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kyana

kyana_b

About Me



writer, therapist and reiki master
with fantasies of being a lounge singer.
i have lots of dreams and too many thoughts.
i am everything sometimes.

My Interests



love
good fuckin
sangin
dranks
toasts
travel
books
writing
music
sleep
beauty
flaws
spirit
healing
magic
lit white candles
naughty and tender things.

bookstores
lists
seasons
trees
hot toddies
obsessions
mirrors
songs on 3-peat
seconds of pleasure
describing the indescribable
nakedness
moons
lakes, rivers, and streams.

I'd like to meet:


a cool drink of water.

or a stiff cocktail.

Music:



bilal
ledisi
miles davis
john coltrane
the roots
donny hathaway
marvin gaye
jimmy scott
lady day
jb's and fela
cassandra and mcrae
stevie, bjork, badu, and bey.

acoustic tunes
old soul love songs
funk, jazz and blues...
shit that makes me wanna dance, cry, and sang.

Movies:



the color purple
lady sings the blues
mahogany
eve's bayou
love jones
madame sata
closer
before sunset
21 grams
ghost dog
ma vie en rose
basquiat
talk to her
all about my mother
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
unbreakable
volver
hollywood shuffle
richard pryor live on the sunset strip
dave chappelle's for what it's worth.

Books:



black girl in paris
cotton candy on a rainy day
between spaces
wild like that
eat pray love
sula
jambalaya
mama day
the prophet
the icarus girl
the opposite house
the famished road
living by the word
another country
the known world
the healers
black wings and blind angels
nikki g's love poems
wild mind
letters to a young poet
song of solomon
the god of small things
vodou visions
the magick of reiki
the way of the orisha
writing down the bones
trees of north america.

Heroes:



My Blog

current obsessions 25

~ yam & egusi~ "starbook" by ben okri~ champagne cocktails~ lizards~ learning yoruba~ the politics of nepa~ the jazzhole~ ankara~ ginger tea~ christmas in 98 degrees~ riding in cars with boy~ supersho...
Posted by kyana on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:37:00 PST

current obsessions 24

~ 'everybody's got to learn sometime' by beck~ watching movies on my laptop in bed~ stella artois~ beautiful ugly playlists~ stepping up my telephone game~ my silver feather earrings~ eye contact~ 'th...
Posted by kyana on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:37:00 PST

current obsessions 23

~ paris~ pale pink polish~ cocoa & white tea perfume oils~ 'the world has made me the man of my dreams' by meshell ndegeocello (*'elliptical'*)~ fall foliage~ positive projections~ love~ practicing gu...
Posted by kyana on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:43:00 PST

current obsessions 22

~ netflix~ paul mooney~ 'shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior' by chogyam trungpa~ writing inhibitions~ meditating on the train~ faith in action~ the second season of 'i love new york'~ vanilla c...
Posted by kyana on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:07:00 PST

current obsessions 21

~ delicious distraction~ my next tattoo~ super colossal sudoku book ('beware! very challenging')~ sex and the city, season 5~ new glasses~ love~ signs of autumn~ sitting off the cushion~ saturn in vir...
Posted by kyana on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:17:00 PST

current obsessions 20

~ acoustic van hunt~ bilal's 'milf'~ reading 5 books at once~ destination: lagos~ jive-ass cats & retired revolutionaries~ dunkin donuts coconut iced coffee~ vacation pics~ last days of summer~ autumn...
Posted by kyana on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:07:00 PST

current obsessions 19

~ black coconut tea~ morning pages~ sexy garbage men~ homemade haircuts~ vipassana practice~ my money~ new music~ old black man swagger~ vinyasa yoga~ rosy lips~ short nails~ pink polish~ not working~...
Posted by kyana on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:12:00 PST

current obsessions 18

~ my trip to DR in august~ buying bikinis~ not smoking~ my silent meditation retreat~ morning writing~ "the opposite house" by helen oyeyemi~ moving~ practicing guitar~ peach body lotion~ pomegranate ...
Posted by kyana on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:55:00 PST

current obsessions 17

~ motherhood~ my gold flats~ vacations~ career possibilities~ grown & sexy relationships~ my shrink~ new space~ mixing gold & silver~ my new sudoku book~ walking~ green tea incense~ amy winehouse~ str...
Posted by kyana on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:13:00 PST

current obsessions 16

~ my dreams (kitchens, sex & ex-boyfriends)~ "the sour" by peder~ my yellow wedge slingbacks~ summer dresses~ blogging~ peach mango milk lotion~ my silver feather necklace~ fishnet & lace brazilian pa...
Posted by kyana on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:05:00 PST