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November 2007 - Clivia Writes
In Commentary,

Ey Sweetness.....Simple Things that Make Me happy..

A Doubles, at the perfect temperature, with the correct amount of pepper with the accurate consistency,A Random heckle from an anonymous stranger.."Ey Sweetness.." and that's all...no more harassment...no more words...just a smile...That moment right after you sip your first cup of coffee on a Monday morning..Jeans that fit both my hips and my waist...A psychic phone call from my mother at just that...

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In Miami Carnival 2008,

Miami Carnival 2008...FULL STEAM AHEAD!!

I know allyou carnival heads cant even focus on Christmas...is just the pass thru for carnival...I agreeee...Full STEAM AHEAD!!!Miami CARNIVAL!! hahahahahforgive me.. ..i know you saying she crazy....I'm excited....!!! ..but soooo much to do...and strike while the iron is hot..sigh..anyways..this was just to shake off some of the fire in my brain..back to scheduled programming.... ...

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In Blog, Homesick

Absent

Absent..Im a second hand relative...someone you remember fondly...but you don't see in day to day terms..Absent..the relative where if something happens to them you go ..oh no that's so awful...but it doesn't affect your day to day life..i Hate that...I feel like im the one that misses everything..that's markedly missing..i have no memories...as an adult...i just rely on the ones that were in...

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In In Other News, Music

My Hip Hop Questions... or Talib Sexy Man Kweli

Talib "Sexy Man" Kweli - In the MoodDon't mind me...I know I'm a Trini...i.e Soca Lover...but i listen to all genres...and these are a few observations on Hip Hop...lol...indulge me..[I not going to Trinidad for carnival...lol..so my interests diverted...] 1. What do we have to do to make Lauryn Hill Happy and hopeful and optimistic without messing with her brilliance and eloquence and...

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In Lifestyle,

Saturday Morning Chores- Living Trini

Ok for those of us that grew up in Trinidad/Tobago..Saturday morning was always chores morning.. and for some blinking reason...your parents always had TONS of mahogany furniture that needed to be rubbed down with a soft cloth and Pledge oil..eventually the spray replaced it...thank god.. Intricate Lace Doilies, starched and sprayed into spectacular designs, had to be lifted and shaken , tables dusted...

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In BGITR,

New title - VIBRATIONZZ 2008

So people... Ive been offered an Official Position on the VIBRATIONZZ committee... and ive decided to take it... Im sure there will be an official announcement soon...so i'll wait till then to specify.. but i am SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED I COULD PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! lolBALANCE!!Anyways....We're having a meeting soon to of course address Carnival Past...and plans for the future.I welcome feedback and suggestions to take to...

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In Cliviawrites,

The Art of Being a Trini...

Being Trinbagonian is an art form. I’m sure being from any Island Is. Here is some insight though into why being Trinidadian is such a difficult task unless you were BORN into it...Feel free to add more as you think of them You refer to all salt crackers as "Crix". You know the meaning of the word "Obzokie". ??? You go to parties...

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In Cliviawrites, Poetry I love

Dillemma - Dorothy Parker

Dilemma If I were mild, and I were sweet, And laid my heart before your feet, And took my dearest thoughts to you, And hailed your easy lies as true; Were I to murmur "Yes," and then "How true, my dear," and "Yes," again, And wear my eyes discreetly down, And tremble whitely at your frown, And keep my words unquestioning My love,...

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In Cliviawrites, Journal

Patience

NOVEMBER 16, 2007 . 3:44PMLife is such a funny thing...you can be at the top of the world...and in mere seconds...the time it takes for a butterfly's wing to move the tiny bit of air that propels it...the time it takes for a tear to form in the corner of your eye...You've sunken into a pit of despair and confusion that makes the...

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In Cliviawritses, Lifestyle

Good Goddamn Jill !

LYRICS "Crown Royal"Your hands on my hips pull me right backto you, ICatch that thrust give it right back to you,you'rein so deep I'm breathing for you,youGrab my braids arch my back high foryou yourDiesel engine,I'm squirting mad oil ahDown on the floor til my speaker startsto boilI flip s**tQuick slipHip dipAnd I'm twistedIn your handsand your lipsand your tongue tricksand you're so...

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In Cliviawrites,

I'm BACK!@!!!!

The Jumbie BITE Me!! Missing TNT was killing the VOICE!! But I excited again... Check soon for updates.... ...

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In Cliviawrites, Derek Walcott

Derek Walcott - The Fist

The Fist by Derek Walcott The fist clenched round my heart loosens a little, and I gasp brightness; but it tightens again. When have I ever not loved the pain of love? But this has moved past love to mania. This has the strong clench of the madman, this is gripping the ledge of unreason, before plunging howling into the abyss. Hold hard...

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