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Maractite Paint Brush

~ ^{April 10th} For Christmas 2010, I gifted Rhys a Maractite Paint Brush to create his dream Neopet at the time, a Maractite Usul who he wanted to name after me since I was his boyfriend and his benefactor. His nickname for me, at the time, was Mongoose. Unable to create that name, he created Mawngoose the Maractite Usul who now sits proudly on his account as a relic of good times passed. That is why today, April 10th, the Maractite Paint Brush is the sponsor item.

Zombie Buzz Plushie

~ ^{April 11th} Whilst in Canada visiting Rhys, we were discussing a new idea for a Neopian Times comic since Rhys, being an amazing artist, occasionally enters in comics. Thus, the concept of Hipster Buzz was formed who he created using a Grey Buzz and Neopian wearables. Unfortunately, one of the wearables was from the Zombie Buzz set, so I needed to go and find one of those for him first. A kind user gave us an unclothed one which I promptly dressed using Zombie Buzz clothes I'd gained through the lab ray and transferred them along to Rhys. The Hipster Buzz then had his shirt! :D That is why today, April 11th, the Zombie Buzz Plushie is the sponsor item!

Normal Golden Nerkmid

~ ^{April 12th} Rhys, after obtaining a Normal Golden Nerkmid from the Alien Aisha random event and, knowing I did not have the nerkmid avatar, gifted me it in order to earn the secret avatar. I protested at first, but his sweet words convinced me to accept it and he watched as I played the nerkmid and received my avatar. After thanking him like crazy, I was doing some customisation-related sorting on a side account and got exactly the same nerkmid randomly from the Alien Aisha! I then, of course, gave it to Rhys to repay my debt to him. It now resides in his gallery, under the "Riki" section. That is why today, April 12th, the Normal Golden Nerkmid is the sponsor item!

Whole Roast Chicken

~ ^{April 13th} For all those nights that we'd just order in food and sit and watch a movie together. Some might call it dull, but I thought it was amazing, and I wouldn't give up those nights for anything. Even if we always watch your movies all the way through and never finish mine! That was why I gave you the Whole Roast Chicken to place in your gallery a long while ago, even though we both know you can barely finish the 1/4 chicken. I hope you enjoyed your spring rolls, and chocolate cake too. Oh, and the iced tea, sent all the way from England with love. That is why today, April 13th, the Whole Roast Chicken is the sponsor item!

Flotsam Artist Palette

~ ^{April 14th} As an artist, Rhys constantly shares his amazing talents and ability to create beauty with the world. I was lucky enough to have many "creative days" with him where we did some amazing projects, such as decorating a screen, creating candles, putting up a candle-lit lantern (with two hooks!!!) and decorating four white letters that spelt out his name. You can view some of his art on this page that I created for him to display it. You really have a gift, Rhys, and I know it will take you far. Don't stop (believing) sharing that, because we will never tire of seeing it. That is why today, April 14th, the Flotsam Artist Palette is the sponsor item!

Caramel Latte

~ ^{April 15th} We would always go almost every morning, every afternoon and every night for coffee. I'd get a Vanilla Latte and you'd get your Caramel Apple Spice. I miss those times terribly. :( Remember how the worker knew my order within just a few days? I don't even have that at home! We shall buy a map of the coffee stores in London and make sure to visit them all! If you spot any latte/caramel/coffee related items in his gallery you now know why. I know when I left you would order my drink. :( I hope it was okay. I know Amy has far better choices for your taste pallet. That is why today, April 15th, the Caramel Latte is the sponsor item!

Userlookup Trophy

~ ^{April 16th} If it weren't for this, there would be very little here today. I'll let the lookups speak for themselves. You can view my entry here and his beautifully amazing entry here. That is why today, April 16th, the Userlookup Trophy is the sponsor item!

Gothic Red and Black Dress

~ ^{April 17th} I remember the night we saw the Gothic Red and Black Dress and we spent quite a while viewing it on all of the pets. Eventually we came up with the idea of Niint together and the concept just blossomed. I really love her, and I really love the times we spent together customising. They'd always start so randomly. Rhyzfun really was fun times with Rhyz. I wouldn't trade those moments for anything. My pets are all a homage to you and your amazing way with art, Rhys. That is why today, April 17th, the Gothic Red and Black Dress is the sponsor item!

Chocolate Covered Cherries

~ ^{April 18th} For Valentine's Day, Rhys bought me chocolate coated cherries for us to enjoy together. I ate one and he ate the rest, but the thought was there! Hehe. :) I know you love your chocolates and I'd give anything to be back there with you sharing chocolates. Do you know what else tastes of cherries, Rhys? I think you should look under your bed at the little silver box I placed there a while back, open it up and refresh your memory about what's in there! :) That is why today, April 18th, the Chocolate Covered Cherries is the sponsor item!

Blue Painted Feet

~ ^{April 19th} Remember when we were lying there joking about the silly nicknames we came up for each other like Grapefruit and Stinky Pants? Some of which may explain the reasons behind some of the items in his gallery. In your embarrassment for not remembering the reason why I gave you the name Grapefruit, you turned it on me with a completely fake nickname - Piddles. This item happens to remind me of that nickname, for some strange reason. That is why today, April 19th, the Blue Painted Feet is the sponsor item!

Organic Peanut

~ ^{April 20th} I remember how you used to always have an in-depth opinion on peanuts. I used to giggle to myself at how funny it is to almost know someone's philosophical opinion on peanuts, but then I realised that that right there is what a true relationship is about. The little things that nobody else would ever know and, granted, probably wouldn't ever want to know. I know that you very rarely are in the mood for salted, deshelled peanuts and that you prefer that huge bag of unsalted, shell peanuts in the corner of your room. We ate a lot of snacks while I was there! And I loved buying each one and watching you enjoy them. I loved exploring the Canadian snacks with you and watching you rediscover them all over again. I think, however, that the peanuts were the only snack that remained during my entire trip from beginning to end. That is why today, April 19th, the Organic Peanut is the sponsor item!

101 Uses Of Bacon

~ ^{April 21st} No matter the time of day -- morning, noon or night -- it was always time for bacon! We ate a lot of it on the trip, and in every way imaginable. He is a Canadian, after all, I suppose! Before England, I didn't even eat red meat, but just knowing Rhys opened this whole world up to me. It may seem like something small, even insignificant, but it's just considering something from another person's perspective and learning to appreciate it all over again in a new light. I bought him a lot of bacon items for his gallery to proudly display his obsession with this meat product. But there's something more, far more, than just bacon. The time we spent together cooking meals and teaching each other our different cuisines I wouldn't take back for anything. You're a really good "cooker", Rhys. :) That is why today, April 21st, the 101 Uses Of Bacon is the sponsor item!

AAA and Abigail Bobble Heads

~ ^{April 22nd} While I was in Canada with Rhys, the Daily Dare 2011 happened to be running and we would wait until midnight NST to see the new game and attempt to beat it together. It was really great to share that with you, Rhys, and we have the Altador Cup to look forward to while you're here in London. He was far better than I was, but it didn't matter - I just enjoyed the sharing the experience with him. I know sometimes it was frustrating, but I also loved buying Abigail's prize and annoying you by sending it to you so that you had a copy of each prize. It meant a lot to me. Thank you so much for that time. That is why today, April 22nd, the AAA and Abigail Bobble Heads is the sponsor item!

Warm Green Blanket

~ ^{April 23rd} One of my favourite memories of you was snuggling beneath the blankets and enjoying our time together. Whether that was playing Neopets, watching movies, playing games (Nintendo DS -- POKEMON -- or the wii) or just chatting with you. I know that in Canada I made sure your bed was warm, but now it's your turn to make sure mine is warm. That is why today, April 23rd, the Warm Green Blanket is the sponsor item!

Spilt Coffee

~ ^{April 24th} Do you remember that time when we went to Kelsey's for dinner and I was really nervous to be there with you. So nervous, in fact, that I ended up knocking my drink over and it spilt over onto your lap. I was so embarrassed, and I tried to cover it - but I know I failed! I'm so sorry, but it's like Failure to Launch. They are what make dating me cute, right? :) I hope so! I'm never going to live that down, am I? That is why today, April 24th, the Spilt Coffee is the sponsor item!

Electrical Mote Balloon

~ ^{April 25th} Turning 20 scared you -- dun dun dun -- and I know you were really worried about it. I tried every way I could to tell you that it was no big change. I tried to tell you that the next day you'll be exactly the same and everybody will love you just the same and everything will be just the way you left it the day before. I already told you we're going to run away from the world and build a house on a mountain making everybody look like ants from way up there and we'll escape aging together. However, the one thing that really managed to cheer you up was waking up in the morning to a bedroom smothered in balloons each with its own personalised birthday message. You took them all back home 5 hours on a bus, so I know you really appreciated them and I really had fun blowing them up in the dark while you slept, haha. I hope you had a great birthday, Rhys. It was an honour to be there with you that day and share that milestone with you. That is why today, April 25th, the Electrical Mote Balloon is the sponsor item!

Staring Negg

~ ^{April 26th} We've talked about how nervous I was, now let's embarrass you a little! Do you remember when you came and picked me up at the airport and you thought I had a funny walk, because I was dragging two suitcases which alone weighed more than I did, let alone combined and you didn't offer to help me! Then we went to Tim Hortons and you laughed at me, because I ordered a small coffee. Now here comes the fun part, for me, anyway...and the way you kept staring at me speak at the table. You didn't even say anything, you just stared at me with wide eyes. Even during the initial awkward pauses, it was just...STARE. You're lucky your eyes aren't horrible, or things might have gone very different. That is why today, April 26th, the Staring Negg is the sponsor item!

Burnt Bottom Cupcake

~ ^{April 27th} Do you remember when I introduced your roommates and yourself to the British food Yorkshire Puddings? You were so fascinated that I knew how to cook them, because you were the only one who'd tried them and loved them. You didn't realise that every child in England by the time they're about 8 knows how to make them, haha. We tried to create them in your oven, but I messed up and burnt the bottom a little. :( Talia thought, because of the name, that they were going to be custard-like. Even when they ate them, they thought they'd go great with Nutella and be a dessert - kind of like a cupcake. But hey, so what they were a little singed? Nothing a little melted butter can't fix! That is why today, April 27th, the Burnt Bottom Cupcake is the sponsor item!

Curly White Wig With Bow

~ ^{April 28th} I remember when I first met you and you telling me all about one of your Neopet's obsession with wigs. Unfortunately, due to me messing up your pets, you moved her to a side account. However, I managed to finish your wig collection at the time and traded over 200 caps worth of items to do so, and spent just under 200k. You can view his amazing wig collection on the petpage I created for him to display his art, explain about himself and some of the other things he gets up to here on Neopets. You can view it in full by clicking here. I think your wig collection is amazing, and I shall continue to keep it updated, and I will force you to keep accepting my gifts. That is why today, April 28th, the Curly White Wig With Bow is the sponsor item!

Camouflage Wocky Hair Dye

~ ^{April 29th} While I was there, I dyed your hair black and I really liked it. Everybody was wondering why it looked a little bit blue in the light...then we looked at the bottle and the colour was listed as "blue black". Whoops! It was actually really cool though, and I kinda miss it. I'm sorry that work obligations meant you couldn't experiment more with dying your hair, but when you come here you can go crazy. :D I'll ensure you're sent home with black hair again, all prim and proper for work, school and your mother. However, I'm really glad you trusted me to dye your hair. I know how much your physical appearances concerns you - especially in regards to your hair! It really showed me that you feel you can trust me. That is why today, April 29th, the Camouflage Wocky Hair Dye is the sponsor item!

Gold Stars Sheet

~ ^{April 30th} I remember you asking me for a picture I'd sent you a while back, because you wanted to enlarge the image and print it off for your wall. Along with the picture of myself, you also took pictures of yourself and friends (both from back home and at university) and of the house and enlarged those also for your photo collage. I had brought stickers with me that I had purchased when I was very young to share with you that consisted of differently coloured stars and, since your pictures each had a coloured filter, I matched them with the stars and placed one on each. I didn't have all of the colours for all of the pictures though. :( You came home from school and, although they were such a small detail, you still noticed them immediately. That is why today, April 30th, the Gold Stars Sheet is the sponsor item!

Snuffly Markers

~ ^{May 1st} Markers pretty much define my time in Canada. We used and abused your paint markers for everything. I ensured that I signed your table with the markers, since every guest to your room has to, but I refused to write in a graffiti-style font or a bubble font though, haha. :D Mine stands out in cursive in a silver font, though, I feel. We also used my markers to create your huge RHYS letters for your wall. I hope you enjoy the promarkers I left behind for you to go crazy with artistically. That is why today, May 1st, the Snuffly Markers is the sponsor item!

Snowflake Shower

~ ^{May 2nd} When I stepped onto the plane in London, it was 12 degrees celsius. Inside the body of the aircraft, I was blissfully unaware of the changing climate as we crept closer to Canada, slowly getting colder and colder as we swept over the Atlantic. By the time I arrived in Canada, it was a steady -29 degrees celsius. It was freezing! I had just left a country where winter was coming to an end and it was starting to warm up again and arrived in a country where winter was still in full force. It snowed virtually every day for the first month, and very often after that. It only really stopped towards the end of my trip and, even then, it didn't really stop. It was still cold! However, due to an unfortunate incident with my camera...I didn't get a single (not even one) picture of the snow and it was too cold most days for us to go skating. :( That is why today, May 2nd, the Snowflake Shower is the sponsor item!

Bunch of Sunflowers

~ ^{May 3rd} I really appreciated that large picture of the sunflower (or random yellow object which we have never heard of) for your room, because you know how much I love yellow and that sunflowers are your favourite flower. You hung the picture at the end of the bed, so that I'd always see it every morning and it really made me feel safe and secure in unfamiliar surroundings. Also, as soon as this item was released in the NC Mall, you purchased and sent it to me post haste, just so that I'd have one and have one from you, more importantly. I still have the vase from the yellow rose you had delivered to my house, so when you arrive I shall fill it with sunflowers for your arrival and, every time they start turning, we shall have to head out and buy some more! :D That is why today, May 3rd, the Bunch of Sunflowers is the sponsor item!

Shenkuu JubJub Power Bounce Token 5-pack

~ ^{May 4th} We used to always play JubJub Power Bounce together. We'd send each other tokens, scope out the new prizes and sit right next to each other as we played and announce what we won as we won it and if we liked it or not. I really hope we'll do the same when you're here with the new summer wave of items, so, you hear that TNT? Get drawing, because we're all ready to start playing! :D Also, I decided to pick this token as it seems to be bronze and we always used to discuss how out of the three metals, bronze is always so underrated and left out! Furthermore, it's a Shenkuu token and Shenkuu is going to win the Altador Cup this year. Just sayin'. That is why today, May 4th, the Shenkuu JubJub Power Bounce Token 5-pack is the sponsor item!

Yurble Reporter Notepad

~ ^{May 5th} Do you remember that night when we bought a whole ton of popcorn and lots of Neocola and watched movies, along with your trusty notepad (the only one), to analyse them together for your Film assignment? You really trusted and respected my opinion, even if I kept pausing the movies every 20 seconds to give you another point to write down or kept talking over the movie to point out obvious things. I had a lot of fun, and I'm sorry my medical studies won't offer us the same opportunities, but er...we'll try and find something we can do together. Strange medical facts of the last 1,000 years, perhaps. Either way, I know you'll do amazingly at your degree and walk out with the world at your feet waiting to show them just how amazing you are. Just...don't forget me while you're out there taking on the world! That is why today, May 5th, the Yurble Reporter Notepad is the sponsor item!

Fizzy Neocola Bottles

~ ^{May 6th} For all the times we'd go to the Quickie and get penny candy, or candy in general, and you always preferred the fizzy, sour candy, so I'd always go to get that and try to convince you just to buy that, but you'd always buy me the "girl" candy which was not smothered in sugary sourness of DOOM. I always thought it was really cute, and wow - those frogs were good. :3 Hehe. Also, your really complex system of obtaining penny candy. I have 7 of this one, 7 of this one and 7 of this one 6 times so it all works out. Okay, Rhys, if you say so! :D That is why today, May 6th, the Fizzy Neocola Bottles is the sponsor item!

Borovan Layered Cake

~ ^{May 7th} It was your roommate's birthday, so we baked a chocolate cake -- two in fact -- and piled them one above the other, smothered them in chocolate icing and finally crushed oreos. It tasted amazingggg! Stuck some candles in and we were good to go. I hope your roommate enjoyed her birthday and that you got mad props for the cake. We did get some really amazing pictures! That is why today, May 7th, the Borovan Layered Cake is the sponsor item!

Card Suit Cupcakes

~ ^{May 8th} We bought 4 huge white letters that spelt out RHYS from an art store with the intention to decorate each one differently with markers and paint. It was an idea that Rhys had started the year before with his roommates although they wrote "RHYZ" which I refused to let him do this year (and created another S for last year). I picked the H and the S to design and Rhys took the R and the Y. Mine involved a rainbow background with a black outline of a girl being pulled into the air by her umbrella, and the other involved a skyline of a city with cartoon stars twinkling in the night sky. Rhys' designs, however, were a detective with puzzle pieces, suspicious foot prints and a magnifying glass for the R and for the Y he did...*drumroll*...the four card suits. I had loads of fun creating those with you Rhys. (: That is why today, May 8th, the Card Suit Cupcakes is the sponsor item!

Ogrin Master Fortune Cookie

~ ^{May 9th} At Bulkbarn one week, I purchased a whole bag full of Fortune cookies, because the few we had received with the Chinese takeout we'd purchased we had kept the fortunes from since Rhys wanted to, eventually, create an art project with them. We spent the entire trip making our way through this bag of Fortune cookies. Remember boys and girls, if the cookie is broken before you open the plastic, the fortune you receive is proclaiming the OPPOSITE of the truth. Eventually, we'd filled about half a cup with fortunes and felt that was enough. :D That is why today, May 9th, the Ogrin Master Fortune Cookie is the sponsor item!

Pinchit Nester Egg

~ ^{May 10th} Even though I personally despise Habitarium and it reminds me of a certain terrible Facebook game, Rhys loves it, so I agreed to play it with him while I was in Canada. It was meant to only be played while we were together, but since Rhys loved the game so much and was in the 30's in terms of levels and it's such a good way of earning neopoints, I convinced him to level up to 50 and use it to earn himself some neopoints. :3 He doesn't like Mootixs or Larnikins, so he has a farm full of purely Pinchits hence the species of today's egg. That is why today, May 10th, the Pinchit Nester Egg is the sponsor item!

Aromatic Candle

~ ^{May 11th} Any of you that know Rhys will know that the best way to drag him out of a bad mood or out of a rut is to take him to an art store! :D At first he might resist, but a little artistic prodding with materials here and there and soon enough...he's off. He'll be darting from aisle to aisle grabbing what he needs, theorising, reconstructing and complicating his designs as he goes picking up paints and woods and, in some cases, entire screens. It really was both very strange and very funny to see, but also quite mystical and a true pleasure also. We made a few different candle displays on that trip, and I remember that one time when one of your roommates was left giftless on Valentine's Day, so we gave her one of the candle displays - the beach one. I thought that was a really sweet gesture by us, and I hope to do it again sometime. Who knows? Maybe we should start a businesss! That is why today, May 11th, the Aromatic Candle is the sponsor item!

Violet Shelf Unit

~ ^{May 12th} Very early on in my trip to Canada, we went into Zellers to find you a shelf, because your closet was virtually given away by your roommates. We found one, and you were surprised to find how easy and natural it was to go furniture shopping with me and that it wasn't awkward at all. :P Little bit strange for a first date, but it was a definite show of how comfortable we are with each other. We got home later that day and proceeded to go to build it only to discover that...there were no instructions! A few moments of raised voices and a few tears later, the shelf was built perfectly (except for that intentionally slanted shelf, which I still don't understand, by the way) and your room now had a new addition. That is why today, May 12th, the Violet Shelf Unit is the sponsor item!

Black and White Year Eight Balloon

~ ^{May 13th} Do you remember the day that Pokemon Black and White premiered at EB Games? We went there innocently and were shocked to discover the store smothered in black and white balloons. When I asked the woman behind the counter for one, she obliged, and I spent the entire day carrying it around with me until I got home. This has dual significance. One, because I bought you Pokemon Black for your birthday and that balloon stayed inflated until the final day of my trip where I popped it in order to take it home to England with me. For the record, I still have it. Two, because when I was mad one day, Rhys got some paint markers, wrote a short poem on it and hit the balloon into the kitchen where I was cooking before disappearing upstairs. Naturally, all was forgiven. That is why today, May 13th, the Black and White Year Eight Balloon is the sponsor item!

Game Controller Hair Brush

~ ^{May 14th} You had an affinity for old-style games and using one game's pieces to turn an ordinary house hold item into something artistic/creative. For example, take his Scrabble belt, which we crated ourselves using a glue gun, some glue, a plain black belt and some Scrabble pieces. We spelt out random words according to the belt, including, but not limited to, "Queen", "Rhys" and "Typewriter". The hair brush, especially, reminded me of you due to your preference to brush your hair, as opposed to comb it. I, on the other hand, prefer the reverse. That is why today, May 14th, the Game Controller Hair Brush is the sponsor item!

Organic Dill Pickles

~ ^{May 15th} Do you remember when I left Canada and all you felt able to eat in the way of vegetables (and all you were able to find in the store nearby that was the only one you were happy to quickly run to while I was away for fear of missing me) was...pickles. Gross! I remember, also, every time we'd order food and it came with pickles, I'd always give you mine - like in Zak's Diner. That was one North American custom that I really could have done without. I assure you, I was very much stuck to my screen too. It's getting so close to having you here now, I can almost smell the pickles. That is why today, May 15th, the Organic Dill Pickles is the sponsor item!

Symol Hat

~ ^{May 16th} For the bear hat that I pulled down over the corner of your mirror. It's a really cute hat, huh? :3 Is it still there? I loved being able to give something of mine to you to decorate your room with and leave it behind so that, even though I'm not there, I feel as though I am. Every time you look up at the mirror, you can see the bear hat and think about all the fun times we had...with hats. Like when we went to Eggscelent for breakfast and you forced me to wear a hat and took photos of me in my Canadian winter outfit! =P That is why today, May 16th, the Symol Hat is the sponsor item!

Easter Bowler Hat

~ ^{May 17th} I have a bowler hat. Your argument is invalid!, is exactly the phrase I'd be saying to you IF you had tried to disagree with me. :3 Do you remember when I concocted this phrase and how I drew that way too detailed picture of the man on the grass holding a suitcase with this slogan. The man reappeared, also, one night at a restaurant where we drew the slogan upon the tablecloth which we were permitted to draw on. Also, this is the only bowler hat item on Neopets! :D That is why today, May 17th, the Easter Bowler Hat is the sponsor item!

Coffee of the Dead

~ ^{May 18th} Remember that time we were discussing how there were Starbucks everywhere and how, when you get sent to the Neopian Pound, you want a Starbucks built on your Game Graveyard stone that sold a few special coffees in that store alone that were themed around the dead or living undead? It was an amusing conversation, and I found it really amusing how we spent a good hour or two discussing this as a sensible business endeavour. We have lots of conversations like this -- like Bling H₂O or our game show involving isolation -- and they are all so cute and amazing. I hope to have many more with you, and explore your weird and wonder entrepreneurial ideas. That is why today, May 18th, the Coffee of the Dead is the sponsor item!

New Year Mystery Capsule

~ ^{May 19th} Congratulations, Rhys, for reaching the end of your daily advent calendar so to speak. Go ahead and click this final entry for your last day surprise! If you read until the end of the page you may discover why today, May 19th, the New Year Mystery Capsule is the sponsor item!