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Jocelyn

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About Me

WELL.... Im repping the South Side of the Windy City. Im the oldest of Four Siblings, Precious, Marian, and Michael..Through Micheal and Precious, I have a niece and nephew - Mickey Jr. and Taleah. I'm A Grad student at Chicago State U, working toward a MFA in Creative Writing. Imma Virgo..Assume what you want....Laughter is the BEST medicine...I love God and Family and my Friends. YOU ALL ARE THE BEST. I don't take life for granted....I go to New Life Covenant Oakwood Church.I love my church and my pastor - Trust me, its a place of restoration. It's the only church I know, where u can truly "come as u are" and I've been going to church all my life.. I dont go as much as I should though...but that's for another conversation, on another day.....I do what I can to help myself and others...Im a progressive person....silly and fun loving...yet serious and hardworking....Life's the biggest hustle - I do what I can............I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. Phil. 4:13

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My Interests

Music all day - all the time - all genres.......................................and of course, WRITING; CREATIVELY,UBIQUITOUSLY, MUSING, SCRIBBLING, SCRIPTING, AUTOGRAPHING, CHICKEN TRACKING, DISCOURSING, PROSING, POSING,PIECING, FORETASTING, WATCH WORDING, INTERCOURSING, CHAMPIONING ARIAS CONCERTO-ing, TEXTING, TONGUE-ing, SCROLLING, SOFT AND HARD COVERING, HIEROGLYPHIC-ing, PSALMING, FUTURIZING, TITIILIZING, REALIZING, RAPTURING, LUSTING, EXORCISING, CONCEIVING,DREAMING, KNOCKING, SHED INKING, SALTING, COME-HITHERING, VOODOOING, BELLY LETTERING ROTATIONS OF EXISTENCE........ .......... I'm still discovering ways to become a marketing guru....reading (yeah Imma Nerd).....Fashion (Imma sucka) Food (ummmm I like to eat)...art, painting (one day I'll be great)...people interest me....life interest me.......life is full of interesting things if u take the time to look outside your window.........

I'd like to meet:

JESUS.....Lenny Kravitz.....Oprah (Yeah I said it!)...Erykah Badu....Joi....Jill....Bill Clinton......Osama Bin Laden (me and him got some things to talk about)......Eve ( the first woman God created - so that I when I see her I can smack her b/c its her fault that one day when I do have kids labor will be a MUTHA.shut.my.mouth).....Mos Def...Lil Brother-Especially Phonte.....Anthony Mackie....BEYONCE!!!!!....Lupe Fiasco....Patti Labelle....Coldplay......Madonna.......Jim Carey....Cedric the Entertainer...TD Jakes...Karen Clark Sheard and Kiki - Adrianne Archie..Tyler Perry..Monique.....OutKast.....Maya Angelou.. Queen Latifah...JayDee( Why ya have to take him' Lord)...Toni Morrison...Yolanda Adams..Zora Neal Hurston.....Richard Bruce Nugent.. ..Basquiat....Frida.......Rothko......Janis Joplin...Gwendolyn Brooks...Pablo Neruda....Billie Holiday..Too Many folks to name...BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY... ......I'd like to meet YOU, YOU, AND YOU.........I'd ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE MY MOTHER AGAIN.......somewhere, someday, beyond whereever the beyond is....................

Music:

I dare not begin to list the favs.........it would get to be a bit much........

Movies:

Friday after Next-- Frida-- The Color Purple-- Pollock-- The Fifth Element-- Memoirs of a Geisha Kill Bill Lord of the Rings - Indie Film- Foreign film - - Badass - Idlewilde - Their eyes were watching God -She hate me - Brother to Brother - Imma sucka for a good bio pic

Television:

Project Runway-- Flavor of Love--I luv New York - Charm SchoolIF MY SLIDE SHOW DOESN'T SHOW ALL OF MY PICS IN THE SLIDE SHOW, CLICK "VIEW IMAGES" AND CHECK EM' OUT. ENJOY!

Books:

The Bible-- Their Eyes Were Watching God-- The Lovely Bones-- The Bluest Eye-- ART--BLACKS--Horizon Note - Essential Neruda-The Tipping Point-Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renassiance-ART-No More Sheets-

Heroes:

My Mom and my Granny and Jesus of course!Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

My Blog

The "The I aint Got no job - every day Im hustlin' - Jesus be a fence, Great American Story"

This is The " I Ain't got no Job  -Everyday Im hustlin - Jesus be a fence - Great American Story According to Michael McIntosh"In the spirit of Boredom , in the spirit of writing, and in the...
Posted by Jocelyn on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:42:00 PST

FREE FALLING

Someone asked me, "So when did you fall in love with soul music? What it is about this form that moves you most, and who are your favorite artists within it?"Below is my response. I guess the question...
Posted by Jocelyn on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:29:00 PST

Chicken Noodle Soup

I have to say that I'm concernded with the direction of hip-hop/rap. What the hell is Chicken noodle Soup? I'm almost okay with it being a dance. The hood is inventive like that. But a whole damn song...
Posted by Jocelyn on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:57:00 PST