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6th July, 2007. 1:53 pm. Puzzles

So, my grandparents are over visiting us from England.  It's been a really hectic time so far.

We've been doing puzzles.

Now, I know that puzzles aren't normally regarded as stressful... but I bet you've never done puzzles at my house.

I come in halfway through a puzzle of five puppies in paint cans.  500 pieces.  Not too tough.  My mother, my brother, my sister and my grandparents are all hunched over the table, scanning the peices.  I start to help out and things aren't too bad at first.

This soon changes, however, when some pieces are described as "missing".

mum - Who's got the piece with the blue on it that goes here.  It's the only blue one left.
catherine - I don't know.  Not over here.
chris - I don't see it.
catherine - Charlotte, what's that under your knee on the floor there?
me - huh?
catherine - SHE'S SITTING ON A PIECE!!!
grandma - Oh!
mum - Come on Charlotte! 

It got much worse.  Here are some more snippets:

"Who's got a green paint splot?  WHOSE GOT A GREEN PAINT SPLOT!?"

"Mum!  You're not even LOOKING at the pieces.  Don't just sit there"

"GET YOUR ELBOW OFF THE PIECES!  I CAN'T SEE THEM!"

"Who's shadow is that?"
"Oops.  Sorry."
"Get it off the puzzle.  I can't see!"

"Has anyone seen the other half of a blue eye?"
"We're not even on eyes, Chris!"

"I need this pie- OUCH!"
"Get your hand away!"
"Mum!  Catherine hit me!"
"Stay out of her way then!"

"CHRIS, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!!!  LOOK AT THE SHAPE!  THAT WILL NEVER FIT!!!!"

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It's been awesome.

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2nd June, 2007. 10:58 pm. Day in Toronto

I went to go see my bestest friend Emmy today.  FINALLY got to see her new place.  It's really amazingly sweet!.

Although her room is very messy and gross.  Eww.

We hung out on her rooftop for hours and drew pictures in pen on the cement floors.  She told me that Simon had a funny looking nose and an alien head.  She then tried to prove herself by drawings pictures of my boyfriend as an alien.  

Simon doesn't look like an alien.  Nor does he have a funny looking nose.  
I came to this conclusion after looking at several photographs and repeatedly telling Emmy how very wrong she was.  

Then we went out for sushi and got the worst service ever!  They kept on forgetting about our table.  Even getting water became impossible.  

After eating sushi, we decided that walking to her appartment would be a good idea.  We waddled.  And made pregnant jokes constantly.  After arriving at the building, instead of waiting for the elevator, we figured going up the three flights of stairs to her floor wouldn't be so tough.  We ended up taking two breaks and laughed the whole time about how pathetic we were.

I've never been that pathetic since that one time we all went to the church fair and tried to walk to Coffee Time.  We met Luke at Luke's Chip Wagon and he was stoned.  And we took several breaks because we were so lazy.  Emmy stole letters from the roadside sign. 
Do any of you guys remember that?  I hope so.  It was a good day.

We then layed outside in her backyard grass and watched the people on the balconies of her building.  We creeped hardcore.

I had an amazing day.  Even though I didn't really do anything at all.

P.S.- I bet Simon's going to forget our 6 month tomorrow.  Any money.

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20th January, 2007. 6:35 pm.

Wow.  Good past few days!

Emmy randomly decided to turn up in Oshawa for the night.  So she came over to my house and I gave her half of my dinner because my parents didn't know she was coming.  Neither did I.  But it's okay.
While at the table, Emmy though it would be appropriate to bring up Simon... which it wasn't.
"So Charlotte, how are things with you and Simon?"
(Complete and utter silence)
"How's Simon doing Charlotte?"
"He's fine."
(More silence)

After dinner, we had a giant foam fight.  Emmy was being lazy and not helping to clean up after dinner.  Instead, she was reading the paper.  So, I tore the paper out of her hands and threw it to the floor.  Then I kicked it.  Then Emmy slapped me.  Then I punched her glasses off.  Then she threw bubbles in my face.  And then I rubbed bubbles in her hair.  Then she ran into my bathroom and forgot to lock both of the bathroom doors... so while she was baracading one of them, I jumped through the other one and bubbled her in the face some more.

Then we walked up to Timmy's.  Here are some walking and talking highlights:
"You didn't tell me there was a hill, Charlotte."
"Where's the Timmy's, man?"
"Oh.... I forgot how far away it was"
"I'm practically an orphan mmuuurrrr  ggggrruruuuu ffuuuhhh raking it in."
"So, I'm going to get a pap smear next month"
"We have go go past a graveyard?!?"
"We're like.... the bestest friends ever, aren't we?  No one's even close to us."

I then took her home, where she discovered she had left her iPod back at my house.  She we made plans for her to visit me during art the next day at school.  

The next day at school, I was sent down to the old abandoned art classroom to paint a giant metal bird with Tremclad.  The paint required a breathing aparatus, but McLaughing doesn't have anything like that.  So I just had to deal with it.  I found Jenna and got her to help me out.  While cleaning the brushes at the end of the day, I walk past a cart with a whole bunch of floating dead animals in jars.  Right in the middle of the art class.
I immediately call Jenna over and we look at them.
Then we discovered that Tremclad doesn't come off your hands or brushes very easily.  Jenna and I left white hand prints everywhere.
We then ran into the bathroom to try and clean it off in there... as if a different sink would help or something.  It was at the time that Emmy turned up to find the room completely empty, except for my purse, which she opened up and rumaged through in order to get her iPod.
We met her on our way out of the bathroom though.  

I then dragged her into the art room and showed her the floating animals.  We then posed and took several pictures with said animals.  Good times.

Eventually, Jenna Emmy and I all made it back to the real art room, where we informed Mrs. Siksna of the fact that the paint would not come off.  She got us some grease soap.  It didn't work.  She then got out this suspicious looking bottle of clear liquid.
"Here girls, use this."
"Are you sure?  There's a poison sign on it"
"Just don't eat it or anything and you'll be fine."
"What if I chew my nails"
"DON'T chew your nails after using this."
"I'm not putting my hands in that" (<-Jenna)
"Fine then.  When you get home you can use your own paint thinner."
"Wait.... this is paint thinner?!?" (Fingers are being dipped into the solution)

Good times.

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18th January, 2007. 2:33 pm.

Starbucks now owns my life.  I promised myself I would never become addicted to it.  I used to laugh at people who were addicted.

Now I am one of them.

It's shameful.  And I'm disgusted.
I've been almost denying it for the past few weeks.  I would tell myself that I would cut down.  Tell myself I can stop.

But I can't.

"Hi, I'm Charlotte and I'm an addict."

It's gotten so bad, that if I don't get my Peppermint Mocha, I get cranky.  Like... Today, I was at the mall and I willed myself into not buying a Starbucks. 
I didn't buy one.  Instead I got some Miso soup from the new sushi place in the Oshawa Centre.  

Now, it's four hours later and I'm practically dying.  You may think I'm overreacting.  Right now, I'm waiting for my kettle to boil so that I can mix up some instant coffee, some hot chocolate and some peppermint extract to make my own Peppermint Mocha.  THAT'S how bad it is.

I mean.... my need for the mocha is outranking tea right now.

That's right guys... tea.

Oh the bright side, at least this drink won't cost me 4.45$

It probably won't taste as good though.

Fuck, I'm weak.

The end.

P.S. - Oh goodness me.  I just drank some of my homemade peppermint mocha.  Starbucks coffee cups should read: CAUTION! Do not try this at home.  Fuck... this drink is awful.
I'm going to drink it anyways....


I hate myself.

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9th January, 2007. 7:36 pm.

Okay, so wow.  My life right now... pretty insane.

A few days ago, I announce to my parents that I would no longer be eating processed meats.  I said that I only wanted real meat... cooked  good and proper, for the rest of my life.  This shan't be hard for me because I hate sandwich meats and Spam and Corned Beef.  They're horrible.  And hotdogs too.  Giving up Pogos is going to be tough... but I'll manage.

Anyways, so my dad tells me that it won't be a problem because he just happened to have purchased half a cow that very day.

Okay.  Whatever.  He said it in such a way that you'd assume he was joking, simply because the statement was ridiculous.

Well, he wasn't kidding
.

He comes home early today and shouts at me to unload the entire freezer.   So, having no idea why he's asking me to do this, I go and unload the downstairs freezer.  Then my dad walks in, carrying two garbage bags full of chopped up cow.  And I'm all like, "I don't think this is going to fit, dad."  And he's all like, "Well, you better hope it does, because there's more."

By then end of it, we had three bags of different steak and roast cuts, a bag full of tubes of ground beef, another bag full of cow ribs for the dog, and a cardboard box full of bones (Including a giant cow pelvis.)  Keep in mind, I'm not talking shopping bags here.  I'm talking garbage bag size.

We now have over 500$ worth of cow in our freezer.  And I was right... it didn't all fit.  We had to put some in the upstairs fridge freezer and move the regular groceries downstairs into the little bar fridge. 

One of my dad's comments:  "I think I shall have to buy a bigger freezer"

I bet you in a few days, I'll be writing an update on how I had to help my dad carry a new, bigger freezer down the stairs and into my laundry room.  Not to mention the adventures we'll have trying to get the old one out of the house, into the truck and hurled into a vat at the dump.

I had to pick up pieces of frozen cow spine and seal them in individual containers.  I could see the cow vertabrae.

I'm surprised this hasn't turned me into a raging vegetarian.

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10th December, 2006. 10:00 am.

Waaah!  So I'm at Emmy's right now.  It's Sunday morning and we got incredibly high last night.  I've never been so messed up.  We bought McChickens ahead of time, along with a bag of chips and a packet of brownies.  We ate it all.  Four McChickens, a bag of chips and about twenty brownies.  Man.  
Then we chilled out and watched the Katamari video game intro in a loop for honestly half an hour.
Then we watched Life Aquatic.  
Good times.
I can't remember too too much of the night.  I got mad at Emmy for not letting me have the joint at one point.  Then I remember sitting on Emmy's bed and complaining about how hard it was for me to chew my food.  I couldn't understand the movie all that well, and eventually just gave up on it entirely.
For those of you how are unfamiliar with the Katamari video game.... here's a picture:
 
Just amazing!
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Part 2 - Written by Emily

Don't believe what Charlotte says
I was not hogging the joint, we were happily smoking up outside my window, sitting on the back of some random construction vehicle.
3 hits, then pass
It was sweet, and I was getting fucked.  We kept laughing uncontrollably.
Charlotte finished her hits, gave the joint to me and told me she was done.
I took like a half drag and was all "are you sure"
she pauses, looks at me and goes "um, maybe one more"
Me - Ok, let me just finish my.."
the dots are to show that she interrupted me
Charlotte "JUST ONE MORE"
she *glares at me and like snatches the joint back
so really she is crazy when she smokes

I would also like to expand on the intro to katamari
We watched this shit for half an hour.
First there is this crazy scene with fucked up colors and shit.
Here is a link to it: 
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Note how in one point in the video, there are objects that are pretty similar to marijuana leaves spinning in the air as mushrooms grow everywhere.
LOL
Seriously watch this shit, it is messed up. 
Especially when you are high.
That finished and we watched a loop of:
1. the little dude would sit on top of earth and flap his arms for... oh about 2/3 minutes
2. it would switch to a video of someone playing the game and picking stuff up
3. back to the dude flapping

THis is the last level sped up 10x.
Even if you dont watch it go to the end to see the messed up cut scenes
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24th October, 2006. 3:40 pm. Eeeeek!

So.  It's the weekend, right?  And I'm just chillin'.  Annie is supposed to be hanging out with Catherine.  Whatevs.  I don't care.  I had just finished making my amazing pirate costume for the Hallowe'en party.  So, what do I do?  The logical thing.  I try it on.

I like it.

It looks amazing.

Whatevs. 

So I'm down at the computer typing something or whatever and the door bell rings.  "It's probably Annie," I think.

I'm still dressed as a pirate by the way.

Catherine answers the door.  "It's for you, Charlotte!" she yells.  So I figure it's Emmy.  She's the only person brave enough to visit my house. 

"Emmy!" I say, "I'm dressed up as a pirate right now!"

"Charlotte!" yells Catherine, "It's not Emily!"

I'm all like, "Well who is it then?"

"It's Gabe."

Gabe lives in Toronto.  Gabe is supposed to be OVER me.  He didn't even callHe lives in Toronto!

"Gabe." I say, "I'm in a pirate costume right now."

His response, "Don't you wear anything normal?  How long have you been dressed like that?" (Two hours)

Oh well... I may have been in a stunning pirate costume, but it beats my bathing suit any day.

Is any day in my life going to be normal?  Ever?

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23rd October, 2006. 3:12 pm. Mah! Best night ever!

I hung out with Emmy on Saturday night.  I was only over for about an hour and a half, but during that time we came up with the most brilliant concept ever to be created.
I was like "I'm going to make a company to rival General Motors.  I'll call it... General Bikes."
That's how it started.
We then elaborated on this concept.  To the point where I was in a business partnership with Gabe (you remember Gabe - see previous entries)  General Bikes then turned into Gabe British Girl General Bikes.

We then came up with this wonderful idea for a commercial.  It would feature a bike, pedaling across Canada and jumping across the ocean to land in England.  In midair, the bike would explode into raindows and be hit by silver bolts of lightening.  Someone would be saying "Gabe British Girl General Bikes" and then someone would shout "GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!".  It would be at this moment that the bike would explode into rainbows.  

This scene would end, and the final shot would be of a bike, standing alone in a spotlight in a black room, still sizzlin' from the electricity.  Then someone would whisper, "Solid as a Pipe"  and then someone would scream "Touchstoooone!" 

It would be amazing.
Why rainbows?  Because of the most amazing video game on the planet, Katamari.  In it, you are an alien who rolls a big ball around Earth and collects things to make into stars.  Things like... lipstick, magnets, lawn gnomes, people, boats, appartement buildings, giant squids.  Whatever.  (It's Japanese)

The rainbows are a tribute to this game:   


Wow.  Just wow.

So, I drew a picture of General Bikes.  Look at it!

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=9318156&imageID=1328870915

I showed this picture to my mother.  "I don't get the lightning." she says.  She pauses.  "Actually, Charlotte, I don't get anything at all."

Best ever.

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4th September, 2006. 6:54 am.

Yesterday, my parents and I moved Emily into her residence at Victoria College.  We picked Emmy up at her house and loaded up the truck without saying a word to her parents.  Her parents, instead of asking Emmy to call demanded that I should call themWhat the fuck?  We then left within five minutes of arriving at the house.
After repeatedly making fun of the 20 step Mapquest instructions on how to get to the college, we arrived.
The campus is gorgious.  My parents helped move all the boxes and then left.  Emily and I then unpacked everything.
Her dorm room is huge.  Kitchen, living room, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.  There's even a sofa, a dining table, fridge, stove and microwave.  I was impressed.  

I bought Emmy some bamboo.  Everyone loves bamboo.  It's a must have housewarming present.  Emily wasn't too sure of it until we got to U of T and there were people walking around with pots of bamboo.

We then went out for sushi.  It was the most confusing meal ever.  They gave us sauce.  We didn't know what sauce it was.  It wasn't soy.  We're pretty sure it wasn't terriaki.  We just poured it on our rice when no one was looking so they couldn't yell at us... either for not eating it or not using it properly.  We then recieved some sort of fried-but-not-really-fried things.  Some of them were shrimp.  Emmy picked up what looked to be a fried potato.  It wasn't.  It was bright purple underneath all the batter.

We got back to Emmy's appartment and found that her roommate had also moved in.  She wasn't around anywhere, but we noted that she also had a bamboo plant.  
I think Emmy is now happy that she fits in.  Bamboo has helped her social life.

We hooked up the playstation and played Resident Evil.  It was pathetic.  Emmy couldn'y even run and I couldn't even kill more than three zombies without dying.  Rough time.

Patricia, the roommate then shows up.  She passes the bestfriend test.  She's really nice and gets along with Emily great.  Or... at  least it seemed that way for the hour that the three of us were talking.

Emmy walked me to Union when it was time for me to go.  Got on the train where some freaky guy kept looking at me.  It hurt to sit down because my new belly button ring was stinging.  
On the Go bus to Oshawa, the bus driver forgot to close the cargo doors.  So  as we rounded a corner, all the bags fell out.  I was the only one who saw this, so I screamed "You're losing bags!"
This caused everyone on the bus to stare at me like I was crazy.  So I explained, "The doors are OPEN!  The bags are falling out!"

The bus driver then stopped the bus and I was hero to all people with bags.

Pretty sweet day. 

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P.S.- Funny story about what happened when I got my belly button pierced on Saturday:
I was wearing my new fuzzy sweater and the piercer is like, "Lift up your shirt."  I do.  There's fuzz from my sweater in my belly button.  I'm like, "Wow, embarassing.  I have lint."
The fuzz is then wiped away and the belly is pierced.  The piercer then says, "Hey.  You're not bleeding at all."  To which I respond, "No, the lint absorbed it all."

I make belly lint cool.

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3rd August, 2006. 9:33 am.

The past few days have been pretty sweet.

Emmy and I hung out and went to go see Jonh Tucker Must Die.  It was pretty funny.  Although the highlighs of the evening had nothing to do with the movie itself, but the trailers and advertisements before it.  Mainly the Snakes on a Plane trailer.  (Looks increadibly cheesy.  Can't wait for the 18th!)
  


Plus, my friend Erin has just moved into her new appartment.  I helped her move.  It was disgustingly hot.

Erin bought some extra fans and Lucia and I spent forever setting them up.  The instructions made next to no sense.  The only reason we actually managed to get them up and running is because the guy who came to set up her telephone had screwdrivers we were able to borrow.  Up until that point we were using my hairpin.  No joke.

Erin, her boyfriend and I then went out for dinner at Eastside Mario's.  Without the Italian Lucia.  Makes sense.  After dinner we went to Dollarama for all Erin's household needs.  Erin also broke her shoe and we had to tape it.
("Hey, Erin, you should get an orange stick!")
("Oh my God, it's Jesus.")

Then we picked up Lucia and went to A & P for food.  That took over an hour.  We had to look at everything and argue about what food was best every four minutes.

Lucia, Erin and I then slept at the appartment after watching Win a Date with Tad Hamilton.

And for those of you who are from T.R and Gertrude Colpus, yeah... it's the same Lucia.

Pretty sweet week, like I said.

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