garden
a small window into my mind - essays, scribbles and thoughts that keep me up at night
89 pieces · 2018 – 2026
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a statement of fact
at what point does heritage become history?
- after hellopersonal reflections
bumble for basketball
let's give this app a little more than a minute
- after hellopersonal reflections
what comes after hello
on the days when the scripts go missing
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just wastin' time
is sitting on the dock of the bay just wastin' time?
- nonsense rambles
silenced by slacks
the only rational explanation for why my zips keep breaking
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one and the same
from joke to tragedy: how far a role you never auditioned for can be pushed before it kills someone
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turn the tv on
there is more to tv than what's shown on the screen
- observations
knicks in 5
there is a flip side to every victory
- sparks
lean forward vs lean back consumption
not all content is equal: some is made to be watched, some just to be scrolled past
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in no one's line of sight
there is a loneliness that comes with being loved but not quite seen
- observations
it's rough out here as a black woman
the burdens of black womanhood can't be escaped, even in paradise
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coming homethere's no wifi in africa
I went to Nigeria in need of rest, but was soon questioning whether I know how to work
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coming homelondon's burning
will my long awaited homecoming go up in flames?
- observations
seeing yourself in stories
when the stories told about people like you still aren't quite about you
- observations
imposed unity creates inherited instability
Africa's instability isn't just a cultural character flaw, it's a colonial consequence
- observations
integration into a broken system is not liberation
integration isn't freedom, it's the first step
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yoruba's lost c
midnight musings on the gaps in the Yoruba alphabet
- observations
rappers haven't written songs since the 90s
how hip hop ditched the pen and pad
- personal reflections
a journey to where?
where do you go when there's no longer a map to guide you?
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once removedfast car
to the friend that saw me through four houses, three jobs, two moves and one...
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once removed4 1/2 days
halfway through day 5, you will learn a new word...
- observations
finding a rhythm
the beat is constant, yet ever evolving
- personal reflections
to be a patriot
on what it means to truly love your country...
- observations
a language is a dialect with an army and a navy
on what it takes to legitimise a language
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gazing upon a woman
on realising that, to the world, I am a woman
- observations
we like black and white, it's easy
greys murky the water, but it's where humanisation begins
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i mean no disrespectthe wisdom of all
instead of pointing fingers we should be holding hands
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i mean no disrespecta disrespectful generation?
are the youth losing their culture, or just demanding more from it?
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i mean no disrespectthe origins of respect
tracing Yoruba respect culture back to its historical roots
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i mean no disrespect"i mean no disrespect"
an inquiry into why respect is such a fundamental part of Yoruba culture
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to yesterday, today and tomorrowto the day at hand
today, it's all up to you, my friend
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to yesterday, today and tomorrowto days to come
tomorrow, you are often neglected
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to yesterday, today and tomorrowto days gone by
yesterday, you rigged the game
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special issue #adulthood - a review
Arduous and exhausting but potentially promising - 2.5 stars
- nonsense rambles
210 seconds
a clueless individual attempting to tackle an interview task
- personal reflections
a divided man
a portrait of an immigrant's internal fracture, told in the spreading of ashes
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a chronicle of grief
the echoes of a phone call leave me having to navigate a world without you.
- nonsense rambles
death by valentine
the final words of Cupid's latest victim
- mild takes
happily ever after?
why Love and Basketball's final quarter fell short
- personal reflections
where identity stems
it all comes back down to who's I am and where I am from
- mild takes
when romanticism meets reality
I may have just found my new all-time favourite cinematic trilogy
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the shadows of once was
bubbly is a stretch, right? that's not who I am
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the multiple uses of pillows
be careful where you lay your head to rest
- personal reflections
look to your locs
when things get hard I look to my locs
- nonsense rambles
zero to one hundred
whiney waffles of a slightly delirious individual
- personal reflections
a few kind words
the selfish joy found in sending a message of appreciation
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special issue #an educated fool
my university exit interview
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door knocking
maybe it's time for the queen of excuses to practise what she preaches
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finish well
a best effort C beats a B that should have been an A*
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system update
when the note-taking process is over 3 times the lecture duration, it becomes evident that a system update is long overdue
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a reason to celebrate
I may not be turning 50 just yet, but there are still several small things worth celebrating
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new year, new mepace yourself
if I learn this lesson, you might just make a runner out of me
- personal reflections
hiding from the light
wrestling with the desire to be known
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new year, new medear 2020
to an unprecedented year that inflicted chaos and demanded change
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guarding your peace
I refuse to let my tombstone read "death by degree"
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nothing nice about it
on why kindness is the nicer option
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showing up to success
participation medals aren't entirely pointless, I guess...
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the prison of patience
Mandela proved that you can still be productive from behind bars
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we move
a recovering perfectionist's notes on failure
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the need for many stories
on a TED talk, dyslexia and why stories matter
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everything starts somewhere
advice on surviving an encounter with a blank canvas
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a black and white question
the answer to this question goes beyond simply seeing black and white
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trust and obey
some midnight musings on the struggle to follow two simple instructions
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new year, new medear 2019
a fond farewell to a defining decade
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a chance to succeed
four unfinished letters tell the tale of commitment issues
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a voice of reason
it's time to stop giving my inner voice the silent treatment
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a positive reflection
why is understanding high speed dynamic mechanical spectroscopy easier than coming up with five simple compliments?
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learning to walk
who knew that learning your ABCs would be essential to mastery?
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the man who raised me
on the conflict that emerges when London road tell you to give way
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halfway there
two years down and unsure of where I'm headed
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nothing particularly special
sometimes being special is overrated
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sincerely, ifean open letter to my sister
to the birthday gift that punched me in the eye
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a tale of two tongues
the young spy that found power in wielding her mother's tongue
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motherly wisdom
a few things I've learnt from my favourite biological error
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sincerely, ifedear ifeoluwa ii
a little more advice from a critic learning compassion
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in service of smartness
on the smartest thing to do with old labels
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my weekly worrier
don't worry about things that are out of your control, let someone else do it for you
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enjoying excitement
maybe excitement isn't as annoying as I once thought
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new year, new menew year's resolution
on choosing "oh well" over "what if..."
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sincerely, ifedear ifeoluwa
some unsolicited advice from someone who knows me well
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(cautiously) pursuing perfection
navigating the peaks, valleys, and trappings of aiming for the unattainable
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taking the stage
learning not to shy away from the mic
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consuming comparison
the perks of growing up in parallel with your namesake
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a graceful dismount
how poor prioritisation shattered my leg modelling dreams
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rubik's cube complacency
completing the cube can feel like undoing your hard work
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playing pretend
do we ever outgrow the capes and the costumes?
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tomorrow's problem
the consequences of waiting on tomorrow to become today
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an impatient child
there is more to patience than idly standing by
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i guess i'll start with this
just a 19 year old thinker trying to make sense of the world around her