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Nyala

Angels can fly, because they take themselves lightly.

About Me

"Love asks us that we be a little braver than is comfortable, a little more generous, a little more flexible. It means living on the edge more than we care to." - Norman Mailer

"Maybe we become New Yorkers the day we realize that New York will go on without us." - Colson Whitehead

My Interests

Live music mostly jazz. Movies of all kinds, but I have a great passion for mob related themes! Eating, drinking, and cooking in that order. My biggest interest is definately traveling. Warm weather climates, tropical beaches, you get the idea....
Your Power Color Is Magenta
At Your Highest:

You energize yourself and push others to suceed.

At Your Lowest:

You feel frustrated and totally overwhelmed.

In Love:

You are suprised by who you attract. You're a love magnet.

How You're Attractive:

Open and free spirited, people want to explore the world with you.

Your Eternal Question:

"What is my next source of inspiration?" What's Your Power Color?

I'd like to meet:



Music:

Sonny Rollins, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Stuff Smith, Ernie Washingtons(Thelonious Monk), Dinah Washington, John Coltrane, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Milt Jackson, Jimmy Smith, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, The Roots, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Kelis, Prince, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Jimmy Smith, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hartman, Al Green, Earth, Wind, and Fire.....

Movies:

GO SEE 'THE DEPARTED' IMMEDIATELY!!! The Godfather (all three, yes all three...) Goodfellas, Casino, Scarface, Six Degrees of Separation, The Color Purple, The Little Mermaid, Clueless, Mean Girls, Love Jones, Soul Food, The Wiz, Lady Sings the Blues, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. Saturday Nigh Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy. Eve's Bayou.

Television:

Sex in the City, Good Times, Welcome Back Kotter, Dave Chappell, The Jeffersons, South Park, CSI, CBS Sunday Morning, Kim Possible, Nip/Tuck, Project Runway, ......

Books:

Anything by Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, or Zora Neale Hurston. The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, The Lovely Bones by Alice Seybold (sp?), and Love by Toni Morrison are my favorites.

Heroes:

Mom and Dad!

My Blog

On the blues....

"The blues is an impulse to keep the painful details and episodes of a brutal experience alive in one's aching consciousness, to finger its jagged grain, and to transcend it, not by the consolation of...
Posted by Nyala on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:43:00 PST

Optimist Creed

I found this in a letter from my mom.  It's dated 4-7-06.  I don't think I paid hardly any attention.   Today, I ran across it for the first time since she sent it.  There cou...
Posted by Nyala on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:39:00 PST

Jazz Begat Hip Hop

Obviously, I am waisting precious company time today, but this is last thing I'll post today.  Thanks for the feedback thus far.  Positive thoughts are always welcome.......   Black cul...
Posted by Nyala on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:21:00 PST

First public offering

Here is something I've been refining for years.  It's better when it's performed, but I'd love any feedback.   Too Bad It Has To Be A Fantasy   Sometimes I dream it's another world anot...
Posted by Nyala on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:19:00 PST