I have a very obsessive mind…as I have now come to acknowledge. I’m not obsessive-compulsive, but my mind easily gets stuck on one issue. For as long as I can remember, this has always been one of the things about me that even I cannot fathom. Now, here are a few of favorite things. And yes, I am currently very obsessed with thinking about them. I just cannot figure them out, and that drives me insane….!
On Saturday, I attended a cookout. Twas nice….lotsa people, most of whom I did not know. A young girl/lady who appeared to be in her late twenties or early thirties approached me, shook my hand, and said, “Nice to finally meet you. Don’t worry about where I know you from, but it’s nice to finally meet you.” So of course, I have a new thought to be obsessed with. Who was she? Was she a blogger? (Honestly, for a minute, I wondered if she was SolomonSydelle coz SolomonSydelle is the only Maryland blogger Icould think of). Was she a reader? WHO. WAS. SHE? The fact that I’m blogging about it today tells you that I still don’t know. I cannot stop thinking about it. I probably will not stop thinking about it – until I find out, that is. So dear, anonymous hand shaker, please reveal thy self. Biko. I beg of thee.
Take a look @ this pencil. Now, someone tell me why this pencil has two mouths. Every time I see my mom using it, I just feel like snatching it out of her hands and breaking one mouth off. Whose idea was it to sharpen two mouths onto this poor pencil? Why will one pencil be entitled to two mouths? It’s not like you can write with both of them at once. Besides, what happens when I make a mistake and need to erase it? What kind of pencil comes without an eraser? Am I the only one who doesn’t find this to be mind-boggling? And then again, the pencil has the words ‘Happy Birthday’ inscribed on it. Whose birthday?? Alright, enough of the two-mouthed pencil b4 I snap.
Sometime in April or maybe May, I went to Shoppers’ grocery store, and I was passing by the aisle where they have baked goods. They had doughnuts, muffins, croissants etc. Then I saw this sign: Shoppers’ World Famous Colossol Doughnuts. Errrrr. World famous??? Since when? Until I saw that sign, I don’t think I even knew that Shoppers made douughnuts. And now they had the nerves to call their doughnuts world famous?? Oh, please! So I went back there today, just to take a picture of the sign, but sadly, it was gone and now replaced with that a new one. Now, their doughnuts eat other doughnuts for breakfast. Well, whatever. I’m glad that I got a chance to finally blog about this. I have been thinking about it since April or May.
I passed this stop sign about two weeks ago. I couldn’t help but notice the weed growing behind it. I actually went back to that street today with my camera to go take a picture of the sign. And no, the road wasn’t even on my way. I actually drove there today just to take this picture. I parked the car and came out, just to take a picture of this sign. Why? I’m very puzzled by why and how the weed started growing behind the sign. The sign is metal/iron. It’s silly, I know, but I have not been able to stop thinking about it ever since I spotted it. What if the weed grows long enough to completely cover the stop sign? Will a person still be given a ticket for running the sign? Hmmmm. I wonder.
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the weeds are to add beauty to the sign! duh!
and I’m first too!
Bumight: You don kolo finish. Which kin nonsense beauty be that one?
2mouthed pencil hater. bumtight plzz help me tell her o. she doesnt see the beauty of the stop sign. hater oshi.
u wanna know who my amoneynurse self is. look behind the soup cupboard for a clue or twelve.
i like ur new message on top the comment box. Anyway, u certainly r obsessive. Thank Goodness u don’t have compulsion to go with it.
As for the mystery hand shaker, it was me! Never mind that i don’t live in Maryland or have never even been to Maryland, that’s beside the point. Now u can stop obsessing about it. BTW, didn’t u think i was cute when u saw me, no lie! Oya confess.
Come to think of it though, going back to take a picture of that weedy sign is actually u acting on ur obsession, so maybe compulsion don dey join small small. Na from clap them take dey enter dance.
ON TOP OF THAT, You’ve been thinking about that Donut sign since April or May. That one na OCD cousin dey worry u. Your case is serious, see me tomorrow.
I was cracking up real bad when I read this…I had to share it with my brother who was sitting on a couch watching the boring Republican convention. Loll..
Why is that pencil entitled to two mouths, plus it has no eraser? Lol…good question.
I didn’t know shoppers made their own doughnuts…and now their doughnuts eat other doughnuts….LOLLLL…very funny!
Ok, if the weed plant grows over the stop sign and covers it, the driver will win in court!Lolll…
PS: Vera, the way u’ve displayed the anonymous blogger publicly here, I don’t think she would own up…lol.
Anonymous: I need more info, please. A name, address, and number perhaps??? *wink, wink*
Sting: Sleep don dey catch me. I left you this long reply before, warning you to take back what you said about me almost being OCD positive, but then, I dunno what went wrong with my connection. Anyway, long & short of the story is that I will show you pepper later. lol
Jaycee: Honestly, I don't think the anonymous hand shaker will own up, but then, I cannot stop thinking about it. lol. Keep laughing oh, but those are all very legitimate questions that have been going thru this mind of mine.
you’re one obsessive thut short of psycho!
as per the anonymous hand shaker- probably a blogger. if she was jus a random reader she’da been less ‘underG’ about her random handshake.
as per the pencil, it’s for people who write with pencils alot and don’t have time to stop to sharpen. they can jus turn it over. and i’m sure you can ask your mom who’s birthday it was.
as per the sign, try to pull out the weeds and see what happens.
as per the donut place, ask the manager their history. the donuts may be world famous even if the place isn’t.
or jus stop obsessing! sheesh.
wow..this your brain dey think well well o..lol
i guess the anonymous hand shaker would get to me as well…and i could obsess about it till i find out who she is..
pls dont “over think” ur brain o…
lol
obbessive for real
are you sure you having enough sex
(hey thats a joke)
the pencil with the two mouths thingy made me have impure thoughs involving the number 69
As for the stop sign it can only be commended for being enviromentally friendly, trees are life ……..dont know if that applies to weeds as well though.
yeah, yeah. she's definitely a blogger. or she met u 2ru fb. or any of these thousands of ways pple r met. kai, don't give urself sleepless night. una go meet another place & she go reveal herself
i weak 4 dat double-edged pencil o. ah ah. na whose idea dat one be?
world famous doughnut?! yeah, right!
Weird girl … lol…
Why u no ask the lady how she take no u?
Haba there are pencils without erasers na. Your mum tooth brush looked newer than yours remember. So will be he patience to write without needing eraser (lol)
If one donuts eats the other, what will pple eat? World famous is advert gimmick even at that i wonder the lie
Better petition the govt to cut the weed b4 it grows too big and cover the sign
LOL @ ur obsession!!
Perhaps it was me shaking your hands.
u’re certainly obsessive but there’s a simple answer to most questions anyway. Perhaps it was a blogger that u met at the cookout.
Geisha Song: All these your suggestions sef. Me I don’t like them oh. No, the shoppers’ doughnuts are not world famous. Who has heard about them (apart from the people that shop @ Shoppers)? My hands won’t get to the top of that stop sign. Besides, how crazy will I look stopping in front of a random sign and pulling weed out? lol. Okay, I’ll just TRY to stop obsessing.
Aloted: Too late to not overthink my brain. lol. Kai. That anonymous hand shaker sha…. she’s making me go kolo here, and she doesn’t even know it. Or does she??
Miss Definitely Maybe: OK. One thing is for sure. You’re having too much sex, and I’m not having enough. By not having enough, I mean I’m not having ANY. You had impure thoughts of the pencil? LOL. How on earth did that happen?
Florida: lol. Yeah, now that you mentioned it, she did tell me she’s on facebook, but which of my friends is she??? lol. I’ve got close to 2000 friends. This is gonna be tough. My dear, that double-edged pencil dey gimme brain fag o.
Standtall: Well, I guess petitioning the government won’t be necessary. Fall season is coming up, so the leaves will soon dry up and fall off. As for the doughnuts, I guess we’ll eat the doughnuts that ate the doughnuts. Hmmm.
NikkiSab: Yes, lol @ my obsession indeed.
Naapali: That’s not funny. lol. Why are you making my head go crazy here?
Iwalewa McDaniels: Yes, it mighta been a blogger. But which one???
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if it was someone who knows you blog yet doesn’t blog themselves who just did this to make you wonder? Or even someone who just found out your name from another person at the cookout and has read your work on Nigerians in America or Kitu Kizuri or something?
It does pique the curiousity though, I’ll admit that!
Maybe I was the shaker 🙂
And I would really like to taste those donut eating donuts
Hello Miss Vera,
u know what Im obsessed with—its your blog. I check it everyday. first thing before I even check my email, facebook, do my assignment and anything else. I refresh my web browser every hour or so, hoping you have updated even though I know you only update every week. have u ever considered updating everyday so I can get a daily vera fix. UMMMM from Vera’s biggest fan. I hope this doesnt sound as creepy to u as it does to me. LOL
Good Naija Girl: It’s nice how you have added all these other possibilities for me. Way to make me feel better, gal! LOL.
30+: Thanks for telling me that your mighta been the shaker. That makes me feel so much better. lol. I really shouldn’t even have bothered telling you guys about the shaker. I shoulda known that bloggers will just make it worse for me.
Temite: You check my blog before you check your emails and assignments?? That’s major obsession oh… and I LUV IT! lol. This doesn’t sound @ all creepy to me. If anything, it sends all kindza excited jolts down my spine. I feel like a celebrity! I just wanna break dance or something. I can walk up the street and say to a stranger, “Hey, Temite checks my blog EVERYDAY.” I feel that good oh. As much as I would love to update everyday, it’s HARD work, but for you, I will update on Friday.
This Vera, I have often wondered about you, but now I know the wondering has a just cause. Yep, its overwhelming, yep, vera needs to see someone.. better still somepeople oo.. kai.. vera, you will not kill somborri..
Hey vera…am the anonymou shaker…
LMAO
chai this babe u will not kill me..u hear me? u wont!
one word
JOBLESSNESSS!!!
ahnahn!
i passed by..lol
Life of a stranger: LOL. So you have joined ‘them’ ehn? You have joined the people that want to have me committed somewhere? Well, e no go work for una @ alllll. I don’t need 2 see anyone. I’m perfectly fine. I just have some legitimate questions to some legitimate concerns, that’s all.
Chari: You cannot be the anonymous hand shaker. She was female. Secondly, no be joblessness dey do me. Na curiosity. Anyway, you won’t understand. lol
Temmy Tayo: It’s not enough to pass by oh. When will my blogger godson start blogging?
i got a headache reading this post lol.. or maybe its my homework that i am up late doing. I feel you on the anonymous thing, i stare at faces that seem remotely familiar until it comes back to me( prolly weirds the pple out but i dont care) lol. I hate not knowing!!
Common Vera……u need to stop worrying…..u forget that life itself is sometimes a mystery.
PS: What did u think abt the bbq? And pls when can i get my girls pictures????.LOL
Me,
Anonymous Hand Shaker.
Reverance: I hate not knowing too. It bugs me! And now, Anonymous Hand Shaker is back to further drive me insane. Soooo not fair.
Anonymous: Oh, that is just sooooo wrong!!! For real, that is so, so wrong. Why now??? lol. Y are you doing this 2 me????? Don’t make me make some personal calls ooo (you know I know people that have God’s personal cell phone number). If you tempt me, I will vex and call it.
Lol at eating da donut that eat da donut
LOL…The Stop sign is going green by growing some hair.
LOL…again…Forget the pencil, or just break it already.
LOL…Americans are fond of using “world” in various things that is sometimes only known in 2 cities. Its propaganda…+ lies. That donut also eats humans for breakfast. It doesn’t rest until it makes all humans look like donuts…LOL…:)
Standtall: Join us and eat the doughnut that eats the doughnut
Archiwiz: LOL. The doughnut really makes humans look like doughnuts too. Hahaha. lol @ the stop sign going green. I guess that’s what it is since everyone has been going green lately.
The weed make the sign look better i guess. Hmmm doughnut yummy. Am hungry now. Gotta go look for doughnuts now plus a blizzard from dairy queen.
LOL……Why do i feel like i’m enjyoing this whole torture bizness….Pls can u send me the pictures now or where u taking them for fun?
ME,
AHS
lol
Didn’t even noticed you live in MD as well. Wasn’t me who came up to you, don’t even know what you look like and won’t have left you hanging like that. So wrong.
Omo Calabar: Pesin dey talk better thing and you talk about hunger and blizzard from DQ abi? Blizzard ko hurricane ni. lol. By the way, my friend, Uju loves the blizzard from DQ too.
Anonymous: Okay, I’ll send you the pictures. What’s your address? Please note that I did not ask for your email address. I asked for your ADDRESS. *wink, wink*
Standtall: LOL. I’m just laughing with you too, love.
Abbie: I know! So wrong, right? The anonymous hand shaker has refused to reveal her beautiful self to me, but I will surely investigate this pending and possible criminal case. lol.
Good try my love……how about we try again…did u mean my email address??????
Pls just leave this suspense thing alone and let me keep enjoying my game and ur blogs…..lol