of a kind intro... but the name IS Wanda Hamilton. In ones and zeros, I go by OSS (Original Soul Saga).
I'm a Chicagoan to the bone though I had left my hometown to live in Florida for a longer time than I had intended. Man, it's good to be back home!!!! I could kiss the ground of Chicago daily for the rest of my life. That's how much I missed her all those years. I'm telling you, there's NO place like the Windy City.
Growing up in Chicago and the Suburbs was about finding out that there were plenty of ways to nourish a very healthy ego.
But, then I grew up.
I'm still that same Chitown "young-blood" at heart even though God has blessed me with 3 incredible children (now all grown up).
It's just that, now that I'm older, I believe I have been granted a little more wisdom to realize ego is a parasitic monster that will do what ever it takes to continue living off of it's host. So, this older youngblood focuses on what I believe is the true meaning of life now. Yes, like any other person who considers themselves an "outside-the-box-thinker", ego is ever present. Yet, I know, with time, God will make me into whatever He chooses me to be... for my own growth and for the benefit of those around me.
My life has always been about art in one way or another. I can't escape admitting that it defines me while I walk this earth. Whether I've done anything truly worthwhile with it (on a spiritual level) only God can tell. But trust me, if you look closely... you might even hear a still small voice... What that voice is saying to you depends on your frequency.
I hope that while you're here you'll take the time to really get a good look at the works you see flashing by. You know...just click on my pics link. What's the reason? Well, as you and I evolve, we learn something about ourselves and those we touch moment by moment. I'm hoping you'll share your feelings with me if there's a work on this page that moves you.
Too shy? That's okay too. Since, you and I have chosen to explore this "replica" of human interaction, I hope, from time to time, you'll check back to see what's going on on this page because, let's face it, our lives just can't be contained within a series of binary codes. Therefore, I hope to change things up here and there because that's how life is. Nothing stays the same. That's why nothing can possibly mean more in life than LOVE. At least that's one thing that never changes. Everything else, on the other hand, is in a state of constant flux. Hey, you know how it goes... Just when you think you've got a person or even your little corner of the world figured out, God comes along with a Q-tip, eye wash and a muzzle. Thus, the words, "Calculation imprisons but transcendence liberates".
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(If you happen to recognize the face, you're right! This is one my baby sis'.(aka, Khandigirl)
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My Interests

Getting to know Jesus more through learning how to sincerely love others. Now that's at the street level on terra firma, but out here on planet MySpace?... sincerity may shift-shape and appear to be no more than inquisitiveness. Nevertheless, there,s soooo-ho-ho much to learn! That’s a huge and (maybe) endless pursuit but, maybe if you're here out of curiosity or knee-jerking from my friend request maybe we'll get to know each other and we can both grow.

If you're a true revolutionary, (check the dictionary before raising your nubby little hands, kiddies… it’s not the art, it’s what’s behind it) stick around but, if you're part of the "I don't like you because you're not like me-crowd", keep it movin... I'll catch up to ya later if I need ya. But, then again that might be a moot point, hmmm?

Outside of the unwarranted cyber preliminaries, my interests vary but, they can range from working toward world travel to meeting, photographing and often creating my rendition of some of the most magnifiscent ordinary people to finding a way to be an artistic part of a movie production. Know what? Somehow deep inside, I think I'd settle for being one of those obnoxious extras that appear onscreen for a milisecond to wave to fam and friends.

Of course my most basic interest is selling my next piece of art to pay rent. Always interested in doing work for CD covers or illustrations for great childrens books. Wink. Wink.

I guess I'll have to face, one day, the fact that flakes like me generally break into a cold sweat when trying to “properly” stuff this section(i.e. general interests)... we warble, flow, spill, jiggle, sway, bounce, melt, sparkle, crumble, stagnate, germinate, explode, implode, and generally grope around trying to find the way to sufficiently fill in this dreaded blank space. Hey, if Paul can write, "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”,(Romans 7) surely, I can hang in there and finish this saga. Until then, welcome, take your shoes off and stay a while. Not sure about the green fuzzy stuff in the frig so just rummage around til ya find something ya like,K?

I'd like to meet:

My grandmother's parents.
Edna's been away from this world since I was 16 and I still have dreams about her from time to time. Many who knew her called her Mama Cage (fam or friends). And those who knew her personally, understood they were in the presence of an extraordinary person when she was in the room. I can only imagine what her parents must have been like.

"Have We Been Introduced?"

Meet the two most important young women in my life. SouthStar and Intellexia!! Of course these are their ID names. If they wanna let you in on more... that's up to them. I figured I raised them to think for themselves. So, I know they'd like to make that decision,K?
Anyway, do me a huge favor and stop by their "hot-off-the-presses" page to help hook up their friends list. You may notice that their page doesn't let you in on what they're all about yet(that's coming). Well, even though they are totally individualistic, I can say that the genetics I've passed on to them play a tiny part in what kind of persons you can expect to encounter. Fair enough?

Now I could make it easy for you and just make the two pics you see here clickable but, hey, it's not like you can't click their profile pic in my friends list...hmmmm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8n9ZhtWfWU

Music:

Nature Boy
Written By: E. Ahbez

Lyrics:
There was a boy...
A very strange enchanted boy.
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea,
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he.
And then one day,
A magic day, he passed my way.
And while we spoke of many things,
Fools and kings,
This he said to me,
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return."

ARTISTS- alphabetical order: Afro Celt, Bobby McFerrin, Byron Cage, India Arie, Joseph Spence(who?), Kirk Franklin, Mozart, New Beginnings Praise Team (my church), Stevie Wonder (classic) GENRES: Classical, Jazz, Latin Jazz, Neo Soul, Praise and worship, World Music

Inspiration Art (if you only see black, refresh this page.)

Movies:

300,12 Monkeys, A Beautiful Mind, Adaptation, Alexander Revisited (final cut), Ali, Amedeus, Amistad, Antwone Fisher, Apocalypse Now, Armegedon, As Good As it Gets, Bamboozled, Basquiat, Batman Forever, BFG, Black Orpheus, Braveheart, Bruce Almighty, Bugs Life, Cars, City of Lost Children, Clockers, Close Encounters, Color Purple, Contact, Crooklyn, Dance With Me, Dances With Wolves, Dangerous Liaisons, Dead Poets Society, Delores Claiborne, Do The Right Thing, Dumb and Dumber, Edward Scissorhands, Eternal Sunshine, Fargo, Fifth Element, Finding Nemo, Fight Club, Fried Green Tomatoes, Full Metal Jacket, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Gladiator, Godfather trilogy, Grinch, Hackers, Higher Learning, Hook, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Immortal Beloved, Incredibles, Labyrynth, Lackawanna Blues, Lemony Snicket…, Like Water for Chocolate, Little Man Tate, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Lorenzo's Oil Lost In Translation, Love Jones, Malcolm X, Meet Joe Black, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Minority Report, Mrs. Doubtfire, Oceans Eleven and Twelve, Once Were Warriors, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Othello (Fishburne), Pi, Pollack, Proof, Raiders (1 & 3), Rainman, Ray, Requiem, Scrooged, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Shawshank Redemption, Shine, Silence of the Lambs, Sixth Sense, Slingblade, Snatch, Something’s Gotta Give, Soul food, Star Wars (all), Stargate, Suicide Kings, The Abyss, The Apostle, The Best Man, The Island, The Mask, The Matrix, The Piano, Toy Story, Training Day, Usual Suspects, Waiting to Exhale, What About Bob, What Dreams May Come, Woman Thou Art Loosed, You Got Served, Young Frankenstein... and of course, there are others but I wanted to keep the list short...teehee.

Television:

Science,Discovery,Biography,and History Channels are favorites. Any other channels with similar content are likely to be on my TV as well.

Books:


The Bible
Of course, there are others but only one, in the long run, truly matters to me.

Heroes:

Only Jesus!





My Blog

Best of Intentions

Whoa!  She finally keeps her promise on giving us the lowdown on Best of Intentions.  Alright, I have to admit there's a lot of pain in this one.  I wondered for the longest time about...
Posted by Original Soul Saga on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:48:00 PST

BitDefender "Program & CSTs Not Responding"

Well, my friends, I'm finally enjoying the benefits of being wired once more.  Nope, not that kind.  OMG!  Did I just date myself?  Wait, note to self... visitors already know age....
Posted by Original Soul Saga on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:46:00 PST

Click.Click. There's no place like Home. There's NO place like Home.

Happy Heart Day to all.  This is a day that is more special to me than it used to be.  Once, it was about cards, candy and little favors and tokens to be traded off for the words "I lov...
Posted by Original Soul Saga on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:25:00 PST