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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 27 May 2012 18:40:28 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Shanelle's Starting Something</title><subtitle>Shanelle's Starting Something</subtitle><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-22T15:43:26Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>My Impromptu Snippet of "Before You Walk Out My Life" by Monica</title><category term="Music"/><category term="before you walk out my life"/><category term="gabriel"/><category term="hbo def poet"/><category term="highline ballroom"/><category term="monica"/><category term="r&amp;b"/><category term="shanelle"/><category term="shanelle gabriel"/><category term="soul"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/22/my-impromptu-snippet-of-before-you-walk-out-my-life-by-monic.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/22/my-impromptu-snippet-of-before-you-walk-out-my-life-by-monic.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-05-22T15:36:29Z</published><updated>2012-05-22T15:36:29Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">Live at Highline Ballroom. This was TOTALLY unplanned. My keyboardist started playing it and someone in the crowd recognized it. I decided to sing just the first verse and continue with the rest of the show, but the audience seemed to want a lil more...So I gave em a bit more. lol</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K8TaER3o-Xk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>My Interview &amp; Performance on Fox 5 News Street Talk (Lupus Awareness)</title><category term="Battling Lupus"/><category term="Updates"/><category term="chanel poet"/><category term="fox 5"/><category term="lupus"/><category term="lupus poem"/><category term="my fox 5"/><category term="news"/><category term="shanelle poet"/><category term="sle lupus"/><category term="spoken word"/><category term="street talk"/><category term="tai hernandez"/><category term="world lupus day"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/14/my-interview-performance-on-fox-5-news-street-talk-lupus-awa.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/14/my-interview-performance-on-fox-5-news-street-talk-lupus-awa.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-05-14T12:00:11Z</published><updated>2012-05-14T12:00:11Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Here's my interview on Fox 5 News Street Talk Edition where I got to perform my poem "Vanity" and speak with host, Tai Hernandez about my battles with Lupus!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Podcast of My Interview on "In Sickness &amp; In Health- Dating Someone With a Chronic Illness" on The Naked Radio Show</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="dating"/><category term="disease"/><category term="illness"/><category term="j dilla"/><category term="love"/><category term="lupus"/><category term="radio"/><category term="relationships"/><category term="sle lupus"/><category term="toni braxton"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/7/podcast-of-my-interview-on-in-sickness-in-health-dating-some.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/7/podcast-of-my-interview-on-in-sickness-in-health-dating-some.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-05-07T12:00:43Z</published><updated>2012-05-07T12:00:43Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[In this podcast, we explore how far someone will go for love when their partner gets sick or is dealing with a serious medical condition. Singer/poet/actress Shanelle Gabriel steps into the hot seat to share her struggles with lupus and how the disease has not only impacted her health but her dating life since being diagnosed.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Difficulties Communicating about Lupus to Family...</title><category term="Battling Lupus"/><category term="communication"/><category term="discussion"/><category term="lupus"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/4/difficulties-communicating-about-lupus-to-family.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/4/difficulties-communicating-about-lupus-to-family.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-05-04T16:01:14Z</published><updated>2012-05-04T16:01:14Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Statistics on the Difficulties Communicating about Lupus to Family...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>"Flare": A video on one woman's battle with Lupus</title><category term="Battling Lupus"/><category term="lupus"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/1/flare-a-video-on-one-womans-battle-with-lupus.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/5/1/flare-a-video-on-one-womans-battle-with-lupus.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-05-01T13:00:57Z</published><updated>2012-05-01T13:00:57Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA["Flare": A video on one woman's battle on Lupus]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Footage and Photos from my performance at Highline Ballroom!</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="Updates"/><category term="highline"/><category term="highline ballroom"/><category term="lupus"/><category term="music"/><category term="nyc"/><category term="performance"/><category term="r&amp;b"/><category term="show"/><category term="singing"/><category term="sle"/><category term="sle lupus"/><category term="soul"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/27/footage-and-photos-from-my-performance-at-highline-ballroom.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/27/footage-and-photos-from-my-performance-at-highline-ballroom.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-04-28T01:51:05Z</published><updated>2012-04-28T01:51:05Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[For those of you that missed it, here are some photos from my April 19th Concert at the illustrious Highline Ballroom to benefit the SLE Lupus Foundation!! NYC!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>My Feature in Beyond the Labels Magazine for National Record Store Day</title><category term="Updates"/><category term="article"/><category term="feature"/><category term="interview"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/21/my-feature-in-beyond-the-labels-magazine-for-national-record.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/21/my-feature-in-beyond-the-labels-magazine-for-national-record.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-04-21T13:47:38Z</published><updated>2012-04-21T13:47:38Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[My Feature in Beyond the Labels Magazine for National Record Store Day]]></summary></entry><entry><title>NaPoWrMo #5/30: Untitled</title><category term="Poetry"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/20/napowrmo-530-untitled.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/20/napowrmo-530-untitled.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-04-20T13:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-04-20T13:00:00Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>I don't want to absolve you</p>
<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Just want to be able to think of you&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;As halfway human</p>
<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Halfway forgivable</p>
<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;So I can finally forgive myself</p>
<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For still loving you.................</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>NaPoWrMo #4/30: What I Know Love to Be</title><category term="National Poetry Month"/><category term="Poetry"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/9/napowrmo-430-what-i-know-love-to-be.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/9/napowrmo-430-what-i-know-love-to-be.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-04-09T16:21:24Z</published><updated>2012-04-09T16:21:24Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[NaPoWrMo #4/30: What I Know Love to Be]]></summary></entry><entry><title>NaPoWrMo #3/30: Charting for My Heart</title><category term="HBO def poetry jam"/><category term="NaPoWrMo"/><category term="Poetry"/><category term="def poetry jam"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/6/napowrmo-330-charting-for-my-heart.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2012/4/6/napowrmo-330-charting-for-my-heart.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2012-04-06T17:23:21Z</published><updated>2012-04-06T17:23:21Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[NaPoWrMo #3/30: Charting for My Heart]]></summary></entry></feed>
