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November 19, 2012

Is My Blog Nigerian Enough?

I have had this conversation with a few people, and just last night, I had this conversation again with Ovie of NotJustOk. I have been told by quite a number of people that my blog isn't Nigerian enough, that it caters more to non Nigerians than it does to Nigerians. I always thought the blog is quite Nigerian, but I am probably not in the best position to say what it caters to exactly, since I'll probably be biased. Ovie said - and these are his exact words - "the only thing that is Nigerian Read More

November 6, 2012

Too Pretty To Be Nigerian?

About a week ago, I had to go see Igwe's mechanic on fixing a minor electrical problem in my car. When I introduced myself, he was all excited, said Igwe was his buddy (although they only met like a month ago). I asked where he was from, and he said Pakistan. Then he asked where I was from, and I told him, too. He was a really good looking and well spoken guy. When I was about to leave, he asked, "Are you sure you're really Nigerian?" Me: I think so. Why? Him: *stares at me, then shakes Read More

October 24, 2012

This Is What Happens When You Leave Me At Home Alone

Last Friday, Igwe just had to attend his co-worker's birthday celebration at a restaurant in Towson. Usually on Fridays, we do something together. Could be going to see a movie, or renting one to see at home, or eating out, or going shopping, or just staying home to gist and hang out. Whatever. But this particular Friday, he had to go out, and it was more annoying because I got a late notification. So after he was gone, I started working on my advertising price list. After I got tired, I ordered Read More

October 23, 2012

I’ve Been Diagnosed With Somniloquy

For as long as I can remember, I have laughed in my sleep. I'm not talking about just smiling or chuckling; I'm talking about laughing out loud. I'm talking about laughing out so loud that I wake myself up, wondering where the sound is coming from. And then I realize that it is just my laughter. And whatever was making me laugh in my dream is no longer funny when I wake up. When I used to sleep in the same room with my mom, she'd jolt me awake in the middle of my sleep-laughter. Now that Read More

October 19, 2012

Oh, The Randomness

In my almost seven years of blogging, every now and then, I have one of those days where I have nothing interesting to tell you. Well, I do have some things I could blog about, but my brain isn't here right now. So I will give you 10 random ish. 1. You know those mouth sores you get when you're Vitamin C deficient? Well, I have one right now, and it hurts badly. 2. I've been redoing my price list for advertising on the blog, and it's been keeping me awake till 3am. I'm still not done. Read More

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