Relationships

This Persistent Need

Before I start, it might be best to say that The Red String doesn't usually post scandalous articles like this one; {Oh yes we do!} It was quite hard for me to stick to the norm, and I'm quite honoured that Damola would even entertain the

Celebrations

International Women's Day

In honour of International Women's Day which took place earlier this month and Mother's Day which is soon to come, I have decided to dedicate a few pages of this edition to the subject of women and the effeminate. We have one yarn this month by

Announcements

The Duet, A Dramatisation

Hey Everyone! It's been a long time coming and I know you've all been waiting - been seeing a steady stream of visitors ever since the duet was dramatised - and it's finally here. The Red String's special edition on the dramatisation

The Duet, A Dramatisation

Thanks for Coming!

From the schools who attended like Atlantic Hall, Corona, and Green Springs, to the big names like Lagbaja, family and friends, business partners and acquaintances; to all who were able to attend on Saturday and on Sunday, and especially to those who attended on both days and paid twice -

The Duet, A Dramatisation

The Cocktail

We had a small cocktail in the lobby after the command performance. It was meant to give people time to mingle, meet the authors, get autographs, and get a little something to eat and drink before heading home for the night but I have no idea how well it accomplished

The Duet, A Dramatisation

Command Performance

Now the command performance was truly a sight to behold. Not only was the hall full to capacity, there weren't enough seats to seat all attendees. How this was possible for a show that had 320 tickets available for the 320 seats in the hall is a question

The Duet, A Dramatisation

Evening Show

We were quite worried about the attendance of the Saturday evening show as tickets for the show had not sold well and the prior scheduling and the cancelling of the Eyo festival by Lagos state for the same day had ensured there would be some confusion amongst potential attendees. So

The Duet, A Dramatisation

The Matinee

The students' matinee was already booked almost to capacity more than a month before the actual showing by schools wishing to have their students attend. Including two of my almae matres: Corona School and Atlantic Hall. Other schools I recognised to be present were Green Springs and the Lawson

The Duet, A Dramatisation

The Rehearsals

I wasn't a big player in the production of The Duet for the stage. In fact I wasn't much of a player at all as I was away in the U.S while all the hard work was being done. While I was told about the

The Duet, A Dramatisation

2 Days, 2 Nights, Too Marvelous

The Duet was staged three times over the course of two days, and two nights at the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) in Onikan, Lagos. On the 5th of February, there was an afternoon matinee for students and an evening show for the general public. The following evening was the

The Duet, A Dramatisation

An Anthology of Poems

In March of 2009, an anthology of poems entitled the Duet was published by AMV Publishing Services. It was then distributed by Bookcraft Africa as well as via the Barnes & Noble and Amazon online book stores. Today, the book can be found in stores all over Lagos, Nigeria going

Editions

Fifth Knot

The February edition of The Red String is now available online both for download as a PDF and for online reading on the blog. * For Download: click here * To Browse: click here

Announcements

We Have Moved!

The Red String now has its own domain. We're now at theredstringblog.com For the next month or so, the old links will still work. After that, I may or may not have a redirect to the new site should you still have the wrong link.

Humour

Valentines

Valentines day every year is always a day of polar opposites. Either you're being pleasantly reminded of the joys of being in a relationship, or painfully reminded of the loneliness that comes with singularity. You are either finding love, or losing hope. Partying it up, or Mellowing out.

Humour

#1: LET IT SNOW

August 15 Moved to a new home in Jersey. It's so beautiful here. The lake to the north looks so majestic. I can hardly wait to see it snow covered. I'm going to love it here. October 14 Jersey is definitely the most beautiful place on

Announcements

TRS Yarns

A yarn is a tale. A story likened to a string of thread. So far I have done many things with my red string. I have made loops, tied knots, and extended it for yards. Now I'm going to add one more thing to my repertoire. I shall

Books

A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin is my latest fantasy fiction novel and funny enough, it was recommended to me by one of my readers after she read the 1st knot where I reviewed the entire Prince of Nothing series by R. Scott Bakker. It is also

Books

The Thousandfold Thought

So I finally finished The Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott Bakker this past month, and it gave me no reason to retract any of my previous statements. If you haven't seen my preliminary review of the book, then go and check it out first. So the Holy War

Thoughts

Back Home

Every time I come back home to Nigeria, I find there is some new and exciting difference. Last year it was the Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola and the major improvements he was making to the state, the bowling alley that had opened up at The Palms Shopping Mall, and

Announcements

New Year's Resolutions

We all know what these are, and most of us make them. We rarely follow through with all if any of them, but we make them nonetheless because we hope. Obviously hope isn't enough for me though, since I've been hoping all this time to no

Twists

String Summaries of 2010

In Computer Science, a string is a linear sequence of characters, symbols, words, or units that is treated as a unit. As a programmer, you find that the most common usage of this term is in reference to a sentence; Most often sentences your program is meant to display. As

Announcements

TRS Guestbook now up

Hey all, I have now made the first of the changes I mentioned in the last edition. The Contribute page has now been replaced with a Guestbook. So next time you drop by, feel free to sign it and let me know that you were here! 🙂

Editions

Fourth Knot corrected & Available online

Hey all, I have successfully finished transcribing the Fourth Knot from PDF to the blog so you can now access all the posts online. I have also corrected the error in the PDF regarding the last section "I'm on a Plane" and uploaded the new PDF

Humour

I’m on a Plane (Lyrics)

The original "I'm on a boat" SNL Digital Short can be found here Awww yeah! Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for take off! Everybody in the plane keep your seats upright And stay in your mother loving chairs! We taking off, Let's Go! I&

Discoveries

Theme Song

Last night for some odd reason, I found myself binging on Saturday Night Live Digital Shorts (Short comedies from the SNL show ). Actually it was no coincidence, entirely the fault of Kemi Onajin. Anyway, while watching I came across this short featuring T. Pain entitled "I'm on