Joie De Vivre profile picture

Joie De Vivre

American by birth, Canadian by choice...

About Me

Hmm, I really hate describing myself....it's not like one will really get a sense of who I am in a few sentences. I'm an outgoing woman who loves to "push the envelope." I like being out of my comfort zone, which is something a lot people can't do or understand. I consider myself worldly and love traveling and learning about other cultures. Most of my spare money goes toward taking random trips. I also feel like I'm a nomad since I can't really stay in one city for more than four years. However, since I'm only 26, it hasn't presented too much of a problem yet....I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

My Interests

traveling, listening to music, art galleries, walking along the promenade, lounges, reading, movies, hiking, dancing, exploring the small areas of Brooklyn and Manhattan, beading and making other types of jewelry, volunteering

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who can hold their own in a conversation. Homeowners...would like to learn the process of buying a condo. Also, people who are born/raised/living in Toronto and Banjul...will be in living in both places in the not-so-distant future. Please write me before asking to be my "friend," or you will be denied...hehe" border=0
Click to zoom in on my visitor map!

Music:

The whole Buddha Bar collection, The Afterdark Montreal CD, Mbalax beats, Ella Fitzgerald, Bebe, Talib Kweli, Cheikh Lo, Chet Baker, BlackStar, Slum Village, Outkast (not the new crap, their first album from 95), JayZ, Zion I, Fourplay

Movies:

Looking in the mind of Karl Rove, Crash, Kiss the Girls, Glory, Amelie, Match Point, Capote, and a bunch of indie films

Television:

I'm not home too much...so don't see the purpose of having cable.

Books:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Fastfood Nation, Lovely Bones, The Secret Garden, anything by Mary Higgins Clark, the autobiography of Che Guevara, Blue Blood

Heroes:

my parents, MLK, Malcolm X

My Blog

Feet photo

I put this photo up as a joke to one of my friends and now I have more people sending me messages than ever before. Do my feet look better than my face??
Posted by spicymocha.com on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:57:00 PST

quiz

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent."  You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, ...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:11:00 PST

acceptence

It's official!! I got accepted through a program that is afflilated with Operation Smile to work as a Speech Pathologist in The Gambia in a village about 30 kilometers south of Banjul. Depending on wh...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:02:00 PST

When one door closes....

Several more open!!! I have four job interviews and a job offer lined up in the T Dot (Toronto). I will be going there the third week of November. I'm also working on a couple other things that I will...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:37:00 PST

why I feel soo unhappy

Lately, I haven't been myself. I don't feel as happy-go-lucky and at times I can see myself losing patience with people. I know this completely stems from my father.....he really screwed me up. For wh...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:06:00 PST

Diet

I'm not fat by any stretch of anyone's imagination, but I feel like it is time to start watching all the types of oils I am putting into my body. It's soo easy to eat out daily since groceries can cos...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:36:00 PST

quiz

Your EQ is 147https://images.blogthings.com.proxy.cheri.shyou.org/whats youreqquiz/emotions.jpg" height="100" width="100">50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!51-...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:07:00 PST

What in the world....

Seriously, I'm losing faith in God. Sometimes I really don't understand my place on Earth. Thousands of innocent people are being slaughtered everyday while I am able to live my life in peace. What ma...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:23:00 PST

AA

What bullshit! Like I really want to fly them again. This is such a cookie cutter letter....March 10, 2006 Dear Ms. N: I'm sorry you didn't receive your baggage as expected.  We know how frustr...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:55:00 PST

I hate this company

March  3, 2006Dear Ms. N:Thank you for your selection of "compliment" via our American Airlines CustomerRelations online form.  Positive feedback means a lot to us.  In addition,complim...
Posted by spicymocha.com on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:37:00 PST