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Jessica

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HELLO!! BORN IN LATROBE, PA (KNOWN ONLY FOR ROLLING ROCK) AND THE FAM MOVED TO GREER(FOR U UNFORTUNATE FEW WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE G-VEGAS, WE'LL GO WITH GREENVILLE, SC) WHEN I WAS TEN. WENT TO COLLEGE AND LIVED IN CHARLESTON (ON FOLLY BEACH- WHAT UP TENTH BLOCK!!)FOR SEVERAL YEARS. LIFE TOOK ME TO PERU TO TRAVEL, THEN FLORIDA TO LIVE ON THE GULF COAST, THEN SANTA CRUZ,CALI TO ROCK WITH THE WESTSIDE, NEXT BOSTON, AND FINALLY HERE TO ATHENS, MY TEMPORARY HOME- UNTIL THE NEXT ADVENTURE ANYWAY;) I LOVE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY. GOOD FOOD AND BOOKS YOU CAN'T PUT DOWN. LAUGHING AND SPENDING TIME WITH CHILDREN AND ELDERS- BOTH HAVE SO MUCH TO TEACH. WARM SUN AND MAKING MUSIC. ART- CREATING AND APPRECIATING OTHERS. GROWING A HEALTHY GARDEN AND COOKING. TALKS WITH MOM AND ADVICE FROM SIS.LONG COUNTRY RIDES AND EVENINGS. NATURE AND EDUCATION. HEALTH AND AWARENESS- WHATS GOING ON IN THIS CRAZY WORLD. STRUGGLES THAT BUILD YOU. BEING THANKFUL TO GOD AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL MY BLESSINGS.

My Interests

FAMILY,FRIENDS,MUSIC,PEOPLE IN GENERAL,GREAT FOOD,ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS,HEALTH,PHOTOGRAPHY,LEARNING,COMMUNITY

Music:

NINA SIMONE, BILLIE HOLIDAY, CHIC COREA, COLTRANE, TRACY CHAPMAN,CAT STEVENS, MAHALIA JACKSON, EMMYLOU HARRIS, STEVIE WONDER, RAY CHARLES, VAN MORRISON, AND MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT.BLUES,JAZZ, AND SOUL.FELA KUTI,BEN HARPER, PATTY GRIFFIN,BE GOOD TANYAS, ALI FARKA TOURRE, ROBERT RANDOLPH, OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW.ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE.TANYA STEPHENS, MIDNITE, ANT B., SIZZLA,BARRINGTON LEVY ,ABBYSSINIANS, COCOA TEA, T.REBEL,NASIO FANTE,GREGORY ISSACS, CE'CILE, AUGUSTUS, SISTER CAROL, I-WAYNE, JUNIOR GONG-BIG UP!, LOVE JOYS, ALL SOUND SYSTEMS, AND OF COURSE NESTA -ITAL LOVE AND UNITY~

Movies:

THE GREEN MILE, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, AMERICAN HISTORY X, NATIONAL LAMPOONS, SPIES LIKE US,

Books:

"HAM ON RYE" CHARLES BUKOWSKI, "ASHES TO DUST" JOHN FANTE, ANYTHING ANAIS NINN, "THE PROPHET" KAHLIL GIBRAN, "THE GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA" HEMMINGHWAY, "THE POWER OF NOW" ECHART TOLLE, "KEEP THE RIVER ON YOUR RIGHT", "EAST OF EDEN" JOHN STEINBACK, "I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE" WALLY LAMB, "SONG OF LAWINA, SONG OF OCAL", "LEAVES OF CHANGE"

Heroes:

WILLY-SHES A WARRIOR AND AN INSPIRATION. MY GRANDFATHER- TRUTHFUL, LOYAL, GENEROUS TO NO AVAIL. A HERO TO ME IS STANDING UP FOR THE BELIEF IN EQUALITY, LIBERTY, JUSTICE. A LEADER. THE FIGHT FOR WHAT IS FAIR AND RIGHT, PEACEFULLY AND WITH INTEGRITY AND LOVE. LIVING AND LEADING BY THE FIRE INSIDE. TO EVERYBODY IN THE STRUGGLE-NEVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT. THOSE WHO GIVE OF THEMSELVES TO BETTER OUR WORLD AND STRENGHTEN OR COMMUNNITIES ...

My Blog

A LETTER NEVER SENT

HOW DOES ONE EVEN START A LETTER LIKE THIS? HOW DO YOU PUSH YOUR WAY THROUGH THE AWKWARDNESS OF YEARS GONE BY, SILENT HURTS, ANGRY TRUTHS, ENDLESS QUESTIONS, AND THE NEVER WERE'S TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGH...
Posted by Jessica on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:54:00 PST