Chinwendu Nwangwa

Chinwendu be reading: A bookish woman’s reading thread

There are two of my Lagos bookings I’m so excited about this week: 1. A client wants Adinkra symbols. 2. A client is spelling his name in Nsibidi. I like this kind of work. So, yea, if you have African symbols or themes you want to get tattooed, I’d be excited to do those.

Lagos, I’m apparently coming to you. 😁 I’ll be in Lagos on the 12th and 13th of this month, and I have limited slots for this Deal-based popup. To book a slot, DM me what you want and your budget. If the offer is fair, you get a slot. See you soon.

It’s almost “go to my city” time for me, where I go to Calabar for the holidays and to vote because yea, my polling unit will always be close to where my kith and kin are. I don’t have energy. Anyhoo, if you and I have outstanding business in Lagos, let’s sort it this week.

My team producing another 1-0 win (I really don’t mind if we win all the games this season like that. Lmao), Man Utd fighting relegation battle, Man City losing again? Yea, I’m having an alright weekend.

Since I was a child, a constant in my life has been people trying to exclude me from the tables they deem worthy, and where things happen. So, I became great at building my own worthy tables across any field I am interested in. Ah well, I guess it’s time to build another table.

My Lagos date: Thursday, November 12, 2026. There are limited slots and slots are already filling up. Send me a DM to book a slot if you want a tattoo.

I’m on a work meeting and we’re discussing the US elections, and there’s general optimism that the changes will bring better results for the work that we do. I just told them that their optimism is so infectious and I hope the same changes happen for Nigeria. I explained the situation here, and well, they are rooting for us.

Lmaooo. I experience all 17 of them, but the difference is I figured early that not everyone experienced them, and then four years ago I got diagnosed, and my whole life suddenly made sense.

I want to do a tattoo pop up in Lagos. I have free days and should be in Lagos next week. However, I need confirmed bookings first sha. So, if you’ve asked when Lagos people get their own pop up, now is the time to send me a DM to book.

My partner went to the market today and a seller there asked him when he’ll buy fish from her. And he replied that his wife doesn’t like fish. Of course, they asked him if I am mami water. He came home to tell me and I just started laughing because I get this often when I say I generally don’t eat fish (except prepared under certain conditions). Actually, I would be so wealthy if I got a dollar for every time someone asked if I was some sort of water spirit because they found out about my relationship with water (I have aquagenic urticaria) and the edible creatures that call it home. Also, I have the Anansa sculpture that is in Calabar tattooed on my thigh, a wear seashell on a chain around my neck. I guess I may never beat the allegations fully. Lmao.

Finished book one. I loved it so much. So, next book? Yea.

I may have gotten my partner out of a reading rut and into R.F. Kuang’s work because he is enjoying reading Babel which I recommended to him. It’s the first time he is reading a book in two years.

I have two plots of land for sale located 7 minutes drive from central Aba, Abia State. Send me a DM if you are interested.

So loud. So wrong.

But that isn’t true. Ukazi, Achara,Mgbam, Uzizi, Oha, and the bulk of our soups actually predate the war. Some of us still have living relatives who were grown adults before the war, before Nigeria’s independence even. So this rewriting of Igbo culinary history cannot fly.

Lmaooo, Actually, carry on. I like shocking people with the “here’s my husband” line and they turn and see you and the outfit you have chosen for the day.