Girly Crap

Woooh!! Lord have mercy!! Omg. Well, ive had my hair in cornrows since ive been here. The new growth was getting bad by the time i was leaving and now it’s like, a nightmare. I have been washing and rinsing and moisturising and conditioning in the cornrows but i took it out last night. I mixed castor oil, kenra MC and joico k-pal reconstructor on my ends. I put it on my ends and put a plastic bag on it. I wore a scarf and went to bed. I rinsed my ends then CO washed with v05 free me freesia and conditioned with kenra MC. I tried to detangle but i didnt bring my k-cutter or shower comb with me so i had to use this comb. I saw a few strands of hair on the comb and gave up. I towel dried, sprayed my surge mixture on my scalp and my hair and then added leave in and followed with recovery. I tied a scarf on it, waited for a few minutes and took it off when it was time to go out. Im scared right now. The new growth is a lot but i REFUSE to relax. Im going to get more corn rows and then get the braids before we leave

Yep, i dont know what title to put there. lol. Im slowly waiting for a page to open to facebook, i still cant check my account balance online and im just chilling watching the news with the parents. Yay!! The facebook page opened. Dial up is another planet entirely. I finished all the coke single handedly and now i have to convince my dad to buy more. I cant believe how fast christmas came and went and New Year’s will soon be here and then time to go back.

Boxing day was fun!! My parents and Niyi’s parents and some other people went to Ikoyi to the mall. I think it’s been there for 3 years now. We ate at barcelo’s chilled, got tickets for the movie, went to see the movie (Niyi and I only) and then went back to Barcelo’s to eat another meal with the folks. He said he wanted to talk but i didnt give him the chance. Im really not interested in what he has to say. "Thanks for paying for everything btw, it was nice to see you again. Bye"

Anyhoo, my brother told me he saw my 1st bf in traffic on that day and i feel guilty that i didnt tell him i would be in town for 1 month so im going to try and say hi and check up on him. I just realised that he’s like 28 now!! yes! i was 17 and he was 24. PERVERT. Anyhoo, he should be married now.

I called HIM and we spoke on the phone for 10 minutes I hope he calls sometime this week or next. Doesnt matter. I was worried about something and im proud of myself that i was able to talk to him about how i feel. Cos normally, i would have been like, "umm, well if they hire you, they might transfer you out of town and you dont do LDRs so we might as well break up now to save us both the heartache." But im 21 and smarter and im trying hard to change my attitude. I like him and i WANT him. ^ this should be password protected but im too lazy.

For new years, we’re killing a RAM. For xmas, we killed a turkey. A ram is more work so ill try and stay i nmy room so they dont ask me to do stuff. lol. I keep reminding them. Im on vacation and shouldnt be doing any work!! My dad is coming in february and that is when he plans to buy us 1 or 2 cars so stop asking me!! Im not going to repeat myself.

Ugh, i have to go to bed in a few hours. I hate sleeping because the few minutes before sleep, all these dark thoughts come to my mind and i miss HIM even more. This house is big. I HATE big houses because i get scared when its dark. Ugh

Im going to try and upload more pics now.

Luckily, i realised i was supposed to reduce the size of the pics. And omg, we have like 1 family of 6 and 2 people that came over and i had to run around to get them food. wtf?! And my stupid brother is nowhere to be found. He should be doing all that. Anyhoo, here’s the pics

this is me at the door of my room. To the right is my pink bathroom and my parents room

The pink bathroom

Us when we were kids

my dad

Well i just finished eating. The cook’s just finished cooking and the jollof (spanish rice) sucked!! It was too salty so my mom gave it to the staff. Im already too full but i plan to eat the fried rice later tonight. Im trying to load the pics i’ve taken so far but its taking forever. Im still trying. I might have to resort to emailing them. I cant wait for tomorrow. We had 3 people come to visit and eat already and i know we’ll have more tomorrow. Fes and her family are coming home tonight so hopefully we get to hang out at the beach with everyone else on tuesday. My high school crush’s parents are having a party of tuesday and ill be there. He’ll be there too. We spoke on the phone briefly and he says he wants to talk to me. My younger brother says he’s as cute as ever. hehe. I cant wait to see him and listen to whatever he has to say. I saw a high school junior at tantalizers a few days ago and she said i had changed. umm i dont even remember her. So i guess my christmas will be fun and the days after. There’s like public holidays for days to come till like 3rd of January. Nigerians are lazy as hell. Yay that i can get online more often. I still have my book journal and ill take that with me or stop making entries. This is easier.

Well not really. I have a rash and im breaking out badly. it sucks. It doesnt itch but ugh. I cant believe christmas is so soon. I tried to check my account balance online and it wouldnt let me so we have to call the bank. We bought a live turkey, 50 kgs of rice and some other stuff. We’ll start cooking tomorrow. We’re cooking a lot as usual because we will give some of the food to friends and family. Sent an email to HIM and he didnt reply. shrug I even got online on meebo but he wasnt on AIM. off to bed now. and week of saheli started yesterday

Sigh…i finally get to get online even though it’s really slow. I was right, i have -19 bucks in my account and my brother needs to go deposit the money my dad asked him to. Im sitting here by my parents bed. My dad is fast asleep and my mom is tumbling all over the bed. My room is next door and i dont want to get up yet. I took pics of the rooms that have been painted. Only the area by the front door and the dining area. I also took pics of my pics. hehe. HE called me today. I was impressed. He graduated and im proud of him.

Im bored so i have to go buy more novels and i hope we go out tomorrow. We plan on going to the movies soon. Umm…i had diarrhea or something like that a few days ago when i made the mistake of drinking tap water. Opps. i didnt know. Ive been eating EVERYTHING. We went to Mr. Biggs (stale food), tantalizers (Good food. the best so far) and sweet sensation. (alright food). I also bought boli. Tantalizers now sells ofada rice. Yay!!

The roads are worse, the people are rowdier, the rich are getting richer (so far, i saw 1 hummer) and the poor are getting poorer and there’s still no middle class. Im scared of crossing the roads. The public motorcycles are crazier and the public buses are worse drivers. My dad takes the SUV to work with a nice driver and we get the bus with a shitty driver and no A/C. The benz works but i guess it needs some work done. not sure. So far, ive seen aunty morin, aunty toun and Mrs. Oladokun. I havent gone to Unilag campus yet. I gave the watch my mom gave me to my brother to give to some chick he likes. wtf?! My dad gave me 1000 naira but i "borrowed" my brother.

Ive been sweating, worrying my ass off but things are getting better. Im downloading trillian and gaim but its slow. ill try meebo.

RIP Peter Boyle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle

"So a romantic mistake was made. Why dwell on it? In the end, you may find that it wasn’t actually a mistake at all—instead, it was more of a detour that took you on a surprisingly enriching and delightful path."

Stole this quote from someone facebook. This is very good advice

Finished up with shopping. Was able to get a cheap camera case, took some pics with my camera and i got my eyebrows waxed for the first time.   I also received Saheli! I was going to start tomorrow but ill go ahead and start when i get to Nigeria.

Ugh. My hair is breaking. I know ive been slacking off lately bu ti need to sit up and act right. My ends are a mess and i will pre-poo, wash, deep condition and pour castor oil on my ends. I hope this will help. I was going to go to the salon tomorrow 
morning before the flight but i dont want them to put any heat on my hair. I might get under a dryer
 but no blow dryer or flat iron. Ugh. I hate this shit.

I went to do some more shopping today (still havent finished ) and i met someone that worked at Nordstrom. She said she gets paid $10/hour plus 7% commission if she doesnt sell more than $140 a day which is kinda impossible. She also said since they pay commission, competition between the employees is crazy and people are mean and even lie to her. I kinda knew it would be like that but im ready. LOL

Another good news she gave me was that she was in the same situation im in. She applied and interviewed but couldnt train and start working so they asked her to call back when she was ready. She said they said it would be dumb to interview and train and than wait to start working.

So phew!! It’s been a long day! I was able to buy some more stuff. The most expensive was the pair of jeans i bought for my
 brother  . We went to walmart to buy food and i bought some cheesecake stuff and somehting unimportant
then Goodys which was a waste of time then Target and i basically went crazy. I just snatched stuff from the shelves. I hate Target. They’re the devil. I got some pretty looking eyeshadows and stuff, pair of Jeans for Dotun, face cap, and some feminine stuff.

Now i still need to buy a step up transformer in case my daddy doesnt have one. I also need to go get my memory card for my camera from best buy. I went today but i forgot to take the order number with me. I also need to wait on UPS to bring the camera. And i need a camera case. I decided not to take my laptop since my dad has one. So i guess this is my to-get list:

camera
camera case
memory card form best buy
step up


Yeah so i had packed ALL my makeup until i thought about it and considered doing it. Each eyeshadow is $14 average and the lipsticks and lipglosses are a little more. The blushes are about the same price too and the foundations were $32. ANYTHING could happen. My luggage could go missing or stolen. Just couldnt risk it. So i decided to take only my pigment samples, lipsticks i got for deals and werent discontinued (eg MAC pivot) and stuff i bought from target today. Like i heard milani stuff was highly pigmented so i went 
to grab a few. They were pretty, havent tried them out. Hope they are good: 

I need to start recording my make up items. Im hoping it will help me keep track of my stuff.

I havent been on the boards for a while. I sign in today and most of the posters just joined like last year and i had been a member like 3 years age. I did see admiral N8 was still posting. Damn, i missed them. I guess ima start posting actively now

Clairol Vitapointe cream hairdress and conditioner:
Product Features

CREAM HAIRDRESS AND CONDITIONER

ADDS BEUTIFUL SHEEN AND MANAGEABILITY TO ALL KINDS OF HAIR

LIGHT, WHITE, DELICATE

NEVER GREASY OR STICKY

WILL NOT AFFECT THE MOST DELICATE COLOR

Product Description

A creme hairdress and hair conditioner that adds beautiful sheen and manageability to all kinds of hair. It is light, white, delicate – never greasy, never sticky.

Instructions
Use daily.
Before styling, rub a pearl-size dab (more for longer hair) between palms, then work evenly through hair to the tips.
After styling, repeat for extra shine.



Ingredients:

Mineral Oil , Water , Beeswax , Aluminum Stearate , Imidazolidinyl Urea , Phenoxyethanol , Fragrance , Stearic Acid , Propylparaben , Calcium Oxide


 Yes, the first ingredient is mineral oil. I held it in my hand and walked around the BSS for about 15 minutes before buying it. A lot of women have success with this. And since i clarify often, i shouldnt have a problem right? We’ll see

-Wash twice a week and airdry i.e. CO wash once a week with V05 free me freesia conditioner and wash with burts bees baby bees shampoo bar the next wash day. I moisturise with kenra moisturising conditioner.
-Moisturise every night with elasta qp recoevery oil moisturiser and spray surge/rosewater/castor oil mixture on scalp
-Clarify once a month with kenra clarifying shampoo
-Henna every 3 months
-No heat i.e. no blowdrying or flatironing
-Relax every 12 weeks or more

Woke up this morning and im sore as hell.
-I listed the Dior eclat satin foundation and i was able to sell it for more than i bought it. The stila didnt sell so i relisted it
-Waiting on my camera
-About to do laundry. Washing every single piece of clothing that isnt on my body at the moment
-Have started packing
-I got drunk last night. Im tyring to remember what i did/said but its not happening yet. wtf?!


Just got back from the mall. new purchases:
-MAC lipstick in RED
-MAC eyeshadow in electric eel. I was looking for an eyeliner in the color but they didnt have one so ill use it as an eyeliner

-Royal blue mascara from a BSS
-Vitapointe
http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100235&navAction=jump&navCount=0&id=prod1039534
-Timberland tennis shoes

-A pink shirt content/plugins/Wysi-Wordpress/plugins/emotions/images/innocent.gif” alt=”emoticon” title=”emoticon” border=”0” />
Nike tennis shoes for my baby brother
-Blow dryer with comb attachment
-Black handbag. Im ashamed to say this is my first BLACK bag Comments (0)

I just ordered this baby:



I’d been looking on ebay but i didnt trust the sellers to ship out in time so
i ordered on bestbuy.com. It was $279 and next day shipping was free and i got a free
 256mb SD. Im so excited. Im not sure if i want to give my QV-R40 (i love you snookums) to my baby brother or sell it for parts ir repair in ebay.
 I really hope i get it before i leave!!


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7708803&st=Casio+exilim+EX-S600EO&type=product&id=1138086047177

Well, i bought 8 packets of saheli and i should get it soon. Each packet consists of 8 pills 
so that’s 64 packets. Umm isnt that more than a year’s supply? (52 weeks ina year) Ill be taking it according  to the the 60mg loading dose method. 

1. I will learn to say "next!"
Plain and simple, the world is full of men. Everywhere you turn, there’s a man. Look – there goes one now! A wise woman once told me that men are like city buses: If you miss one, there will always be another. I decided that, from now on, I would not assign any man too much meaning too early on. I am not going to worry that I won’t find "it" again. I will not worry that I’ll end up in a rocking chair surrounded by cats and empty wine bottles. I will remember that there will always be another.

2. I will expect more and tolerate less
Not all men are self-loathing, egocentric, cheating bastards. In fact, most people have a lot more good to them than bad, and by and large, will live up to the expectations you set for them. Not since junior high have I worried that a friend would hurt or disappoint me. But with men, it’s been a constant fear. I realized that this was all because of expectations. If I did not expect – or even demand – that a man treat me right, he probably wasn’t going to. I’m not talking about princessy stuff here, like buying me dinner or calling by Tuesday if he wants to see me on Saturday. I’m talking about basic good treatment. Like following through with plans. Or being aware of my feelings. Or not leaving his cell phone on another girl’s nightstand and telling me he’d lost it. You know, common consideration. And when common consideration is breached? Next!

3. I will get busy
Because men are wired differently and may as well live in a different time zone, playing the "why hasn’t he called?" game is a guaranteed express trip to Crazytown. Why hasn’t he called? Who knows? But I do know that I should be too busy to worry about it. Untapped potential was like my emotional saddlebags – unattractive even if no one noticed it but me. I resolved to make plans, resurrect my hobbies and spend my time doing and thinking and being. If he calls, great! If not, I will be way too occupied with all my fabulous self-fulfillment to notice.

4. I will not play it cool
To keep myself from feeling exposed and vulnerable, I’d gotten very good at using the phrase "that’s okay" when it was really, really not okay. There were so many times I didn’t get angry when I should have, for fear of coming off as too emotional or unhinged. Well, you know what? Unhinge this! If the situation calls for it, and the difference between sucking it up and having a bit of a blowup could be months of festering in a foul mood, I’m going to let him have it. The same goes for positive emotions. If a man does something to delight me, I’m going to act delighted. Forget cool sophistication! And if he gets weirded out by all of my emoting? You guessed it: Next!

5. I will lighten up
The pursuit and maintenance of coupling may have made me do surprising things, but even more astounding was what it made me forget. I am pretty damn awesome. I am funny and talented, and I look pretty smokin’ in jeans and stilettos. Getting caught up in the worry of trying to please a man, and working overtime to postpone an inevitable breakup is a huge time-waster. And a killjoy. A man’s opinion of me is not more important that my own opinion of myself, so I shouldn’t take it so seriously. I will remember to laugh more, worry less and like who I am – man or no man – and to redirect some of that energy into pleasing myself.


by Heather Hunter for iVillage

1) taking two tablets a week for 3 months, then one tablet a week after the 3 month period

2) you take 2 pills on day one (60 mg) and then only once per week after that.

Ive taken 3 finals so far. 2 As and 1 C. I hope i get As in the other classes.

I gave my hair a much needed dusting. I was playing with it yesterday when i saw splits. I nearly fell out of my chair. Just got done. Looks and feels much better now. Last time i dusted was hmm, after i got my 1st relaxer which was in June. Wont be dusting for a while now

I am highly honored by the mere fact that this man is my birthday mate. I finally have the chance to write about him indirectly for an english class and im very excited. I hope to meet him someday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka

Well, So far, ive taken 3 out of 5 finals. 2 As and a C. Good enough for me. WHat i need to focus on is my english class. I have to write a poem and i dont even know how to start. It’s due on the 6th so now i have to find someone that can help me

Friends and i were discussing how strict our parents were when raising us. And we all stated those hardcore rules. I was so happy when i saw that i wasnt the only one whose parents did not allow us to eat at other people’s houses!! woohoo!!

Anyway, Im so happy that there are still some of us out there who were raised not to have kids before marriage. Yesterday only, 2 people asked me if i had kids when i told them my age. My answer is always "I’m not married so i dont have any kids." They look at me with a shocked expression on their face or just laugh and i smile right back at them. My parents have raised me well and have taught us no to have kids before marriage and thats my plan by God’s grace. Yes, im pro-choice

That was one of the things i didn’t like with the latest ex. He kept on talking about kids and saying how he wanted kids asap. Oh, lets move in together and start making babies. Seriously, i totally lost respect for him because of that. I respect guys that have been raised well just like me and im not settling for less. if you cant respect me enough to put a ring on my finger and make me your wife, you’re not worthy of me and you’re a fool

Sometimes its funny and sometimes its amazing the way people throw around this word. Ok, im sure everyone knows there’s a difference between loving someone and being in love with them. Personally, i think it’s impossible to be in love or have been in love with more than 1 person. Its just impossible. "aww…i remember the 1st time i was in love.." umm no….you cant be in love more than once.

Also, maybe im just being careful or whatnot but im actually suspicious of guys that say this word quickly. Everytime a guy tells me this….i start thinking real fast. im like "ok…he did say he is in love with me. What does he want from me. What a liar. He barely knows me. I KNOW i dont love him. WHat should i say?"

"OK"<---that's always my answer!! and immediately, my mind is out of the relationship and im basically living the single life again. Basically, i will be breaking up with him very very soon. I just think people take that phrase ver lightly and that is not what i want. You've known me for 3 months, you cant be in love with me. Yes, you can love me but err...im still suspicious. My friends say i need to be more daring....umm....telling everyone i date that im in love with them is not what i need to do to be daring. I dunno...ive kind of given up on it. When people talk about it, i just nod and smile. LOL. I dont think there should be talk about REAL emotions until after 6 months (FOR ME). Im sure everyone has their own time frames. I think that is usually when i start (un)-falling for a guy i.e., lose interest so i'd rather wait until then before opening up.

Maybe i’ll never fall in love. That would definitely make my life easier.

It baffles me when people talk about a SO. "oh i miss my bf/gf" "oh, we talked on the phone last night for 10 hours" "oh, we’ve been dating for 6 years" "oh, we’ve seen each other only once and he proposed then"
umm back up…..wtf? I think its impossible to fall in love with someone you’ve seen only once. Granted, you talk on the phone evryday and Im and PM and send emails and stuff but its just not the same thing. Who is stupid enough to propose or accept a proposal from someone like that. To be honest, i have been in an internet relationship once. For 1 month….we never met and he said he was in love with me the 1st time we spoke on the phone. We had been chatting for a few months….how can you tell you’re in love with me if you havent heard my voice, seen my face, seen my mannerisms, seen the way i live, eat, talk and socialise with people. I kind went with his story until it got old and i moved on.
I will never do anything like that again. Yes, this is a spinoff from a post about 2 members of a make up forum im on. The guy is in Canada and she’s in Isreal. The only communication they’ve had is PMs on the board and they claim they’re in love. They’re soulmates. The chick just got out of a relationship like a week ago.
WHat a bunch of bullcrap. Oh…umm congrats…im happy for the both of you. I wish you the best