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Connaiscious

About Me

born in minneapolis - raised in the U.P. of Michigan - college in St. Paul. Music major, finally having fun with it. enjoying the view from the other side of the gender gap. turns out, men can be really nice! who knew?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/11/2005
Band Members: I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Influences: Pretty pop music that I can't get out of my head - Old school gangsta rap - Loud, messy rock and roll - Funk music that doesn't allow me to sit still - Soul music that makes me horny - Gospel music that makes me cry
Sounds Like: electronic mix of pop, disco, rock, hip-hop, funk, reggae and gospel. sometimes from a trans perspective
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

end of january wrap-up

Big news of the month, of course, is Shiatsu school. I am having the best time. Kicking butt on tests, getting all my practicing in, catching up on my rest from the social justice wars.  Great teacher...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:46:00 GMT

In how many ways is Barack Obama a perfect person?

I'm crushing hard.#1) his race, of course. it also influences every other reason. #2) His great marriage to a classy, amazing woman.#3) He's a great dad to two great daughters.#4) ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:55:00 GMT

wow was all I could cry

In preparation for starting Shiatsu School next Monday, I've been working on getting myself into shape. The center of this work has been, and will continue to be, I'm sure, "mat time." Unroll the mat,...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:37:00 GMT

What OutFront Minnesota has meant to me

What I gained from almost 7 years at OutFront Minnesota.1 - understanding of social change work - the work (canvassing, outreach, coalition building, etc), isn't too terribly complex, but it is hard a...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:16:00 GMT

Am I 22?

I know, I know, you're waiting on the AC/DC show debrief. The quick review: sex, drugs and rock and roll. Loud rock and roll. Awesome.I was channel surfing the other night and ended up watching VH1Cla...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMT

a different kind of intimacy

I have this neighbor, J. She is a woman in her mid-50's or so. She's pretty cool, but has some persistent physical issues, mostly recurring fibromyalgia and sciatica and shoulder pain issues.She and I...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Kinda what its like...

First, sorry about the lack of formatting in the previous post - I was checking out Google Chrome. Apparently myspace's blog editor doesn't work too sweetly on Chrome yet. Oh well. Chrome is still pre...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:40:00 GMT

Personal Paradigm Shift

THIS IS TRUE!!! POSTED ON THE BBC WEBSITE. MY COMMENTS FOLLOW: Transsexual gene link identified The researchers focused on three genes Australian researchers have identified a significant link b...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:16:00 GMT

Girlfriends!

The chosen one from the land of the frozen sunWhen drunk nights get remembered more than sober onesWalk like warriors, we were never told to runExplored the world to return to where my soul begunNever...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:22:00 GMT

Living outside of love

You've probably thought, "Gee Connie, it must be great to finally be yourself! How wonderful for you. Your story is so inspirational."Well, it has been pretty great to finally feel like I'm kinda sort...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:31:00 GMT