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Tigresa

chasing only the impossible dreams.

About Me

I enjoy conversations without words.

My Interests

capoeira. the berimbau. traveling. photography. art. laughter. aikido. coffeeshops. food. hot sake. music. reading. learning. connecting. relaxing.

I'd like to meet:

Don't forget to laugh at yourself every once in a while.

Music:

Album Leaf. Mestre Accordeon. Jack Johnson. Sublime. Kings of Convenience. Bloc Party. Slightly Stoopid. Muse. Death Cab For Cutie. Brazilian Girls. Portland Taiko. Kenny Endo. And etc.

Television:

Arrested Development. Prison Break.

Books:

The Alchemist. Way of the Peaceful Warrior. The Saga of Mestre Bimba. City of Women.

My Blog

The Coincidences of Opposites

The Coincidence of Opposites--Shih T'ou"The mind of the great sage of India    was intimately conveyed from west to east.Though people may be sharp-witted or dull,    the...
Posted by Tigresa on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:48:00 PST

aqui e agora

"The secret to unreasonable happiness."So I was thinking today what I would love right now: to own a little library/bookstore/cafe filled with the smell of fresh coffee, old wood, and the sound of the...
Posted by Tigresa on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:41:00 PST

porque

At the crux of metamorphosis--caterpilar.coccoon.butterfly--wrapped in warm darkness before granted the ability to fly into the deep expanse where the sun, moon, and stars lie. But to be engulfed by t...
Posted by Tigresa on Sun, 13 May 2007 06:38:00 PST

"Bu."

"Bu," said Sifu. His eyes twinkled with amusement that I couldn't understand. I had only asked if he had made the decorative radish flowers, dyed a beautiful and vibrant red, that garnished one of the...
Posted by Tigresa on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:44:00 PST

sing.sing.sing

"The berimbau can pacify the soul when played in melancholy solos; the rhythm is black and strong, a deep and powerful pulse that reaches the heart. It inundates the mind, space, and time with the int...
Posted by Tigresa on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:32:00 PST

Ahh, that yearning...

Heceta calling from the fog. [Oregon Coast, OR; July2006] I stood on the sandy beach staring out into the undulating blues slowly shifting into the fiery reds and oranges as the sun sank into the hori...
Posted by Tigresa on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:03:00 PST

no particular subject.

So how are things, Tigresa?Well, self. Things are mixed--a hotpot of long workdays, aching joints, salsa, and basil. I am not entirely certain that I like my job. In fact, I am fairly certain that a s...
Posted by Tigresa on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:33:00 PST

Follow your bliss...[photos]

I have a job! And not just any job--I'm an events photographer for CLIX Photography! I'm not sure I can put into words how excited I am to be doing something I love for a living. I'm happy.So I have t...
Posted by Tigresa on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:25:00 PST

Capoeira, capoeira...my strength, my heart, my soul.

These last few weeks have been stressful. My search for gainful employment has yielded little results and my search for a place to live within my price range is at a turtle's pace, but without the dig...
Posted by Tigresa on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 06:46:00 PST

The affirmation I've needed.

Since I got home on August 1st, I've been searching with increasing panic for a job and a place to live. I had expanded my search to include the west/southwest united states because I wanted to get ou...
Posted by Tigresa on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:16:00 PST