Verastic

November 30, 2015

That Time My Mommy Became An Importer Exporter

I really just wanted an opportunity to say 'importer exporter' the way my Igbo business men introduce themselves. My mom was not an importer, but she was definitely on her way to becoming an exporter. You must be thinking, that's great! Well, get to the end of this post first. My mom has this thing where she comes up with a new business idea. The problem is that my mommy isn't a great business woman, as she has proven many times. Great medical doctor, yes. Business? No. She has stared many Read More

November 25, 2015

November 23, 2015

November 16, 2015

Let Me Tell You About My Grandma

Since giving birth to Ada Verastic, grandma has been staying with me. After she came, she was gone for about a week because she had a cold. Grandma can come and go as she pleases because she only lives about 10 minutes away from me. Anyway, she's my only living grandparent, and really, the only one I met because her husband, my grandpa died before my mom even got married, and my paternal grandpa died before I was born (I think). My dad's mom, however, was still alive when I was born, but she Read More

November 11, 2015

That Time My Gut Saved Me From Dating A Liar

I believe that everyone has intuition and gut feeling, and that women especially have more. Whether or not we use it, that's a different issue. Anyway, this story happened in 2008, I believe. It was here in Baltimore, in the month of October. It happened when Funmie and I went for a 9ice concert, and I met this Yoruba guy. I eventually nicknamed him Spongebob because I thought he laughed like Spongebob. If you don't know what Spongebob laughs like, then watch this 16 second video Read More

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