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Joseline

like a slender thread that unwinds forever

About Me

'aware of the intricate forces of chaos' - carlos bulosan on what it's like to be filipino in america.

My Interests

daydreaming, reading, writing, being alone and/or with like-minded people

I'd like to meet:

my friends and family. and a naked swedish chef with spicy meatballs... width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

The sounds of kids on big wheels in my back yard. Gospel choirs spilling out onto Sunday sidewalks. The Kinks forever!!! Syd Barrett, T Rex... MBV, VU, J & MC, anything noisy, Magnetic Fields, Bauhaus, Shirelles, Buzzcocks, Graham Coxon, Spiritualized, Broadcast, Nobody beats the Biz, SY, Lou Reed, the Fall, Wire, Gang of Four, Joy Division, Special Beat, the Specials, Madness, the Who, QUIX*O*TIC, Aislers Set, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Mission of Burma, DEVO, Jonathan Richman, X Ray Spex, Vaselines... the list goes on and on...width="425" height="350" ..

Movies:

pee wee's big adventure, better off dead, daisies, harold and maude, girl on a motorcycle, ghost world, valerie and her week of wonders, style wars, creepers... well, ok, any dario argento movie is good, dog day afternoon, anything wong kar wai, old boy, kung fu flicks, biopics, pressure, the last unicorn, lino brocka, battle of algiers, spike lee, coming of age stories...

Television:

don't watch tv much. unless it's cooking shows on pbs or something. i listen to wbai and npr a lot.

Books:

History. Manga. Biography. Historical fiction. Autobiography. Bulosan. The Nation. (That's a magazine but whatever. ) Giant Robot.

Heroes:

Carlos Bulosan. Jose Rizal... Manuel Ocampo. Noam Chomsky. Malcolm X. Maxine Waters. Angela Davis. .. width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..

My Blog

Desperate Housewives Disrespect Filipinos

[this is a repost.]Dear Kababayan and Allies:I heard through the grapevine about a remark made on an episode of"Desperate Housewives" last night. The scene entailed Teri Hatcher'scharacter (...
Posted by Joseline on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:42:00 PST

FiRE NYCs Open House: Pinay HERstories

Fri, Sept. 28,2007 @ 7pBluestockings Bookstore172 Allen At. F or V to 2nd Avenue*(between Stanton and Rivington Streets)www.bluestockings.comSuggested donation of $5-$10 Sliding ScaleReadings and perf...
Posted by Joseline on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:09:00 PST

for the filipino-american community, american friends and other people living in the us

Online Videos by Veoh.com...
Posted by Joseline on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:42:00 PST

cooking con karimi! don't miss this show!

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Posted by Joseline on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:37:00 PST

Justice for Fely Garcia

Hey everybody, I'm re-posting an e-mail from one of the lovelyFilipina ladies I met at the Bayan event weeks ago.This is an issue that I personally relate to. Myuncle was a foreign contract worker in ...
Posted by Joseline on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:45:00 PST

please help these women by signing the petition

Dear Friends,I have a special favor to ask of you.  Many of you have blogs that your readers come to every day.  Yesterday, a Japanese man wrote to me to ask if he could translate the Comfo...
Posted by Joseline on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:40:00 PST

Vagina Warriors

Me and my lovely castmates. I miss them so much xo...
Posted by Joseline on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:26:00 PST

Represent.

You remember her from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. She was the beautiful girl in the red bikini that set Judge Reinhold's *hands* on fire. (Coughs. ) I met her once years ago after an art opening in ...
Posted by Joseline on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:59:00 PST

top 24

in case anyone was wondering. you're here because you're someone i love and/or admire. or you're just plain hot. or you make me laugh. anyways, you know who you are. thanks. xo
Posted by Joseline on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:45:00 PST

my mind is like a plastic bag

i saw a plastic bag floating by the bedroom window. i hate that now whenever i see plastic bags i think of american beauty.
Posted by Joseline on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:40:00 PST