<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:56:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lucentbritex/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sunset On Two ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think that what I love the most about photography, is the ability of a captured moment to hold so much memories and often times, a story known to the photographer and the subjects of the photograph alone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119845/@lucentbritex/sunset-on-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119845/@lucentbritex/sunset-on-two</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119845]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 09:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FpyJK4VTFfLrE49bSu5TkQabrMWnhCxHuC1GG3j8ZQk8ZRfKp9bKes5LvANGdfbvRupZX4g7X3WjT6PAMDN2X3mWFDb4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Monomad challenge - Sun gazing. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the #monomad challenge. I love how black and white photos make a photo seem old, and original.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@lucentbritex/monomad-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@lucentbritex/monomad-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 08:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonXkTjiTwb3XQw4GUbRPk8vXNrXCFeGVebzZZBPTVH5GpBpMJLj5jbuhfxitBuSgd1btgHzbm9RQH2WqgnhAmiF2wP6aexWszjrkWaGtANS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Nigerian Perception of Fakery.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're different from the average Nigerian, you're perceived as fake. During a conversation with two of my closest friends, about a year ago, the subject of fakery came up, and I asked my friends what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105727/@lucentbritex/37l82g-a-nigerian-perception-of-fakery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105727/@lucentbritex/37l82g-a-nigerian-perception-of-fakery</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105727]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 11:55:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLaBKz1PR5HBRyD3UVcCKfLDaGsBop9TDQCo6oAXBtfL6iyzJu6TJ97B4T3dzdbUi4dm5rd9pxbwo7AD1RZbRBMFVw5ZwqDfeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northside]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@lucentbritex/a-nigerian-perception-of-fakery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@lucentbritex/a-nigerian-perception-of-fakery</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 11:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLaBKz1PR5HBRyD3UVcCKfLDaGsBop9TDQCo6oAXBtfL6iyzJu6TJ97B4T3dzdbUi4dm5rd9pxbwo7AD1RZbRBMFVw5ZwqDfeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Debt.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Admittedly, some parents do everything for their kids, but their motive has to be brought under a microscope. Everytime Trevor speaks with his parents, I hold my breath, so that I dont catch the palpable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105727/@lucentbritex/the-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105727/@lucentbritex/the-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105727]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkQ6B2T468UeokbVsJvTVJ3NqwucHH7rnGzMTXkM2RQjzVANYBMpEsrBaeGKLdL2cdXpfFyPShABcxooVQoMnSBjeen7SBLF8aJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JOS DIARIES: Yucky Bus Rides.]]></title><description><![CDATA["if you're neatly dressed, and probably in a hurry, get a taxi." During the 2 hour ride on the bus today, I thought long and hard about the buses in Jos, I wanted to find if there was anything]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105727/@lucentbritex/5bv3lw-jos-diaries-yucky-bus-rides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-105727/@lucentbritex/5bv3lw-jos-diaries-yucky-bus-rides</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-105727]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLcJ7cfh2ApdCvMgFSMSXQp2A7GHWS797WQq9vBLtWxG8u5yjDis4koi88uWAcJtEHepors3veUUJZ4Uiz5HTX4NdCTpDRr814?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JOS DIARIES: Yucky Bus Rides.]]></title><description><![CDATA["if you're neatly dressed, and probably in a hurry, get a taxi." During the 2 hour ride on the bus today, I thought long and hard about the buses in Jos, I wanted to find if there was anything]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/jos-diaries-yucky-bus-rides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/jos-diaries-yucky-bus-rides</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2020 16:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLcJ7cfh2ApdCvMgFSMSXQp2A7GHWS797WQq9vBLtWxG8u5yjDis4koi88uWAcJtEHepors3veUUJZ4Uiz5HTX4NdCTpDRr814?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JOS DIARIES: Roo, the Rooster.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If anyone had told me that I'd ever have to write about a rooster, I'd laugh them off, but here i am doing that. Writing is a good way to expel anger and frustration, and those are good enough ways to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/jos-diaries-roo-the-rooster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/jos-diaries-roo-the-rooster</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkQ5ucXsaJPEaHxWAWAvQtuVgvkmjzs2MTwDET6JPiRRYmSkwCdaTytxdvZKuPrXTJRJ17PcadtyCHetdcDLXevfy9xjM3p5ac6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relation-shipping.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of dating has always been something I welcome, it rarely visits, but when it does, I relish it's short stay in my head. However, it's always been an idea, and never anything else, and that bothers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/relation-shipping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/relation-shipping</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xz3i87pVSH9ipVKsytPevQpYTANE9HxX7rYcFD4qGEBmkvSftqAQvs8dTvQeeJayAJ4m8GtvQrxeGTxK8sNzGBUbxKBk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nigerian Perception of Fakery.]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a conversation with two of my closest friends, about a year ago, the subject of fakery came up, and I asked my friends what they thought of me on the subject. I was surprised when they gave a "I'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/the-nigerian-perception-of-fakery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/the-nigerian-perception-of-fakery</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkMa4boYDaWhqFetzbgHSVkK7QKwreC3o3LXHCEoap77AqWycLp5q2GBWbFPxWLYd5DATrJkq94vVPsAWYbin9NskfLVxEMvMd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You'll Never know.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever Nigerians are asked to imagine themselves in a hellacious situation, in a bid to test their knowledge of themselves, and resulting actions, you would hear a rather funny, and quite annoying "God]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/you-ll-never-know</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@lucentbritex/you-ll-never-know</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yVRBFtyYseP9RCZJ2c1FnGdWa3b7sZu6rgbnXjHKxrcU3oYvM4Ys4QL6ZtrDJthcPgNj7oKbyKPsc3opezEv18kKrDMUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: December 10 2019 (A hell of a week) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In order to rest, and let my body heal from the effects of the race, on Nov 30th, I took a week off all kinds of exercises, except walking, and even that was a task. Despite the fact that I had to make]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191210t095427637z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191210t095427637z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:54:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwRrooNXgqVoJevFQEJWq9bCXPrah7tR3C22PQng6xMqYrBfjFs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: December 1 2019 (The Marathon Race) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the sound of "GO", all the runners shot forward, and I did too. I could see people moving really fast, and I wanted to be at the same pace with them, but it just wasn't happening. I'd read]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191201t215947713z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191201t215947713z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 21:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: November 29 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Actifit, As I'd feared, I skipped a day at the gym after Wednesday. I didn't go to the gym on Thursday, neither did I do any workout routine at home, I did something more interesting, more engaging,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191129t211329393z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191129t211329393z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: November 27 2019 (issues) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't been able to beat the 16k mark for a while now, that bothers me. I struggle to reach the 10k mark everyday, not because I don't move around, but because the actifit app doesn't like my phone,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191126t230322809z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191126t230322809z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:03:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: November 26 2019 (Loving it) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[People speak of a time when working out becomes something you turn to for solace, the one thing that shuts away the voices, and drowns out the troubles. Today was a good day, I was able to do the things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191126t085737707z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191126t085737707z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:57:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: November 25 2019 (Runner's High) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Actifit, After a long break, I resumed running, it felt like a new activity and I enjoyed every minute of it. From watching the sun come up, to the dancing I do on the road, when I rest my legs by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191125t104004752z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191125t104004752z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: November 21 2019 (Pushing limits) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I pushed myself really hard, some would say I pushed to the extreme, but I haven't yet discovered what my breaking point is yet. I Left the house early, I ran, jogged, walked, and skipped my way]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191121t224153007z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191121t224153007z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: November 20 2019 (Dear Actifit) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear actifit, The day was one of the most well-planned days in the month of november, and thankfully, everything went according to plan, with a few unplanned bonuses that in addition made it a really good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191120t102817374z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191120t102817374z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: November 18 2019 (Monday Again) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Monday again, I'm happy about it, I took a break from exercising over the weekend, and it felt good to be back at the Gym. I've been really lazy lately, and I can't even point out why, I can't read,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191118t223538097z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@lucentbritex/actifit-lucentbritex-20191118t223538097z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lucentbritex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:35:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeGPmSAQAub5vQpRRuCdnCvPpTGCp8q1EpT8NS8KACauPWYkXveH9mVB1GREYG787mdTpsNdmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>