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OkomfoAdwoa

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About Me


I am a strong woman who covers any weakness under layers of hardiness. I am a priest, mother, partner, drummer, singer, dancer, photographer, writer, actor...got my hand in too many pots, consistently exhausted person who is constantly doing something! If I seem standoffish when you meet me, don't take it personal. I like to stand back and observe for a while before I give any of myself...
I am a graduated priest in the Akan Tradition of Ghana, West Africa. My shrine is Adade Kofi. I envelop my life in the pursuit of spirituality and creativity. I feel deeply that there is no one religion for all people and have seen so many similarities between different faiths, that I don't understand the arguments. As long as you are good to yourself and others, your faith is your business...I see so many similarities between Akan, Yoruba, Santeria, Candomble, Catholicism, Hinduism, Christianity, etc., that the “My God is Better Than Your God" madness doesn't make sense to me...but enough of my soap box...
Quote I Live By: "...and when you find out, what's worth keeping...with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away..." - Robbie Robertson
My Web Sites:
My Personal Web Site
Okomfo Adwoa Web Site
My Shrine Work Site
Okomfo Adwoa Shrine Site
My Acting Web Site
Adwoa Acting Web Site
My Photography Web Site!
My Photography Site
And Kwesi's Web Site/Blog!
Kwesi Opare Blog Site
Kwesi & his friends!

My Interests

My son...Kwesi Opare, drumming since the womb!

Other interests besides Kwesi:)

Music, West African Drumming, Brasilian Drumming, Afro-Cuban Bata, Singing, Samba Dance, West African Dance, Afro-Cuban Dance, Belly Dancing, Writing,

Photography

Palm Reading, Tarot, the Metaphysical, Gemstone work, Languages (Twi, Spanish, Portuguese, American Sign Language),Capoeira, Maculele, Kung Fu, creating Web sites...Currently play in a Brasilian Samba School; Perform with/write songs for/compose percussion pieces with Voices of Africa,(Primarily West African); Perform with an Afro-Cuban/Afro-Brasilian group (Tambonito); on call to play Afro-Cuban Bata in different forums; Sing and play percussion (Afro-Cuban/Ghanaian/Everything) with Leana Song, take Afro-Cuban/Orisha dance classes...Phew, that's a lot! Also maintain being a good mother a good priest and a good partner...

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people. Miriam Makeba, Sergio Mendes, Dave Matthews...myself when I'm eighty.

I am not interested in friend request from people who have a 3x4 grid of ass in their Friend Space. I do not want to be the priestess in the middle of a bunch of booty. I am not sure why women would put pictures of themselves in thongs on a web site, but if you have these women on your page...I can imagine where you are coming from! I also simply do not respond to messages or friend requests from people whos Display name is “Nine Inches” or who ask lascivious questions, or who have almost bucked-nekkid photos...or anyone with guns/too much cussing/middle fingers up/drugs, etc., on their sites...I am not interested in any get rich quick scheme nor do I want to hear how you made your first million and I can too.

PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL BEFORE YOU SEND ME A FRIEND REQUEST. There are some people who set up web sites just to spam people. I check out all web sites before I accept a friend request. If your site is private or if I cannot figure out what we have in common and why you'd want me as a friend, I can't accept the Friend Request.

Music:

Brasilian, Afro-Cuban, African, Reggae, Reggaeton, Indian, Native American, New Age, Mood Music, Alternative, mostly all World music...almost everything except for rap!

Movies:

Tsotsi, Cidade de Deus, Young Guns (I & II), Coming to America, The Wedding Singer, Crash, The Piano, Malcolm X, Daughters of The Dust, Sankofa, The Color Purple, Brokeback Mountain, Amistad, Y Tu Mama, Tambien, The Green Mile (I bawl at the end every time), Terminator (I & II) The Indiana Jones Trilogy, The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, Powder...plus I'm a sucker for anything romantic...shhh, don't tell anyone...

Television:

I've taken TV out of my diet, but sometimes cheat on my diet by watching AMTM, Beauty & The Geek and Lost on the computer!

Books:

Right now, I've been reading a lot of books on the psyche of children...for school. I'd enjoy them so much more it they weren't for school. I'm reading a lot of Alice Miller who tends to be a bit melodramatic for my taste...

Heroes:

Nana Nsia, Miriam Makeba, Al Bundy :)

My Blog

Mens rules for Women!

...to be fairMEN’S RULES FOR WOMEN Women, learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complain...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:51:00 PST

A Woman’s 50 Rules for me

    I know these have been around forever, but I needed a laugh:)A Woman’s 50 Rules for Men Call. Don’t lie. Never tape any of her body parts together. If guys&r...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:26:00 PST

Is it FUNKY to be natural???

For some this may be a bit too much information, but I figured we’re close enough that I had to share!  I am currently taking some cleansing tea to try to clean my system, rid myself of so...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:51:00 PST

TANTRUMS!

So I just had a Parent-Teacher conference with Kwesi’s teacher. My son is intelligent, he is very good on the computer, builds elaborate castles with blocks, can put together a 25 piece puzzle ...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:07:00 PST

MY BIRTHDAY

    I'm turning 32 on March 8th!Am I having a party???  No.  I'm going away for the weekend!  Woo Hoo!However, I didn't want that to deter any of you from giving me prese...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:52:00 PST

Music...Dance...Priest...Oh My!

    I thank God for all that I have and hope that I will be able to honor all of the talents given to me in a positive way...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:29:00 PST

Mucho Mas

    There is waaaaaayyyyy to much going on...way to much that I must do and way too much that I am expected to do.  I try to utilize all talents that have been given to me, but aga...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:27:00 PST

Pre-sex Contract

I'm telling ya, women!  Make 'em sign it :) PRE-SEX CONTRACT (including child-resulting addendum) On This ___________________ day of ________________ 20____. This Pre-sex contract is entered upon...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:40:00 PST

"Like, cause you know it was like what it was...like"

Folding arms over my cold weather indicators, standing in line at the Citizens bank where the drop in temperature from the outside to the inside was quite dramatic, I couldn't help to be annoyed by th...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:41:00 PST

Awesome Young Talent!!!

The Children at my summer camp have with the help or hip-hop artist Koshen come up with four phenominal songs with great messages.  I am immensely proud of them!  I sing the hook on two of t...
Posted by OkomfoAdwoa on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:44:00 PST