tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68054132011-10-01T01:43:47.508-04:00lovellathe life and adventures of lovellaLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1158275821847265372006-09-14T19:14:00.001-04:002006-09-14T19:17:01.860-04:00I never blog!!!but, i did finish my book of poetry!!! if ya wanna have it ($5), email me! Here's a little taste...go to my myspace page. (but i never update that either)If I could build myself Thenif i could build that self over i’d mold a mouth that said No, loud and cleareyes that could see thru liesears that heard all the warnings that were never told to mehands that had not betrayed mei’d Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1158275793590639842006-09-14T19:14:00.000-04:002006-09-14T19:16:33.653-04:00I never blog!!!but, i did finish my book of poetry!!! if ya wanna have it ($5), email me! Here's a little taste...go to my myspace page. (but i never update that either)If I could build myself Thenif i could build that self over i’d mold a mouth that said No, loud and cleareyes that could see thru liesears that heard all the warnings that were never told to mehands that had not betrayed mei’d Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1150180565731214152006-06-13T00:03:00.000-04:002006-06-13T02:36:05.746-04:00this trip was healthy and happy. i was pleasantly surprised. lots to think about. lots of art to do. i want to become a "creactor" = an active creator - i learned that word from james shephard who lives in oregon on the highway along the coast that overlooks the ocean my grandparents boated across...came home to be in a one of my best friend's wedding and went on a trip to OR & CA with arif. Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1138240691061411672006-01-25T20:57:00.000-05:002006-01-25T20:58:11.073-05:00It has been awhile since I updated a blog/journal…of course I have excuses and travel is one of my usual ones, it’s true in this case. Ahh, I’m a liar, I said I would update every week and I just saw that my last post was on January 3rd, much more than a week ago. So I’ll start with my commitment to myself. Tuesdays with me, yes like Tuesdays with Morrie, cuz I’m a Tuesday person. Or as my Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1137718462282436502006-01-19T19:53:00.000-05:002006-01-19T19:54:22.300-05:00Dear friend, This is a strange thing for me to be doing, but I figure, I have to try. We must try, we must fight for what we believe in, otherwise, what are we doing? I have been organizing/working for social justice since I went to college in 1999, wow, that was seven years ago. I joined pretty much every social justice organization there was on campus from the environment to labor toLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1136328668949723042006-01-03T14:37:00.000-05:002006-01-03T17:51:08.996-05:00Ahhh, NYC, I did miss you, though I do NOT take a moment back. Watching my nieces hug eachother, hugging and kissing them, watching them write in my journal, fighting with my parents, being out of touch with the rest of the world, all these things…simply reality and beautiful in their own ways. I accept and appreciate them. Lugging my four bags from La Guardia airport all the way to Bed-Stuy Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1136073187631527562005-12-31T18:15:00.000-05:002005-12-31T18:53:07.643-05:00The NEW year...Every year this happens and sometimes I think it's really a new beginning, this year, I know it is and I am going to make it a new beginning for me. So many things are new now, so many things up in the air, in my hands, so much more clarity, strength, commitment and excitement. This is my only chance at life, I must take full advantage of it. I don't have time for being so sad Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1135025426394848002005-12-19T15:48:00.000-05:002005-12-19T15:50:26.410-05:00i'm at "home" in michigan. I'm feeling really frustrated, and this happens to me every time. I'm bored, but i know i need time to relax and not work and play with my nieces and talk to my mommy and write and read and see my friends. gotta go, my question is, how do you deal with being so frustrated and hurt and offended by the people you love and the place you are in and make the best of it?Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1133321287348456812005-11-29T22:20:00.000-05:002005-11-29T22:28:07.356-05:00ever think about this...avoiding your self. as in, getting so caught up in your work and the logistics of life and the pain and survival of life that you realize at some point that you feel like you've lost touch with your self. your feelings and emotions about living and about who you are and want to be and the shit that you still have to process. with all the transition and travelling and Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1133301071615444132005-11-29T16:50:00.000-05:002005-11-29T16:51:11.633-05:00sometimes i get so wrapped up in my life and my shit that it is hard to see outside it, but SO important. i am excited to go home for 3 weeks. to see my nieces. to cultivate friendships in nyc. to write more. to read more. to continue to work and grow professionally thru all the obstacles. to connect with other activists on a personal level. losing...there is no longer funding for my job.Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1132026522333179692005-11-14T22:33:00.000-05:002005-11-14T22:48:42.350-05:00part of some things i am wrote up for a couple of my friends:What I’m struggling with most right now:1. Making time for myself, spirituality2. Feeling overwhelmed and unproductive/useful at work3. Not feeling as close as I’d like to with my faraway (distance) friends, making good close friends here in NYC, those everyday friends (but working on it, have 3 good prospects)What I love about life Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1130794862861911922005-10-31T16:39:00.000-05:002005-10-31T16:41:02.870-05:00wrote this to sort things out, come to a better place, just sharing to be honest and see if anyone has thoughts about how to destress, but i think its all good.Just need to clear my head, feel better about things, not be so stressed and sad. I’m super stressed about this work stuff…worrying about our financial position, so much to do for the events this week and Nov. 17, I feel like I screw up Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1129854250549399582005-10-20T20:23:00.000-04:002005-10-20T20:24:10.553-04:00lonely and new york in the same line. i'm such a whiner. yes, its possible. i sit here at work at 819pm, by choice i must admit. i'm tired and hungry and need to go home. but i wanted to write, to work some shit out in my head. but i dont want to just complain. of course i'm f-n busy. but i LOVE my job. and i would not be doing anything else. and i am SO fortunate to be able to say that.Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1129391999915425042005-10-15T11:59:00.000-04:002005-10-15T11:59:59.923-04:00(I know it’s really long, but there is a shortened version with a timeline of what I’ve been doing and I am so bad that I waited this long to update. I’m sorry)Hey Beautiful people,It has been a long, long time since I have updated you all (and my blog/livejournal) and many things have happened in the past few months of my life so I wanted to tell you what is going on. I also just wanted to sayLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1128885916534117972005-10-09T15:24:00.000-04:002005-10-09T15:25:16.540-04:00ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!i'm gonna update soon. for real!!!! by Friday, i promise!!!!yeah!!!Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1110315119500701402005-03-08T15:50:00.000-05:002005-03-08T15:51:59.506-05:00because today is international women's day. think about it. dont stop."Poetry is a Political Act":An Interview with June Jordanby Julie QuirozJune Jordan’s career as a poet, writer, teacher, and activist started in the early 1960s and spans the globe. The author of twenty-five books, June has just completed her childhood memoir, Portrait of the Poet As a Little Black Girl (1999). She is Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1110094195130720602005-03-06T01:20:00.000-05:002005-03-06T02:29:55.136-05:00hmmm...i never blog at 122am. in fact i rarely blog. obviously. but that doesnt mean i dont write. i write on the subway all the time, and in my bed and when i'm out and other places. but i dont write enough. ugh, i wish i could stop saying i dont do things enough. could stop telling myself all the supposed bad things i do and dont do. well, i guess i'll just rewrite some things from my Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1109208987695909262005-02-23T20:33:00.000-05:002005-02-23T20:36:27.696-05:00after having spent an amazing weekend with kathleen and carrie, two of my best friends, i wrote this to them in an email and realized how fortunate i am to have friends like them, friends like all of you. thank you for making my life worth living, and i look forward to creating these kinds of freindships with you... take time to tell friends you love themI am so overjoyed that i was able to Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1107558154749164542005-02-04T17:57:00.000-05:002005-02-04T18:02:34.750-05:00I went to this event the other night, where veterans read from this book called “The things they carried” by Tim O’ Brien I think. Then the veterans spoke a bit about their experiences. One of them was named Frank, who is a veteran from Vietnam who sits next to me at work. He works with the Iraq Veterans Against the War. We also listened to Jim who is a vet from this Iraq war. He is a memberLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1107213328794602402005-01-31T18:02:00.000-05:002005-01-31T18:15:28.793-05:00so many things i want to write about...
so i'll just try to give a few sentences about each and promise to write more soon. i know you all think that i'm a liar. i guess i am cuz i keep saying i'll write more often. i think i might just start copying from my journal...
January 20th, DC, The Inauguration protests:
It was so strange, intense. okay, i cant write about this in just a few Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1105478556482710992005-01-11T16:22:00.000-05:002005-01-11T16:22:36.483-05:00i mean to write more. and i will. maybe tomorrow. but right now i have some thoughts and wonders that i wanted to share with you all and tap your infinite wisdom...
my friend said there is no purpose in life.
i wonder what to say to her.
Maybe there isn’t a purpose. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a whole shitload of great stuff to do, enjoy and love.
Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1104966264792952482005-01-05T17:44:00.000-05:002005-01-05T18:04:24.793-05:00damn, i just deleted all that i wrote. i was pissed but, oh well! it really is not that big of a deal and not worth getting freaked about. so this is almost what i said, i think.
back in philly yeah!!!!!!!!!
yeah, life is good! uh, okay, i think i quit, cuz i want to get out of here now, i'm too antsy to sit in this office chair right now. i'll try to remember what i said and write it in myLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1104898880297337352005-01-04T23:21:00.000-05:002005-01-04T23:21:20.296-05:00lovella, who are you today? not yesterday, not 2 years ago, not 15 years ago. who are you at this very moment? i dont know. i want to be strong. i want to be good. i want to be able to give all the love i have in my heart. i want to get enough of it back to survive, to thrive. i want to learn how to love myself. i want to be the best tita i can be. i want to hold alana's hand every day.Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1104868608385131812005-01-04T14:56:00.000-05:002005-01-04T14:56:48.386-05:00Well, I guess its about that time again, to write another blog. Actually, its past that time. Okay, I’m changing my mind again. This is when I’m doing it and that is that and its okay. So, I am trying to not beat myself up so much. To realize that it is OKAY if I haven’t blogged in awhile. It is not the end of the world and I’m not a bad person because of it. I have been in need of an Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1101772576462295222004-11-29T18:31:00.000-05:002004-11-29T18:56:16.463-05:00Right now I am in Michigan, I came home for Thanksgiving. We planned on having my dad’s 50th birthday celebration but Alana, (Corey and Clarissa’s older baby) was sick so they had to cancel and stay home. They all ended up getting sick. So sad. But my mom, dad, Jerrod, Eli and Shane hung out all day Saturday. Jerrod, Eli, my mom and I went out to the bar on Friday night. It is called the Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1100731539059878842004-11-17T17:45:00.000-05:002004-11-17T17:45:39.060-05:00Hey everybody!
Once again, I haven’t blogged in awhile…okay like for real blogged. So I don’t know where to start. Well, I guess I’ll just be honest, I have been feeling really sad lately. Part of it is because I am so far from what life used to be for me, family, friends, angelo, school, everything I knew, everything familiar. You’d think that would have worn off by this point, its been overLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1099618821830289732004-11-04T20:39:00.000-05:002004-11-04T20:40:21.830-05:00And now I remember that there is still poetry. There is still such amazing beauty in this world even if he is president. Alana and Gracie still giggle uncontrollably, Brooklyn and Jayde grow chubbier by the minute and the leaves are still beautiful. Lovers are still in love, mothers hug their children, songs are still sung, flowers continue to blossom, rainbows form, smiles spread across facesLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1099618720533709312004-11-04T20:38:00.000-05:002004-11-04T20:38:40.533-05:00And now I remember that there is still poetry. There is still such amazing beauty in this world even if he is president. Alana and Gracie still giggle uncontrollably, Brooklyn and Jayde grow chubbier by the minute and the leaves are still beautiful. Lovers are still in love, mothers hug their children, songs are still sung, flowers continue to blossom, rainbows form, smiles spread across facesLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1099618575133681192004-11-04T18:28:00.000-05:002004-11-04T20:36:15.133-05:00Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1098393471002332792004-10-21T17:10:00.000-04:002004-10-21T17:17:51.003-04:00Okay so, i havent blogged in awhile, like a long time, but i was reading richie's blog and had to respond to him and dyanna's comment. so this is what came out. as far as the rest of me... i'm feeling particularly sad and exhausted lately. Also, by the end of this month, i will have been gone every weekend, to NYC (twice), Indiana and home. I'm happy to be out and about and doing what i'm Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1095193878735797092004-09-14T16:24:00.000-04:002004-09-14T16:31:18.736-04:00so, i really need to blog more. Carl, you've inspired me. He's not a blogger, but he is a very dedicated reader. i think that makes blogging so much more special. anyway, big things have been going on lately. i was recently in NYC for a week for RNC stuff, too bad i didnt get to see many of my friends, as i had hoped. then i went home. that was great, got to see the family, including four Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1094605387452031242004-09-07T21:00:00.000-04:002004-09-07T21:03:07.453-04:00Wow! The past couple of weeks have been crazy! The RNC in NYC and hangin out in Michigan. It has been wonderful here in Michigan, it feels good to see my family and friends, but I must admit that I'm excited to go back. And, I have to admit, I miss work. I don't know exactly what or why...the organization, the schedule, doing something productive with my time. Anyway, I'll give more detailsLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1093041448234813282004-08-20T18:34:00.000-04:002004-08-20T18:37:28.233-04:00This just in - Lovella will be in NYC from this coming Tuesday (24th) in time for Acentos!!!! until Wednesday September 1st. She will be working most of the time, especially during the day time. however, she would LOVE to spend some time with you all, so please reserve a lunch, dinner, drink time, and/or sleepover night. first pick will be given to those who she has not gotten to spend much Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1089325251415061542004-07-08T18:20:00.000-04:002004-07-08T18:20:51.416-04:00So I know I’ve been out of touch for a little while…
I don’t know if I am ready to send you an update, I have not really processed all that’s gone on as of late, but I know its been awhile and I wanted to say hello and that I really really miss having you all so close to me. I am a bit lonely I admit. I have been SO busy the past couple weeks with work, as in working late every single day and Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1086836852734316942004-06-09T23:05:00.000-04:002004-06-11T18:54:41.576-04:00Same as my email from today, but just in case you didnt get it or want to read the details...
Hey wonderful people,
Wow, oh my goodness life is crazy! I cannot believe this. First, before I forget again, I need to get some logistical stuff out of the way. I will be moving from the house I'm living in Philly now to a place about ten minutes from here next Tuesday (15) night. Just moving my Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1086294061726785682004-06-03T16:19:00.000-04:002004-06-03T16:21:01.726-04:00Hello loves,
so, in my wanderings and wonderings and worries i have found and been given the opportunity to plant some seeds in a beautiful field. I have a position with American Friends Service Committee as the "Peace Education Fellow." I am so happy and excited to be able to do what my heart drives me to do. I can do it with the help and guidance of others, I can focus on it, I can feed myselfLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1085808064126630042004-05-29T01:16:00.000-04:002004-05-29T01:21:04.126-04:00while writing an email to my beautiful friend lucy, i realized that i wanted to share some of it with you.
i've decided that only i know best what i need, how to give it to my self and i'm the only one whos always around to do that. i've started the process of becoming my own best friend. and trying to have more confidence and self-love and appreciation. a VERY difficult thing for me to do.Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1085523075990774952004-05-25T18:10:00.000-04:002004-05-25T18:11:15.990-04:00hey everyone!
ahhhhh! i'm feeling a little crazy. i know that you all read my last very long blog... now i'm job searching. and its going well. but... there is this ymca job i was offered. i would be working at a summer camp with 11-14 yr olds, and working especially on a service learning project with them. that would be great, and maybe she would hire me for the fall after that, if i dontLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1085522489822613452004-05-25T17:50:00.000-04:002004-05-25T18:01:29.823-04:00hey everyone!
ahhhhh! i'm feeling a little crazy. i know that you all read my last very long blog... now i'm job searching. and its going well. but... there is this ymca job i was offered. i would be working at a summer camp with 11-14 yr olds, and working especially on a service learning project with them. that would be great, and maybe she would hire me for the fall after that, if i dontLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1085245551387126872004-05-22T13:04:00.000-04:002004-05-22T13:05:51.386-04:00 Hello all!
Its been quite awhile since I last wrote, I know. I have tons to share with you. I went back to MI for about a week. I know I didn't tell you all, but I knew that I would not have time to see anyone, I had to be with my family. You know they are spread out all over, so I had to make my rounds. It was so wonderful to be able to see everyone finally. It was my niece's first Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1084077718693849902004-05-09T00:39:00.000-04:002004-05-09T00:46:28.546-04:00hey everyone!!!!!!!!!!
i'll be back in the NYC on sunday morning by 830am, a little too early for your non-sleeping new yawka asses! anyway, i will be doin stuff for most or all of the day. might be able to hang out on sunday evening/night. but for sure i'll be wanting to head to bar 13 on monday night for the slam! so, try to get in touch with me sometime to make plans to go. I'll be at theLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-108317468454201542004-04-28T13:22:00.000-04:002004-04-28T13:56:19.530-04:00haha, i'm back already! shit, this stuff has already sucked me in, we'll see if i keep it up! please disregard the design on my page, it is not mine and although i really do appreciate it, i am gonna get it changed cuz i am not a commie and thats what it looks like...anyway.
today has been great so far. interesting, i went from vacationing with a bunch of crazy fantastic poets in NYC to being Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1083131518038013542004-04-28T01:43:00.000-04:002004-04-28T02:03:03.076-04:00MICHIGAN! So i know most of you dont care about michigan but i do. my people here anyway...nevermind. i'll just say what i gotta say, which is a shitload so actually since its 142am and my 3-teeth niece (say that shit 3 times fast) is gonna wake my ass up smilin in about 4 hours, so i gotta get some sleep. besides, this is not NYC, this is MI and we fuckin sleep here. (maybe thats the Lovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1082680395716923382004-04-22T20:30:00.000-04:002004-04-22T20:37:23.483-04:00Yo, i hate septa! i wasted like four hours today of travel/waiting/walking time! dammit! the good news is that i did really well at the job interview in which case i would be the head teacher for a two year old classroom, fun stuff! she said she hopes to get in touch with me! yeah! and tomorrow i leave for new york after i have another interview in the afternoon. NYC gang, here i come, i'mLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805413.post-1082558666366814012004-04-21T10:42:00.000-04:002004-04-21T10:48:32.043-04:00Hey,
Uh, I'm confused. Is this my blog? whats going on? oscar did this, i blame him. but now hes not helping me. wow, i think i'm a little excited about a blog, just wish i knew what the hell i was doing. help!
LovellaLovella Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836770850816643846noreply@blogger.com0