tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24367296768934797432024-03-13T12:12:53.209-05:00H2OAs water flows through narrow paths, sipping through cracks and crevices with no definite endpoint, so do my thoughts flow touching as many aspects of life as possible...H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-46725908963874578142011-04-21T22:24:00.000-05:002011-04-21T22:24:24.692-05:00GUESS WHO IS MAKING A COMEBACK????If you said H2O you are absolutely (write) right :) I know I know it has been 2 long years since I abruptly left, but the prodigal brother is back and I am bringing a few friends I will like y'all to meet. Just watch this space...<br />
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<img height="353" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/question_mark_block.jpg" width="400" />H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-47397139695024939332009-05-12T11:55:00.003-05:002009-05-12T13:36:14.390-05:00Honestly Speaking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X4agqre5y9X-BovqDeu8Y-KZ74u0WmPYdtvwfVOo9l9fa5_b9HyHj8cG9sHb_W3xKSDZIjTa8njw4X8o1eBdzd12jMkQKJZWNdok3bT8MclYPwhOvGzEITX1V72KucMMa3fRJBGDRhU/s1600-h/blog_award.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X4agqre5y9X-BovqDeu8Y-KZ74u0WmPYdtvwfVOo9l9fa5_b9HyHj8cG9sHb_W3xKSDZIjTa8njw4X8o1eBdzd12jMkQKJZWNdok3bT8MclYPwhOvGzEITX1V72KucMMa3fRJBGDRhU/s320/blog_award.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335008027582730370" border="0" /></a><br />First off, I want to apologize for abandoning this blog for a while now, I tried and tried to get at it, but it just seemed as though blogging had left my system for some reason. Anyways I'm back at it again...I hope.<br /><br />Before my haitus, I was tagged by my dear <a href="http://theparakeet.blogspot.com/">Parakeet </a>for an Honest Scrap Award (I'm truly honored :) ) Accepting the award means I have to list at least 10 honest things about me, but b4 I do that, let me brag about it as the rules require...I won the honest scrap award na na na na na...I won, not you yippee.....lol...And now presenting to you the Honest list of the defending Honest Scrapper on Blogville, weighing in at 170 pounds and flexing his writing muscles I give to you ladies and gentlemen of Blogville .....H2O and his honest list (crowd chanting...H2O, H2O, H2O...)...lmao.....Ok so enough with the bragging and down to buisness<br /><br />1) I'm so so homesick...I miss my Nigeria (the people and experiences that make it special for me)...I also miss suya, forget all the wannabe suya I can get here, nothing beats Ikoyi Club suya...:)<br />2) I believe I am (and going to be) a very important contributor to the betterment of Nigeria even though I am miles away right now (Love knows no boundaries)<br />3) I have been job searching for about a year now, but I'm not easily broken...God, my family and my friends are my strength...I love them beyond measure.<br />4) I miss talking to two special pple on blogville... <a href="http://fieryandsweet.blogspot.com/">Buttercup</a> and <a href="http://theparakeet.blogspot.com/">Parakeet</a>...It's been a minute :)<br />5) Come rain or sunshine, come storm or calm, I'm an Arsenal FC fan....in ur face B'Cup :P<br />6) I am a Mercedes Benz kinda guy...I don't have one yet, but there is something about those machines that just screams out "segzy"...lol<br />7) I have a nickname giving sickness...lol...<a href="http://fieryandsweet.blogspot.com/">Buttercup</a> can testify to that...I have given her countless nicknames<br />8) I am of the belief that pple are innately good, and it has blessed me thus far (If you hold your gaze on the good in someone long enough, they begin to see it too...if they didn't already)<br />9) I think it is safe to say I am a facebookholic...lol...but I use it for the right reasons, and while pple dislike the new changes to facebook, I actually like them, maybe it's because Im a technology person, I see it from a different perspective.<br />10) Phew...I thought I wud never get here...lol...I find it kinda weird talking about myself...but I love to listen, and love pple to listen to me when I talk...50 50 ain't so bad ei<br /><br />Now the hard part, I cannot tag anyone on this partly because I haven't done blogrounds in a while to know who to tag and the bloggers I follow have already done this :(...But not to worry, I would make my blogrounds soonest and tag pple as I do. Until then if you feel worthy of the award, please accept it from me to you and follow its rules - which I did not entirely follow, but I think I should be pardoned because I doubt you have seen anybody on blogville brag about any award like I did above...lol<br /><br />Anyways here are the rules:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">1.You must brag about it</span><div style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">2.You must include the name of the blogger who bestowed the award on you and link back to the blogger<br /></div><div style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">3.You must choose a minimum of seven (7) blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. 4.Show their names and links and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with Honest Weblog.<br /></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">5.List at least ten (10) honest things about yourself. Then pass it on!</span><br /><br />Ciao<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >......H2O</span><br /></div>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-62959951225035060872009-03-08T17:15:00.004-05:002009-03-08T18:31:50.382-05:00Weeekend exeperience/Baby Shower Goof :)Just when I thought my weekend was no fun, this happened!!!<br /><br />So it's the final day of the weekend or the beginning of a new week for some, but regardless of all that, today I had the chance to smile and even blush sef...yes I was turning red in the face :) Anyways here is my story:<br /><br />Today I woke up, feeling rather lazy and tired. I had had a long night (insomnia is a b**ch) so I woke up late, say about 12:30pm. Anyways I was doing my morning routine on my PC when Buttercup buzzed me on my IM, we got to chatting, a lot of meaningful somethings and meaningless nothings (actually I think there were more meaningful somethings....anyways I digress). I don't know whether B'cup has some random msg magnet on facebook, but she got another one of those msgs, but this time from some1 I know all too well, can u imagine? I'm so gonna brush that boy when next I see him, how dare he. I would have sworn before this incident that I would not know anyone that would do such, but I guess I am wrong.<br /><br />This is what the idiot sent B'cup<br /><br />"U gat d sexiest lips i hv eva sin.wanna get 2 knw u."<br /><br />Can u pple imagine? Anyways, we continued chatting, then B'Cup asked how my weekend was, I told her I was dulling, but that I just got word from my bro that a friend was having a birthday party and another was having a baby shower so we would be attending both. <span style="font-style: italic;">B'Cup dear why didn't u catch that -- Baby Shower -- that na all women affair ooo, Im mad at you for that...lol........</span>I don't know why my brain did not pick it up too, I guess I was too tired to think.<br /><br />Anyways my bro got word of this baby shower from another guy friend who had received the invite, so it all seemed normal, although I was wondering why we did not get the invite too. My bro and I got ready and drove to the venue. When we arrived, we looked for the cars of our other guy friends but we did not see any, that was when it started ringing in our heads..lol, we spotted the car of a female friend, so we decided to call her just to confirm what was going on. We told her we heard from the grapevine that something was going on, and that we were in front of the house and all. She immediately came out and beckoned us in, only for us to get in, and have the host annouce to a house full of women that they had male guest visitors/crashers referring to me and my bro...chei...I wanted the ground to just swallow me, I was blushing so hard my cheeks were hurting. We just stood by the corner trying to make sure our presence was not felt, they offered us cake and soda, we did a quick number on the cake and just quietly exited the event...phew...but not before they took pictures of us as evidence that we crashed their party...lol.<br /><br />As soon as we exited, we called this friend that told us about the shower, and told him our experience, we shared a good laugh, he had also been contemplating coming, but his wifey was too tired to make it, he was so lucky, he would have been just as embarassed as we were. Anyways, he re-read the invitation again, and it so happened that the invitation though sent to this our guy friend was meant for his newly wedded wife, since the organizers did not have her email address.<br /><br />So that is my story oo...funny but definitely made my weekend :)<br /><br />ciao<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >....H2O</span><br /><br /><br />PS: The whole thing got me thinking sha, why are Baby Showers all women affairs sef, me too I love children now....wetin...I think this issue needs to be revisited oo, I know we did not bear all the 9months but we love the babies regardless...H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-80578663733037931182009-03-04T23:14:00.004-06:002009-03-05T10:12:05.698-06:00Mere Coincidence...stalker in sight...lolThere are coincidences and there are coincidences. Today I had the most absurd of coincidences. I was chatting with a friend of mine (<a href="http://theparakeet.blogspot.com/">Parakeet</a>) whom I actually met on blogville and whose conversations either inspire my posts on blogville or give me ideas of what to write..yay Parakeet..lol..Anyways, while we were chatting, she stated with a rather puzzled uncertainty that my yahoo ID had showed up as [myyahooID01]...(u weren't really expecting me to reveal that here, were u? Nah...it still has commercial value..lol). Well I thought the remark was absurd given that we've been chatting for months using the yahoo ID in question, nonetheless I simply responded in the affirmative that it was indeed my ID. The next IM was a shocker, she revealed that she has another email ID very similar to mine - [myyahooID]. It might not be apparent to you, but the only difference in our IDs were the last two characters. weird huh?<br /><br />It did not just end there ooo...my dear <a href="http://theparakeet.blogspot.com/">Parakeet </a>went on to tell me that when she actually noticed the similarity about a month ago, she taught it was a stalker and it creeped her out...lol...so much so that she did not even know how to raise the topic. I guess she should be thanking God that I'm no stalker...lol...or maybe I should have played along with the stalker story...lol...that wud have been pretty hilarious (albeit mean.:))<br /><br />Anyways that is my story for today, I thought it wud be fun to share with blogville since we first met here on blogville...Im sure <a href="http://theparakeet.blogspot.com/">Parakeet </a>can tell the story much better since more of the reactions to this discovery was from her end...with that been said, y'all shud urge <a href="http://theparakeet.blogspot.com/">Parakeet </a>to tell this story from her perspective...:)<br /><br />ciao<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >....H2O</span>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-71998658471783422352009-02-24T11:19:00.001-06:002009-02-24T11:20:38.070-06:00WOOD<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">[Background: On Sunday when I got to church, I sat towards the windows, the sun shining through and unto the beautiful pews, I could see the age rings of the wood, and it struck me that these furniture have been around for over 50years, it was like I could actually see the trees they came from, and it tingled something inside me that prompted me to record the feelings.<br /><br />The aforementioned revelation and other personal situations inspired this piece, hope it blesses you as much as it did me while writing it.]</span><br /><br />From the smallest of seeds your journey begins,<br />Buried in the dirt of the earth, you overcome death<br />And spring to life. Time passes by,<br />Your roots taste the dirt, your foliage leaves break the dirt<br />And your upward sprout begins.<br />At first you "go by" unnoticed, next our heights are equal,<br />In a few years your girth increases and you tower over me.<br />I become just another object relative to your elegance, beauty and poise,<br />But how can I complain when your branches brood over me<br />Like guarding wings - They shelter me from the pouring rain,<br />They give me shade in the scorching sun.<br />And when I need to see farther than my height affords,<br />A piggy back from you is all I need.<br />You are there for me and all who care to reach for you<br />Oh... what a selfless friend you are.<br />You clean my fumes and give me life's air,<br />Your generosity far exceeds your size.<br /> When the gentle winds come by you whisper sounds of<br /> Serenity, Peace, Love.<br /> I look at you and remember the beauty of the simple things,<br /> Such a beauty to behold - Mahogany!<br /><br /> _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_<br /><br />That fateful day I walk on by and notice the void,<br /> I look to you and you are gone.<br /> Like your brothers and sisters you've fallen victim to the felling fellow -<br /> Your bold beauty cut down by the lumberjack's saw<br /> Ironically so, you've been cut down for your strength.<br /> Now your afterlife begins. Your first stop - the timber processing center.<br /> Your strength is translated into powerful sculpture or magnificent furniture.<br /> Should sculpture be your fate,<br /> You submit yourself to the nips and chips of the chisels<br /> Day by day you give of yourself,<br /> And day by day your new beauty is a made evident.<br /> They call your new beauty art, but when I look closer,<br /> I see your old self, always giving,<br /> And now giving the aesthetic satisfaction of art.<br /> You may not know it, but that satisfaction goes a long way,<br /> It could even help mend a broken heart.<br /> And should furniture be your fate,<br /> You lie down and submit to the cutting and filing of the carpenter,<br /> You take in those nails that hold your joints together<br /> As you patiently wait to be a resting place for a person's glass of milk,<br /> As in a table,<br /> A storage place, as in a shelf or cupboard (dresser),<br /> Or a place for one to sit and relax their tired legs,<br /> As in a chair, a stool, a bench.<br /> In whatever form your new life turns out to be,<br /> You are always giving, blessing every heart.<br /> You are a seed, you are a tree, you are mahogany,<br /> You are sculpture, table, chair, wood,<br /> But above all, you are a giving gift.<br /><br />NB: Good is deathless, we all just need to look closer and see that it is right there with us,<br />blessing us and all mankind.<br /><br />Ciao<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" >......H2O</span>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-5097119978247813892009-02-02T13:56:00.002-06:002009-02-02T14:01:35.566-06:00Nigerian Music Versus ...<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">[This should have been up like 2 weeks ago -- Apologies to SolomonSydelle for the delay</span>. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">This post is actually my response to a post on <a href="http://www.nigeriancuriosity.com/2007/01/music-nigeria-vs-african-continent.html">SolomonSydelle's Nigerian Curiousity blog about the state of the Nigerian music industry</a>. Albeit 2 years late..lol...it is still a perspective I wanna share with you all. You might wanna read her post first (if you like) because I make some references to her arguments, although I think this post reads fine on its own. If you do read her post, please note that her point of view has definately changed.]</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">*** Sorry for any typos/error -- had to rush my way around this***</span><br /><br /><br /><br />First off I see your point as to why you might think that our music lacks identity, but what you must realize is that of all the African artists you mentioned (Salif Keita, Cesaria Evora, or even Awilo Longomba or Djouna Mumbafu) few of them have English as their Lingua Franca. Language plays a great role in what you hear from these artists (Salif Keita for example). I love his music but if you take a close listen you will see that the music is constructed inevitably to support the language giving it its "unique" flavor, that is to say that if you remove his voice, it is not too far from something that Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt or even any renowned jazz artist could put together should they choose to use the instruments.<br /><br />Language and message is the same reason King Sunny Ade, Sir Shina Peters and the likes could go on singing to the repeatitious (sometimes monotonous) melodies from their bands and we would love it. If you even listen to Onyeka Onwenu (take Bia Nulu for instance, the "Nigerianess" of that song comes from the language, besides that the music behind is jazz). The next thing would be to ask why our artists did not continue singing in this fashion (with their various languages and instrumentation). Well Nigeria is very diverse (probably the most diverse African Nation) and we communicate across the board in English, if you even look at our most popular artist export in Africa and the western world - FELA, you will notice that he sang most of his songs in English, well its derivative 'pidgin', and his pioneered Afro-beat has a big jazz influence hence his worldwide appeal. Needless to say we still have artists singing in our various languages, and they are doing well if I must mention.<br /><br />As you might have noticed, Africa's greats have some element of jazz in their music, mixed with our wonderful sounding African drums and accompanying instruments, and where this is lacking, language takes over. That "jazzified" sound also comes with the age/maturity factor, in that it is mostly the older or more mature individuals that would truly enjoy the "jazz-ness", hence partly the reason our "greats" are of the older age bracket.<br /><br />So moving along to the younger generation. In this category, I believe we own the show (we don't just steal it). Our musicality comes out clean, and yes it is somewhat hip-hop/R 'n' B oriented, that inevitably comes with the age category, but still you can differentiate it from it's Western counterparts. Take a listen to the instrumentals of P-Square's "No One Like You" we own that, I don't think I can fathom it coming from anywhere else. I even have Non-Nigerian African friends who can identity a tune as Nigerian just by the instrumentals. Initially I used to get taken aback by this (because if felt like they were labelling it as commonplace), but now I realize that it is because we have a uniqueness to our sound and that gives us presence. Even in our rap/hip-hop/Afro-pop we rule (no offense to my non-Nigerians). Take for example the hottest hip-hop album of 2008 in my opinion - M.I's "Talk About It" If you haven't heard it already you should try to get a copy, even if you do not enjoy rap, he still gets to you, and not with a Western flavor, but one that is uniquely Nigerian/African, in beat and delivery, the lyrics are just sweet like bananas...lol. If only the Western world (mainly America) can listen to and accept something that is different and not from them. They always wanna recycle you before they accept you, it is still the reason why they only wanna recognize our music as African only when it is not sang in English, and when/if they eventually recognize it, they would dub the artist as either American...sorry African-American, British or European with African heritage (aren't they all), as if to say the person is African is a crime. If at all they even take notice of an artist, they classify it as world music, not Jazz, Hip-hop or R 'n' B. Anyways we are making ourselves heard, and one day the world would be forced to listen.<br /><br />PS: I'll like to mention that we have a new blogger in da house, <a href="http://turberry.blogspot.com/">Shantell </a>(don't mind the name, she's 100% naija..lol). Please head over to her blog and give her some blogville love.<br /><br /><br />ciao<br />.....<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >H2O</span>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-68030880660468733112008-10-07T09:18:00.006-05:002008-10-07T11:11:52.656-05:00Sarah Palin is a Bitch… there I said it.<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[Warning: The title of this article is a restatement of article which I link to, it is not my exct sentiments towards Sarah Palin, "Bitch" does not score a ranking my vocabulary, because of my ingrained respect for women. I use this title only because another elderly woman used it in her description of Mrs. Palin and it struck a chord, is this really what people think of her? So please do not take offense by the title. Thank you]</span><br /><br />Hey guys I know I have been MIA for a while now, but I apologize, I've just been caught up in a bunch of things. Anyways I'm still a lil busy but I decided to just drop something for u guys to whet ur reading appetites with.<br /><br />I have been intently (Ok I lie, it has been getting too annoying to follow intently, but sha I have been following it) following the United States Presidential race and boy do I have stuff to say about that, but campaigns aside the presidential, vice presidential debates and interviews have been big time spotlight stealers..lol. And amongst these events, Sarah Palin has been the spotlight queen. She came into this race with spotlight all over her, she even overshadowed McCain at some point sef, anyways that died down and then the McCain camp realized they had made such a political blunder hence they decided to shield this woman from the press, but y'all know how beauty queens can be, (she was one) they itch for the spotlight, so when she got her chance with an interview with Katie Couric (One of the top 50 most powerful women in America) she took it, the result??? Pandora's Box -- she displayed her incompetence and daftness to the world, don't take my word for it, just look it up on<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/">Saturday Night Live (SNL)</a></span> it is as accurate as the actual interview, at some point even word for word answers. Her performance at the Vice Presidential debates was no better, I call it a case of adaptive stupidity. After the Katie Couric interview she figured she could not answer questions posed to her so at the debates she just decided to ask herself her own questions and answer them using the soundbites her advisers and 3rd grade students from Alaska had fed her with in the debate prep. It surprises me that people actual had the nerve to say she did good, gosh it was like asking someone 2 multiplied by 2 and the person responds correctly to 1+1+1, that clearly shows incompetence at understanding a problem and how can one perform when they don't understand their responsibilities???? You can check that one out on SNL as well. She is slowly destroying the perception of the competence of women worldwide now, she needs to be stopped. Haba, the Republicans have finally succeeded in making George Bush look smart. As Diddy would say, this is a complete case of Bitchassness..lol<br /><br />I have written more than I intended to, anyways you just check this link out: <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/bitch-there-i-said-it/">SARAH PALIN'S BITCHASSNESS</a></span>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-32000590746786121142008-09-15T09:45:00.011-05:002008-09-18T02:07:19.996-05:00Cheating and the man/woman<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[Warning: Very Long Post Alert]</span></div><div><br /></div>I am writing this post as a response to some of the issues Buttercup raised in her post "<a href="http://fieryandsweet.blogspot.com/2008/09/c-word.html">C-Word</a>" (please check it out if u haven't read it yet).<div><br /></div><div>So first and foremost I wud like to say men are NATURALLY NON-CHEATERS, some just get rewired by society. Are u wailing already??? Well from the first time men develop feelings for women, there is not one iota of cheating in their system. Before you crucify me any further, picture that 5-yr old boy in school who sets his eyes on that beautiful damsel in his class, he is literally lovestruck. Yep! that is where it all begins. Probably 99% of you reading this had this experience. (male to female or vice versa) That young lad tries all the plays he has in his playbook to get this damsel to notice him, eventually she does and they become that hot couple, holding hands, sharing snacks and all that stuff. As you all might/should know, we don't live in a vaccuum, so definitely this young hot couple are going have friends. If the guy is that fine cute type, he is probably gonna have the other girls in school trippin' 4 him, and despite the fact that he wud interact with these girls, his eyes is still very much set on his damsel. You will never find him trying to play his damsel and some other chic on the same level. Now fast forward about 13 yrs. Our young lad (Ebunoluwa) has turned out to be a handsome teenager, he has come to realize that the real world ain't like what he enjoyed in primary school. He now understands that his family is polygamous, and being his inquisitive self he decides to ask his dad why he (his father) chose to be a polygamist. The following conversation ensues:</div><div><br /></div><div>Ebun: Dad u know I really love this family</div><div><br /></div><div>Father: ehen</div><div><br /></div><div>Son: But I've had this question that has been bugging me for as long as I can remember...</div><div><br /></div><div>Father: Will you stop beating around the bush and ask your question, I don't have all day</div><div><br /></div><div>Son: Ok, (takes a deep breath) I was just wondering why you decided to be a polygamist? (**sigh of relief**)</div><div><br /></div><div>Father: Sonny boy, that is a complex question. What you must know first is that it is not easy to love 2 or more women equally as your wives. Growing up in the 40s our society was very patriachical, so to have a male child was like a gift from God. When I married your mother, we tried and tried to have a child but to no avail. Then the naivity of my patriachical upbringing started kicking in, I wanted a child, a male child. Growing up, I lived the stupid philandering lifestyle with my friends with the belief that it was ok to maintain two intimate relationships with unsuspecting women (what ur generation wud call cheating) because some of our parents had 2 wives, yet we were clever enough to keep our affairs secret from the women at least until they found out. Anyways with this in mind and the constant pressure from my family, I sought to find a second wife that wud bear a male child for me, all this I did without your mother's knowledge. Eventually I confronted your mother with the situation, and she was taken aback, but God bless her heart she stayed with me nonetheless. Those were trying times for us, because I found it so hard to love ur mother the way I did when we started out and still chase another woman. Not long after I took a second wife, your mother got pregnant with you, you were truly God's gift to this family hence ur name Ebunoluwa. Months after, your step-mother became pregnant with ur lil' sister and from there the rest is history.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ebun: But da..</div><div><br /></div><div>Father: I tell you this story because I want you to know that my being a polygamist was not necessarily a decision I wanted to make, but one that society forced me to make. But ur generation, you have a way of fighting back at society where it seems to be getting it all wrong so hopefully noone wud have to force your hands. I know I was selfish and instead of standing by your mother through thick and thin like I promised, I bailed under pressure. She forgave me, please find it in your own heart to forgive me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ebun: There is nothing to forgive, like I said earlier, I love this family and always will. I cannot hold anything against you, if anything your experience brought me into this loving family</div><div><br /></div><div>I tell this story to shed light on the fact that polygamy is no excuse for the cheating men we have in our society today, as "D" the guy in buttercup's story claims. Polygamy grew out of a heavily patriachical society seeking male children, some men saw it as an means of masking their insecure and insatiable sexual appetite, and have tried to paint it as natural to our African-ness. And though our societies might still be a bit patriachical, I believe we have come to realise that woman is not equal to weakness, and not just a vending machine for babies.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next question that comes to mind is that "well not all men use polygamy as an excuse, yet some of these men still cheat, what do u have to say about that?" Well my answer is simple and very twisted at the same time... here it goes..."Sex happened." Again I'll speak from the African/Nigerian perspective plainly because if I chose to also tackle the western perspective this post wud not end. So anyways, back to our patriachical society. Women were looked upon as objects for a man's satisfication, as a result you found men trying to exploit any woman their power and influence could conquer, forcefully or otherwise...Perversion "started" and the beast of sex was unleashed. As we developed, some men had to work to satisfy that beast, they started spending money, spittin game sugar coated with lies just to get a woman to open her legs. (some did other disturbing things too, but that is not what this post is about so I'll save it 4 anoda day.) Let me just say that sex is not a bad thing oo, neither was it an experience that only benefited the man. Anyways with time, women came to realize that they had something the men wanted, and so came the use of the female sexuality as a way to garner some "authority" in the male dominated society. But some men became like a drug addict hooked on crack, whose dealer starts to hold back and do "shakara" (frontin'), thus prompting the drug addict to find the next best dealer who enjoys the benefits he/she gets from selling crack to the addict. Well these men scout for women who enjoy sex and the fringe benefits that comes with giving it up, needless to say not all women gave it up just for its fringe benefits. Before long, sex becomes commonplace thus prompting more women to be more insecure and give it up earlier for fear of losing their men to the free-giver out there (kudos to those women who stand their ground). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">[My point here is that sex has become like ur GSM recharge card...u want it, but u can equally do without it. Sometimes u get it when u want, sometimes u don't. Sometimes u have to spend money to get it, sometimes u get it for free, and it just so happens that some pple just never learned how to turn down some free gifts...]</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Next comes the one-nite-standers. Both men and women alike have come to think of it as "oohh something exciting, crazy, adventurous" and then when prompted with the reality of their actions afterwards wanna blame the drinks they had...well **newsflash** if the drinks make u act a fool, put it down silly. Those excitements or adventures watever u wanna call it do not exist in a vaccuum, they are part of and affect your reality. Need I say more??? ...So moving on from the one-nite-standers to the Friends With Benefits...my take on the friends with benefits like I told <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00182390815082496865">Buttercup </a>is that it is a big commitment spoiler, to the guy, he is just ur "friend" and he don't owe u no sexual commitment, he can sleep wit u today and sleep with another 3 hrs after...ain't nothing wrong with that right? Well the sad thing is that they are just setting themselves up not to honor commitments, so when they eventually get into a relationship, they can't see why they should be with only one partner. The fact that they now carry the title boyfriend and girlfriend shud not make a difference now...ha. </div><div><br /></div><div>My last point b4 I wrap this up is that of emotions. Every now and then you here talk about how men are emotionless sex mongers and all that. Of course that is not true, but I'll tell you why I think people say that. First there is this notion for women about not dating a friend and then there is another notion for men that once you are in the friend zone it's a wrap, no action 4 u..blah blah blah. This would then mean that they date non-friends??? Maybe that wud explain the lack of emotional integrity in relationships that eventually lead to cheating. I am not saying go and start dating all ur friends ooo...but while keeping your old friendships make new "friendships" and try picking ur relationships from ur genuine friendships. Often times people tend to date a person and then try to make create friendships, mind you nothing is wrong with that, but lets also try making friendships and making a relationship out of those friendships. I believe it could go a long way in throwing more emotions in relationships and hopefully some more faithfulness cos [true friends don't hurt each other...at least not intentionally...]</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>ps: I hope I was not ranting too much sha. I wud also love to hear from the ladies on why women cheat (we all know they do..lol). Guys let me know if I missed anything...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>ciao</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">....H2O</span></span></div>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-81192587010681765172008-09-14T00:45:00.003-05:002008-09-14T00:51:20.926-05:00CURE MY CRASE!!!Ok I never wud have thought I wud come to really like naija songs the way I do right now, but trust me there is something about living abroad (particularly the western world) that makes you miss it so dearly. Generally I have come to love my country more and more every second I spend away from it but that is not wat this post is about so I'll save that for another time.<br /><br />Anyways for a while now one particular naija song has been stuck in my head, its Frank D'Nero's Cure My Crase, I even formulated a dance for it oo...<span style="font-size:85%;">u don't even want to see it</span>. To me the music (beat) is very simple and nice, the lyrics are somewhat "romantic" for lack of a better word to use in describing it right now. BTW It seems these days naija women are gettin' the hots for men who can throw in a few raps in pidgin but still know their english sha....I can't even count the number of friends who say their favorite part of the nollywood movie "Letters To A Stranger" is the part where some dude in the movie switches from english to pidgin and back to english while yarning Genevive his church mind about how he feels about her. For instant replay effects, I will type the excerpts as said in the movie for those who have not seen the movie:<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">"That's the thing with us writers u know we are so good with words that most of the time we just plainly forget to speak...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">From that first day when me and u speak for phone, I send you die</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">And as I dey here so, I still they send you pieces</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">But now its different, It's a lot deeper..."</span><br /><br /></blockquote>Gosh, I'm so jobless and silly...See as I jumped from talking about a song to a movie...<br /><br />Anyways back to curing my crase...I can just imagine one of them R &B crooners like Usher singing a similar song and having the ladies screaming and ish. So ladies please lend the song ur ears and more if possible...I actually even tried to draft some Usher style lyrics, and the original naija version still won..lol...but sorry I ain't even gonna put that up here, plus I am tired of writing. I actually had to sit, listen to the song and type out the lyrics of the song b4 writing this blob. Before I start yarning too much twa twa (nonsense) I am signing out of this place jo.<br /><br />U've officially been splashed...lol<br /><br />ciao people<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">....H2o</span></span><br /><br />The Remix with Timaya is also very nice<br />[By the way, I made up some words/slang for the things I did not quite catch from the song]<br />Enjoy....<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I woke up this morning</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I woke up this morning</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I woke up this morning this morning this morning</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[verse 1]</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I woke this morning with a smile on my face</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">See this smile mehn I no wan erase</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Everybody see me dem say I dey crase</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">but dem no know say true true I don crase</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">The previous nite mehn I know wat I face</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">every technicality wey she give me I lace</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Even gonomi wey she give me I taste</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">O boi see sweetie, this one na face 2 face</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[chorus]</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">You must to cure my crase</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">If you run, me and u we go race</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Then I take you back home to my place</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">So me and u just go dey play</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">You must to cure my crase</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">If you run, me and u we go race</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Then I take you back home to my place</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[verse 2]</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">You see this girl you put a smile on my face</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">na wetin u wey do me see I dey shake</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I say I want u pass the national cake</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Abi u no know say na true true no be fake</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I dey jonesing jones like say I don pake</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">my personality dem say na psychia-less</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">u hold my remote and when u pause me I dey stay</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">u go cure my crase I say today na today</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[chorus]</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[verse 3]</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[Story Story oo] You see this girl I say your time e don reach</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[Story Story oo] The point wey e be say this ur o kpo go finish</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[Story Story oo] But the move wey you move dey make my body to dey move</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[Story Story oo] Girl I no know wetin na wetin wey u dey do</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">u got me on a cruise, on a very high place</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">u dey show urself every time and place</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">The captain of my team, my player of the day</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">u go cure my crase I say today na today [u must to cure my craseeeeeee]</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[chorus]</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[bridge]</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I say na wetin u do me ooo</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">wey dey make me the off and crase for you like this</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">baby, my head dey turn around around ooo</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">u dey do me like say if u leave me I go die eeehh</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">[chorus]</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" ><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/7vn97FWn-z"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/7vn97FWn-z" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></embed><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/meEY-3/music/jB3ROQ6q/frank_dnero_cure_my_crase/">Cure My Crase - Frank DNero</a></object></span>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-71182187092649722182008-09-08T13:15:00.003-05:002008-09-08T14:57:36.279-05:00SAY IT!!!Ok well I got mentioned in Chari's random collections 3 post, and I was told me I had to do this meme thing sometime so here it is...rather interesting I must say...<br /><br />Here are the Rules:<br /><br /><br />1. Put Your Zune/Ipod/iTunes/music player on Shuffle<br /><br /><br />2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.<br /><br /><br />3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT!!!<br /><br /><br />After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves!<br /><br /><br /><br />IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?<br /><br />"It's the GAME" - The Game....lol!<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?<br /><br />I Pimp - Rukus...hehe..totally not me tho!<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?<br /><br />After the Sunrise - Yanni...I don't know what to say jo<br /><br /><br /><br />HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?<br /><br />Booty Man - Craig David...hahahaha 1 2 unbuckle ma shoes...lol :-?<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?<br /><br />Success (feat Nas) - Jay-Z....now that's correct :-)<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?<br /><br />Outta My System (feat. T-Pain)- Bow Wow...actually it's more the opposite of that<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?<br /><br />Just Be A Man About It - Toni Braxton...????? It beats me oo<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?<br /><br />Bittersweet - Kanye West...for why now?<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS 2+2?<br /><br />Warrior - Lloyd Banks...ah Mr. Abati wud just make war with me and his cane...lol<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?<br /><br />Gold Digger - Kanye West...haha the boy too like money sha.. $-)<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?<br /><br />I ain't the One - Tyrese....yeah I ain't the one to trick on you<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?<br /><br />Lady - Fela Anikulapo Kuti ....hahaha more like gentleman<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?<br /><br />Rock Star (feat. Devin The Dude) - Chamillionaire... Rock kini??<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?<br /><br />Sijioni - Dare Art Alade..For all ye non-swahili speakers that means emm??? It's a love song jo<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?<br /><br />Wonderful - Bubba Sparxx ...oh yes :D<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?<br /><br />Chanson D'Enfance - Sarah Brightman...too Opera-ish ooo<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?<br /><br />See it in my eyes - Chamillionaire....well they'll be closed<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?<br /><br />I'm Still Around - Jah Cure...what can I say? I tire oo<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?<br /><br />Tonight Will Be Forever - Sanchez...We can keep that secret for a long time babe...lol<br /><br /><br />WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?<br /><br />Grow Proper - I Wayne...well maybe some of them need to grow up small sha...lol<br /><br /><br /><br />WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?<br /><br />Say It - Rihanna<br /><br /><br /><br />I must say this is really interesting.. with that been said, I hereby tag <a href="http://mythoughtsandmoi.blogspot.com/">Temite</a>, <a href="http://miz-cynic.blogspot.com/">Miz-Cynic</a>, <a href="http://adifferentnaijaspec.blogspot.com/">Differentnaijaspec</a>, <a href="http://eknorspeak.blogspot.com/">Lusciousron </a><a href="http://nigerianwordsmith.blogspot.com/"></a>! Welcome pple...now get to the meme-ing...lolH2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-26222372149570250882008-09-07T15:24:00.017-05:002008-09-08T20:51:01.783-05:00Heaven's Here On EarthIn my search for answers to rid me of my blogger's block, I decided to relax, and sort the comfort of my eclectic collection of music. With my itunes playlist on shuffle, eyes closed, and six-flag stuffed superman's "S" thingy beneath my head, I lay down in the living room and enjoyed the music that came out of my laptop speakers. Moments into my relaxation, a song by Tracy Chapman (Heaven's Here On Earth) played, and in the calm and serenity of my thoughts I savored the lyrics. The message in the song is plain and simple, thoughts not too foreign to me, but I will spare you any explanation or analysis of the song and allow you enjoy it for yourself. I have pasted the lyrics below...<br /><br />ciao<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">....H2O</span></span></span><br /><br />************************************************************<br /><br />You can look to the stars in search of the answers<br />Look for God and life on distant planets<br />Have your faith in the ever after<br />While each of us holds inside the map to the labyrinth<br />And heavens here on earth<br /><br />We are the spirit the collective conscience<br />We create the pain and the suffering and the beauty in this world<br /><br />Heavens here on earth<br />In our faith in humankind<br />In our respect for what is earthly<br />In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding<br /><br />I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise<br />Of ordinary people leading ordinary lives<br />Filled with love, compassion, forgiveness and sacrifice<br /><br />Heavens in our hearts<br />In our faith in humankind<br />In our respect for what is earthly<br />In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding<br /><br />Look around<br />Believe in what you see<br />The kingdom is at hand<br />The promised land is at your feet<br />We can and will become what we aspire to be<br /><br />If heavens here on earth<br />If we have faith in humankind<br />And respect for what is earthly<br />And an unfaltering belief that truth is divinity<br />And heavens here on earth<br /><br />I've seen spirits<br />I've met angels<br />I've touched creations beautiful and wondrous<br />I've been places where I question all I think I know<br />But I believe, I believe, I believe this could be heaven<br />We are born inside the gates with the power to create life<br />And to take it away<br />The world is our temple<br />The world is our church<br />Heavens here on earth<br /><br />If we have faith in humankind<br />And respect for what is earthly<br />And an unfaltering belief<br />In peace and love and understanding<br />This could be heaven here on earth<br />Heavens in our heart<br /><br />************************************************************<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fRBgTZX9FSc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1&autoplay=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-18035710925877314762008-09-06T14:05:00.003-05:002008-09-06T14:24:55.578-05:00HELP!!! (thoughts running through my head)This is happening rather too soon, but it appears I have hit what <a href="http://fieryandsweet.blogspot.com/">Chari</a> calls bloggers block. The funny thing is that I have so much to say(well not too much sha, but I have stuff to say.) I have tried to filter my thoughts and focus on one thing at a time but something always re-triggers the thoughts in my head. I need the help of all ye experienced bloggers, how do you all deal with this problem if you ever have them???<br /><br />All suggestions are welcome.H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-21379559050955763202008-08-29T13:24:00.004-05:002008-08-30T20:31:47.845-05:00Much Ado About Nollywood?Up until the past few days, I have not been a big fan of nollywood, yes I said it. I did however enjoy some of the soap operas of the '90s and a few flicks here and there. Yet still somewhere in the fabrics of nollywood I found complacency, mediocrity and somewhat of a disregard for the viewers amongst over misgivings, and I disliked it. Slowly but surely I became a non-viewer, and then the occultic phase of nollywood started, the malapropisms increased and it was a done deal for me, I quit (something I don't do often...lol.)<br /><br />Not long after I stopped watching nollywood movies, I left naija, and the disregard grew even larger, partly because I got to realize that non-Africans (Ghanaians in particular) loved them, especially the absurdity of its rituals. When I pried to find out what they truly loved about it, I found out they loved its wrongs (kind of like what you see when u watch West African Idol and see the naija Michael Jacksons...lol) - Yes, you are entertained but you know it was a bad performance. I gave them a second chance, and now I could predict the entire movie after only 5 - 10 mins. The performance had not really improved and so I went back into nollywood recession. I honestly did want to see improvement in the industry but it hurt to see mediocrity pass for Nigerian production. Of course in dialogs with friends about this subject we always talked about lack of infrastructure and financing issues, but these factors should not necessarily have affected the acting. I wondered if the actors and actresses had rehearsal sessions, or if there was any screening sessions or directors review.<br /><br />Anyways, it appears 5 years is enough time for things to change in nollywood, as they say: "time changes yesterday." My point is that nollywood has gotten better, the infrastructure is still not where it needs to be yet, but I can say that directing and acting has improved. I say this after recently seeing only two productions - one soap opera (SuperStory :-)) and a movie (Caught in the Middle). SuperStory did have a good story, good acting. Caught in the Middle kinda blew me away for a naija movie because I did not expect much, but the story was great (especially in our society 2day), the casting was amazing (<span style="font-weight: bold;">R.M.D</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dakore</span> are so amazing), the soundstrack was good, the directing was good, even the ending credits was good. I was impressed...I am still impressed. I know it might seem like I abandoned nollywood and now I am coming back when things are getting better, but the truth is I criticized them when they were, in my opinion doing wrong (the same way a mother would scold an unruly child), and now they get credit for improvement. They are not there yet, but they are making progress.<br /><br />That's my spill on nollywood for 2day.<br /><br />ciao<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >......H2O</span>H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436729676893479743.post-33484460604786680652008-08-28T20:03:00.001-05:002008-08-31T19:04:33.880-05:00My 1st Blog postSo I am finally here, thanks <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Buttercup</span> </span>for getting me on here, I didn't really think I was gonna do it but Here I Stand!!! Somehow I think you knew that by showing my all those blogs and talking about them would tempt me to start mine, and tempt me they did. Now that I am here, I don't even know what my blog is going to be about, but hopefully it would light a candle in the lives of my readers. Well, as a neophyte here, I am about out of anything to say, so I'm gonna sign out.<br /><br />PS: Yay! I'm excited to be here.....thnx Buttercup...H2O-workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14520211736002007066noreply@blogger.com5