I love teaching. I really do. I love explaining, I love making up weird examples with phones and stuff. I love drawing the heart like a square and drawing a cross to make four smaller squares. I like having people understand what I'm saying and having people say, "Ooo I get it now" and really mean it. I think I'll be a prof sometime in this life and I now realize I love Cardio. Alot. I think I have found my calling. Cardiac Nurse Adede, future professor.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
You Know...
...You've missed me! And I've missed you too!!! I know, I know. I'm a bad blogger, but I'm me so...
To answer a question of a lovely friend. Yes school is over. I've been out for a month and a week so far and have only a more relaxed body to show for it *shurg* What can I say but that I'm bumming it out.
Anyway, this may or may not be a long post so we have to read and see.
So my last post was about the 11s so let's play catch up from then abi?
I started working again. With an elderly woman in the morning and with children in the afternoon. Both can be stressful at times but they do have their rewards plus I'm making money so I cannot complain whatsoever.
I finished watching the last season of Grey's Anatomy. Kill Me Now! Okay don't, but you get the idea. It ended the same way Fifty Shades of Grey ended, leaves you knowing that it can't end this way.
I did a major splurge two weeks ago that started with "I need opaque black pantyhose. Let me go to the city and see if I find some." And me being the person I am, couldn't resist the Sale!! sign plastered everywhere. Then came home and did some more shopping online. I was scared to check my account balance for days.
Before the splurge, I finally took out my kinky twist *sidetrack* My cousin and I had a very heated and frankly stupid debate on why we call it "kinky twist" The nature of the hair vs. What can be done with the hair. I know stupid, but extremely funny when I know the level of stupidity I indulge in but continue. *backtrack* So I took out the twist and was ready to put in a weave three days later because I had several events to go to. So while in the store waiting online to buy the weave, my cousin and I were just talking about what we do with our natural head of hair and about weaving and braiding and the sorts. Two aprokos, as I am at leisure to call them, decided and openly vocalized our lack of the "being natural" spirit. The aprokoest of them all said, "You're not true naturals. True naturals would not get a weave or try to hide their hair in braids. They would allow it to be out there in the open and let everyone know their solidarity. They would never be ashamed of the length. Whether short or long they would rock it to the fullest. The two of you need to start embracing you hair and stop hiding it".
**Crickets**
#1 Who are you to decide who is and who isn't a "true natural"? Frankly, I didn't know you could be a fake one.
#2 I'm hiding because I wear a weave or put my hair in braids? GTFOHWTBS. That's like saying I'm emotionally mute because I don't give money to the people on the train. No mothersuckers! I pray for them and plus I'm broke! I do what I do because I do it! There is no shame/fear involved!
#3 I didn't know that I needed to be open about the naturalness of MY hair. Is there a world out there where natural hair is tabooed, where everyone MUST get a perm? Am I trying to protect myself from the scary eyes of people who may judge me because of my hair? No and no. Solidarity? The status of your hair will not make me hate or love you, my dear. Whether your hair is permed or not, if you're getting eaten out for either, I'm by your side.
#4 Who even told you length was an issue?
#5 I rock my hair to the fullest regardless.
#6 Its MY hair. I embrace MY hair. I relish in it when its braided, in a weave or when its just out. I have a bond with my hair before I went "natural" and still do. I argue with and complain about my hair all the time like I would complain and argue with my cousin but I still love it regardless of its state so get off my back with all that BS.
Did I say all this to the lady. Definitely not! After I shouted, "You ain't about this life!!!" my cousin and I started laughing hysterically. **Hiss** Monkey tail telling me about my hair! What nonsense!
Anyway. So then my dear friend from a former school graduated and was having a dinner party and I had to go because she's like a sister from another family. Had a good time laughing at the current and the past.
I attended a black tie event. First ever in my life. And I was anxious. Which fork do I use to eat the salad? Which spoon for the soup? Whole shit had me confused and since no one at my tabled took Etiquette 101: Order of the Cutlery, we did like students who didn't prepare for an exam, we winged it.
My iPad dropped and fell on my big toe. It hurt like crap! Now there's a small clot under the toe. Ughh
I started reading again and it's not a textbook :-D Finished the Twilight series then finished Persuasion by Jane Austen and loved it! Was the first time reading Persuasion even though I've had it for two years. It starts off rather slow and non-intriguing or maybe it's because I hadn't watched the movie? Hmm who knows? Now I'm all over the Fifty Shades trilogy. Need to start on the last book.
My sister boldly took the flat iron and straightened the hair I put in twist. I yelled at her vehemently and I realize that I overreacted. Now going to apologize.
Anyway that's all for now folks!!
Lerra pipuls!
To answer a question of a lovely friend. Yes school is over. I've been out for a month and a week so far and have only a more relaxed body to show for it *shurg* What can I say but that I'm bumming it out.
Anyway, this may or may not be a long post so we have to read and see.
So my last post was about the 11s so let's play catch up from then abi?
I started working again. With an elderly woman in the morning and with children in the afternoon. Both can be stressful at times but they do have their rewards plus I'm making money so I cannot complain whatsoever.
I finished watching the last season of Grey's Anatomy. Kill Me Now! Okay don't, but you get the idea. It ended the same way Fifty Shades of Grey ended, leaves you knowing that it can't end this way.
I did a major splurge two weeks ago that started with "I need opaque black pantyhose. Let me go to the city and see if I find some." And me being the person I am, couldn't resist the Sale!! sign plastered everywhere. Then came home and did some more shopping online. I was scared to check my account balance for days.
Before the splurge, I finally took out my kinky twist *sidetrack* My cousin and I had a very heated and frankly stupid debate on why we call it "kinky twist" The nature of the hair vs. What can be done with the hair. I know stupid, but extremely funny when I know the level of stupidity I indulge in but continue. *backtrack* So I took out the twist and was ready to put in a weave three days later because I had several events to go to. So while in the store waiting online to buy the weave, my cousin and I were just talking about what we do with our natural head of hair and about weaving and braiding and the sorts. Two aprokos, as I am at leisure to call them, decided and openly vocalized our lack of the "being natural" spirit. The aprokoest of them all said, "You're not true naturals. True naturals would not get a weave or try to hide their hair in braids. They would allow it to be out there in the open and let everyone know their solidarity. They would never be ashamed of the length. Whether short or long they would rock it to the fullest. The two of you need to start embracing you hair and stop hiding it".
**Crickets**
#1 Who are you to decide who is and who isn't a "true natural"? Frankly, I didn't know you could be a fake one.
#2 I'm hiding because I wear a weave or put my hair in braids? GTFOHWTBS. That's like saying I'm emotionally mute because I don't give money to the people on the train. No mothersuckers! I pray for them and plus I'm broke! I do what I do because I do it! There is no shame/fear involved!
#3 I didn't know that I needed to be open about the naturalness of MY hair. Is there a world out there where natural hair is tabooed, where everyone MUST get a perm? Am I trying to protect myself from the scary eyes of people who may judge me because of my hair? No and no. Solidarity? The status of your hair will not make me hate or love you, my dear. Whether your hair is permed or not, if you're getting eaten out for either, I'm by your side.
#4 Who even told you length was an issue?
#5 I rock my hair to the fullest regardless.
#6 Its MY hair. I embrace MY hair. I relish in it when its braided, in a weave or when its just out. I have a bond with my hair before I went "natural" and still do. I argue with and complain about my hair all the time like I would complain and argue with my cousin but I still love it regardless of its state so get off my back with all that BS.
Did I say all this to the lady. Definitely not! After I shouted, "You ain't about this life!!!" my cousin and I started laughing hysterically. **Hiss** Monkey tail telling me about my hair! What nonsense!
Anyway. So then my dear friend from a former school graduated and was having a dinner party and I had to go because she's like a sister from another family. Had a good time laughing at the current and the past.
I attended a black tie event. First ever in my life. And I was anxious. Which fork do I use to eat the salad? Which spoon for the soup? Whole shit had me confused and since no one at my tabled took Etiquette 101: Order of the Cutlery, we did like students who didn't prepare for an exam, we winged it.
My iPad dropped and fell on my big toe. It hurt like crap! Now there's a small clot under the toe. Ughh
I started reading again and it's not a textbook :-D Finished the Twilight series then finished Persuasion by Jane Austen and loved it! Was the first time reading Persuasion even though I've had it for two years. It starts off rather slow and non-intriguing or maybe it's because I hadn't watched the movie? Hmm who knows? Now I'm all over the Fifty Shades trilogy. Need to start on the last book.
My sister boldly took the flat iron and straightened the hair I put in twist. I yelled at her vehemently and I realize that I overreacted. Now going to apologize.
Anyway that's all for now folks!!
Lerra pipuls!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Bing...... (No relation to the actual post)
As it is, grades have come in and now I can relax a little bit more. So now that the intellectual side of me can take a break my creativity can blossom **sigh**. I miss being relaxed and not thinking of school even though there is a little voice saying, "Adede, you know you miss school, you know it is don't deny yourself!!!" Its little and at this point, insignificant so me don't curr. In any case, I was tagged in this thing by the wonderful Lady Ngo. But errr I don't know that many bloggers to reach eleven so I will def be tagging people that probably won't respond.
Anywhichway. Here it goes.
Here's how it works:
** Post rules
** Post 11 random things about yourself
** Answer questions posted by the person who tagged you
**Create 11 questions and tag 11 people to answer your questions
**Notify those tagged of the game
** Notify the person who tagged you after you have answered the questions
** No tag backs
Random tingssss
1. I want two sets of twins and a daughter as last born.
2. I like flowers. Don't know their names or anything much but they're pretty to look at.
3. I originally watch shows out of boredom but they become so hard to resist during exams.
4. I'm watching a recorded epi. of Vampire Diaries and Elena is revived!!!!! Ahhhhh
5. I strongly believed cartoons were wayyyyyy better in the 90s.
6. I like to drink out of big cups and wave my hands. It makes me feel like I'm in a party. Don't judge me.
7. I wish the State Farm jingle could work in real life.
8. I hate going to bikram yoga or the gym but feel so good when I come out.
9. I was valedictorian of my high school class.
10. I'm off perms. But why oo why do we have to go into this natural vs. relaxed hair battle.
11. Speaking of hair, I need to get mines done.
Here goes the answers
1 Whats the last book you read? Currently rereading Twilight series.
2 If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be? Sounds of Rain and Thunder, not really a song more like something to put you to bed.
3 What countries have you visited (other than your country of birth)? Since there is none, I'm including countries of transit. UK and Ireland
4 If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Shop till I drop, hangout, go to sleep and when I wake up I have an additional $2 million everyday.
5 Why do you blog? Something to do.
6 How old are you? 2x. Shawty you were not bout to reveal my age!!
7 What is your favorite body part on the opposite sex (or same sex if that's what floats your boat)? Idk? Nails
8 When's the last time you had relations? They say never kiss and tell. ;-)
8a (for you shy ppl) Whats the craziest/silliest thing you've ever done? Drink Bacardi 121 and walk down steps and have friends record it.
9 What is your least favorite food? Chin chin
10 Do you have any pets? Negative
11 whats one thing you've been dying to tell me? You're awesome. I wasn't dying but yh.
My questions
1. Favorite book?
2. What do you want to be/ are now?
3. What do you do in your spare time, if you have any?
4. What is something you wish you could be doing right now?
5. Who or whatdo you cherish in your life?
6. Favorite movie?
7. Where have you been dreaming of traveling to?
8. Best event attended?
9. Why do you blog?
10. Last trip. When and where?
11. What grinds your gears?
People that are getting tagged?
1. Honey Dame
2. Sugabelly
3. Madame Sting
4. MissPf
5. Sisi Yemmie
6-11 Anyone that would like to. Just let me know that you have so I can stop by and read :-)
Anywhichway. Here it goes.
Here's how it works:
** Post rules
** Post 11 random things about yourself
** Answer questions posted by the person who tagged you
**Create 11 questions and tag 11 people to answer your questions
**Notify those tagged of the game
** Notify the person who tagged you after you have answered the questions
** No tag backs
Random tingssss
1. I want two sets of twins and a daughter as last born.
2. I like flowers. Don't know their names or anything much but they're pretty to look at.
3. I originally watch shows out of boredom but they become so hard to resist during exams.
4. I'm watching a recorded epi. of Vampire Diaries and Elena is revived!!!!! Ahhhhh
5. I strongly believed cartoons were wayyyyyy better in the 90s.
6. I like to drink out of big cups and wave my hands. It makes me feel like I'm in a party. Don't judge me.
7. I wish the State Farm jingle could work in real life.
8. I hate going to bikram yoga or the gym but feel so good when I come out.
9. I was valedictorian of my high school class.
10. I'm off perms. But why oo why do we have to go into this natural vs. relaxed hair battle.
11. Speaking of hair, I need to get mines done.
Here goes the answers
1 Whats the last book you read? Currently rereading Twilight series.
2 If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be? Sounds of Rain and Thunder, not really a song more like something to put you to bed.
3 What countries have you visited (other than your country of birth)? Since there is none, I'm including countries of transit. UK and Ireland
4 If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Shop till I drop, hangout, go to sleep and when I wake up I have an additional $2 million everyday.
5 Why do you blog? Something to do.
6 How old are you? 2x. Shawty you were not bout to reveal my age!!
7 What is your favorite body part on the opposite sex (or same sex if that's what floats your boat)? Idk? Nails
8 When's the last time you had relations? They say never kiss and tell. ;-)
8a (for you shy ppl) Whats the craziest/silliest thing you've ever done? Drink Bacardi 121 and walk down steps and have friends record it.
9 What is your least favorite food? Chin chin
10 Do you have any pets? Negative
11 whats one thing you've been dying to tell me? You're awesome. I wasn't dying but yh.
My questions
1. Favorite book?
2. What do you want to be/ are now?
3. What do you do in your spare time, if you have any?
4. What is something you wish you could be doing right now?
5. Who or whatdo you cherish in your life?
6. Favorite movie?
7. Where have you been dreaming of traveling to?
8. Best event attended?
9. Why do you blog?
10. Last trip. When and where?
11. What grinds your gears?
People that are getting tagged?
1. Honey Dame
2. Sugabelly
3. Madame Sting
4. MissPf
5. Sisi Yemmie
6-11 Anyone that would like to. Just let me know that you have so I can stop by and read :-)
Friday, May 11, 2012
Chiamaka, why!?!?!?
"I swear to GOD that made me, after my last final, I'm going home to sleep. The entire week I'm gonna be sleeping and eating. I'm going to finally relax and just breathe. No classes, no papers, no group projects, no exams just me and a book of my choice in my bed with a bowl of cereal"
That was what I told myself during finals week. My last final was on Monday. So why in the Fujianese chicken have I not slept till well after 1am only to wake up 7am ever blessed day?!?! Why!!! Chiamaka,why!!!! This is freaking ridiculous. I thought my first post after going MIA would be something joyful and very relaxed but nooooooooooooooo the people in my life are making me stressed. At this point, I would ALMOST gladly prepare and take a comprehensive final and that is a statement.
Goodnight people.
That was what I told myself during finals week. My last final was on Monday. So why in the Fujianese chicken have I not slept till well after 1am only to wake up 7am ever blessed day?!?! Why!!! Chiamaka,why!!!! This is freaking ridiculous. I thought my first post after going MIA would be something joyful and very relaxed but nooooooooooooooo the people in my life are making me stressed. At this point, I would ALMOST gladly prepare and take a comprehensive final and that is a statement.
Goodnight people.
Friday, March 23, 2012
A short list of Adede's woes
So I have been very cranky lately, most likely caused by the 1 month and 2 weeks left of school and the shit load of shitty shit that needs to be completed within that time frame AND still Ace my Finals. But seeing many things for the past week has made extra upset and cranky. In any case here goes a short list of the crap that I deal with daily.
1. People who for some reason walk slow during rush hour when transferring trains. No shots at disabled, pregnant, stroller having, obese or elderly individuals. None at all because I have had to miss trains for my mom and her "I don't want to go and break my leg because of a train" attitude. But please if you have a condition that may slow you down, ESPECIALLY when the rest of us straphangers are trying to make transits to other trains or rush to class, at least wait for people to go before you. Its just courtesy in my opinion.
2. People who open their legs wide open covering two seats instead of one. Now I wouldn't have been as upset if when these ppl are asked to shift so that you- a tired college student, an elderly woman/man or a PREGNANT LADY (Like for real, dudes do this more common too UGHHHH)- could sit down, would not look at you like you have four heads. Here's a snippet of the eye convo I have with these ppl:
Guy with legs wide open: "Where the fudge do you wanna sit?"
Me: "Mothersucker, in the seat that you did not pay for!!"
Guy with legs wide open: "O my GOD! So I'm suppose make myself uncomfortable cause of you?"
Me: "Really? Sitting only in the seat you paid $2.25 for will make you uncomfortable? May $4.50, bring a receipt and I won't complain!!"
Guy closes his legs and then looks at me from the peripheral.
Just the other day, I had to give up my seat to this pregnant lady who looked like she was around 34 weeks (I'm taking maternity right now. So awesome but so tedious!!) because no one and I mean no one wanted to get up. Now as someone who is lugging around a textbook, a laptop and series of folders, I can relate. But you just need to see the way everyone threw their eyes away when she got on, like, "Nah me give am belle??" *Tonto eyes* Followed by a long over exaggerated hiss.
3. Bus drivers or train conductors that see you running with the "Please don't go" look in the eyes, especially when you almost bust your behind several times while running and still leave you. Are you serious?! Like you didn't see me almost die trying to catch the freaking bus?!
Yesterday was one of the days that I need to take two trains and a bus (I HATE taking the bus) to get to clinical. As I get off the last train to get on the bus, late as fudge ice cream, I see the bus across the street. You can just imagine the freaking out like if I miss that bus I'm dead. So here I am waiting for the light to change so I can book across the street hoping this man would open the door for me. I dash across the street once the light was yellow and shouting my head off, please open the door ooo!! The man looks at me and STILL pulls the bus away. So I'm about to start balling because a minute late my prof. will not let you into the clinical. And then I look, the bus is waiting at another red light and the next bust stop isn't far. What did I do? Run to the next bus stop! "Adede you can make it, you can make it. You can do it as long as you set your mind to it" I did make it, before the bus too. I wanted to curse the bus driver out, bad and seriously but I just paid and went to sit down and ask GOD to bless him and make sure he remembers my face.
In any case, I've realized that this short list has gotten rather long so I'm going to cut it short here.
Hope everyone's having a wonderful month so far.
P.s. I saw a C-section. Story for another day
Lerra pipuls
1. People who for some reason walk slow during rush hour when transferring trains. No shots at disabled, pregnant, stroller having, obese or elderly individuals. None at all because I have had to miss trains for my mom and her "I don't want to go and break my leg because of a train" attitude. But please if you have a condition that may slow you down, ESPECIALLY when the rest of us straphangers are trying to make transits to other trains or rush to class, at least wait for people to go before you. Its just courtesy in my opinion.
2. People who open their legs wide open covering two seats instead of one. Now I wouldn't have been as upset if when these ppl are asked to shift so that you- a tired college student, an elderly woman/man or a PREGNANT LADY (Like for real, dudes do this more common too UGHHHH)- could sit down, would not look at you like you have four heads. Here's a snippet of the eye convo I have with these ppl:
Guy with legs wide open: "Where the fudge do you wanna sit?"
Me: "Mothersucker, in the seat that you did not pay for!!"
Guy with legs wide open: "O my GOD! So I'm suppose make myself uncomfortable cause of you?"
Me: "Really? Sitting only in the seat you paid $2.25 for will make you uncomfortable? May $4.50, bring a receipt and I won't complain!!"
Guy closes his legs and then looks at me from the peripheral.
Just the other day, I had to give up my seat to this pregnant lady who looked like she was around 34 weeks (I'm taking maternity right now. So awesome but so tedious!!) because no one and I mean no one wanted to get up. Now as someone who is lugging around a textbook, a laptop and series of folders, I can relate. But you just need to see the way everyone threw their eyes away when she got on, like, "Nah me give am belle??" *Tonto eyes* Followed by a long over exaggerated hiss.
3. Bus drivers or train conductors that see you running with the "Please don't go" look in the eyes, especially when you almost bust your behind several times while running and still leave you. Are you serious?! Like you didn't see me almost die trying to catch the freaking bus?!
Yesterday was one of the days that I need to take two trains and a bus (I HATE taking the bus) to get to clinical. As I get off the last train to get on the bus, late as fudge ice cream, I see the bus across the street. You can just imagine the freaking out like if I miss that bus I'm dead. So here I am waiting for the light to change so I can book across the street hoping this man would open the door for me. I dash across the street once the light was yellow and shouting my head off, please open the door ooo!! The man looks at me and STILL pulls the bus away. So I'm about to start balling because a minute late my prof. will not let you into the clinical. And then I look, the bus is waiting at another red light and the next bust stop isn't far. What did I do? Run to the next bus stop! "Adede you can make it, you can make it. You can do it as long as you set your mind to it" I did make it, before the bus too. I wanted to curse the bus driver out, bad and seriously but I just paid and went to sit down and ask GOD to bless him and make sure he remembers my face.
In any case, I've realized that this short list has gotten rather long so I'm going to cut it short here.
Hope everyone's having a wonderful month so far.
P.s. I saw a C-section. Story for another day
Lerra pipuls
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
To say the least...
This has been the most unproductive spring break I've ever had. Yes I'm on spring break. So early right?? But yeah. Monday is coming soon so I have to bury my head in my books once again. Hope everyone has doing good. By the way, was I the only one that has been so badly affected by this whole time change?? Like I sleep late and still have to wake up early. Completely threw me off! Anyway I'm off to go do some writing.
Monday, March 5, 2012
In The Mood To Share
Not an STI/STD but a picture. I just love this one right HERE, definitely not better than the Baby Kay, for any of you that missed. But for some reason I love the pic. Rough, rugged, raw but still breathtaking. I can see myself sitting down, right in the middle of all the debris and watching the sun look like that. I'm weird like that, I know.
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