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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Love-Needs

Number 2: He must be crazy about me and not be afraid to show it.Number 3: He must have an uncanny sense of humor and be able to understand my jokes.Number 5: He must be 100% faithful to me.Number 6: He must miss me always.Number 11: He must be supportive of my career.  That means helping me to edit, and not picking fights with me over the content.Number 12: He must be willing - in fact, eager - to do some subtle public display of affection like a kiss here and there (a kiss on my forehead Read More

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid (2)

...And, of course, this is one of those things.  Especially since there is a very likely chance that the people I'm writing about will read this.  I know for a fact that some of them read my blog.But seriously, women who tie gigantic traditional scarves to church, all in the name of Thanksgiving - or whatever it is they might have in mind when they wear these things - should be made to sit at the back!  As one who is a fan of the big scarves - the wider, the better - I have to say Read More

This Is It

For 2009. This year, like all the ones before it, has been unpredictable.  I want to tell you about how I had good times and bad times, how I went to bed crying and woke up laughing, how I got so frustrated so many times that certain things were not how and where I wanted them, how I sat in my car and cried to myself, and to God, and then, wiped my tears and came inside the house with a counterfeit smile plastered on my face because I did not want mom to be worried.  I want to tell you Read More

Merry Christmas… And A Nigerian Terrorist???

All day yesterday, I felt guilty: I didn't come on my blog to say Merry Christmas to you wonderful folks.  For Christmas, I had planned on cooking some pasta and calling it a day.  But Aribaba (of ) happened.  And that was how I ended up cooking another pot of efo soup.  He came with his friend, AK, and well, I hope I fed them well--- although I was unable to provide the fourteen virgins - seven for each - he wanted to serve the food.  I should have taken a picture of Read More

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