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valerie

betcha love can make it better

About Me

these are some of the women that help me get my word across:i'm about my peoples.

My Interests

concrete struggle. historical materialism. music . exploring my epicuriosity. dancing and conversing not simultaneously on a dance floor, i prefer them as separate phenomenon. artists: raul

I'd like to meet:

those invested in change

Music:

all time - full rotation: SAADIQ,roy hargrove, sleepy brown, getz/gilberto, Big Gipp, Nappy Roots and the greatest hits of aretha, love below, amel, the reverend, india, d'angelo, stylistics, les nubians, mase, marvin, miles, BADU, the jacka, celia cruz!, tamia, love T.K.O., what ya'll know about that TOTAL kissin' you, musiq, chicago

Movies:

snatch. lord of the rings. amelie. happy gilmore. ocean's eleven. eternal sunshine

Television:

heroes! family guy. project runway.

Books:

the life of pi. the delta of venus. the prophet. alchemist. autobiographyof malcolm x. rolling the r's. the 18th brumiere. siddartha. i am not esther. honky. the coldest winter ever. black pearl. PUSH. woman, native, other.

Heroes:

they who accept my callous words, immigrant hands, feminist politics and rev attitude. unconditionally...

My Blog

i wish

sometimes i wish i knew what it is that frustrates me about people. because sometimes i'm frustrated with him/her and i don't know how to explain it.
Posted by valerie on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:19:00 PST

spend sunday with me

it is fuckn' cold over here SON.imagine me saying that same phrase, with a look of utter seriousness, eyebrows furrowed and lips scrunched up bout' ready to roll my neck. that serious. talkin bout' wh...
Posted by valerie on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:26:00 PST

concrete

for the past couple of weeks, after starting school, i've been really thinking and processing this new arena of my life. should i be in grad school? do i belong here? is this what i want to do? is thi...
Posted by valerie on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:54:00 PST

lemme give you a tour..

lemme give you a tour..dear friend,i've been trying to write this for a while now. i didn't want to leave you out of the things i see here. i wan to let you in on my adventures, my new surroundings, t...
Posted by valerie on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:31:00 PST

leaving on a jet plane

i left you today. sun kissing my arm, cool pacific wind in my hair, insisting that i stay. sf, you are beautiful today. we've had our ups and downs. makeups to breakups. lovin to live, and livin to lo...
Posted by valerie on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:20:00 PST

it's my party, and i'll cry if i want to

i really wanted to be emotional yesterday.raul hyped up this "surprise" thing "he" planned for last night. just "me and him", supposedly. the whole thing almost collapsed, one myspace comment, one sli...
Posted by valerie on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:08:00 PST

Fair Oaks Elementary

*short flashback*When I got here, I went to Fair Oaks Elementary school. Every month there would be an Award Assembly. My parents and Nanay could never go, they always had to work. But the most import...
Posted by valerie on Sun, 28 May 2006 12:31:00 PST

how many more have to die?

Greetings,On this sad day, I'd like to urge you to learn about the increasingly dangerous political climate in the Philippines. Inday Estorba was a women's organizer, a mother, a worker and a Filipino...
Posted by valerie on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:07:00 PST

who said it was downhill after 21?

Hosted By: shea & rissWhen: Saturday Apr 08, 2006 at 10:00 PMWhere: Soluna Lounge272 McAllister StreetSan Francisco, CA USDescription:shea & riss Click Here To View Event...
Posted by valerie on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:02:00 PST

happy born-day

my birthday day has been awesome so far.so far i've celebrated for 3 days straight.frankly, its quite amazing. when you get old enough to compartmentalize a birthday spread across three days in a row,...
Posted by valerie on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:58:00 PST