For the love of music...

One of my most fav things to do is discover new artists, not necessarily brand new singers, but singers who aren't exactly mainstream. Over the years, i've managed to find a few whom i totally love, most of whom are indie artists. The great thing ahout indie music is that it has this raw and truthful feel and it also comes in various genres. Who loves Grey's Anatomy?! Yay!!! i believe its the absolute best series ever and i also believe one of the reasons they're soooo fantastic, is the kind of songs they play on the show. I've discovered a lot of artists from watching the show and i swear, they are absolutely marvelous. There are songs that speak to your spirit and are not pretentious, those are the kind of songs i appreciate. Songs that you actually feel, they give you goosebumps when you listen. Music has always been a big part of my life and i cant imagine what the world will be like without it. Hence, my mad chase to constantly fill my spirit and soul with such songs, i sigh with intense pleasure from just recalling my collection. There are also musicians who have been out there for generations that i discover and its my absolute pleasure to revel in the generosity and beauty of their music. Take Peter Gabriel for example, he's fantastic, and i keep thinking,"How could i have missed him!" I guess we all have things we're extremly passionate about, things that stop us in our tracks every single time. For some of us, it could be music, family, our partners, art, and yes, money. Whatever your passion is, make it count for something and be proud of it. Except of course, your passion is eating other people, then, you're truly on your own. Seriously, dont take this personally, but please stay on your own!
Here are a couple of people i think are great, you could check them out: Ingrid Michealson, Inara George and Regina Spektor. Enjoy! Xoxo

All the wrong decisions!

I've been thinking, why is it that some decisions that have been made after serious thought, end up seeming like the wrong decisions to have made? I mean, you dwell on a situation, you chew it, spit it out, chew a bit more, then you act on a decision you feel is the best course of action. At the end of the day, it seems, it was the worst possible move and all your alternative plans would have been much better!Its downright frustrating, i believe its time for me to hire someone who'll make all my bad decisions for me, then when things go south, i can blame them! Really, how can something that felt absolutely right turn out to be so wrong? i shudder to think of the gravity of my bad decisions if my good decisions are so off tangent, it borders on craziness! Yeah, i've finally lost my man, i know, i couldn't even manage two months. I just couldn't take it anymore, i told him i didn't get how he could miss someone he barely knows,and he said it was because he cared but he could hold back if i wanted. Obviously, i said i wanted with an exclamation mark, and added that it was ok if he stopped with the pet names too. I mean, sweetcakes!!! i almost puked, that is just wrong, soooo wrong, jeez! Well, i haven't heard from him since then, this happened yesterday and i'm shocked, what did i do that was so bad?! Seriously, i was just being honest, when did that become a bad thing?! I'm more upset than i care to admit because the plan was to get him to stop doing things i find repulsive, hence, allowing me to really begin to appreciate him, and he stops calling, typical! I guess, its on to the next one!!! Watch out world, Scarlett is on the prowl again!!! Xoxo.

The weekend!

This past weekend was fun, i celebrated a new year with a dear friend, caught up with old friends and got serenaded by a guitarist who didnt know when to stop! Being at the beach way past midnight was not a first, i always enjoy it, the waves, the cool air and the occasional spray of salt water that brings you back to reality. The two things that could go wrong would be if, 1)You find yourself in bad company, or 2) You meet the wannabe guitarist who's trying to make a living. Bad company is totally out of the question, because, why on earth would you go to the beach at midnight with someone you dont like?! It could end with either one of you fratenizing with the fishes down under, so you dont wanna go there! Now, the guitarist, that could happen to anyone, he was annoyingly persistent, he played the same tune for every single song he attacked us with. I kept thinking, "someone please put this fellow out of my misery, please!" Afterwards, i subscribed to the popular saying, "if you cant beat them, join them!" I whined right along with him and even asked if he would take requests, and he said, sure. I asked for Lady Gaga's "Poker face" and he responded with, "Baby you are hot!", what on earth he meant i have no clue. After that, we managed to persuade him to leave then we had the famous Kuramo fish, it was nice, really nice! We ended the outing with a bit of club hopping, needless to say, it was fun.
I think one of the dangers of conversing with someone constantly is, you begin to get attached. You start expecting the calls and when they dont come, you fret! Which is why there are times when i ignore calls, just to give myself some space. That being said, "My man" still calls,and i must add, the conversations are getting quite interesting;) Anyways, the thing is i really do not think it wise, getting attached to someone you dont really know much about, who is also miles away! He still calls so i guess i must be doing something right!I guess, i'll see how it goes.....Xoxo

Keep Breathing

The storm is coming, but i don't mind
People are dying, i close my blinds
All that i know is I'm breathing now
I want to change the world instead i sleep
I want to believe in more than you and me
All that i know is I'm breathing, all i can do is keep breathing, all we can do is keep breathing, now....... Ingrid Michealson

Ever felt that it was taking all you had left to just breathe?
like you were standing in the sea that is life and the waves just kept knocking the breath out of you, and just when you managed to get up, still gasping for breath, another wave knocked you down so hard, you almost felt your bones rattle!

Yes, we have all had the wind knocked out of us at some point, but we didn't just lay down and drown. We had to keep swimming, swimming for life, love, our dreams, beliefs, we swam for all we held dear and we'll keep swimming for all we hold dear.

Times will come when it will take all we've got to stand up but we must remember, all we can do is keep breathing. Put your trust and faith in the most high and fight to keep breathing. Despite how much the odds are stacked against you, keep breathing. When they take the one thing you desire the most, keep breathing. Keep breathing.... Xoxo.

Normal!

Seriously, being normal is way harder than i thought it would be! If you think its obnoxious when a guy you barely know calls you "baby", say, aye. AYE!!!!i swear, i'm running out of patience but i did vow to do this, so, i'm going to grin, bear it and keep going. I'll even call, no, i'll just text my man:) later tonight. Ok, i lie, i'll try my hardest to do it tomorrow,seriously, i will(this is me giving me a pep talk). Speaking of normal, Lady Gaga and Micheal Bolton? i'm having a hard time picturing them. Before someone gets a pulmonary disorder, they aren't dating! its their new collabo, "Murder my heart", talk about an extremely wierd pair. Guess MB is looking to up his game in his new album by introducing the new pop era into his extremely old, way old school. Dont get me wrong, i love Micheal but his crooning have become rather depressing and i think Gaga is a definite pick me up for him! Besides, with a title like, "Murder my heart", who better to get killed by? Xoxo.

Life and this single girl

Wouldn't it be great if we could just pick out someone we find nice to look at, not necessarily "drop dead gorgeous", but someone who wont make you scream if you happen to wake up in the middle of the night and spy his/her face. Then say, you know what? i think you're cute, lets forget this whole love business, i'll be good to you, i'll put you first at all times, i'll share whatever i have with you, i wont cheat if you dont;) i'll put out whenever you want as long as you ask really nicely:) lets get married! Alright, i know it seems a bit jaded, but i think it'll make life a whole lot easier, we wouldn't have too much expectations of our partners and there'll be no chance of heartbreak. This would be the perfect union, built on a foundation of total understanding, i believe that this could actually work! I really should start working towards encouraging people to see the sense in this line of action, but before i do, here's the update on my, "I'm a normal girl project." As usual, i havent called him, he's been doing most of the calling and earlier today, he asked me to text him, i said ok! (i'm making progress!)I did text and my message read," Why do you want me to send you a message anyways?" I know, it doesnt get much more vague than that, but what can i say,i cant help myself! The point is, he's not running with his heels hitting the back of his head! YET! So, perhaps i am normal afterall, i guess i'll know soon enough. I had a hell of a day and to top it off, i cooked, i actually made a meal that involved more than two ingredients, which would explain my exhaustion, so this is where i say adios! Xoxo.

Life and the single girl

And so it begins, the infamous scribblings that are going to propel me to the next level. Well, at least some level where i'm not trapped in a world where i feel like i'm the only one who gets me. I cannot begin to tell the tales of my life as i would never stop typing and you would never stop reading and then we'd both die. My case would be death by memories and your's death by disbelief! I've often found myself in situations where i get accused of being the bad guy, why? you might ask, i'll tell you. I'm the bad guy because i never respond the way i'm expected to. For instance, a guy says, you know what,its over. I'd say, oh great, see you around then! Apparently, the normal reponse should be, " But why, why are you doing this to me, you've ruined my life, now i'll never love again! how dare you? HOW DARE YOU?! I KILL YOU!!!!!!" Okay, perhaps thats a bit much :) but seriously what do people want? Its like some of us want to break other people just to prove to ourselves that we have power, no matter how little and its simply ridiculous because, there'll always be someone who has the ability to get under our skin and hence, the vicious cycle continues. Anyways, the real issue is, i'm at the point where i've decided to make a change, you know, really put myself out there for once and just go with the flow. To do that, i need a potential dater and there's this guy, i'm not sure i even like him but in a bid to prove i'm a normal person, i'm going to try not to expose my alien tendencies and i wont give him the boot. The great part is, he's miles away so i have distance on my side. Which means, there's no reason i should blow this unless i sense he might be an alien whose alien brother is actually my father!(you must forgive my dark and dry sense of humour!). If i can make this last for two months then i'm on to a great start! I'll definitely keep you posted, this should be some kind of fun, laters then. Xoxo

Night out with the arts!

Nigth out with the arts was amazing! and i had a fantastic time. It had its fair share of clowns:) but in all, it was a great show. The idea was basically for aspiring artists to perform and the audience got to judge them. There were singers, dancers and comedians. Some performances were great, some awkward and some downright ridiculous! This particular set had me thinking, some people do not posses an ounce of shame, they've sold their shame for a few minutes on the stage!:) Then there was the bassist, not only could he play, he had such a voice, Lucifer would be envious!!!(perhaps i'm biased!)i swear i fell in love for a few minutes! Anyways, the show happens every last friday of the month and is hosted by the Society for Performance Arts in Nigeria(SPAN). SPAN is dedicated towards ensuring the growth of performance arts in Nigeria and this i believe is a worthy cause, we should all get involved in it. We could either volunteer, become members or contribute financially as individuals or as a company. On that note, have a fantastic May! Xoxo....