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Zedeka

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About Me

I have moved enough times in the last decade to make my head hurt. Right now I work, take care of my family and do poetry whenever I get the chance.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4

My Interests

Poetry, autobiographies, music, the two step, ballroom dancing, remodeling/redecorating old homes, travel, my family, education

I'd like to meet:

My great grandmother Sadie Strong * Patricia Smith * Anyone who decided what they wanted to do, figured out how to get there with out sacricing what was important and did it *

Music:

A Tribe Called Quest; Brand New Heavies, Stevie Wonder, Jomariqui, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Common, Melissa Ethridge, Me'Shell NdgegeOcello, Stanley Clarke, Angie Stone, Prince, Jimi Hendrix,

Movies:

Fall; Imitation of Life, The Five Heartbeats, The Wrath of Kahn, The Secret of N.I.M.H., Richard Prior Live on Sunset Strip, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Malcolm X, LA Confidential, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,

Television:

Alias, Smallville, The West Wing, Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Dave Chappelle, Star Trek Deep Space Nine,

Books:

Erasure, Geek Love, Bone Black, What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day, Another Country, poems by Anis Mogani, Singin and Swingin and Gettin Merry Like Christmas, Momma Day, Mama, Jazz, Triplets,

Heroes:

Every living woman in my immediate family, the late great Mattie Lee Pratt, Maya Angelou, Sonya Sanchez, The Last Poets, Patricia Smith,

My Blog

Need a laugh? Do your homework.

Some of you have heard this story. Deal - it's late and I'm yet again amused by the college experience. I am taking sign language, which I really enjoy - in theory. The problem is my Survey of Deaf ...
Posted by Zedeka on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:08:00 PST

Poacia

I was bitching about not being in Austin yesterday so my classmates and I went to a poetry reading near downtown Oaxaca. It was in a little cantina that is supposed to seat 10 and ending up seati...
Posted by Zedeka on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:56:00 PST

A couple of things I must share

..> First - as I am walking happily to school today I see a man in what looks like black tights, a t-shirt and a black shawl. I was only wrong about one part. They were not tights. The dear old m...
Posted by Zedeka on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:24:00 PST

Viva La Mexico

A brief overview. . . In the last week I have 1)  Eaten grasshoppers(too salty for me) 2) Eaten worms(kinda smokey and not bad) 3) Tried seven different kinds of Mescal. 4) Went to a circus theme...
Posted by Zedeka on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:11:00 PST

Elections

We went out salsa dancing last night and the owner kept trying to explain that we could come back on Friday, Saturday or Sunday night but would not be able to drink. My Spanish ain´t great so I figure...
Posted by Zedeka on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:43:00 PST

Why I cannot hang with my host family Parte Dos

First I need to tell you that much like Colorado we get a massive rainstorm every afternoon. This will be important later. OK - so I get invited to the family events. The second one was a wedding for...
Posted by Zedeka on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:57:00 PST

Why I can´t hang with my host family - Parte 1

First - I am friggin tall here. I have to appreciate a culture where I am above average height. Second - Saturday night I went to an quincetera(sp?). Basically a ginormous party for a 15 year old girl...
Posted by Zedeka on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:37:00 PST

Off I go

Mexico is in 30 hours and counting. A couple more loads of laundry and I am ready to go. Casa de Poindexter has been in full swing freak out for about a week now. Depending on the day I don't know w...
Posted by Zedeka on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:07:00 PST

Fan - fucking - tastic

I came home at 7am to police tape and crusiers spitting distance from my front door. The cops didn't seem in the sharing mood and I was relatively sure it was no one I know getting an up close and per...
Posted by Zedeka on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:03:00 PST

I finally did it. . .

Believe me I know I do a lot. Maybe too much sometimes, but I consider myself an expert responsibility juggler. I looked up and this summer I had work, the Mexico exchange program, belly dancing,...
Posted by Zedeka on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:24:00 PST