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Gotta ride

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About Me

Been around the world and seen a lot! Love meeting new people and discovering the joy of something new every day! Life is made up of a series of moments...hopefully most of them will be amazing. Just try to savor each one - good or bad. Can always use them somewhere in my acting.I try to find the good in everything and everybody...sometimes to my disadvantage sometimes to unexpected joy. Without passion we are nothing but drones and cogs to the machine of middle class bullsh**t. School, work, house, car, 2 1/2 kids death...The cloning of America and the world with the Starbucks, Walmarts, Gaps, Targets (not that I haven't shopped there but geez do we all have to look, smell and eat the same sh** as everyone else). I lovvvve mom and pop stores, that lil' whole in the wall diner, that small flower peddler on the street. Can we all say UNIQUE. Corporate America is telling us who we are and how we define ourselves, what is cool and what is not...I am not buying into the bull. __________________________________________________________ THIS IS NOT THE MATRIX!!!!!!!!! We need to stand up and be counted for. To quote Gil Scott Heron, "The Revolution will not be televised!"_________________________________________________ ________ 1994 Inaugural Speech - Nelson MandelaOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkeness that most frightens us.We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous. Actually, who are we not to be?You are a child of god, your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so other people won't feel insecure around you.We are born to manifest the glory of god that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others._____________________________________________________ ______ And of course Maya Angelou "Still I Rise"You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops. Weakened by my soulful cries. Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own backyard. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise. Does my sexiness upset you? does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs? Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise ___________________________________________________________
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My Interests

Snowboarding and anything in the arts, entertainment. I love making people laugh.

I'd like to meet:

My soul mate. Someone who truly understands, respects and loves me unconditionally. Someone whom I absolutely adore, admire, respect, and am unequivocally attracted too...in every possible way...physically, mentally and spiritually.

Music:

Got to have soul--could be rap, hip hop, r&b, reggae and jazz. I've seen Miles, Dizzy, Branford and Wynton Marsales. Went to Jamaica for Sunsplash saw Third World, Dennis Brown, Buju Banton. But certain classical pieces including Carmen, 1812 Overture, Mozart's Eine Kleine Night music have got such incredible passion as well.

Movies:

Godfather I & II, Raiders of the Lost Ark, La Femme Nikita (Je suis Nikita!!!), Star Wars 4,5,& 6, Bowfinger, Airplane, Set It Off (Go Stoney!!!), 1984, March of the Penguins, Terms of Endearment, When Harry Met Sally, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Sting, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Sound of Music

Television:

Any and all the Twilight Zone episodes (Rod Serling was an ABSOLUTE GENIUS), Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sex & the City, pretty much any time I see Dave Chappelle on TV

Books:

The Bible, Romeo & Juliet, most Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Christopher Durang's plays, Maya Angelou poetry, Dreams into Action, oh yeah...gotta give props to Green Eggs & Ham and Shel Silverstein "Where the Sidewalk Ends"

Heroes:

My mom and dad

My Blog

La Vie en Rose is awesome! A lifetime achievement.

GO see this film. I've seen it twice. Marion Cotillard's portrayal of the legendary Edith Piaf is stunning, mesmerizing and soulful. This is in my top ten favortie movies of all times. Everything is g...
Posted by Gotta ride on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:48:00 PST

Whistler Blackcomb is da BOMB diggity!!!!

Holy God! I have found snowboarders heaven and it is called Whistler Blackcomb. I rode on the best snow in my entire life....freshies even in the afternoon and heaven on earth!!!! I think I died and w...
Posted by Gotta ride on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:37:00 PST

Snowboarding...life doesn't get much better

Just caught ESPN Classic with the women of snowboarding 2006 X Games. I was mesmerized and in awe of where women have gone in this sport. They make it look easy to hit front and backside 900s. I aspir...
Posted by Gotta ride on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:19:00 PST

Oh yeah...Mammoth is open!

So Mammoth is finally open...only one run but what the hey...it's open. I blog at 12:14 a.m. which is a lot like my birthday 12/14. In any case, despite LA being in the 80s and 90s I am still optimist...
Posted by Gotta ride on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:20:00 PST

Countdown to season!

From now until the snow drops down here, it's all about the boarding! Hell yeah! It's time to break open the real deal and catch some serious air and shred it up on those narly rails! Spins, jumps, ha...
Posted by Gotta ride on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:38:00 PST

Hope, Faith and Renewal

So today is again the 1st day of the rest of my life. I remain hopeful, confident and steadfast in my path to success in all areas of my life. Must look at my absolute goals and concretely and succinc...
Posted by Gotta ride on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:00:00 PST

Monday Blues

Ah, here we are again with another Monday. Always hope for the best out of a day. It was probably 50-50. I'd love to say that today was a great day but it wasn't. The expectations I have on life are s...
Posted by Gotta ride on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:21:00 PST

If today was your last day on earth...

Had a dream last night and woke up with the thought...what if today was really your last day on earth. As in tomorrow, you would be dead. Are you doing what you want to do or just doing what you thin...
Posted by Gotta ride on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:54:00 PST

Fate vs. Free Will

What is fated and what is free will. I know I've discussed this with friends and in freshman philosophy class but with recent coincidences it makes me revisit the subject. We make choices every day......
Posted by Gotta ride on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:58:00 PST

Okay...not a coincidence...definitely fate.

So I'm auditioning for a print job and who is assisting the session but Heidi Marie...that's three times I run into her in four days. So whatever the reason, I'm supposed to do or talk to Heidi about ...
Posted by Gotta ride on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:43:00 PST