Monthly Archives June 2011

How to Keep Your Sex Life Sizzling During a Long Distance Relationship: 7 Tips (VIDEO)

7 Sexy Long Distance Love Tips to Keep Sex Sizzling
Passionista Principle: “From the moment I was born I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.” ~Bette Davis
Hey Rockstars,

A long distance relationship can be tough especially if you have been living in the same area and now one of you is moving away. While you can text, call, email and tweet all you like, you need to think of some creative ways to keep your relationship hot while you’re apart. Don’t forget to check out the video love advice vlog below. 

Silver & Pink Crystal Double Heart Charm Pendant NecklaceHere are 7 love-sexy tips to spice up your long distance love life & keep that bond between you and your partner hot :

Long Distance Love Tip #1. Next time you Skype your cutie pie, why not turn the lights down low and light some small candles around your desk? Creating that romantic atmosphere will make a huge difference and remind them what they have to look forward to when you next see each other. Add sexy music for the win.

Long Distance Love Tip #2. Buy a book or magazine that focuses on the best sex positions, mark all the ones you want to try and snail mail it to your partner!

Long Distance Love Tip #3. Create a private Facebook or tumblr page each that only the two of you can see. Update it regularly and share all your thoughts, pictures and news digitally.

Long Distance Love Tip #4. Phone sex. Always a winner – but this time get straight into it when your partner is not expecting it. Boom boom pow.
Sterling Silver Cubic Zirconia Pave Heart Pendant, 18"


Long Distance Love Tip #5. Visit your favorite vibrator store and take a photo of some products you’d like to get; let your partner choose one and use that sexy rampant rabbit next time you’re together.


Long Distance Love Tip #6. Keep things romantic and mail your partner any sweet postcards, notes or small gifts you come across that remind you of them. 

Long Distance Love Tip #7. Create an album or calendar of all your hot photographs (for their eyes only!) and mail it – obviously secure mail would be the best option. The more photos you send the higher the chance of you getting those large vibrators you want. And don’t mail anything you wouldn’t expect to see on TMZ if things go awry. I’m just sayin.’ 


Here’s hoping that your relationship is not long distance for much longer.

This AbiolaTV love advice blog post was sponsored by my good friends at Simply Pleasure.

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Abiola & the Hot Bartender Make Martinis at Native Restaurant!
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How to Make a Lychee Lotus Gin Martini at Native: Bombshell Cooking (VIDEO)

How to Make A Gin Martini Cocktail: Bombshell Cooking Video; Abiola at Native Restaurant in Harlem
Abiola Abrams at Native Restaurant in Harlem, USA. (Video below.)

Abiola busted checking out Ary the sexy bartender. (Video below.)

The Lotus Martini – yum! How to Video with recipe below.

Abiola and Ary at Native Restaurant in Harlem. (Video below.)

Passionista Principle: “I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.” ~Mae West

watch the VIDEO…



Hey Rockstars,
This is the first in a series of fun episodes that we filmed at Native Restaurant in Harlem. Ever heard of a lotus martini? Me neither, but it was absolutely delish. The sexy bartender Ari made the Lotus Martini with old school gin, lychee and well… You’ll just have to watch the video above. If you can’t see the video How to Make a Gin Lychee Martini Cocktail click here.
Don’t forget to check out my dating, bombshell cooking & lifestyle columns on Yahoo Shine. The latest is The Ultimate Break Up Lines, written just for you! Also, next Saturday don’t forget to tune in to BBC Radio where I will be interviewing the latest vampire author, Kane Ali, of the new Aleron chronicles.
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Wanna make something delicious to go with your martini cocktail?  
Check out: Marilyn Monroe’s Stuffing Recipe, Josephine Baker’s Spaghetti Recipe, Diana Ross’ Favorite Cookies, Mixed Green Salads, What Wine Goes With BBQ Chicken?, Elizabeth Taylor’s Chicken Recipe and Barbecue Orange Vodka Chicken.
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Feeling Sexy? 7 Days to Feeling Sexier : The Passionista Plan

Feeling Sexy? Seven Easy Days to Feeling Sexier by Guest Blogger Alyssa Johnson
Abiola hanging at Beekman Beer Garden& Beach
Passionista Principle: “Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise that I dance like I’ve got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs?” ~Maya Angelou

7 Days to Feeling Sexier: Guest Post by Alyssa Johnson

Feeling sexy is one of the best feelings in the world.  Other people can make you feel sexy, but everyone needs to know how to feel sexier about themselves with out the help of others.  

For example, everyone needs a break once in a while.  Whether it be from work or from school, we should all be able to take a few

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Abiola's Passionista Love & Lifestyle Guide on Yahoo + Shine

The Passionista Love & Lifestyle Guide on Yahoo + Shine

Passionista Principle: “All the KNOWLEDGE I possess everyone else can acquire, but MY HEART is exclusively my own.

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Steve Friedman is "Lost on Treasure Island:" Sex and a Man in the City (INTERVIEW)

Lost on Treasure Island by Steve Friedman

Passionista Principle: “Not cheeseburgers and whores. Cheeseburger whores. We’re all cheeseburger whores!” ~Steve Friedman, Lost on Treasure Island


Abiola: Your memoir Lost on Treasure Island is being billed as a male Sex and the City. Why do you think that we haven’t seen more Single Man in the City adventures? Is there a gender conspiracy?

Steve Friedman: What I hear from editors and publishers is that men don

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Bust Magazine Interview: My Feminist Erotica Reading Series

Bust Magazine Feminist Erotica Reading Series Interview
Passionista Principle: “We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.” ~Helen Hayes
Hey Rockstars,

I  was completely jazzed when professional thinker Megan Carpentier got in touch  for a Bust Magazine story about select feminist erotica reading series. Megan presented a series of great questions about “Abiola’s Kiss & Tell Live” so I’ve posted that interview below in it’s entirety. You can find the insets of the actual fab Bust Mag article the way that it ran below too. Abiola’s Kiss & Tell Live Revue is my one year long reading series that I hosted and curated last year.

If you’re near a newsstand pick up Bust Magazine’s June/July issue and turn to page 85. Well, only after you read the rest of it! Florence is on the cover without The Machine…

1. How did you get the idea to start Kiss and Tell? Who inspired you?

Bust Magazine, page 85
Bust Magazine, June/July Issue, Page 85

Abiola: New York City is the home of so many great reading series. I was inspired by: (a) My experience promoting my novel Dare, a hip hop love story, at micro-venues country-wide; (b) by Rachel Kramer Bussel

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Love Lessons: What My Parents Taught Me About Relationships

Lessons I Learned About Love Growing Up: Love Lessons from My Parents by Essence Revealed
Photo: Fotolia
Passionista Principle:

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Jill Scott Talks Love, Heartbreak & the Obamas with Abiola (AUDIO)

Jill Scott Gets the Abiola Interview: Love, Loss, Heartbreak, A Son & The Light of the Sun (AUDIO)

Passionista Principle: “Every individual has his or her own power, and it’s a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.” ~Jill Scott



Jill Scott: “The Light of the Sun” (Full Interview)

Jill Scott: How you feeling?
Abiola: I

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How Do I Know When It Is OVER? Should We Break Up? (VIDEO)

How do I know when it’s over? Time to Break Up? Luv Em Or Leave Em? Advice. (VIDEO)

Passionista Principle: “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, Know when to walk away and know when to run.” ~Kenny Rogers

Hey Rockstars,
Ah, relationships. 
When relationships are good the love is amazing. But sometimes a relationship can outstay it’s welcome just like your cousin Bernice with the itchy cankles. It’s easy to tell when you are tired of Bernice. You let her know over peach cobbler then she goes back home and it’s still all love. But when it is your boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife, and you have invested so much time it is difficult to know when it is time to break up.

How do you know when your relationship is over and it is time to break up? Check out the Luv Em or Leave Em Advice love video above. If you can’t see it click here. Thanks for the love, sex, dating and relationship advice questions, Tina Tobin aka the Advice Maven!

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Don't Let Sleep Disorders Stand in the Way of Your Love Life (GUEST POST)

Don’t Let Sleep Disorders Stand in the Way of Your Love Life
Passionista Principle: “To sleep, perchance to dream

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