Ithaca's Profile |
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the only thing i know to do is turn up the music |
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| Age: | 52 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | Madre de Dios |
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| Last Login: | Nov 6, 2008 (408 days back) |
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About Me |
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"I dwell in shining Ithaca. There is a mountain there, high Neriton, covered in forests. Many islands lie around it, very close to each other, Doulichion, Same, and wooded Zacynthos-- but low-lying Ithaca is farthest out to sea, towards the sunset, and the others are apart, towards the dawn and sun. It is rough, but it raises good men." - Homer, ..Odyssey.. ITHAKA As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, angry Poseidon - don't be afraid of them: you'll never find things like that one on yourway as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as long as a rare excitement stirs your spirit and your body. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, wild Poseidon - you won't encounter them unless you bring them along inside your soul, unless your soul sets them up in front ofyou. Hope your road is a long one. May there be many summer mornings when, with what pleasure, what joy, you enter harbours you're seeing for the firsttime; may you stop at Phoenician trading stations to buy fine things, mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony, sensual perfumes of every kind - as many sensual perfumes as you can; and may you visit many Egyptian cities to learn and go on learning from theirscholars. Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you're destined for. But don't hurry the journey at all. Better if it lasts for years, so you're old by the time you reach the island, wealthy with all you've gained on the way, not expecting Ithaka to make you rich. Ithaka gave you the marvellous journey. Without her you wouldn't have set out. She has nothing left to give you now. And if you find her poor, Ithaka won't have fooledyou. Wise as you will have become, so full ofexperience, you'll have understood by then what these Ithakasmean Constantine P. Cavafy i like poetry and writers of all sizes and shapes, however, i do discriminate. i hate war. love peace. i hate anything that tries to pass for peace. in my perfect world no one would be unkind (least of all me) ... ever. and the one i love would love me back ... forever and ever. and would know what i like and don't like even before i figure it out myself. and would put up with my tantrums and idiot ways ... and would love me all the more for them. ================ My Country Awake Tagore Where the mind is without fear and the head held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by Thee into ever-widening thought and action; Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. |
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My Interests |
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I'd like to meet:someone who has a passion for photography, poetry, music, living, and all the restDuke Ellington Billy Strayhorn This performance was in 1965. Billy wrote Duke's signature song while he was on his way to Duke's house for an audition ... instructions on how to get there: take the "a" train. Billy was going to next audition for Count Basie if the Duke didn't hire him. Billy wound up as Duke's right hand man, conducting the band in his absence, orchestrating, etc. As a Black Gay Man, Billy was content to stay out of the spotlight and do his thing. |
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Music:wow! notice emmanuelle sometimes uses circular breathing, a technique borrowed from didge players. bulgarian piece. exquisite! c'est si bon!COLD LIKE SPEECH - Ainjel Emme several versions of "work song" by nat adderley (cannonball's bro) June Yamaha ~ Rainbow ~ Get Out of Your Car Hualalai - Mike Marshall and Chris Thile Ray Brown Mrs. Ray Brown, once upon a time Dove's Eyes - Bryan Bone song of songs mahalia jackson - without a song Without a Song (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Eduard Elisa) Without a song the day would never end Without a song the road would never bend When things go wrong a man ain't got a friend Without a song That field of corn would never see a plow That field of corn would be deserted now A man is born but he's no good no how Without a song I got my trouble and woe but, sure as I know, the Jordan will roll And I'll get along as long as a song, strong in my soul I'll never know what makes the rain to fall I'll never know what makes that grass so tall I only know there ain't no love at all Without a song I've-a got my trouble and woe and, sure as I know, the Jordan will roll And I'll get along as long as a song, strong in my soul I'll-a never know what makes that rain to fall I'll never know what makes the grass so tall I only know there ain't no love at all Without a song Mahalia Jackson - Down by the Riverside Mississippi Fred McDowell - Goin Down to the River When The Levee Breaks.. Kansas Joe, Memphis Minnie Skip James - Devil Got My Woman Any Old Time ~ Jimmie Rogers 1929 Bessie Smith St.Louis Blues Jeff Healey - As The Years Go Passing By rest in peace bro k.d.lang sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah |
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Television:57 channels and nothing's onBruce Springsteen Lyrics 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) Lyrics .. |
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Books:so many books ... so little time!Myspace.com Blogs - nothing rooted - Zachary Jean MySpace Blog http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.... |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Single |
| Hometown: | Ithaca |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Occupation: | furry critter |
My Blog |
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this just in: |
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| new day dawning Posted by Ithaca on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:57:00 PST |
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OH waiter! |
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| may i have my reality check please?this all seems pretty familiar.deja vustay focuseddon't get caught upin chasing ghostsithaca, home alone Posted by Ithaca on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:38:00 PST |
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more dreams |
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| have dreamt about almost every family member past two days ... last night s and i were sharing a dorm. such a butterfly.
have a blessed day!
ithaca, jazz butcher (sometimes, the emboucher just won't h... Posted by Ithaca on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:17:00 PST |
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recurring dream |
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| elevator dreams
these elevators do not know the meaning of 'vertical'
they travel in all kinds of crazy paths
if they so happen to travel up and down,
when i reach my 'floor' - the floor of the ... Posted by Ithaca on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:39:00 PST |
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re: dream last night |
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| the wall hanging was three pieces, odd shaped, out of balance. no way it could hang level, the center piece was weighted to one side. we managed to make it hang level. stepping back, the wall hanging ... Posted by Ithaca on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:19:00 PST |
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in my secret life |
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| i am a drummer
i used to sneek into the band room after hours
and play the timpani
i used to watch the taiko drummer girls
in our buddhist band
and the marimba district players
pound and dance
i... Posted by Ithaca on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:26:00 PST |
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past, present imperfect: tense |
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| strange dream last night. even stranger time trying to post about it. darn computer froze (probably clogged with cat hair).
anyway ... too many details to make any sense to anyone but me ... let's jus... Posted by Ithaca on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:38:00 PST |
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hello |
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| is anyone out there?
two pings for yes
zero pings for no Posted by Ithaca on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:26:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Flor de Loto, Michael Brecker, The R&B Crooner: All or Nothing, Bonnie Raitt, Crystal Crow, Ollabelle, Javier Vaquero, wu, Didges Brew, Kate Voegele, Ella Fitzgerald friends, Joni Davis, Greenpeace, Aaron A. Brooks, Rick Sparfven Project, NEIZVESTNOST, Babylon Crashing: benefit for the Armenian Caritas, Beatles Russ, Birdie, JORGE PENSI, Karma-free Zone, jesuschristfriend, Kuzhebar Design, 4th Race Trio (contemporary ethnic music), Freistrahler, VLADISWAR NADISHANA - multi-instrumentalist, Sierra Club National, Zachary Jean
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