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soul rain

Caí nos campos de papoula e saiu com uma lágrima no meu coração.

About Me

"I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight." -Malcolm X, "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." -Maya Angelou "in the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends" - martin luther king jr. "be nobodys darlin, be an outcast" - alice walker "I see the dream and I see the nightmare, and I believe you can't have the dream without the nightmare." -Tori Amos "There is more to life than increasing it's speed" -Mahatma Ghandi this layout is from whateverlife.com!

My Interests

portugal. humans. politics. kissing. good jokes. pajamas fresh out of the dryer. amazing conversations. steaming hot showers. bubble baths. david lachapelle. pretty smiles.pablo neruda. che guevera buttons. music. hello kitty. pucca. good weather. bad weather. sushi. coffee mugs. vintage ashtrays. glitter. hip hop. violins. giant fluffy comforters. funk music. feminist books. martin luther king jr. vegan cookbooks. porto wine. the color pink. the color brown. belgium beer. patron silver. organic orange juice. red wine. flowers in my hair. big bracelets. bigger earings. peace lilies. ceasar chavez. art in most forms. elephants. guerilla grrls. spoken word. protests. friends. sit ins. documentaries. love. ladybugs. pop culture. dive bars. plush lounges. frida kahlo. zapata. buddha statues. african sculpture. huge elaborate bridges. messenger bags. malcom x. neck scarves. hats. mountains. leonard peltier. camping. vegan marshmallows.martin espada. homemade soup. big city skylines. people watching. room temp water. bunny rabbits. turtles. and i am mostly into new edition and punky brewster of course.

I'd like to meet:

gentle people who don't take shit. [IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/soul_rain/bwfis t.jpg[/IMG]

Music:

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n155/soul_rain/bwfist.jpg bebel gilberto. massive attack. the robot explosion. yeah yeah yeahs. joy wants eternity. cibo matto. moloko. fiest. miho hatori. readnex poetry squad. lila downs. robert cray. otis redding. portishead. ani difranco. janis joplin. joni mitchell. tori amos. tegan and sara. bjork. bb king. taj mahal. anita baker. hooverphonic. mozart. brazilian girls. nouvelle vague. everything but the girl. postal service. radiohead. the age of rockets. avant pop. led zepplin. common. mia. betty. wu tang clan. kenna. debbie gibson. bitch. chicks on speed. golden pink arrows?. g. rina. amy milan. jackson 5. george clinton. jill scott.regina spektor. thom yorke. tribe called quest. new edition. cat power. modest mouse. the age of rockets. rage against the machine. murs. al green. erykah badu. ray charles. aesop rock. tool. buena vista social club. mos def. autolux. the murmurs. unkle. sleater-kinney. digable planets. morcheeba. pixies. vicci martinez. imogen heap. sia. the cure. saul williams. the strokes. belle and sebastian. damien rice. elliot smith. acacia. johnny cash. ohio players. goldfrapp. pretty girls make graves. beck. broken social scene. donna summer. jimmy hendrix. prince. guy sigsworth. bright eyes. lauryn hill. violent femmes. questlove!. bach. yo la tengo. bikini kill. pink floyd. frou frou. thievery corporation. esthero. aphex twin. daft punk. urban myth club. spiritualized. dj marky. anything good.

Movies:

walk the line. lost in translation. children of men. office space. evil dead. evil dead 2. turtles can fly. borat. v for vendetta. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. goonies. the breakfast club. the life aquatic. frida. the motorcycle diaries. the wiz. waking life. pootie tang. house of yes. superstar. maria full of grace. high art. shaun of the dead. above the rim. el che. requiem for a dream. farenheit 911. friday. il postino. breakfast club. all over me. garandiru. st. elmos fire. high art. menace II society. to wong foo thanks for everything julie newmar. y tu mama tambien. high fidelity. the hours. dont tell mom the babysitters dead. drop dead fred. monster. american beauty. virgin suicides. the incredibly true adventure of 2 girls in love. if these walls could talk 2. blue planet. mary poppins. go fish. mi vie en rose. born into brothels. the notebook. amelie. high tension. brokeback mountain. memoirs of a geisha. all about my mother. the illusionist. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Get your falling object

Television:

independent film channel. national geographic. discovery. the L word. family guy. the simpsons.

Books:

the giving tree - shel silverstein. delta of venus - anais nin. the best of the best lesbian erotica - various. giovanni - james baldwin. the no nonsense guide to womens rights - nikki van der gaag. the ways of white folks - langston hughes. zapata's disciple - martin espada. she - saul williams. cunt - inga musicio. the temple of my familiar - alice walker.the missing piece meets the big o - shell silverstein. a farewell to arms - ernest hemingway. the prophet - kahlil gibron. book of blues - jack keroauc. death blossoms - mumia abu jamal. the bluest eye - toni morrison. assata - assata shakur.

Heroes:

good parents. poets. painters. writers. photographers. brave activists. lianna. stacey. soldiers who disagree with war. vegan chefs. women who have been silenced. male feminists. out glbt. peace revolutionaries. innocent people in prison. you. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Get your falling object

My Blog

pressed.

i miss the impossible colors of a mess created by my fondness of curiosity-a closed door to one history opens up a blindfolded pathway to another-and i am pressed to the wall like a sticker pressed ag...
Posted by soul rain on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:21:00 PST

are you dead or are you sleeping?

superimposed we lie in our beds hoping the commitment will one dayturn into our gravesare we just practicing for descentor trying to find a reason to wake up?...
Posted by soul rain on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:56:00 PST

tea cups

etched in over worn tea cupsthe lines of uselike the lines around my eyesover worn etchings of memoriesif i were found a thousand years backi would still be looking in a mirrorholding onto a tea cupto...
Posted by soul rain on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:48:00 PST

the analyst.

rivers of canvas conversations(lost in) roadmap lined promisesand i am the liar the one who melts the sunwhile you are the analystwondering always what went wrong....
Posted by soul rain on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:29:00 PST

into the sea.

the glass fell when she sang her song, composed with blue flowersfrom the sea.shattered into a thousand star shimmer pieces,a result of her beautyand her tragedy....
Posted by soul rain on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:15:00 PST

if you were tagged read this...

THE RULES:The writer will create a blog with the "6 weird things/habits about yourself." People who get tagged will have...
Posted by soul rain on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:25:00 PST

pitfalls in my stomach.

we come to these places in our lives where we are completely at a loss for what to do and how to do it. i dont even know what to type right now so i will just write what i am thinking - even though it...
Posted by soul rain on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:27:00 PST

tag thing.

I was tagged by elle. xo If you have been tagged, repost this on your blog or bulletin.  Name six things about you that are wierd or bad habits.  Then tag six more people.1.  ...
Posted by soul rain on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:07:00 PST

just writing...

i am just a lie swallowed into depths created from moments i swear i never saw or maybe i just never opened my eyes we make this world of convictions to convince ourselves we are doing good the b...
Posted by soul rain on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:36:00 PST

:.i miss.:

the timer within us is something we create molded out of memories and ideas and little green flowers/ what we make when we build our waiting is up to us/ my heart has built canyons of partic...
Posted by soul rain on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:00:00 PST