In Nigerian English, toasting is when a guy is wooing a girl. This is done by talking to the girl and getting her to talk with you, hang out with you, and generally agreeing to be your girlfriend.

Girls also sometimes toast boys, although they are not as forward. Normally, she just lets you know she likes you and you are supposed to take it from there.

for time is the longest distance between places

It's been twenty years but I still think of you from time to time. The last time we spoke was Friday or Saturday. You asked me for a copy of Wasteland. I didn't get the news until Tuesday. Afterwards I went for a run so I could cry where my parents wouldn't see.

A few other friends have joined you in death. It doesn't get easier. The world is poorer having lost each of them. I am richer having…

"Ma chérie -- "

"Yes dear?"

"What is this...'Hunky-Dory'? What does it mean?"

"Oh, well. It means, you know, peachy keen."

"Peachy what?"

"Or, you know, fine and dandy."

"Fine and...what is a 'dandy'?"

"Ah, well, you see, a dandy is a fellow who dresses real nice."

"Should men not dress nice?"

"Well, I mean maybe, but you know what I mean, right?"

"I think we have established, …