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ziz

change is hard but change is good

About Me

I am who I be...... that's me.

My Interests

DANCE, music of most genres, laughing, children, poetry, capoeira, writing, movies, travelling, changing the world, LOVE and romance, happiness, people-watching, hanging out, eating good food, sleep (cuz I don't get enough), ohana and friends.

I'd like to meet:

The person I'm going to live the rest of my days and grow old and gray with.

Music:

I can rock out to just about anything!!

Movies:

Color Purple, all Spike Lee movies, Usual Suspects, Dangerous Liaisons, Amadeus, Princess Bride, Something About Mary, Saw, Seven, Coming to America, Friday, Golden Child, Goonies, Lord of the Flies, Bowling for Columbine, Farenheit 911, What's Love Got To Do With It, Glory, Goodfellas, Godfather sequels, Star Wars sequels, Dune, Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Trainspotting, The Incredibles (it's incredible), Finding Nemo, Monsters INC, Shrek sequels, Dave Chappell's Block Party, To Kill A Mockingbird, Coming to America, Purple Rain.....the list goes on.

Television:

I'm into Desperate Housewives, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Americas Next Top Model, music videos and cartoons.

Books:

All Baha'i writings and prayers,any Octavia Butler book, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye,Beloved and Sula, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes were Watching God,and The Celestine Prophecies.

Heroes:

My daughter Indigo, my Mama, my sister, MamaDear (may she rest in peace), my Grandmother Irene and all the souls who died trying to make the world a better place. Ya' Baha'ul' Abha!!!

My Blog

jazego

My girl Yaani has an incredibly beautiful neice who lives in NY. She came to visit over the summer and she and my daughter became fast friends. Now every time she speaks to Yaani on the phone she tell...
Posted by ziz on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:59:00 PST

whats in a name?

Aziza - origin: arabic or african (depends on who you ask) meaning: mighty, rare, child of gorgeuosness (swear to God that's one of the meanings I found in a book about african names, in different reg...
Posted by ziz on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:57:00 PST

everyday

everyday is a struggle trying to hustle some dough if you was raised in the hood well then you already know there be days that be good but mostly money be slow have you ever been hungry befo'? steady ...
Posted by ziz on Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:53:00 PST

sunflower

her land was reeped with regret seeded with misunderstanding fertilized with discontent sowed with disappointment toiled with indifference lack of affection grew like weeds hope brought a seedli...
Posted by ziz on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:31:00 PST

inner circles

ever feel on the outside of your circle of friends? don't feel bad, i think at some point we all feel that way, either because we isolate ourselves or life pulls us away. hell, sometimes you find out ...
Posted by ziz on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:01:00 PST

i need to dance

there are few things in life i need to keep me sane. food, clothing, shelter and money, and the seemingly less tangible things like love and spiritual awareness. yet the thing i've been lacking most i...
Posted by ziz on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:04:00 PST