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¿quien es col?

colhead5.jpghi, it’s me col here. i’m a girl. i live in new york city. i’m a writer. i love music. i love my family and friends and my cat aretha. writing, music, family, friends and animals bring me joy. blogging brings me joy. i like to make things, especially fun.

verses committed to my memory:
- the our father
- the hail mary
- several short langston hughes poems
- most lyrics by a tribe called quest
- the first stanza from canción de otoño en primavera by rubén darío:

juventud, divino tesoro,
¡ya te vas para no volver!
cuando quiero llorar, no lloro …
y a veces lloro sin querer.

and

- the stanza from w.h. auden’s ‘in memory of wb yeats’ that goes:

time that is intolerant
of the brave and innocent,
and indifferent in a week
to a beautiful physique

worships language and forgives
everyone by whom it lives
pardons cowardice, conceit
lays its honors at their feet.

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8 responses so far ↓

  • Marco Harder // March 21, 2008 at 8:28 am

    Hey Col!

    It’s been a while since we last spoke. How have you been?

    Anyhow, here’s a link to one of the pieces I recorded:

    http://marcoharder.multiply.com/music/item/20

    Enjoy!

    Marco Harder

  • Stayback // May 19, 2008 at 8:30 pm

    Hey there Col. I finally figured out that you had a blog/page what ever we can call this location here, that is really no where. I look forward to reading more of your words of wit and rantings.

  • HUGO Partucci // July 5, 2008 at 9:05 am

    Hi col, I was looking for something in internet and I found a blog (from a guy named Barry) where somebody mentioned me like a guy with a non easy last name.
    At what school did you guys go? It strange this situation beacuase it been a lots of years that I left your country. It funny to see that somebody can remember my name after all these years.
    Sorry for my complicated english but I live in a spanish speaking country.
    I remenber a teachers name that was misses Nestler.
    It interesting than you posted something of Rubén Dario.
    Well Buy. It`s weird, but maybe you and those limited speakers where in the same class than me. If it is that way a send to you a big salute with a very deep conciosness ( I dont now if it writeble this way) of time and space.
    Good luck in your life.
    Hugo Partucci

  • colio2007 // July 6, 2008 at 2:57 am

    hugo — is that you, for reals? i am not sure if i believe it. barry and jacob might be yanking my chain. yours in elevated consciousness, col

  • Hugo Partucci // July 8, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Hi Col, yes I’m Hugo. I went to the Ann Blanche Smith School in New Jersey. I’m trying to remenber haw could you guys look like when we was at 6,7 or 8 years old. I remember some friends I had but i’m very bad with the names.
    It was realy strange that somebody of one of the school’s that I went in the United States remembered me and my complicated name.
    Will be in contact for remembering.
    Good Luck in your life…..
    A big hug…..

  • matthewjamesorlando // July 17, 2008 at 3:24 am

    Hey Col….I was searching around for people who attended this event and came across your page. You wouldn’t happen to be an explorer? I only ask because I had someone named Colleen that I was supposed to meet but never met :(

  • colio2007 // July 17, 2008 at 6:32 am

    hi matthew james orlando. yes i was categorized as an explorer.

  • matthewjamesorlando // July 17, 2008 at 6:44 am

    Ahhh!!! According to my little booklet, you were one of five females I had to meet but unfortunately I didn’t see you in the crowd. Nice idea, poorly executed!

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