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The last house I was in was... *thinks* oh man, I think the last time I was at someones house was my boyfriend Mike's. He wanted to make a lobster dinner for the two of us so he and I went on over to Zehrs and picked up a fresh lobster. We had fun playing with it, named it Louis, then stuck him in a nice big pot of boiling water.
I think he knew what was coming to him because he stuck his claws out and attempted to 'push' his way back out of the water.
I kept my distance away from the thing cause I just wanted to eat it, I wasn't interested in the death, but Mike freaked out because he saw its eyes turn marble white.
Louis didn't scream (myth about lobsters). Though he gave us the evil eye.
The evil.
Eye.

At this moment I feel a little weird. I think i'm starting to feel guilty for not doing anything. There is nothing to do but Halo, go on the computer, or read my halo books (again).
Since last September i've sat on my butt and pretty much done nothing, though I can't totally be blamed.

First off, I live in Canada, and this winter was extreamely shitty, so I was basically never outside thanks to that.
Second; my friends are busy with school and work, and if I hang out with my boyfriend too much I feel a little guilty. Which, I don't understand why I would feel guilty when I only see him twice in a 7 day week. Not really a lot since usually teen couples see each other every blooming day.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Last reason; I have to gain weight for a surgical procedure on my upper and lower jaws. I would go into detail, but I would rather do that closer to the time. I'm not entirely ready to share what must be done. It's not a big deal anyway. So basically exercise means lose weight, unless I do uuber amounts of sit ups and gain more muscle.
I'll probably feel better tomorrow when I get up in the morning, it's usually at night when I start to feel this way and after a nights rest, i'm fine again.

No this is not PMS talking.
and Sudzy my cat is pestering me, I think it's time I sleep ^_^;

... and he just ate something off my carpet.
If I still feel shitty tomorrow i'm going to clean my room, cause it's been bugging me lately. More specifically my bed. I'm not the one for cleaning, but my stupid duvet cover attracts cat hair and dust like a magnet, so I brush it down, and a day later there are little fluffs on it again.
ANNOYING.
Plus, the blankets are pulled out from under the matress, which bugs me because I lose my sense of security when sleeping, I just feel better when the blankets are tight around me.
OK going now, going to brush my teeth, then bed tiem woot!

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Well, yesterday my best friend Kirsty and I decided to hang out! She's always busy with work now that she too, is out of school, so it was nice to just chillax. I drove us over to the neighboring small city where we hit up Walmart to get awesome sauce iPOD cases, which I also ended up grabbing a huge ass box of butter popcorn cause I love that stuff.

When we got back into town, we went to the highschool so we could wait for our friend and so Kirsty could clean out her locker. After a small visit with everyone at lunch we headed out for a bite to eat. Kirsty and my friend Eulalia couldn't decide where to eat so I decided to park downtown, and from there we could walk around and decide.

I enter a parking lot only to find all spaces were taken so instead of backing up baround the entire parkinglot (no room to turn around), naturally I would just take the other exit. Unfortunately the other exit opened up onto the busy main street. Normally it's not a problem when you go out this way, but there were cars parked to either side of me so I couldn't see the f'cking road. I sat there for awhile saying to Kirsty and Eulalia how I don't feel comfortable just pulling out. So of course, I inched and inched forward to keep trying to get a clear view.

My view was still obstructed but I could see a little bit better and it looked clear so I went. There was a black cavalier to my left and judging from her distance and how much of my car was on the road I floored it hoping, just hoping I would get lucky. Well I didn't, and she hit me. I slammed on the breaks and after quickly shutting off the car I slapped my hands to my face.
Honestly, the first thing that came to mind was 'I just trashed the car, we can't afford another one.'

I kept my composure and got out of the car, the other girl, probably only 20 years of age told me I have to come out of the parking lot slowly (even though I was crawling to get out). So Kirsty and Eulalia got out I whipped around and went into the parking lot I just previously attempted to get out of.

When I saw the damage I mentally freaked out, but the more I looked at it the more I realized it could have been worse. Had I not accelerated the way I did, her car probably would have hit between the driver and rear passenger door, if that were the case my mom and I wouldn't be able to afford the fix.

I grabbed an accident sheet thing I had in the glove compartment and started filling shit out as the other girl called her dad and some other random people. The mood lightened and I was relieved to find the other car had a mere scratch that was hardly noticeable on the front end. No one was hurt, though I was appalled to find out that the passenger of the other car (who I happen to know) was pregnant and smoking. She admitted she usually has a smoke a day. I hope her baby will be ok.

Kirsty used my cell and called her dad, and when he arrived, he assessed the situation and got a hold of the cops. By this point I had already texted my boyfriend Mike, and he was on his way.

Time was going so slow for me, so so slow. I was focused on keeping my composure because I wasn't about to break down in front of everyone, i'm not known to cry. I was also thinking about money and how my mom was going to react, which trust me, it's something to be scared about.

So the cop came got both our stories, Mike arrived soon after, and while I didn't go straight to him right away, I was glad he was there. All in all it took pretty much and hour to settle, but it felt like three, and plus my toes felt like they were going to fall off cause it was so cold.

From there I headed home like a pup with its tail between its legs. Funny enough my mother was walking down the street. She was on the right side of the car so she couldn't see the damage, and I was going to try and pick her up but decided just to go back to the apartment and wait. While I sat with my Large french vanilla cappuccino from Tim Horton's (Mike bought it for me to keep me warm : ) ), I finally broke down and wept/hyper ventilated for a good ten minutes. Then called my dad and spoke to him about it. He wasn't mad, he's never mad at me and told me everything is ok and it made me feel better. That's when my mom finally got home and saw the damage.

I stayed in the car and watched her, kinda like a human staying in the car to avoid the lion. She walked away and that's when I followed her. At first she thought it was someone else's fault because i'm a good, careful driver, and even when she found out it was technically my fault she wasn't extremely mad.

We got everything sorted out. I was slapped with an 'Improper Left Turn' ticket, despite the elements against me. I'm going to head in to the court and plead guilty with an explanation in hopes of getting the pay dropped. I'll still  lose/gain? demerit points though.

Here's the thing, and i'm not saying it's the other girls fault, i'm just pointing this out.
The speed limit is 40 because it's residential and downtown all in one street, though she admitted to going 50, she also admitted that she didn't see me at first and it wasn't until last minute she slammed on the breaks and skidded into me.
She just admitted to not paying attention.

People park on the road all the time down this street and it's extremely busy all the time, having a tim hortons there doesn't help. I think she should have known better and slowed down once she got to this area 'cause when silly people like me pull out, you gotta be prepared.

I was in the wrong because I crossed traffic, but that doesn't make her perfect, nor does it make me a bad driver.
Accidents happen.

    If you're an  anti-valentines day type of person then bugger off.
This mushy journal is not for you   : )
BUT! If overall you enjoy reading my stuff and would like an amusing story that really isn't that mushy at all, then please, read on.


So my boyfriend had let me know weeks in advance that before Valentine's day, he would need my apartment keys. Fair enough, his scheming mind was at woooork.
"Don't think about it!" he would tell me, though I did. Of course I did. I could have let my mind dwell on his scheming plans, but I had other important things to think about, like; what was I going to get him?
To all those guys out there; it's very hard to shop for you. Like seriously. Well at least for me anyway cause I like to avoid cliche stuffed animals with I love you hearts and their beady eyes staring into your soul as their makers make billions of dollars. Anyway! I also had to think about Valentine's day dinner because I decided I wanted to have a go at making him something, since he's cooked for me on many occasions. Anyway, it wasn't until a couple days before that special day I figured out everything! Wheee!
What did I get him? What did I make him for dinner? *gasp* you'll just have to read on... or, just like, scroll through and find it.


So finally it's Valentine's Day morning. I woke up early cause I was like, egh bathroom, and when I went to bed I kept staring at the clock thinking about it. Finally I managed to get back in a deep sleep, n' next thing I know I hear a little rustle, I feel my bed sink and a familiar cheery voice say, "Happy Valentine's Day!"
It's awesome to wake up to him : )
Anyway after my morning stretch, I find gift #1 on the back of my card and it was small heart floating candles which were so cute! Then I went to open up gift #2 n' I find myself looking at a nice bunch of red roses. I love red roses cause they sport the deep red colour I love, plus they smell nice and look beautiful. HAH!and Live Journal tells me I spelt colour wrong... I canadian muthafookar! Back on topic.
Gift # 3 had me curious cause it was a large tube like shape. I had no idea what it was, and when I opened it up, a Dave Matthews Band ticket came out! Though it wasn't a real ticket I quickly realized cause only one came out and then I pulled the second item out of this tubular object, and a Dave Matthews band poster came out. It's so awesome and I totally didn't expect it at all!
Though at this point his gift wasn't ready yet so! he had to waaaait.

At 1:00, my dad, mom and I went out for lunch, which was nice. Then while mom went to her dentist appointment, I got a few extra things for Mike. Mom didn't come home until close to 4, the dinner I chose to make takes 45 minutes (or so martha stewart says) and I was like agh we need to get dessert made too!
My mom and I started on dinner which was pork tenderloin and apple stew, and for dessert, it was going to be homemade mousse but since we ran out of time it had to be made from a box *sad face*
Mike arrived a little after 5:00 and dinner still had  about 15 minutes to go, so I decided to give him his gift! Which is kinda amusing cause I realized I had no tape so my mom used glue to wrap it. So anywhoz, I gave my giftie to Mike and when he opened it, he got glue on his fingers, haaaah man, and flipped the gift over to see it was a picture of him and I together in a perdy black frame. I wanted a basic black frame so it wouldn't take up much room on his side table. Honestly there are picture frames for the 4 x whatever size, but the frame itself is 7 inches wide. WTF people?
I also had a chocolate rose and a small bag of candy hearts to go along with this perdy-black-simple-cool-cute picture frame :D

Finally dinner was ready! Overall it was pretty good, tasted alright though I was expecting more from it. I wanted to make a spectacular dinner for Mike but hey, it doesn't always work that way when you try something new. I used 7 of the floating candle hearts because we've been together for 7 months (technically 6 and two weeks but I wasn't about to be exact n' cut a candle), and we had a small glass of white wine to go along with it. Dessert was alright, though i'm sure it woulda been better if it were homemade.
This was my best Valentines Day ever.

Now for the other adventure! You don't have to read this but hey, it's here for your enjoyment.
My friend calls me up and tells me that she had gotten her boyfriend a couple gifts, but when she gave it to him he wasn't pleased because he didn't get her anything. I felt so bad for her because typically on V-Day, couples exchange gifts to show their appreciation to each other. Well Mike gets the bright idea to go out and get her a couple little things and a card to make her feel better!
That. was. awesome.
Mike and I were on an adventure! 'Course it was put on paused cause just as we were about to head off my mom tells us to take down the garbage. Turns out if we hadn't of thrown out the garbage, Mike wouldn't have done this piece of art on someones car  : 3


I think this story is long enough, so basically we made mah friend happier n' she was like yay! n' then after hanging out for a bit longer, I took Mike home. Now we await the next day we get to see each other!

I've made like, 3 posts in the past 30 minutes or so, but, I would like to share a picture I just finished for my good friend Fal.

Well, for you Halo fans out there, i'm sure you all heard they were making a Halo movie. Well, unfortunately it's been put on hold since money is a big issue. Yea yea, we know that already, but! the special effects studio have been keeping themselves busy.

"Yeah, the Halo movie's on a long, unpaid vacation, but that doesn't mean Peter Jackson's WETA special effects studio have been sitting on their collective asses. They've already made a bunch of weapons and props for the film, and with the project doing naught but gathering dust, they figured they may as well send some over to Bungie, let them have a go. Here, you can see the results. Sure, Master Chief is handy with a pistol, but could he ever rock a sweater like that? No. No he could not."

A couple people mentioned Live Journal to me before, and when I finally came on over here to check it out, it tickled my fancy so hey, i'm here now and plan to stay and make full use of those awesome place.

- Laura

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