November 2011
61 posts
Researchers say that birdsong has grammatical attributes, and that crows develop grudges against individual humans. Cool. I want a crow.
I read something pretty funny yesterday about listening to rappers’ early works and laughing at the aliases used which more often than not don’t make it. Mine would sound like this:
“Yo yo yo WHATUP, it’s Sindi Bindi.. AKA.. Forgetful Philomath.. AKA.. Ambitious Tea Set Collector.. AKA.. Miss Good At Pretending To Be In Control But Chronically Awkward In Every Way Especially On...
This weekend was like a sparkling crystal pool with randomly placed fountains of fun cascading into it. Hoisting myself out of it was tricky but that’s what Mondays are for I guess. Sometimes you’re meant to have Sundays that make you hate Mondays because you can always retake a class/fall asleep at work, you cant always relive a celebration. And now on tuesday, I’ll just dream...
Hey I pierced my nose yesterday. And I graduated...
So quick super personal post. Yesterday was my last graduation (for the time being though, my mom is hinting HARD at me doing my doctorate soon. Mxm ambitious woman that she is). I graduated for my Masters degree in International Relations. I had sorta left it for the verrrry last minute and didn’t even really tell anyone about it because it’s not my first so didn’t expect it to be a big deal. My...
Graduation Snaps
1. Mama’s graduation present. I got spoilt!
2. Sitting pretty.
3. Grandparents. We love em.
4. Check the stud.
5. Proud Parents.
6. Champagne. This was so cute. A young couple sitting next to our raucous table obviously heard alla the ruckus and sent over a bottle to congratutate and celebrate with me. So so sweet.
7. Almost-sister.
8. Brother. Mad love. He made me CRY yo. And then...
Black Tuesday. Grey Wednesday.
So I was chastised yesterday by quite a few people about being a bit snobby about all of the masses lamenting the end of our democratic existence as a result of the Protection of Information Bill (henceforth, the bill) being passed by Parliament yesterday. I figured I should write something about it, not just because it is something monumental to the political situation in our country but also...
Death by Twitter. I think @tejucole is morbidly...
Teju Cole is making Lagos’ nobodies famous. On Twitter.
@tejucole, Aug. 29: Scoop, scoop, scoop, spark. Four of those who were collecting petrol from a damaged tanker in Benue died right there.
@tejucole, Aug. 25: Children are a gift from God. In the returns department: a baby girl, left by the side of Effiom Ekpo Street in Calabar.
@tejucole, Aug. 23: O believers! Know that during the Hajj, a...
I think it's a bummer
“I think it’s a bummer that when we describe something that was amazing we say, “it was almost unreal.” “It was like in a movie or something.” “It was like it was fake.” This goes for sights and sounds and events and conversations, things we see on the street or in the sky, things we think are amazingly good and things that we think are amazingly horrible. But it’s mainly the things we think...
Obama kisses Hu Jintao
Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China – President of the USA
“What does UNHATE mean? UN-hate. Stop hating, if you were hating. Unhate is a message that invites us to consider that hate and love are not as far away from each other as we think. Actually, the two opposing sentiments are often in a delicate and unstable balance. Our campaign promotes a shift in the balance: don’t...
Death Proof Beauties
People pay to see others believe in themselves. ~ Kim Gordon
The Depravity of Circumstance
“At its core, finance is about linking people with savings to those that can put them to productive use. Performed correctly, it can fund retirement accounts, foster growth in emerging markets and support the technology companies that help protesters assemble in a flash. A well-functioning financial system is critical for economic growth. Investments that support worthwhile projects can build the...
Comedy vs Music ~ Andy Davis, Mahala
”.. South African musicians (and I speak in sweeping generalisations directed mainly at pop music here) are bogus copycats of the highest order, adding nothing to the cultural discourse of our times. Helping nought to unpack and or resonate with the “South African condition”. Merely churning out international simulacras designed to pluck an emotion and echo a stronger original, and in one...
poem - Determination…
Determination frightens God.
God has never had to try in his life,
he has always been able to accomplish anything instantly
with absolutely no effort.
So the idea that beings so much less powerful than he
would expend so much effort
attempting to accomplish things that to him seem so small
is at first laughable,
and then worrisome.
He could stop us if he wanted to
and often he will
but...
Aibohphobia (fear of palindromes)
I find it hilarious that the word for the fear of palindromes is itself one. I love them. I wish I had the kind of brain that allowed me to speak in palindromes only. Of course, some people might call that dyslexia which is no joke, I dont want that no no. Unless it was a super mild form that I could switch on and off so that I could pop out some of these babies. Below are some I really like:
Are...
Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. ~ Albert Einstein
“The unicorn, through its intemperance and not knowing how to control itself, for the love it bears to fair maidens, forgets its ferocity and wildness; and laying aside all fear it will go up to a seated damsel and go to sleep in her lap, and thus the hunters take it” ~Leonardo da Vinci
