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On anointing and Vertigo

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  Personally, I believe What usually causes that supposed anointing is vertigo. That's how one prayer house put a leg for me cos I refused to fall under their anointing. A na-ekwu that I never liked going out, then we were always going to different churches and ministries to my absolute annoyance. I can never forget when I was going to church in my first year and the pastor said to hold your neighbour and prophesy to them. Normally, I've never gotten the fruit of the spirit in my life so I did nothing and continued praying. This girl that held my hand started guessing different things. I kept telling her, "nah, nothing like that in my life. No one in my relative lived in so and so place. Sorry, that's not about me." It was definitely awkward. To my shock, after this prophecy session, pastor actually said on the pulpit, "if you didn't get it correctly this time, keep trying. You'll get the hang of it." I was stunned cos is it guesswork they were w...

On Dinosaurs and human existence

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  Fascinating. Dinosaurs went extinct 60+ million years ago. The bible history as we know it is only 6000 years ago. It blows my mind. I believe there are definitely other species in the galaxies that human beings haven't discovered yet (and hopefully we shouldn't). And the question (for me at least) has never been about whether there is God (or supernatural being). The question is whether this being is interested in with human beings affairs, as as plebeian as we are. Probably not. We're most likely left to our devices and maybe this being chimes in when he is bored.  All I'm saying is that prayer is not going to help Nigeria. It doesn't matter if you're able to pray for 12 hours like that church in my first year wanted. Even the audacity of a church member to ask me why I didn't attend. Like me chinenye, pray for 12 hours, Is it ment??  Once he asked me that stupid question, I never went back to that church again. Kmt

On Scandal (the series)

Just in the first scene of Annalise Keating walking into that classroom and writing "How to get away with murder" on the blackboard, you already know you're in for a ride. By the end of the first episode with that death scene, you're sold. In Grey's Anatomy first episode when Meredith got to the hospital and saw that Derek Shepherd, the man she slept with the previous night was an attending. Then by the end of season one when we found out he was actually married, the gaggery. As a viewer, you literally went Holy shit with her. Unless your phone was at 1%, nothing would stop you from starting the next season immediately. The last scene for Scandal season 1 was the most anticlimactic reveal I've seen in the history of series endings. I literally hissed, turned off my data and went to sleep. I managed to start season 2 to know if I'll be hooked, I'm still not feeling Olivia Pope. She had been having an affair with the president candidate and shinning tee...

On reading and Imagination

Now this is the weird thing I never realised till now, I don't really conjure scenes when I read. Like when I saw the Maze runner movie, Harry Potter, Shadowhunters, Twilight for the first time, I just went in for the story. The setting being in line with the books is the least part of what I consider.   I was hyper focused on the words and storyline. The imagination part of indulging in books isn't for me. I will always choose the authors writing style first and foremost before the plot. That's why I really didn't enjoy that "Broken, a halal love story." I didn't like the authors writing style. It wasn't flowing for me (or maybe I'm excessively nickpicky).  The lead character is great, but the author's writing style is too descriptive to the point of ridiculousness, I think she was trying too hard so reading that didn't quite feel natural for me. While reading, I always check new words that I don't understand from the context. I need t...

On The Menendez Brothers

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This is a clip from the real murder trial in 1993 . Their father was so horrible that the only time he was nice to them was when he was raping them. So Lyle, the elder brother (the one in this video) molested his own brother too as a child. Cos he thought that was the way you show love to your family. In the testimony of the younger one, he mentioned being penetrated with an object. And the description he explained makes me think it was a dildo. So, at the time of the trial, he didn't even know the name. And why will they be lying or planning to kill the parents for money? They are quite literally the Heirs. I read somewhere that their monthly allowance as of them was around $6000. That's huge even in 2024. The older one was already in Princeton University, an Ivy League.  And their mother was aware. That woman knew all the while that the younger one was abused from 6 years to 18 years. And she stood by. A cousin even said this Lyle demonstrated to her what the father used to d...

On Gyeongsang Creature 2

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I don't know what Gyeongsang creature is still doing at no 1 on Netflix when this Nobody wants this is there. I watched the former yesterday and my goodness, SMH The chutzpah from season 1 is noticeably missing in this season 2. Maybe because in season 1, they were actually fighting for something - independence. They had something to lose so it was really really easy to root for the characters. How do I describe this season 2 without being too scathing? The side characters are neither interesting nor memorable. The killer villain is annoying (want to wipe that stupid smirk off his face with oraimo cord). The plot is not grappling. The motive for the continued experiment is not intriguing. None of the scenes leave you glued and anticipating the next episode. This season 2 is just bland, bleak and banal. The only good thing is the cameo from the OG lead in episodes 4 and 5. Should not have even watched this. Annoyed the shit outta me

On Nobody wants this

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This is great. This was so good. I watched all the episodes in 1 sitting. It's that good. It's this level of romcom Hollywood was doing before and then they fell off. This was what was absent that pushed us to kdramaland exclusively. I went in expecting nothing. I mean I'd seen my friends post it on their status but I didn't even Google the plot or spoilers. I just went in expecting the bare minimum from Hollywood. But colour me surprised  The dialogue is brilliantly done, there are awkward bits but it fits with the characters. It just flows naturally. The chemistry was chemistry-ing. The actors were deep into the role. Like they actually acted as though they wanted to be in the series - not a cash grab venture. This was phenomenal. Amazing. I'm not even hyping it, this is perfecto. It has all the recipes for a real funny movie. Quirky friend. Sister that gives bad advice. Overbearing ex. Unserious brother-in-law. Parents with marital issues. Mother that's not o...