Before we go any further with this newsletter, I want us to choose a community/family name, abi what do they call it? I'm avoiding the term "fan". The way Laycon has iCONs and Davido has 30BG, what should, in my own words last week, lovers of Toby and listeners of My name is Toby podcast, be called?
While you're thinking about that, let me summarily tell you about how my week went.
First, you guys made me overjoyed by engaging with my first newsletter and giving me positive feedback. I currently have 22 email sign-ups, 68 total views on the post, 4 likes and 6 comments. Wawu!
Then I lost my Facebook account. Omo!!! the thing do me like film. I forgot my password and in trying to change it, I may have done something that rendered the account impossible to access. I was surprised at how distraught I was when this happened because it hadn't occurred to me that I was so attached to a social media account. To be fair, I've had that account for ten years, so it's not easy to let go.
The highlight of my week was me raising N50,000 (fifty thousand Naira) in one night for my friend's child who was in the hospital. The empath in me couldn't stay and do nothing or just say 'get well soon' and leave it at that. I'm happy I could help and super grateful to my friends that donated money, they are the real MVPs.
And yessss, Music 😊. So many new releases this past week but my favourite is Lie by Kizz Daniel. Check it out and thank me later 😁
So what's new on the podcast?
In the most recent episode of my podcast, I had an interview with my friend Angela who tells her story about how being beautiful may have caused her to not believe in love. It's funny because my own story is a stranger opposite of hers.
Angela's case was that when men see her and make advances, she thinks it's just because of her pretty face and body. And once they've gotten what they want, they'll disappear.
For me, it was that being ugly (I used to think I was very ugly, borderline hideous... but not any longer) made me not believe anything a man says.
Because look at me who thinks I'm ugly, then you walk up to me telling me you like me and that I'm the most beautiful thing you've ever set your eyes on, yoooooo! If you're not a terrible liar who doesn't have the fear of God in you, then you are something worse. 😂
But really, I still think men lie or exaggerate a lot when trying to impress ladies. I would have said that all those things are not necessary and that you should be completely honest and truthful... but really, I think you should do you. Las las everybody will be ok.
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Have you thought of a perfect community/family name for us? Please write your suggestions in the comments or as a reply to this email.
I’m going to end this letter with a little exercise. My goal is to write to you next week with 66 total email sign-ups (×3 of what I have now). To achieve this, please I need you to talk to/beg/make/convince 2 or more of your friends to sign up to my newsletter.
Thank youuuuuu 🤗🤗
From Toby, With Love ❤️
Well, for me I still believe in love because no matter how we've been hurt by infusing ourselves into it we still need it at one time/phase of our lives or the other. In addition to that we were made of love was born out of love so we just can't help no matter how emotionally strong we claim be.
I've gotten heartbroken quite a number of times and due to a project I was seriously working on this taking most of my time, I broke my girlfriend heart back in School (the story of how it happened funny sha).
But inspire all this, the emotion can never go away (sometimes I wish it can) though some of sometimes mix-up love for infatuation but still it's a feeling worth having biko.
As for the name, I suggest Tobite's!
Something like;
Hi Tobite's
Good morning Tobite's