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About Me


Just for today do not worry.
Just for today do not anger.
Honor your parents, teachers, and elders.
Earn your living honestly.
Show gratitude to all living things.
I am: Simple. Eclectic. Creative. Singer. Poet. Writer. Audacious. Silly. Determined. Cuban. Friendly. Loving. Smart Ass. Sensitive. Semi-Active Activist. Big Hugger. Ocean Lover. Adventure Seeker. Mistake Maker. Traveler. All around Likeable Person.
Say "I Love You" to those who make you most happy:

My Interests



Carpe DiemTravel
Spontaneity
Reading
Writing
politics
history
cultures and religions
Music = Life
Laughter
pictures.
the ocean
Darfur, www.savedarfur.org
Achieving my goals
The outdoors
waverunners
Matecumbe
Cuba
My friends
Cuban coffee
Cafe con leche
Playing dominoes with my grandfather
Laughing Out Loud
Smiles
time with family and friends
My grandparents. They're the 2 most amazing people I know.
I'm easily pleased and easily entertained. And that's about it...

Things that make me happy:

I'd like to meet:


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My World Visitor Map!

Our Fears must never hold us back from pursuing our hopes.
-John F. Kennedy

Music:

"Fame is nothing more than loving someone.
And Fortune is nothing more than loving what you do
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Movies:

Back to the Future I, II, III, The Lost City, Crash, Amistad, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Manchurian Candidate, March of the Penguins, El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Y Tu Mama Tambien, An Inconvenient Truth, Gangs of New York, The Machinist, Catch Me If You Can, Little Miss Sunshine, Capote, Thank You for Smoking, The New World, Mozart and the Whale, La Mujer de mi Hermano, Like Water for Chocolate, V for Vendetta, Wedding Crashers, The 40 year old Virgin, Just Friends, Napolean Dynamite, Meet the Fockers, Old School...

Television:

The Discovery Channel, Lost, Prison Break, MythBusters, Grey's Anatomy, 20/20 and Primetime Specials, SNL... width="425" height="350" ....

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Books:

Many.

Heroes:

My grandparents. my parents. my brother. Vero. and these girls... :)

My Blog

General Annoyances...

Today I had to go to the potty and opted to grab a quick read before heading to the bathroom. Sitting on my desk was a Latino magazine that was given to me for free (love me some freebies) with s...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Wed, 28 May 2008 06:23:00 PST

Some women are not attracted to men...

My boyfriend brought this to my attention and I couldn't just ignore it, I had to allow REAL WOMEN to read this and give them the voice to respond. It was posted on craigslist and the author is anonym...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:20:00 PST

thanksgiving tradition

My adoption of "thanksgiving". I don't know about you, but I know the true meaning of thanksgiving... the death of thousands of Native Americans and the demolishing of their cultures. The pilgrims bu...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:52:00 PST

Emeralds and Nurses

Here's the trippy thing.I haven't posted a blog in months and yet people keep reading them daily. Yesterday I had about 60 people go through my blogs... I'm not sure whether to be flattered or afraid....
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:22:00 PST

download me for free

something I hadn't seen in about a year. it still makes me feel the same way I did when I first heard it... completely at ease and inspired. maybe you'll share in the experience. He always has that so...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:43:00 PST

A story gone.

A 5 minute poem. Just cuz.     The story has gone as the story goes It's as simple as our words can gather Words whispered between kisses Soft lips like honeydew melons On a fogged Spring mo...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:03:00 PST

Some letters are hard to write

I haven't written anything too personal lately... not since my dads surgery, only because I've felt a bit vulnerable... but I guess now is a good time as any. It's been 3 years and 2 weeks since his d...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:06:00 PST

This trend needs to die. Just like tiedye and chongas.

As requested by a friend: a repost of an old bulletin. :)   When will the trend of writing like an illiterate just STOP? You know what I mean. All of you know at least one person... and I say at...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:26:00 PST

From the other side of the window pane

With life comes tests and obstacles... I've received many, some with open arms, some with anger and reluctance, but I've had no choice but to receive them all and to test the limits of my sanity. I've...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:34:00 PST

Living life on automatic.

Turn on. Turn off. Lights on. Lights off. Sometimes I wonder if I really do belong among the fast paced lifestyle most of us live. We do it without thinking about it. It becomes routine. It becomes "n...
Posted by .:.ailyn.:. on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:03:00 PST