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Mrs. Denise

THE TRUTH WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT SO THE PEOPLE CAN FIND JUSTICE.

About Me

My mother is from Ecuador and my father was born in the states and is of Spanish decent (from the Extremadura region of Spain to be exact)....It is interesting (to say the least) to have South American and European blood running through my veins. The pull from both sides is strong but at times conflicting....deuling...ironic. Mestizo blood on my left, Spanish blood on my right, me in the middle. Latina vs. Hispanic; Indiginous Andean people vs. Conquistadors; The conquered vs. the conquerers=me....my life is about finding the ballance. Who am I? I've lived in a shell most of my life and have finally come out to breath. The river claimed me, saved me, and cleansed me. Now I am reborn. Like the the river I am sweet, cool, calm, and peacful. Like the river I have deep undercurrents and treacherous whirlpools. I'm just beginning to understand my life as a paradox. I welcome the lessons along the way. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

Dancing Flamenco. It is my passion! Afro-Cuban dance is also wonderful, making art (any way I can!), taking pictures, being with good friends, spending time with David, listening to great live music, swimming in the ocean, sitting by the river, sailing, fishing, going to museums (the Smithsonian), The Folk Life Festival, helping, traveling, celebrating life.......There are many things to look forward to. Traveling. Most recent interest: learning more about my Andean (specifically indiginous) roots, learning Runa Ximi or "people's language" which as named Quechua/Kichwa/Kechwa/Inka(etc) by the Spanish. Joining organizations to fight the genocide in Darfur as well as bringing public awareness of the desicration of Indigenous cultures around the world by Western society.

I'd like to meet:

I'm blessed to have a wonderful group of friends and family; I couldn't ask for anything more. However, I am interested in meeting anyone in my path. I believe that we can learn lessons from everyone we encounter. Goodness knows I've learned a lot from those already in my life. Thanks!WHO I DON'T WANT TO MEET: Pretentious people aka art snobs. You know, name dropping people who hang out at art openings with their nose in the air who wear designer clothes and shun anyone who is not in their inner circle and who call themselves artists. Anyone who believes the world owes them something and acts like it.

Music:

Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Outcast, Arcade Fire, Peter Byorn and John, MIA, IO (www.eleguarecords.com ), Afro-Cuban Orisha music, Qawwali music (the master of all masters: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan), Fertile Ground, Dylan, Marley, Manu Chao, Bjork, The Rolling Stones, U2 with Emily, Balinease Gamelan, Stevie Wonder (funky 70's stuff), the doors, Andean music, Inti-Illimani, The Clash, turn tables/scratch, The Roots, Beethoven, classical, Metallica (an old time fav),Madonna, anything spiritually uplifting and transcendental..

Movies:

dead man, children of men Can't get enough of documentaries.

Television:

#1 Six Feet Under. Big Love, Dexter, Heroes, Lost, Sex in the City, Sopranos, Greys Anatomy, Men in Trees, Anthony Bordaine No Reservations, Boston Legal. Don't have cable in Toronto yet so renting movies (and TV series) is it.

Books:

The Red Tent, The Poisonwood Bible, Sister of My Heart, Inez Of My Soul, Mistress of Spices Currently reading: "On Photography" by Susan Sontag (WOW! Thanks Emily)

Heroes:

my mother. Anyone who has survived tragedy and used it to create beauty in this world. The Indigenous peoples of the world who have had their land, religion, and culture raped by those who think they know......but they know nothing.

My Blog

Health Care For All

Now that I'm living in Canada, I can see the crazy mess and scam that is the American health care system. I've been living in Toronto for one month and had to visit the health clinic twice (it's cold ...
Posted by Mrs. Denise on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:38:00 PST

"artist" (?) or (!)

One of my kids wrote this today: "Self pitty is like a feathered bed.  The more you lie in it, the more comfortable it gets."  This child is 14 years old and in a psych ward trying to "find...
Posted by Mrs. Denise on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:15:00 PST

Bikram is hot

Hello to all my friends and those who I have yet to meet.  This week I did something I never thought I would ever do.  I decided to try Bikram yoga.  Bikram yoga is hot yoga.  Seri...
Posted by Mrs. Denise on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:19:00 PST

3 weeks left

My year in white is almost over.  On July 17th, I will begin my new life as the new and improved Denise....aka. Oshun Doyin, which means "Oshun becomes honey" in Yoruba. It feels like just y...
Posted by Mrs. Denise on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

WHIRLPOOLS

The Webster's Dictionary definition of the word Whirlpool is: water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn. I wonder, what i...
Posted by Mrs. Denise on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST