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Genevieve

down for the throwdown

About Me

Read my VisualDNA ™ Get your own VisualDNA™My thoughts on "About me"'s... is that I don't like writing anything in 'em. So there you go.

My Interests

Capoeira, guitar, my berimbau, photography, being the camera person, video editing, movies, music, parks, writing, videogames (though haven't touched any of my consoles in a while), the occasional coffee

I'd like to meet:

Capoeira Angola Palmares Batizado 2007 (click on image for full album)

Capoeira Angola Palmares Batizado 2007Capoeira Angola Quintal Batizado 2007 (click on image for full album)Capoeira Angola Palmares: Mestre Gulliver Batizado 2007 (click on image for full album)Capoeira Angola Palmares: Mestre Lincoln/Instructor Marreta Batizado 2006 (click on image for full album)Tony Jaa... oh wait, I already did!Capoeira Batuque Batizado 2006 (click on image for full album)

Music:

Raúl Midón, Larry Heard, Theo Parrish, DJ Tommy Bones, Osunlade, DJ Spinna, Blaze, Monday Michiru, Tortured Soul, classics: 70s and 80s (does 80's music count as "classic" already?) old-school Hip Hop, Classic Rock, Blues, Bossa Nova, Afro-Brazilian percussions, Capoeira music, videogame/anime soundtracks, took out specific artists other than those above cos then i'm like, "hmm, this band, i like them...that band, i like them too" then there'd be too many...

Movies:

Cowboy Bebop, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Reservoir Dogs, Cidade De Deus (City Of God), Madame Satã, This is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Studio Ghibli movies, Amelie, Moulin Rouge, Trainspotting, Lord of the Rings

Television:

The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, the morning news

Books:

Lord of the Rings, EA Poe's works, The Tao of Pooh/The Te of Piglet, The Shining, The Little Prince, Everybody Poops, Love In The Time of Cholera, Lachlan's photocopied notes for guitar

Heroes:

My Grampa Nazarioand my mama, Amelia

My Blog

Lúcia Palmares: One of the many amazing women in Capoeira

Memories of Lúcia PalmaresWritten by Lúcia Palmares Lúcia Querino was born in Salvador, Bahia on May 15, 1955. She has been a student of Mestre Nô since 1971, in the academy Orixás da Bahia in the n...
Posted by Genevieve on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:11:00 PST

Women in Capoeira

WOMEN IN CAPOEIRA:Express Yourself and Be Strong! Capoeira is freedom, expression, creation, improvisation. It's a song, a dance, a martial art, a philosophy for survival. It embodies respect, dignity...
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:02:00 PST

Let us help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in SE Asia

Let us help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in South-East Asia. Donations are currectly accepted through the American Red Cross(http://www.redcross.org), and Best Buy (http://www.b...
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Club Shelter

ok, i'm not even much of a clubhead to begin with, but I must say that I like the vibe at Shelter every Wednesdays. Well, other than having no attitude and good audio, and also that it's free (lol, f...
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Plaid

after hearing that a bunch of fun people are goin to the MySpace party, i decided to go. Went in with Paul (see my list, as well as Voice Of A Secret's) and saw the rest of the crew inside. I kinda ...
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

S'mores and more

In this very urban NYCness, such things as campfires are amiss. I pay homage to whoever thought of sterno, so we can still enjoy nice little fires to toast marshmallows with that melts Hershey bars i...
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Song in my head... Flashback

"Rush rush to the yeyo. Buzz buzz, gimme yeyo. Uh oh." Damn Scarface and GTA3
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My new addiction...

Oreo O's
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

CMJ @ Downtime, 23Oct03

Fun times, 5 hours (maybe a bit more) of many bands, including The Actual and My Chemical Romance, a free beer courtesy of Jeff (go The Actual!), lovely halflings of the night and Paul's protection fr...
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

52 1/2 hour weekend

involves ridiculous amounts of alcohol, egg dishes, alcohol, my Yankees, good music (go Voice of a Secret!), alcohol, MikePunkRock's bday, alcohol and coffee. Sleep? what sleep???
Posted by Genevieve on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST