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My Neighbor Tatiana Is Moving Out

My Neighbor Tatiana Is Moving Out

Somebody shout Alleluia! I was on my balcony the other day doing some blog work when her royal highness nuisance, Tatiana came out. You know it's impossible for Tatiana to see you and not start a conversation, so she asked me what I'll be doing for Thanksgiving, and I told her nothing. Then she wanted to know what I will be cooking, and again, I told her nothing. She asked me why and wanted to know what Igwe will eat on Thanksgiving. I told her we weren't going to be home anyway, that we will be Read More

My Entire Thoughts About The Bill Cosby Rape Scandal

Bill Cosby

It's like every other day, a new "victim" appears from somewhere, accusing Bill Cosby of a rape that happened a few decades ago. At first, I thought these allegations were ridiculous. Now, I still think they're ridiculous, but I don't know if I think they're ridiculous because he could not have done them, or ridiculous because how dare he do them? Some people have made up their minds that if there are 13, 14, 15, 16 or whatever number of women accusing you of rape, then it must be true. Others Read More

About My Very First Thong

Purple lace thong

Do you remember your very first thong? I remember mine very clearly. I don't remember where I bought it from, but it was purple, and it was made of lace. I was about 18 0r 19, so my mom didn't know of the thong. I don't know what your mom was/is like, but my mom would have never approved of me owning a thong at that age. It was my one and only thong, so I loved it - as you can imagine. It was during this time that I learned - thanks to my friends - that I had a little booty behind me, so I was Read More

Being Nigerian: The Sex Tape Edition

Being Nigerian: The Sex Tape Edition

Do you watch Scandal? This episode is inspired by Scandal. Well, during the episode, Like Father, Like Daughter (Season 4, Episode 4), the President's daughter, Karen filmed a sex tape with two boys. When her father found out, he wanted to know if she was forced, if she was raped, etc. She confidently said that she was not raped, and that she was alert the entire time and knew what she was doing. But when she spoke to her mom, her mom said (I'm paraphrasing) that she understood why she made the Read More

Conversations With An American Boy: About The Kidnaps In Nigeria

Conversations With An American Boy: About The Kidnaps In Nigeria

Living in a foreign land can be very very confusing. It can make you question every single thing you thought you knew. All your beliefs and values, they become unraveled, and all of a sudden, you're wondering how long you have been so ignorant. Or is this new foreign land just making you think you have been ignorant? Remember when I blogged about my conversation with my Vietnamese friend? By the way, I need to blog the second part of that conversation. I mentioned in the post about children Read More

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