Nadia: Well, you know, you can’t help it, ‘cause………..you can’t help it (Nadia yawning) ‘cause this is the way we were brought up. This is how we eat. Martin: Doin’ alright for me. I don’t eat this way when I’m not here. Nadia: How do you eat when you’re not here? Martin: I have…I have an omelet. I’ll have vegetables in it and uh maybe a bit a meat. And I’ll have….maybe one a the-one of the three eggs used without and egg white-an egg yolk in it. (Nadia yawning.) For lunch, always have, like, the meat choice. And then vegetables. (Nadia: Um hum.) Like, I’ll have three or four types of salad. Nadia: Wait now. I mean, when you’re on your own. Martin: I don’t know. Nadia: Like, living in your apartment. Not having the army feed you, you fool! Martin: I don’t know! Nadia: I can’t imagine you having a varay-a varay-an array of salads. (Martin: I can’t imagine you having…..)…at your house. Martin: Um….nah….never mind. Nadia: You can’t speak yet. (Martin laughs.) (Martin: No.) Let yourself have one more coffee before you start trying to be intellectual, okay? Martin: Okay. Nadia: Make me breakfast. Martin: (mumbling) I don’t know how to cook seaweed. Nadia: What do you mean, seaweed?

Martin: Kernel of corn of whatever the hell you (Nadia: What?) preppy (mumbles incoherently). Nadia: What? Martin: Whatever you people (mumbles incoherently)….eats that’s breakfast. Nadia: We don’t eat seaweed for breakfast, Martin. Martin: Okay. Nadia: We eat seaweed for lunch and dinner! Martin: I mean, you diet people. What do you guys eat? Nadia: Oh, diet! Um…. Martin: Yeah. We eat bran, bra-bran bran! We love shittin’. (Nadia and Martin laugh.) Nadia: You made me stop. Martin: I poop three times a day. Alright. Is that thing on? Nadia: Yes. It’s alright. Martin: Dang. Nadia: Dang. Okay. Yes, Martin. I agree. I have my 0-point soup, which is nothing but vegetables. (Martin: That’s okay…) Not for breakfast, but, like, during the day, right? Nothing but vegetables. Fiber fiber. Shittin’ fiber. (Martin laughs.) Fiber fiber. Martin: That’s unbelievable! (Nadia: For breakfast…) It’s like, big chunk of bark. (pretends to eat) Mmmmm. Nadia: Breakfast, fiber. I eat-I eat only bran. A lot of people can’t eat bran. I just like it. I

kinda got used to it. What’s that sound? Oh. Eggs. ‘Cause when I was in Japan…there’s so much bread available and it’s so – like, everywhere you go, you can buy individual-sized bread for breakfast. Anytime of the day. Snacks. And the bread has got, like, sugar and cream inside and you different kind of bread. It’s not just a slice like we have here. It’s, like, dessert bread. (Martin: Um.) Anyway, so I got into the habit of eating that in the mornings and I had to stop, ‘cause that was just, like, my whole day’s calories gone on a piece of bread, right? So, I stopped eating bread. So, it’s fine. I’m used to it. But, yeah. Twice a day. Martin: I can’t believe…..(yawns) ….I can’t believe that, uh, that those muffins at McDonald’s, er, at Tim Horten’s are so friggin’…. Nadia: Ethel’s muffins? Martin: No. The muffins at……. Nadia: Oh, the muffin that I ate, yeah. Martin: Tim Horten’s muffins are crazy, like, 14 points or something. Nadia: Well, for my weight, I can eat 24 points a day. And one muffin is 10 points. So, I’m gonna be pretty hungry the rest of the day if I only ate that. Martin: Right. (cooking sounds) Martin: (inaudible) Nadia: What? Martin: Can I have a piece of bread? (Nadia yawns.) Look – you gonna eat that end? Nadia: Nope. Martin: Okay. (inaudible)….cut to fit in the toaster. Nadia: I can cut it.

Martin: I can cut it but it’s just that I don’t want to. Alright…….I’m cuttin’ the damn piece of bread. Martin: (Inaudible) Augh! (Nadia laughs.) Nadia: Just cut one piece for the toaster and give the-give the small piece leftover to the birds. (cooking sounds) Martin: Nadia, stop cuttin’ everything else with the-with the bread knife. It’s a bread-knife. You don’t use a fine Italian bread-knife….. Nadia: To cut what? Martin: To cut moose. Nadia: Oh. I don’t know the difference between an Italian bread-knife and a meat-knife and…(Nadia yawns.) Martin: Hey, hey. (inaudible) Nadia: Stop it! Stop throwin’ bread at my cat! Martin: (inaudible) Nadia: I just can’t believe you left Grizzly….with the door half-open…..and he was too fat to get inside and then he had to sit there and feel fat. ‘Cause he knew he couldn’t get inside. Waitin’ by the open door. My life is shit. (cooking sounds) Nadia: Maybe that’s a bit high, Martin. Martin: Well, it’s a fat-fight you want, eh? (laughs) I’m probably gonna need a Propel this morning. Nadia: Yeah, yeah. Go out in that car.

Martin: I find it rejuvenates me. Nadia: There’s lotsa “Lemon” ‘cause Tee doesn’t like the “lemon”. Nadia: You can have all the lemon. Bring ‘em all inside. Martin: I’m not even gonna’ put on shoes. Nadia: Okay. (Martin goes outside to get his drink from the car.) Martin: (singing “Makin’ love last night”) How come I can hang up your keys but I can’t hang up my own? Nadia: Because you know that I will kill you if you lose my keys! Right? Martin: This is true. Nadia: That Propel stuff you’re drinking is so similar to, ah, this. Let me show you. This is Japanese, Martin. It’s called Pocari Sweat. And it’s similar. It’s, like, got all the ions and all the good stuff in it. (Martin: Yup.) But you can’t buy it here ‘cause it’s Japanese. Actually, not true. We found one tin of Pocari Sweat in ChinaTown in Toronto. And looked like it’d been through the war. So, we didn’t bother. Martin: Ah. Nice Big8. Nadia: (Yawns.) (loud banging) What are ya cooking – ham and eggs? And bread? Martin: Yup. Nadia: Cool. Martin: 47 points! (laughs) Nadia: Well, I’m so happy with myself at McDonald’s last night, aren’t you?

Martin: Yes. I did the-I did the one thing you’re not supposed to do, though. Me and Ryan wanted to go and get a video game so I went over with ‘em . And he went to McDonald’s. Nadia: You went to McDonald’s twice yesterday? Martin: I didn’t eat. I didn’t eat. I sat down and then I was getting’ the McGurgles. Augh! It was deadly in there. I was, like, oh no! The French fries are making me sick. And he’s, like, “Have some French fries.” “No.” (loud banging.) Nadia: Ryan’s still quite puffy, isn’t he? Martin: Yes. He’s-he’s un-puffing, though. Nadia: Yes, he’s not as puffy as he was before. He used to look like he was going to explode. ‘Kay. Here’s a story. You know how my Nan hasn’t really met Tee much, right? Martin: Who? Nadia: Nan Kennedy. Martin: Yeah. Nadia: We’ve only been over there once and been up to Keith’s cabin once. So, she’s, like, “Nadia doesn’t see me anymore.” Complaining and stuff. But I can’t handle goin’ over there, ‘cause it’s just, like, ugh. So, we went over there yesterday ‘cause I figured we had, like, 15 minutes to spare waitin’ for the recital to begin. And, uh, we went over to visit Nan for a second. Figured that’d be a good, like, small, short visit, not a lot of people around, easy to talk, right? But Nan was there and Heidi and Stephanie were there. Grace was there, but Grace was in the kitchen. And then eventually Keith came home, but we didn’t talk to him ‘cause he was eating. You don’t talk to Keith when he’s eating. And so, anyway, uh, Nan Kennedy was asking me what I was doin’ and stuff and Heidi and Stephanie were sittin’ next to me so I bit the bullet. And even though Mom and I said we’re not gonna tell Nan I said, uh, yeah, I went to WeightWatchers this morning. That was yesterday. The three of them - Nan and Heidi and Stephanie – WHAT? Surprised, right? What do you mean? You’ve lost enough weight. And I said, I’ve lost, like, 6.6 pounds in

two weeks and, you know, another 20 to go or something. 26 to go. And, uh…… Martin: (inaudible) Nadia: Hmmm? Martin: To your optimal weight. The weight you want (loud sound). The weight that’s healthy for your size, or whatever. Nadia: Actually, I have 24 pounds left to lose. And Nan’s face was nothing but disgust. “What a’you talkin’ ‘bout? That’s sick. Look at ‘ya. You’re small.” And Heidi was, like, “You’re skinny enough. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then, um, I said, “But why? I said, “It’s fun. It’s-it’s good, right?” Like, um…And then Heidi and Stephanie both said, “Yeah, it’s not fun when you don’t lose weight, though.” And then Heidi said, “No. Um…she said, “It’s horrible. I hated it.” I said, “You hated it?” She said, “Yes, I hated it.” And, anyway, then I told Nan how much I actually weighed and she’s, like, “What?” She’s, like, shocked. You weigh, like…..are-are….’cause I weighed 191 two weeks ago, right? She’s, like, “You look so skinny.” And I’m, like, “Nan! Huh……” You know what I mean? But, anyway, so I just-it’s just so annoying. I told Dad about it and Dad’s, like, “Yeah, but you’re talking to fat people.” Martin: Yeah. (loud banging sounds) The only supportive person that I’ve ever talked to about it, I would imagine, would be Penney. We were talkin’ ‘bout that when we were waitin’ for you. Penney’s, like, “I’m fat.” (laughs) (Nadia: What?) Penney’s, like, “I’m fat.” It’s, like, one ‘a the girls at the-one of the girls in rehab, she said to me, “Penney, I think you’re pregnant.” And she’s, like, “Shut up, you little bitch.” (laughs) Nadia: When was this? Martin: “I don’t wanna talk about your problems.” Yesterday. (laughs) And, she’s, like, “What if I don’t look pregnant and she cast a spell on me?” I’m, like, “Penney, no one’s cast a spell on ‘ya.” Penney, all wound-up from a day at work, eh. Like…then we got talkin’ ‘bout weight. (Nadia: Uh oh.) And then, uh, she’s, like, you know, “I’m fat. I know it.” I didn’t say anything. I’m like, “Umm.” (Nadia: Yeah. She’s always sayin’ that.) She’s, like, well-sp-, “So, acceptance is the first wh-thing on the road to recovery, idn’t it?”

Nadia: No. It’s called denial. “I’m fat. It’s good.” Martin: And then, we were talkin’ about Keith. And I’m, like, “Penney. Yeah, Penney’s gettin’ pretty chunky.” (Nadia: Um?) And I’m, like, yeah (inaudible) And then he’s, like……and then Gary said, “I’m about as big a guy as Keith.” And we said, “No, you’re not. Gary, you’re 6’2”. You have big shoulders, big arms and big legs.” (Nadia: Yeah.) “You have a gut, but you’re nowhere near Keith, right?” That’s what we were talkin’ about. ‘Cause he said he was like Keith and I’m, like, nope.” Nadia: Probably weighs the same but bu-bu-bu (Martin: Yeah. But it’s different.) but it’s a different weight. Martin: Yeah. Keith’s purple. Nadia: Well, it’s like me and, like, Heidi, for example. She probably weighs about 180. Which is about the same as me. But since I’m so much taller (Martin: Mm hum.) it looks like I’m not overweight whereas her. I mean, the poor girl, she can’t even fit into jeans. What a sin, Martin. Martin: She hated fat class? Nadia: She said she did. Maybe she’s just sayin’ that ‘cause Nan does. Martin: Nan doesn’t know what’s on the go. I think it’s a sin. Poor-those poor girls gotta live (inaudible) with that woman. Nadia: I just think it’s a horrible way to set-up your lifestyle – you know what I mean? Like, they’re settin’ up those kids to be overweight and unhealthy their whole lives. Not just the overweight part. But the not eating right, not exercising, never being in a good routine of anything. You know what I mean? Like, what chance do they have of actually being healthy in their life? Martin: It’s hard enough to do with support. Nadia: Yeah. ‘Cause chocolate tastes a hell of a lot better than bran cereal, that’s for sure.

What if everybody in the family was eatin’ bran cereal and it was just a-it was just Heidi eatin’ chocolate for breakfast, she’d go, Oh. Maybe I should eat bran cereal. Do you know what I mean? But now everybody else is doin’ the same thing. Martin: I love potatoes, but I don’t eat them very often. Nadia: No, neither do I. Martin: Wha(t)? Nadia: Neither do I. Martin: Like, I’m up there in Alert and everyone’s, like, What are you, a bloody rabbit? I’m, like, No, I just, you know, everyone says I eat healthy. I do. I just eat healthy. See, this is my-this is my, ah, my vacation food. Nadia: Well, growin’ up, like, Mom-Mom ate quite healthy. Martin: Yup. Salad’s and all that stuff. I love salads. Nadia: Yeah. So do I. Soup and whatever. (Martin: Yup.) Dad does, too, but he eats too much. He eats a lot of healthy food, right? He eats, like, a double-double triple serving at Nan’s house of healthy food. The only thing about Dad – Dad exercises but he’s a late-night eater. And that’s where you get it, too. You and Dad. Out (growling sounds) I’m hungry. It’s ten o’clock. (growling sounds). Martin: Is that bad? (Nadia: Yup.) Okay. Goin’ to bed hungry’s not fun. (laughing) Not. Martin: I got home ‘bout three, beer in my hand, case of beer in the other hand. Do do do do do do do. 3 o’clock……..Dad: bang, bang, bang, bang. (Nadia: 6 o’clock?) Not exactly a soundproof house. (Nadia: No.) Can’t sleep up on that little tiny Abby’s bed. Don’t wanna hear what’s goin’ on in your room, either. (laughs) Nadia: Yeah, there’s nothing much, believe me…….. Martin: (laughs) La la la la la la (laughs)

Nadia: Nope. Not with this commotion happening in the house these past two weeks. Nothin’ happenin’. Martin: Nothin’ happenin’? I’m leavin’ soon, I told her. (laughs) Nadia: Yeah, but that doesn’t help. As soon as you leave, Dad, all of a sudden, goes, I’m gonna stay here for the rest of my life. Martin: Get out, mood-killer. I’m goin’! (laughs) Nadia: No, Dad’s terrible. I thought he’d be in Corner Brook all the time – NO. He wants to stay home and – here – he wants to stay home and, like, bond. He comes home every night 9:30 – hello! We’re, like……..(groaning sounds) Martin: I gotta pack. Pretty much all there, anyways. Clean my boots – clean my army boots. Nadia: Clean ya’ army boots. Martin: Make sure nothing’s left here. Nadia: I haven’t cleaned at all since you’ve been here. That’s alright, though. I’ll clean later. Martin: I have that effect on people. I live like a pig. (laughs) Hey, me, too. (chewing sounds) The governor general’s gonna come up. Nadia: Who’s that again? Martin and Nadia: Adrienne Clarkson. Nadia: No, there’s a new one. (Martin: Eh?) There’s a new one. Martin: Eh. Are you sure? Good.

Nadia: But maybe the new one’s been chosen and not there yet, maybe. I heard there was a new one. Let me know about that, would ‘ya? Martin: Y’know, she always visits us. That’s her job. Nadia: She’s a leader. Martin: She never –like, she’ll never talk to anybody. She-like she has a hoity-toity attitude. Nadia: I’ve heard that she’s much better than any other d-governor general, when it comes to (Martin: Could be) the armed forces. ‘Cause the other one’s had nothing to do with the armed forces. But she does. Moreso…..like, I read in-ah-heard on TV that, like, her-the previous two governor generals didn’t even go visit anything. And now at least she’s done that. (Martin: That’s true.) Like, she visited and that kind of stuff. Martin: Christmas day in the Gulf-er-in Afghanistan. She was there. Nadia: Really? Martin: She was with the troops, yeah. Nadia: So, that’s pretty cool. Even though she’s the symbolic leader, she does have power, but not really power. Right? That symbolic queen power thing happening Martin: She’s Queen Elizabeth’s…… Nadia: ……right hand. Martin: Canadian representative. Nadia: And, she’s a Chinese-born immigrant. I think that’s so cool. And the weird thing is: before I left for Japan, I would never have even thought twice about that. I’d been like, Oh, yeah. Yeah. You know what I mean? She’s the very first ever immigrant-born Canadian governor general, but I just woulda went, Oh, that’s normal. But, now, I’m like,Wow. That’s pretty cool. Like, when I think about in Japan, if there was, like, an immigrant-born governor general in Japan or something of the like, (Martin: Yup.) s-s-somebody in politics

that was not-that was not born in…in Japan it would just be, like, a scandal, right? What? Or maybe it wouldn’t…….I don’t know. Maybe I’m not being fair. Martin: I dunno. I don’t know enough about it. I’d like to. Nadia: Well, I’ve decided that I cannot study here-in this house. So, for June, I’m gonna buy a gym membership at the Y. Thirty dollars a month for a student, tax included. And not every day, but three days a week I’ll go to Corner Brook: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I’ve got Fat Class Friday morning, anyway, right? And then go to the gym in the mornings (clears throat) go study and then come back here for lunch. D’ya know what I mean? Like, just to get a….day in. I just don’t wanna leave him here, kinda on his own, all day long. Martin: I understand that. Nadia: But, then, he’s happy enough on the computer ‘cause he’s got so much work to do. Martin: Clickidy click click. Click, click, click,click. Nadia: I’ll just leave food. One with For Dad, For Tee, For Dad, For Tee. Double food. Martin: You should label it. Nadia: I know. Don’t eat this one. Martin: Don’t eat the saltwater soup, Monte. You won’t like it. Nadia: Seaweed soup – don’t touch. He’d probably throw it out, though, see………oh. Gross. Martin: Soup’s gone bad. No! Nadia: No! It’s soy. Soy? What’s soy? Martin: It does have a distinct taste, like, ah, like, um, octopus or something. Nadia: Oh, no. It doesn’t taste like octopus. Octopus……”taco”. “Taco” in

Japanese……octopus. No, no, no. I hate octopus. Martin: It’s like squid. Ever had squid? Nadia: Yeah. We got squid here. Um…ye….he loves it. Hmmm…..I like, a, cooked squid. I don’t like raw squid, though. I don’t know how to cook squid. Maybe I should poach squid. Maybe he’d like that. (Singing.) Here’s come my cat. Here comes the other cat. Martin: Hello, battered wife. Hello, Grizzly-San. Nadia: Hello, Bella-Chan. La-Yesterday, when we got home, Grizzly came in. Tee went upstairs and go the two packages of cat’s treats, right? The hard ones for Grizzly and the soft ones for Bella. You gotta be careful, ‘cause you gotta-you gotta give treats to them at the same time or one of them gets upset. So, he gave Grizzly his treat first. I said, Give it to Bella. She’s walkin’ away. ‘Cause Bella’s getting’ all pissed off. And he ran over and gave it to Bella and Grizzly ran over, ‘cause he wasn’t getting’ treats, and then tried to take Bella’s treats. And then I came down, and I took…Grizzly was over here, ‘kay? Bella was where Grizzly is. And, I took one of Bella’s treats and put it over to to-to Bella’s mouth. Grizzly comes over, shoulders her out of the way and takes it. Martin: That’s awesome, Grizzly. Nadia: Boom. And Bella ran away. (laughing) He’s horrible. Martin: He’s the man. He’s the Japanese man. (laughs) Can’t you see him? Nadia: Grizzly? Grizzly. Grizzly, come up with me. Come up and let’s cuddle. Martin: Nadia, careful! Don’t pick him up – oh, God! Nadia: Let’s cuddle. Martin: Nadia, his guts are old. Nadia: Let’s cuddle. Let’s cuddle. Oh, we’re cuddling. Yes, we’re cuddling. Oh, yes, we’re cuddling.

Martin: Cuddling in the middle of a snake’s den. Nadia: Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle. Cuddle, cuddle. Cuddle cuddle. Look. Bella’s eating her food. Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee. Martin: I don’t care what you said. A stop is gonna be put to that. Nadia: You’re missing part of your ear, Grizzly. Martin: And tongue. Nadia: Two parts. Martin: And tongue.! Nadia: Tongue? Martin: When he got hit by a car, he bit his lip. (laughs) Bit his tongue. Nadia: Did he? Martin: Yup. Nadia: He had a hard life, didn’t you, Grizzly? Martin: No wonder he’s so contrary. Nadia: Tee’s like-Tee’s lookin’ at him goin’, He’s got white hairs. I’m, like, Yes, ‘cause he’s a hundred years old. You’re so-why don’t you get rid of this skin stuff, Griz? Clean yourself. Martin: He can’t. He’s too fat. (laughs) He rolls in dirt. (singing) Rollin’ in the dirt. Rollin’ in the dirt. Nadia: But he’s still got this skin stuff happening up there. (Martin: Yeah.) Flaky skin. Ow,

ow, ow. Martin: Oh, he’s kneading. It’s happy knead. (laughs) Nadia: Yeah, but don’t, don’t……happy knead in my kneecaps, not good. Martin: Yeah, he’s got quite long nails….and strong nails. Nadia: Ummmm…. Martin: He can still climb trees. Nadia: What? Martin: He can still climb trees. (Nadia: Well…) He can’t get down outta ‘em….whooom…… Nadia: I wondered what this thing was and it looks like a snake bite. Martin: No. Looks like a flea bite. Nadia: No. These two. Martin: Yup. Flea bites look like that. Nadia: No. It looks like a snake. (hissing sound) Two talons. Martin: (laughs) Yup. Nadia: And, you know what? They’re quite deep…’cause they haven’t even, like, scabbed over yet. Still red ‘n…. Martin: What can I-What can I say? It’s Grizzly. Can’t believe he pushed Bella outta the way, though. How very unmanly-uh-ungentlemanly of him. Nadia: I don’t know, but he almost pushed me off my feet when he came over. Boom boom boom. (Martin laughs) I’m getting’ it. It’s mine. A-and Bella’s such a lady, right? She would never do that.

Martin: ‘Cause she’s frightened. You took away her claws. Nadia: Yeah. I couldn’t help it. She ripped up my apartment. (Martin: Why?) And I’d never do it again. Martin: Yeah. Just get rid of the cat. You could put duct tape on her paws. Nadia: No. No, but the-it wasn’t that. If I had my own place, I wouldn’t have cared, right? You woulda dealt with it. But it wasn’t my own furniture. It wasn’t even my own apartment – I was renting. It was their furniture she was ripping up. (laughs) You know on the-on the couch, there’s those two little…….those two balls of wood? On the end of the couch, for-for your hands? Nothin’. Like, scrape. One big scrape. All the varnish was gona and…yup, Miss Thing, um….. Martin: So, Grizzly used to do that, ‘till Dad gave ‘em the old flyin’ Grizzly right into that door. Nadia: But, Grizzly still does it. (Martin: Yup, on that…..) Have you looked? O-There’s a whole area he has-he owns the porch. He does it to the whole porch. (Martin: Softwood.) Like, the whole thing is just totally scraped. (Martin: Yup.) This wall’s not. Then, this whole thing is gone. (Martin: Yup.) Right here…..and it looks like someone bit it. (Martin: Oh, yeah.) This is Grizzly…….and then this part (Martin: That’s new.) is Grizzly’s. Martin: That’s his stretch. He’s got to stand and stretch. Nadia: It’s new, is it? Martin: Maybe he’s got-maybe the other one’s got so worn down it was not longer good to scratch. (Nadia: Um hum.) Bella. Nadia: Okay, now, what’s your plan for the rest of the day? What’s happening? Martin: Pack. Go to Nan’s. Go drinkin’. Nadia: At Gary’s.

Martin: Penney should come over here with you. Nan’s not being nice. Nadia: Really? Martin: She’s ridin’ Penney’s ass. Nadia: What’s she sayin’? Martin: She’s getting’ on all miserable. Nadia: I might go visit the two of them, then. Maybe I’ll go over-I’ll find out what time Penney’s gonna go over. Martin: Were you born in a barn, hm? Nadia: What? Martin: Were you born in a barn? Get your feet off the table. They’re next to my coffee. Nadia: Well, I-I took them down while you were eating, didn’t I? (Martin: Oh.) My feet are clean. Martin: Thank you. Nadia: Army boys can sniff and hack and whatever – but you can’t have your feet on the table. No. It’s bad. So, do you know where you’re gonna be in July? ‘Cause, really, like, he’s making a plan to go to Osaka. And I’m makin’ a plan maybe to go to Boston. And Halifax. Martin: What time in July? Nadia: Somewhere in-July 13th

and July 20-something.

Martin: I-I’ll be in a…in Alert until like the….oh….do ya have a-do ya have a…..calendar?

Nadia: Somewhere. Not here, though. Martin: It’s alright. On the 18th, 19th , I’ll be……… Nadia: I have a calendar…….maybe. 18th or 19th

you’ll be up at Alert?

Martin: 18th

or 19th

I’ll still be there.

Nadia: Will you be back to Halifax then, first? Will you be going to Halifax first and then coming back to Newfoundland? Martin: Yes. Nadia: Well, then, I’ll see you (Martin: Good.) ‘cause I’ll be in Halifax ‘round the 13th, 14th, 15th- around then. And then after I’ll be going back to Halifax because……we’re not really sure what’s gonna happen-oh, there’s no calendar, Mart. Martin: Why’d you bring it up? Nadia: I though-I though it was……I-I’m wrong…..So, 13th

is a Wednesday and then two

weeks later it’s, like, the 20-somethingth…20-something….and that’s two weeks. Wednesday, Wednesday. So going-whe-when I go there maybe you’re still-you’ll still be in Alert. We might go to Boston then and then come back. And I’m gonna stay in Halifax ‘cause then if he gets a flight from Halifax, then we can drive from Halifax back here. Martin: That’s a good idea. I have no plane, then. No plane. Nadia: You can come. Martin: Yeah. Maybe I’ll have me-maybe I’ll have my own little car by then. Nadia: Yeah. Martin: (car sounds) Drive home on (farting sounds) twenty dollars in gas. Nadia: Beautiful farting, there, Martin. Martin: Yeah.

Nadia: What’s that? Martin: That thing got good acoustics? Nadia: Hopefully………..made in Japan. Very well made. Martin: Oh, I see. Nadia: I have to get some more coffee. Okay, so, are-are you going anywhere today? Just …..(Martin: I’ll probably just……) Need any help packing? Or is that, like, a personal thing? Martin: That’s not a personal thing. Just walk around. If anything you see is mine, like, combat…….all my combat clothing has to go back up. And my arctic gear. Can’t go to ar-Alert without my arctic gear. Nadia: Aren’t you taking everything? Martin: Yeah. And, oh, da-you gotta take the computer, my computer parts when it gets in, put it up in the corner of the room there. (Nadia: Sure.) I gotta call then now, fuckin’…….. Nadia: Put it up where? Martin: Put it up in Sasha’s room somewhere. Nadia: Okay. In where? Martin: Up in the……. Nadia: ……the computer room. Martin: The computer room. (Nadia: Yes.) And you can use my ma-monitor but I will need to bring it back…….there’s a line in it I don’t like. Nadia: It’s a left-hand-side line, yeah, I know.

Martin: I’m gonna get rid of that. I’m gonna bring it back, so when you come down, (Nadia: In July.) Um hum. (Nadia: Um hum.) Bring that with ya. Nadia: Sure. Martin: Actually, should you bring the whole thing? Yeah. Bring the whole thing with ya., if-if you got room. Nadia: Yeah, just let me know how to pack it up and stuff. You’ll have to talk to Tee about that. Martin: I could show ya. Nadia: Well, it’s not all here yet, though, right? Everything else just……. Martin: Oh, the-the stuff’s gonna be packed. In a box. Nadia: The other stuff. Martin: Yeah. Nadia: If you pack up everything else….. Martin: I’ll-I’ll pack it, yeah. Nadia: Cool. See, now, that means you’ll have to come to Halifax ‘cause you’ll have to meet me. Martin: Well, I guess I can….. Nadia: Don’t do that! You just scared my cat. (laughing) Nadia: ……arms and legs…….. Ja! She’s like, augh! (laughing) Martin: (inaudible) It’s a really good box. I-I put everything in this.

Nadia: Okay. Martin: I put my keyboard and mouse.