Happy Tuesday Everybody! I am sorry today’s post is coming a tad late. I was off yesterday so today feels like Monday to me. So onto today’s matter, please eh - have you ever heard that you can learn a lot about someone's type from his or her celebrity crush? Okay so, one of my people was gisting me about some guy she met. She told me the usual "he's smart, cool, funny, ambitious..." but then she mentioned something I've never heard before "and his celebrity crush is Nina Simone, so he's into dark skinned girls which is a good thing" Me: EH? What does that … [Read more...]
Entitlement (or should I say “The Nerve”)
Happy October beautiful people!!! ?? I hope so far so great! Okay so, one of my friends, after a few weeks in Europe, came back, complaining about the U.S. (snob!) "Being away made me realize how entitled people here are! Why do we tip for services? Is it by force to tip people? People here have an attitude when you don't leave a tip or worst, if your tip is small. I mean, where did that even come from?!" When he was done, I was like "so... whatchu bring me?" He shook his head and that was the end of that convo. I didn't think about it (at all) until... Last night, I … [Read more...]
Advice
Last week was the best week so far here on blog. Like seriously, for the first time ever, a blog post brought in 30 comments! I mean, few of them (13/30) may have come from me but you know what, that's not point! Mehn I was elated! As in, I was like Obiageli, your pump don’ open oh! Soon, you will be featured somewhere, then more people will subscribe to the blog, then they will buy your book, then you will be offered endorsements, then Don Jazzy will discover you and sign you to Marvin Records and then I woke up. ??? All jokes aside, it felt good for my labor of … [Read more...]
Who are your True friends?
Okay so, my Paulo Coelho book for October is The Zahir. Context: Back in March, I decided to embark on The 12 Months of Paulo Coelho - whereby I would read one Paulo Coelho book a month. So far, it's been a mind blowing experience. The man is a genius! He uses stories to take you through journeys that will have you thinking differently. My Igbo name for him is Akachukwu (hand of God) because I strongly believe God sends His messages through him. Anyho - so I'm reading The Zahir and I came across something I really wanted to get your thoughts on: Our true … [Read more...]