On May 6th:

I think this my first post on my day in general; perhaps this is something that should happen more often.

Either way, here is my day:

I met Justin Trudeau at a Liberal "event" (my friend and I were told by a woman, rather condescendingly, that "this isn't an event"). It was very charming; he really was as nice as everyone made him out to be. I met some very kind seniors at the Seniors Centre where it was being held, and some peers who were a part of the Young Liberals (my friend included) and who tried to get me to join.

I suppose this is my first foray into publicly stating my views, so remember that these are completely my own views and do not represent the organizations that I'm a part of (if someone "important" does end up stumbling on this).

I don't know if I will register as a card-carrying Liberal. I really don't know. I was immensely uncomfortable with how the people at the event were so adamant about "creating the Justin brand", which, for all intents and purposes, is about recreating the Liberal brand as a personality cult, which is not only wrong, but so dangerous for the Liberal party. I know I'm mimicking certain pundits when I talk about this danger, but it's hard to ignore when Tom Mulcair's NDP (in the wake of Jack Layton's personality cult) is staring us all in the face.
However, the idea that the Liberal policy will be built from a grassroots level is absolutely delicious-- it's this ideal of participatory democracy that's so lacking in the Harper government that really intrigues me, and is really enticing me to join.

I chatted with our Ward Councillor (Marianne Wilkinson) while we were waiting for the event, and she told me to remember that a membership was not for life (and that's a valuable way to build connections).

I'll update you all on my decision, but either way, it won't be easy. I've long believed that it's better to be multi-partisan, but it's worth a try, right?

My friend Benet, JT, and I.

Then I came home and played Pokemon Emerald for five hours. I'm not going to comment any more on this because I'm stuck at a certain gym and I am literally so frustrated I aksdjfaksdjf

(I'm very much out of Poke-shape.)

And finally, my family learned today that we were the victims of a home invasion-- by ants.

We discovered this today when my grandparents started noticing ants crawling around the front door. At first, we just thought they had been getting through the open door, but then we found a whole bunch in the study that debunked that idea because it was much too far away from the front door. 

Throughout the afternoon and evening, we squished ants (individually, I might add) and swept around the infected areas, and my father and I went to Canadian Tire to buy some Raid. It turns out that we bought a shitty version that'll take a few days to work because it actually requires the ants to take them back to their colonies and feed each other the Raid. 

My mom poured boiling water down a massive colony/hole/home of ants I found close to the front entrance and the area became a scene of complete carnage. 

(Warning: graphic ant photo)

Those little specks of dirt are actually ant bodies. What a gorefest.

Anyway, thanks to the internet, we're trying Windex on the ants to kill them, but I'm not sure if they're being affected by the toxins or if they're being drowned. 

How do we get rid of ants?