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Aniett

The man that knows somethin' knows that he knows nothin at all

About Me

Welcome!
When we let Spirit Lead Us
When we let spirit
lead us
it is impossible
to know
where
we are being led.
All we know
all we can believe
all we can hope
is that
We are going
Home
That wherever
Spirit
takes us
is where
we
Live
Alice Walker
A little about me...
I was born in Havana, Cuba in 1979. I was welcomed by loving parents and a year-old jealous sister. see below. ;0)
this is the house where i spent the first 8 years of my life, "203 Desague Street", between Franco and Subirana, Havana, Cuba.
Corner Bar, at the corner of Desague and Franco
i am a 26 year old woman. i'm, here on myspace to make new friends and to stay in touch with old friends. i am not really good at talking about myself, but i will make an attempt here. i am a pretty down to earth and laid back person. i try my best to be non-judgmental, to treat everyone equally.
i am very down to earth. i love music. i like going dancing, to concerts, dance performances...most types of cultural events. i am a quite person, a natural introvert, i am very sensitive, tolerant, and a good listener. i try my best to be honest at all times, and to uphold my ideas on fairness.
some people may say that i am detached and disinterested at times, but that is a misconception. i don't generally sweat the small suff. i don't let things stress me out so it gives people the impression that i am too lax or unmotivated.
i am down to earth. i am not a materialistic person, and i don't treat people with ulterior motives. if i like you i seek your comany and if i don't feel comfortable in your presence, i create my distance. i am a simple person to get along with, but am introspective and complex at the same time. all in all, people usually feel at ease around me, like they don't have to try to impress and put on a show.
i am open to people that are honest, communicative, sensitive, humble, unpretentious, and who love music, and diversity, and peace. i can get along with most people and i'm a good listener. i am honest and up front, and working to make improvements and be a conscious and sensitive individual. i am not perfect by any means. i have a lot of shortcomings myself, but i give respect and expect it in return. if you'd like to know more about me, feel free to send me a note. peace and love...

Mos Def and Damian Marley @ the Bob Marley Fest 2/25/06
Me and Rogelio at the Marley Fest!
Me and Ivy at the beach
August 2006 Trip to Boston. I love you Tejadas!
Me and sister Suly
Aniett loves...Frienship, Peace, Pride, Deviance, Justice, Truth, Tolerance, Africa, Listening, LOVE...music, dance, herself!The simple things are most meaningful. Naturally attracted to humble, real, fun, sensitive, confidant, deviant, and down-to-earth people.
Yemaya and Ochun....sisters...mothers of life...
Back when I had almost no hair. I wish you could see my whole head in this pic. ;0)
a few years ago, still sporting the super short do.
shortly thereafter, with just a little more hair.
I wrote this little poem when I was 19
the last time I saw her
she was rocking and swaying
the old rocking chair in the yard
her face as pure as the crystal water
that silently spoke just a few feet away
palm trees in summers playful motion
looked at her and smiled
they knew she was like them
her limbs rooted in the dark carribbean soil
so I looked in the mirror
and I remembered her
today Ill walk downstream
to the place where she peacefully rests
between the palm trees

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My Interests


You Have a Melancholic Temperament
Introspective and reflective, you think about everything and anything.
You are a soft-hearted daydreamer. You long for your ideal life.
You love silence and solitude. Everyday life is usually too chaotic for you.

Given enough time alone, it's easy for you to find inner peace.
You tend to be spiritual, having found your own meaning of life.
Wise and patient, you can help people through difficult times.

At your worst, you brood and sulk. Your negative thoughts can trap you.
You are reserved and withdrawn. This makes it hard to connect to others.
You tend to over think small things, making decisions difficult. What Temperment Are You?
Dance, Music, Culture...

africa, the cradle of civilization, no doubt. be proud of your africanness. you come from a wonderful place. we have endured a lot of pain and suffering to be what we are, a gift to all the world. love yourself!

This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

From Chief Seattle's Letter

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Maya Angelou

I'd like to meet:

If you feel comfortable being yourself and can care less whether or not I am impressed, ain't afraid to dance your ass off even if you suck, can appreciate beauty that does not come from the pages of a Vogue magazine, can be honest even if it makes you feel awkward...i would love to get to know you better.

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Music:

Soul, R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, Reggae, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata,anything SOULfull, with wonderful lyrics I can relate to and understand, or with a hot beat, even if sometimes a bit degrading.
Black Girl Pain
Talib Kweli and Jean Grae

I do it for the people, I do it for the love
I do it for the poet, I do it for the thug
This is for victory, and this is for the slaughter
I do it for my mother, I do it for my daughter
Promise I'll always love ya, I love to kiss and hug ya
You and your brother should be lookin out for one another
I'm so blessed, man, y'all the reason I got up
Somebody put his hands on you I'm gettin locked up
I'm not playin, that's the prayer I'm sayin for Diani
And if I die then she'll be protected by Amani
That's her bigger brother and I love the way he love her
She a girly-girl, she love to imitate her mother
But she a Gemini, so stay on her friendly side
She'll put that look on you, it's like somebody' friend just died
My pretty black princess smell sweet like that incense
That you buy at the bookstore supporting black business
Teach her what black is; the fact is her parents are thorough
She four reading Cornrows by Camille Yarborough
I keep her hair braided, bought her a black Barbie
I keep her mind free; she ain't no black zombie
This is for Aisha, this is for Kashera
This is for Khadijah scared to look up in the mirror
I see the picture clearer thru the stain on the frame
She got a black girl name, she livin black girl pain
This is for Makeba, and for my mamacita
What's really good, ma? I'll be your promise-keeper
I see the picture clearer thru the stain on the frame
She got a black girl name, she livin black girl pain

My mama said life would be so hard
Growin up days as a black girl scarred
In so many ways though we've come so far
They just know the name they don't know the pain
So please hold your heads up high
Don't be ashamed of yourself know I
Will carry it forth til the day I die
They just know the name they don't know the pain black girl

This is for Beatrice Bertha Benjamin who gave birth to
Tsidi Azeeda for Lavender Hill for Kyalisha
ALTHLONE, Mitchells Plain, Swazi girls I'm reppin for thee
Mannesburg, Guguletu where you'd just be blessed to get thru
For beauty shinin thru like the sun at the highest noon
From the top of the cable car at Table Mountain; I am you
Girls with the skyest blue of eyes and the darkest skin
For Cape Colored allied for realizing we're African
For all my cousins back home, the strength of mommy's backbone
The length of which she went for raising, sacrificing her own
The pain of not reflecting the range of our complexions
For rubber pellet scars on Auntie Elna's back I march
Fist raised caramel shinin in all our glory
For Mauritius, St, Helena; my blood is a million stories
Winnie for Joan and for Edie, for Norma, Leslie, Ndidi
For Auntie Betty, for Melanie; all the same family
Fiona, Jo Burg, complex of mixed girls
For surviving thru every lie they put into us now
The world is yours and I swear I will stand focused
Black girls, raise up your hands; the world should clap for us

Books:

Books I think everyone should read, especially, especially women of color:Possessing the Secret of Joy- Alice Walker ...The Bluest Eye- Tony Morison...Fast Food Nation- Eric Schlosser...

Heroes:

My mom...My dad...Michael J. Basso...Jill Scott...Dr. King...Bob Marley...women that live who love how the live and live how they love