Pillowfight!

No Name
I feel like Avery :)
After delaying myself and having a brief discussion with him, I walked over to Ben's in the hot sun.
We hung out and watched movies until his dad called at an inopportune time...
So I walked home, in the hotter sun.
But at least I got a ride partway this time.
And not from some overly friendly man named Alan.

Alan: Would you like to go for coffee sometime?
NotAlan: Um... maybe... bye.

Home, finally talked to Katie - but was interrupted by supper.
Watched some crummy movie, then packed and prepared a special delivery.
Leave for cottage tomorrow!

Honestly

I'm Going To Be A... Soccer Ball!
Woke up unsure of what I was doing.
Rushed to meet Avery, then rested at DD for a bit, learning songs and dishing about people.
Walked home with Avery.

NotMe: It's amazing we have this many stories about toilets.
Me: Well, we spend a lot of time there... stuff is bound to happen.

Got home and played with Puppy and Noodle for a long time, then had to drag the little one inside when she wouldn't stop eating flowers.
Ate supper, then... stuff.
Went out after and watched the storm crash by :)

Singing little girl holding balloon in a dark school hallway.

Underground dentists.

Why didn't you tell me??

Hi There

Hello
Woke up twice.
The second time much more successful!
Had an amazing breakfast, yumm. Complete with medieval music.

NotMia: When did you buy that sweater?
NotBen: Uhmm...
NotMe: APRIL!!

Walked with Mia a bit, and then lay in the sun for a long time.
Went to Ora's after dinner to pick up Puppy!!
<3
So cute. SO CUTE.

UkranianGuys: Walpole. Walpole. Walpole. What street? Walpole.

Got extremely misdirected on the way... but traveled in the opposite direction they said and found it immediately.
Thanks...
Kathryn, Nick and Brian over afterward, admiring Puppy.
Noodle, on the other hand, is not so sure.

Captation: Hello?!
Spent the day lounging about, then went out with everyone! after dinner.
Met up with Avery first, had a short convo with my brother, then walked to Carignan to meet up with everyone else.
And, finally, Nick.
Did what we do, sat in a park for a while...

UFO??
*eerie bottle noise*

The Wills

Said goodbye to Geedi, and, after leaving Nicks from peeing, Avery.

NicksMom: Nick! Your bird is dead!

Found Josh, Brandon and Preston... who did not steal Ben's bike after all.
Over to Jayme's, hung out with his brother.

Me: How old are you?
NotMe: Fourteen.
Me: Really!?
NotMe: ...that's mean.

People came back with pizza and Daniel.

NotMe: We seem to be on the same wavelength tonight.

People left and we headed downstairs.
Watched the Meaning of Life and lazed in bed.
Or, went swimming. Secretly.
Everyone finally crashed around 4:00.

Ben: Guys! Let's party!

Not Today, My Man

Settling Back
First full day home... sigh.
Went shopping with mom in the afternoon, bought some sunglasses, headbands and a dress :)
Made up for all the money I didn't spend on the trip.
Came home and didn't do much... caught up with people.
Watched Nurse Jackie and X Files after supper.
Good stuff.

The End
Drove for many hours.
Home at 5:00.
I win :)
Picked up Noodle!!
Reconnected myself with [most of] my world, which made me very, very happy.
I love coming home.

:)

10 It's Big!
Got to Charlottetown before lunch... wow. Way to be underwhelming for a capital.
Lachine mall is gigantic compared to Charlottetown mall.
Left PEI early and started on our way home.
Made it across the bridge again!
Drove for a long time, thennn - hotel!
Padded around, and watched Burn After Reading [gasp!]
I love Brad Pitt.
Went to bed later than 9:30 for the first time in... what feels like forever.

9 Friend of the Devil
Drove for a bit and set up camp an hour or two down the road.
Hot! and sunny!
Lay in the sun for an hour or so... yummm.
Mom and Dad dragged me to the beach and I finally swam in the ocean. Avoided all jellyfish quite successfully.
Out again after dinner, shopping and ice cream. Stopped in a cemetary, at a run down house and a church.
Nice day :)

8 Float Like A Jellyfish
Bubbles the Jellyfish :)
Stopped at the beach in PEI after crossing that huge bridge.
Lifeguards Owen and Betty were there to keep an eye on us.
Unfortunately, so were thousands of flies.
We ditched out on that place pretty quickly.
Found ourselves a nice campsite by the ocean, kinda.
Went out for a drive after dinner... saw a lot of potatoes.

7 Inifite
A giant black cloud seemed to hover right over our tent in the morning, so we rushed off.
Driving around Cape Breton is very beautiful. Also, very long.
I can't remember much. That kind of day.
Hmmmm.

...like I miss home.

Camped on some mountain or something.
Went to the beach, but did not swim.
Went out for ice cream after supper, and then checked out a [not-so-creepy] house and an old quarry.

If you got naked, smeared yourself with peanut butter and vaseline, and rolled around in bed with Johnny Watson, it's all water under the bridge now.

6 Bluenose
Woke up to rain, so folded up the tent in a hurry and jetted on out of there.
Arrived in Halifax!!
Cloudy, but not rainy.
Saw Theodore Tugboat, Captain Jack, lots of naughty posters, Dalhousie University, Ye Olde Burying Ground... a Jesus action figure... I love Halifax.

DirtyPirate: I won't bite hard, love, not unless you ask me to. Me: *nervous giggle*

Slept in a hotel in Antigonish, andddddd - saw Harry Potter!!
What a cute theatre, and delicious popcorn.
Listened to some local teenagers talk about their fun times... aww.
Best day yet :)

5 Mini
Packed up and left camp after showering in an uncomfortably small stall.
[with an insect that looked suspiciously like a leaf...]
NotDad: That deer was smoking something! Dad: A reefer? NotDad: I think so! Dad: Smoky the Bear probably sold it to him.

Had to meet John and Arno so we sped along for a while, stopping only for some Timmy's and some tiny horses!
Awwwwwww.
Left that place covered in hives.
Dinner with the uncles was so much fun! They're so cute :)
Tried to go see Harry Potter, but it was sold out.
Pfft, like there are even enough people in that town to fill a theatre.
Sleep instead.

The plaid lads.

4 CANADA!
This one step closer to home felt so good.
Drove in to New Brunswick pretty early in the day, I think.
Found our [stupidly expensive] park and set up camp. Mom and Dad went for a walk and I lay in the tent and read poetry.
Then did nothing for a long time... Dad chatted with our neighbours and I slept.

3 Whoooooo?
Drove around a lot.
Homesick.
Missing people.
Mom talked about the tide all day long.
Beautiful campsite right on a bay, heard coyotes howling all night long.
The only other camper in the whole park stole our water bucket, though.
Time change?

Hey kids! It's Uncle Tongue!

2 Teeter
Drove through pretty awesome mountains [in my opinion, anyway] today. Stopped at a few lookouts.
Got to Maine.
Drove for 45 minutes on some crazy dirt road, with some hillbilly telling us to turn back around right now!
Camped in a really popular camp site, complete with a duck family!
Went out after dinner for a walk with Dad by the beaver pond, where I thought we were going to get attacked by wolves but only got splashed by a beaver instead.
Saw a mink and a whole crapload of bugs.
Drove out to Portland, stopped for McDo's on the way, and walked around the city.
Meh.
Got back to the campground and... it was... closed?
Oh. No. We were at the wrong gate.
Finally got home and slept.

NotMe: Where's the fat guy on the bridge?

1 Lean On Me
Showered early, said goodbye to Nick and Noodle and hopped into [my new home] the car.
Drove, hour by hour.

Me: Look! A petting zoo! With... a goat! And... a... chicken! Minister sinister.

Stopped and saw the longest suspension footbridge in the world... did NOT go across it.
Got to our campsite in... the states pretty early. Took a walk through the flume!
Survived that, barely.

Top 'O Gorge

Went back to our bear-ridden campsite, had a fire and slept.

Longing

Packed
Yes, I have starry panties.
Rainy, rainy day.
Spent the day avoiding packing and comforting Noodle.

Mia: I could pet your noodle all day long...

Anne dropped by in the afternoon to chat about her piano, stalkers, and ex-boyfriends.
Walked her after dinner, saw Nick and Mia briefly, then returned home.
Saw someone else even brieflier... fuck.
Returned home disappointed, then watched Zack and Miri Make a Porno... :)
Entertained myself for a while, then bed.

Bye, everyone. See you in two weeks.
Don't change too much without me.

'Cause I've Been There Before

This Is Making Me Upset
Got going fairly late in the day, but then I had a shower and lay in the sun.
Yummm :)
Encountered Avery and bought banana popsicles, then walked around in the sun for a very long time.
Couldn't quite remember the fourth Beatle's name, but finally got it.

George!

Saw some crazy [rabid?] dreadlocked dog, who actually turned out to be pretty friendly.
Chose 5 of many things, then walked home without getting sprayed by a sprinkler.
I love summer.

Olden Days
Went to the library with my dad in the morning, but that's about it.
Had some confusion with what plans were happening when, but it all worked out really well, thankfully.
Met up with Ben and Jayme after dinner and walked to Kims - helped her dry dishes as everyone else arrived.
Took a walk, then went back to her place - Sociables!
Minor confusion with the rules, but the ice card provided much amusement for people who weren't Ben.
Went on another [speed] walk, then the game morphed in to 'I've Never'.
Heh. Good stuff.

Ralph Klein?

Fireworks!!

Gathered people to walk me home!

Genny: I don't need shoes!

NotMe: Let's go lie on the hill!
Everyone: Yeah!!
...
Everyone: It's all wet!

Can I touch you?

Hugs all around, then sitting up for most of the night.
:)

Finger?
Enjoyed life in my pajamas all day, then got cleaned up after dinner to go and meet Kim and Daniel.
He left, and we headed off to the bank.

Kim: BIRD!!
I thought it was a piece of garbage and I was just about to kick it...

Got what we wanted at the dep, then made it back to my place to hang out in my room [stupid brother]. Went through all the shit on my computer - a softer world :)
That was finished, we stood up [heh], then went for a walk.
Practiced our balance on some horses, then decided we really needed to pee.

NotMe: Since... Canada Day!
Me: That was a week ago.
NotMe: No, it's the... seventh today...

Debated whether or not to indulge, then finally did as we watched 'Mather' do some running drills.

Me: He. He. He he heh. Hahaha. Hahahahahha. Ha. Ha. Ha ha ha.

Do you remember when...?

Taste the rainbow!

You should feed someone Skittles before making out with them.
Why?
...It's fun.

Got home and had some ice cream, yummm.
[Not peanut butter and jam...]

We Don't See Each Other Much Anymore

Somewhat Less Of A Victory
Went to see the Hangover with Genny - I was only a little late...
But I forgot to look at her ear!!!
Bahhhhh.
The movie was good, for the second time :)
Got back to Lachine around 7:00 and met up with Geedi and Avery, then went over to Timmy's.
Sat, ate and talked. Caught up.
Left, then Geedi thinks I got us lost, but really I knew where we were going the entire time.
And there were no murderers.
...Just a bunch of wasps.

Bouncing and shaking his legs like those Chinese kids...

Read all of A Softer World. Which put me in a certain mood. Let's curl up in bed now.

Booty Call

Shit Disturbers
Slept in very lengthily.
Woke up in the best way possible... :)
Had a shower but then got back in to my pajamas... until like 6:30.
Mia came over after some extremely frustrating non-answer including texts from Ben.
Met up with him and Jayme then walked around... didn't do much, really.
Certainly didn't go swimming.
...
Saw Jimmy hanging out at Lakeside... typical moment :P
Waited for a bit with Mia at the bus stop, then home on time for my extended curfew.
More sleep!

NotMe: How old can you look?
NotMeEither: 97.

NotMe: The night is young!
NotMeEither: The night is 97 years old.

SomeAlchie: I'm going to name my kid Johnny Bootlegger.

Sleep Alone

[de]Parted
Woke up and knew it was time to go home.
The Laportes left first, right after lunch [crab salad!!].
Katie and I took a very quick dip in the lake, that was enough.
Kudos to her for staying in as long as she did.
Emily was being harassed by an overly friendly squirrel up on the porch... which actually wasn't as funny as it sounded when it was coming for you.
We left at the same time as Brenda and Nick - before dinner, but not by much.
Got home and jetted off to Thai Express.
Then... crashed on my bed with my laptop.
Sigh. Home again.
Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

Belated
Woke up bright and early to some raucous conversation and... pancakes!
Wonderful :)
The day was pretty disappointing - cold and windy. Didn't go outside very much at all.
Certainly didn't put the dock in, what with the excess of water.
We did, however, play Scattergories.

Tampoon!

Bebe chien.

NotMe: Anna! Stop thinking like I think!

Melissa did an honourable job of playing in English.
Drove in to town [with some 3 second full stops and an interesting horn] to buy chocolate, marshmallows, graham crackers, and alcohol. Party time!
Later on we drove out to the sandpit to check out the fox, which did come out of it's hole, but which Emily did not pet.
Instead we skipped rocks.
Had a highly eventful dinner...

SPIDER!!
BURN DOWN THE COTTAGE!!

Thankfully we finally found it....
and we could sleep easily. Most of us, anyway.

Nana: Keep your pecker up!

Started the bonfire after a failed attempt at getting a glowstick game started.
Out comes the alcohol!
Annik and I sat, rejected, singing Fire's Burning... in the glory!!
Finally convinced Pat to play for us - only after it got dark enough.
Took a walk out the road after 10:30 came around... nothing too exciting apart from some extremely bright lights.
Beddddd.

ABC's...
Well today I REALLY didn't do anything.
Woke up... got up... had breakfast... went on the computer... went back to bed.... good stuff.
Basically lazed around for the entire day.

Historianna: My job is going to be huge!
Conqueror: Just like my penis. But unlike my penis, I'd like you to get on it right away.

Got picked up by Brenda around 6:00 and dashed through the rain in to the car.
Stopped and almost got smushed by trucks and busses while Katie ran in to get a battery.
...A totally pointless battery.
Instead of listening to music on the drive up, we sang.
And sang. And sang.
And beat on the dashboard, in some cases.

Brenda: Woop woop!

Crusty, delicious, pubescent, man, inseparable, unicorn, XXX breasts!

Got to the cottage, ate a bunch of food and created a mosquito graveyard.

I'll Chase You

Parasite
I don't think I did much on this day.
It probably rained...
Em dashed into my room early in the morning because some guy was there checking our fire exits... we huddled together.
I started Peeps, and read about half. Good stuff!
Headed off to school with Katie when she got home from work - no hymens this time.
Instead there was an extremely annoying noise and a surplus of left-handed people.
[Maybe they're from Newfoundland...]

Instead of going out for deep-fried ice cream after, we decided we were too tired and lazy so instead settled in at home with Em and Laura to watch Shopaholic.
...With only one giant interruption.



Happpyyyyyyyy Canadaday.
Showered and had some toast, then walked over to the pub to drop off Emily's forgotten pouch.
Met up with Brenda and Duffy, and walked over to the bank, where Brenda got a little confused about punching in numbers.
Dropped in on the dep to purchase some hot dogs, [the last bag of] buns and some orange drink.
Went over to check out Parliament Hill and the festivities there, and saw a really cute Australian busker with a crazy laugh, tattoos and nipple rings :)

Al: I'm a naughty monkey!

After watching his show we went back home to get ready.
Laura and Mike had some extra tattoos - yay!
Applied them and then walked to Brenda's.

SomeGuy: Where's the dep?
SomeOtherGuy: What?
SomeGuy: The deppanneur! Where's the dep?
SomeOtherGuy: ...?
SomeGuy: The dep... the "corner store."

Drove on over to Matt's [without music, unfortunately], where Ashley, Jenn and Chris were already roasting in the sun.
The boys amused themselves trying to hit golf balls over the fence, while we listened to a whole bunch of Michael Jackson.
Got fed up with the heat, eventually and headed inside.
Whipped out the RockBand.
Llew arrived and the food started cooking!
Ashley's hamburgers were exactly what she imagined [even if they shrunk a little.]

NotAshley: You're having two? Where do you pack them??

Katie: Bread and butter, bread and butter, bread and butter.
NotKatie: What do you say to get rid of june bugs?
Matt: It's July, it's July, it's July.

Back to golfing... then moved on to the broom toss!
Llew killed us on the first toss, but Brian eventually claimed the title... I think.
Katie and I left before the water balloon fight had a chance to break out.

Back to Brenda's for some beer, pepperoni sticks and some confusing yet trying-to-be helpful conversations.
Stayed there for a bit then headed down to the hill to find Robyn and fireworks!

Anne: Anna?! I knew I'd see you!

Beautiful fireworks, and incredibly crowded streets.
Plus a really friendly guy with a dog chatting up Katie.
:)

Pigeon The Pigeon
Again slept in far later than usual, but actually had incentive to get up today.
Headed out to Anne's a little after noon, praying that the rain would hold off until I got there.
It almost did.... got a little wet but nothing too serious.
Had a minor crisis as I looked at the doorbells, but pulled through with a lucky guess.

Me: What is that? It smells delicious.... but looks incredibly disgusting.

After we ate Jen came home, and we had an intense discussion about the meaning of Anne's t-shirt.

Otter Woman... Other woman? Odder woman? Freak show? Who knows.

Went over to Bridgehead and indulged in chocolate pecan squares, yummmmm.
Jen went back to work, and Anne and I took a walk along the river.
Narrowly avoided stepping on a dead frog.

Anne drove me home in time for Katie to arrive and pick me up to walk to class.

ProfHewson: Why else were women not allowed to ride astride a horse?
KatiesNotebook: Pop your cherry.

Left school in a downpour and stopped by the Jazz Fest to talk to Ken for a bit.
Finally got home and stripped off to dry. Made some pizza and soup and watched 10 Things I Hate About You, then I became Katie's conscience for a bit.
Remembered I hadn't taken a photo yet, so snuck out with some bread and tried to beckon the pigeon down to us.
Bed!