Uninspired.

I finally took the plunge and returned to twitter! I can’t say that I missed being on it, no. I think I missed the real timeliness of it. I thought back on the time I left and the reasons why then I appreciated time. They say, ‘time takes it all away, whether we want to or not’, and ‘time heals all wounds but it can also kill a waiting heart.’ I would say I fall in the former category of time.
The funny thing about situations is; when we are in the grip of the experience, we think it shall remain so for an indefinite period of time because of the pain and hurt we feel. And yet, this is not quite true. Situations come and go and so do bad times. It is the optimistic who believe in the essence of time, not us the pessimists. We’d rather drown in the now than in the tomorrow. And when time does its thing, we appreciate.
I think I returned to twitter at a time when I am really uninspired. I’m so uninspired that I can’t really find someone worthy to follow and my tweets are less. But then again, my previous account had been there for several years – years of thoughts and lots of quotes. I read a lot of serious stuff back then. I guess, as time goes on, I’ll find my inner twitter mojo.
Speaking of reading, I have been trying to download a certain author’s collection for almost two weeks! Can you believe that? Two weeks on an uninterrupted wireless connection and all it can download is 1.9%? I’m almost giving up. The sad thing is these books not being available as singles. I hate downloading a cache of 12 when I’m going to read three. LOL.
I can’t believe I am so uninspired lately. I have unfinished accessories creations in my box of projects with no wherewithal to get some of them done, I can’t think of anything to draw and on top of that; I can’t get myself out of the fluff (romance) reading mode that I am currently languishing in. I hope the audio book I downloaded on Confucius, Lao Tzu and Chinese philosophy helps me find inspiration. The world has no color when you’re not inspired to do ANYTHING!

Popping Orange.

The day I got it

To catch up on my nail posts, I rocked a solid orange manicure for a few days. I love color, and if it is loud and looks lovely, I would probably wear it on my nails. I hate dark colors.
I know people who wear nail polish all the time but never loud nail colors and I wonder why. I mean, if you can't experiment with color anywhere else, why not start with the nails?
Anyway, I rarely do nail polish because some never last beyond five days. I find myself peeling some of it off when it starts to chip. I think the chipping is what makes me hate getting a full manicures.

Last days of the manicure

 Manicure Tip: Always wear white nail polish as a base when trying out loud colors. It makes the color pop.--> I found this out later. I did mine without white as a base.

B’Day Celebration.

I finally made the trip to the cinema to catch the third and final instalment to the Iron Man franchise over the weekend. I’m not sure if I should say it was better than anticipated or a bit of a downer so I refuse to pick it apart because I am a serious fan of Tony Stark. It was amazing, regardless of the plot. The action and the technology was beyond expected and very delightful. Tears rushed to my eyes when the final credits rolled. I can’t believe it is the end of Robert Downey Jr’s run as Iron Man. I hope he does Avengers 2.

Meal before the pizza with friends

 A lot of people assume I’m into romantic comedies for my love of novels but those movies don’t do it for me. Adrenaline pumping, action movies make my blood flow like no man’s business. I read for the pleasure a story gives my heart not my blood. Believe it or not, I would never ever go to the cinema to watch a romantic comedy, not out of my own pocket. I just love Superheroes and movies out of comic books, that’s all. Now, how about Fast6 next? Huh?
I had to extend the birthday celebrations later on because one of my girls was out of the city and didn’t want to watch the movie alone. It is nice doing stuff with friends especially ones you haven’t seen in a long time. Catching up made for a fantastic time. Sometimes, you need not do a lot to connect and make memories. It is the little things that count.

Last day as a blonde

Speaking of friends, I think the past week was for them or one of them. I thank God for the luck I had in seeing my bff not only once but twice on separate and unexpected days. We didn’t get to talk because of pressing matters but it was good seeing her after too long. Seeing her, however briefly on both days made me happy.

Village belle as of Sunday

Hmmm…after running around as a blonde for a few months, I took my hair out. I’m now rocking my God given afro for now. I missed the feel of the breeze on my scalp. Besides, I want to wear my newest hair accessories without a weave or extensions and I have to think about what I want to do with my hair next.

A Blonde Bomb.

I’ve been a little reluctant to do a hair post this time round for no apparent reason but thankfully, the ardent readers gave me a bit of a push. So here goes…
I did my current hair around the early days of May and been traipsing up and about with it for a month. I did it because I wondered if blonde would suit me like it does mum. Blonde hair is her thing on account of her complexion. I wanted something out of the norm from what I usually do and she had a blonde new weave lying around. If it hadn’t been for the weave lying around, I doubt I’d have gone and bought something blonde.
For one reason or another, there has been a mixed set of reactions. Most people think I bleached my hair, for some it is my natural hair color whilst others think I am sick with something that turned my hair to this. LOL. I have been having a jolly good time with the reactions and comments. The best comment so far has been from my friends and family. Suddenly, everyone is saying how much I look like my mother with the blonde hair. I don’t have to go around saying what body part of mine is hers anymore since the resemblance now is uncanny? The general consensus has been that I look damn fantastic as a blonde.

I love being a blonde. I think at some point in our lives we should get out of the box of what we’re used to and experience something new, You never know how it is going to turn out, It might be good or bad, but, no matter the reception or what others think, deep down you know you did it for YOU and you like it.
Aside from all that, I got these fabulous hair accessories from aunt and sister as birthday pressies and I am absolutely looking forward to changing my hair for them. I think braids would work and show them to maximum effect but on the other hand, I might not do something as tiresome as braids for I love the simplicity of getting a weave without sitting for 6 hours. The current hair trend of long braids looks too damn good not to try though.