Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, August 18, 2008
Last Week...Last Post.
MONDAY
Talked about the Olypmpics and the awesomeness of the Opening Ceremony.
I got experimental with cocoa puffs, a juice bottle, and a ping pong ball in the kitchen.
Swim check went well since there only about twenty kids who had to take it.
I walked around trying to figure where I was needed.
Not much happened during rowing.
The circuits/fuses kept going out during lunch which created chaos in the kitchen.
Also during this time the fan blade got busted.
Lunchtime Game: Belly Flop
For the first time in five years a camper beat a staff member in the belly flop off.
Once again a large group of kids in E Prep.
After that I sat at free swim where we watched the seal get a little crazy. It hung out at the loading ramp across the way and barked at a woman and her dog for a good ten minutes. I blame the woman who so stupid since she kept pacing the loading dock just asking for the seal to kill her dog.
Two kids signed up for mile swim. One kid had no chance whatsoever. The other was a swimmer and I remember him talking about it during one of our classes. Bryan was able to convince the other kid to delay his first try until tomorrow. While the other kid was confident with his swimming skills and so we took him into the water where he finished it on his first try.
Forgot when in the day this happened but J.P. made a wager with the campers. To the first kid who could lick their elbow he would reward them with a box of otter pops. One kid was able to do it but he was only given six otter pops, since none of us expected that he would be able to do it.
TUESDAY
The circuits/fuses still kept going out. Using the microwaves became a miniature quest in itself.
Went on a fuel run.
Taught some rowing.
Lunchtime game: Sandcastle building contest.
Most of the staff was in the lounge after lunch and we talked for a while about random things.
Helped out with Envi Sci.
And went to the Estuary.
WEDNESDAY
The lobby was closed due to a ten in crack in the glass. Which I guess has been there for several years, though I only noticed it this year because the inspectors made a big fuss over it.
So much of a fuss that we had to get it repaired immediately.
Instead of closing camp or performing the repair on the weekend we had to work our way around the crews that blocked off the main walkway through the building.
Several people had to be stationed to direct the kids and their parents around since some didn't notice the glaring yellow tape and the fact that the front stairs were blocked off.
Theme Day: Olympic. I forgot to dress up but I had a way out. Which didn't present itself until I got there.
Zaq forgot the keys to the 40 so we had to book it to his house during opening rally. Got back just in time to start motorboating and all that.
Went to jellyfish cove.
Don't remember much about rowing.
Talked about the Scorpion King 2
and how if they ever plan to make a Mummy 4 they need to have a mummy from every culture on the planet. Native American Mummy, Eskimo Mummy etc.
Lunchtime Game: Run Paddle Run
Had stretcher races in E Prep.
Used the 50's daddy as a chase boat.
THURSDAY
I got to work and groggily got freaked out when I thought I saw someone standing in the bush underneath the window of the staff lounge. Turned out to be a mouse.
Got a new freezer too. Nice retro one that didn't freeze the air but actually had a cooling system that ran through the shelves themselves.
Motorboating went up the factory channel and messed around. Pushed the 40 to it's limit and jumped it's own wake.
I hopped off and picked up some Districts.
Jumped off the dock onto the boat while carrying them too.
Lunchtime Game: Beach Steal The Bacon w/ PFDs.
E-Prep.
Got pulled over by the coast guard during Envi Sci.
I'll explain in more detail later.
FRIDAY
Quote of the Morning
"Anchovies, leaves of the sea" Jacob.
Staff plank walking.
I belly flopped and couldn't feel my body for a few minutes afterwards.
Helped with orienteering.
Finished Rowing.
GIRL SCOUT WAR
I'll explain in more detail later.
and... I didn't really write much more after that.
Talked about the Olypmpics and the awesomeness of the Opening Ceremony.
I got experimental with cocoa puffs, a juice bottle, and a ping pong ball in the kitchen.
Swim check went well since there only about twenty kids who had to take it.
I walked around trying to figure where I was needed.
Not much happened during rowing.
The circuits/fuses kept going out during lunch which created chaos in the kitchen.
Also during this time the fan blade got busted.
Lunchtime Game: Belly Flop
For the first time in five years a camper beat a staff member in the belly flop off.
Once again a large group of kids in E Prep.
After that I sat at free swim where we watched the seal get a little crazy. It hung out at the loading ramp across the way and barked at a woman and her dog for a good ten minutes. I blame the woman who so stupid since she kept pacing the loading dock just asking for the seal to kill her dog.
Two kids signed up for mile swim. One kid had no chance whatsoever. The other was a swimmer and I remember him talking about it during one of our classes. Bryan was able to convince the other kid to delay his first try until tomorrow. While the other kid was confident with his swimming skills and so we took him into the water where he finished it on his first try.
Forgot when in the day this happened but J.P. made a wager with the campers. To the first kid who could lick their elbow he would reward them with a box of otter pops. One kid was able to do it but he was only given six otter pops, since none of us expected that he would be able to do it.
TUESDAY
The circuits/fuses still kept going out. Using the microwaves became a miniature quest in itself.
Went on a fuel run.
Taught some rowing.
Lunchtime game: Sandcastle building contest.
Most of the staff was in the lounge after lunch and we talked for a while about random things.
Helped out with Envi Sci.
And went to the Estuary.
WEDNESDAY
The lobby was closed due to a ten in crack in the glass. Which I guess has been there for several years, though I only noticed it this year because the inspectors made a big fuss over it.
So much of a fuss that we had to get it repaired immediately.
Instead of closing camp or performing the repair on the weekend we had to work our way around the crews that blocked off the main walkway through the building.
Several people had to be stationed to direct the kids and their parents around since some didn't notice the glaring yellow tape and the fact that the front stairs were blocked off.
Theme Day: Olympic. I forgot to dress up but I had a way out. Which didn't present itself until I got there.
Zaq forgot the keys to the 40 so we had to book it to his house during opening rally. Got back just in time to start motorboating and all that.
Went to jellyfish cove.
Don't remember much about rowing.
Talked about the Scorpion King 2
and how if they ever plan to make a Mummy 4 they need to have a mummy from every culture on the planet. Native American Mummy, Eskimo Mummy etc.
Lunchtime Game: Run Paddle Run
Had stretcher races in E Prep.
Used the 50's daddy as a chase boat.
THURSDAY
I got to work and groggily got freaked out when I thought I saw someone standing in the bush underneath the window of the staff lounge. Turned out to be a mouse.
Got a new freezer too. Nice retro one that didn't freeze the air but actually had a cooling system that ran through the shelves themselves.
Motorboating went up the factory channel and messed around. Pushed the 40 to it's limit and jumped it's own wake.
I hopped off and picked up some Districts.
Jumped off the dock onto the boat while carrying them too.
Lunchtime Game: Beach Steal The Bacon w/ PFDs.
E-Prep.
Got pulled over by the coast guard during Envi Sci.
I'll explain in more detail later.
FRIDAY
Quote of the Morning
"Anchovies, leaves of the sea" Jacob.
Staff plank walking.
I belly flopped and couldn't feel my body for a few minutes afterwards.
Helped with orienteering.
Finished Rowing.
GIRL SCOUT WAR
I'll explain in more detail later.
and... I didn't really write much more after that.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Four Days, One Post
TUESDAY
James brought in his laptop where he played some Pokemon. Which kept us entertained as we thought back on times when there were only 150 Pokemon.
Dana, J.P. and I talked about the earthquakes of yesterday (and years) and what could possibly happen when the big on hits.
Boombox was brought onto the beach.
Run Paddle Run on a Tuesday. This is an odd occurrence.
J.P. brought out his...music making station (Can't think of a better name) and played some music from behind the Trading Post counter for the rest of the day.
...
WEDNESDAY
Theme Day: Pirates
Helped with Motorboating.
Rowing was interesting. Sat on the dock for most of the time.
Blasted some music through James' amp.
Lunchtime Game : Limbo Abandon Ship
Possibility of a Cinematography Merit Badge next year. Zaq and I started planning how the class would go.
Started reading Catch 22 when Vincent and Christian aren't reading their copy. '
...
THURSDAY
Brendan walked up the backstairs with Waterskis on.
Putted around Naples with Motorboating.
Dealt with some idiots who lost their boogie board on the beach.
While Zaq and I sat in the staff lounge waiting for the next class to start we got word that the fishing boat's engine had died and we were sent to jumpstart it with the 40.
Once we got past the jetty the swells almost got the best of our boat and we couldn't exactly go out much farther, let alone any faster.
Headed in after driving around for fifteen minutes or so.
Lunchtime Game: Obstacle Course
Part of the course involved rolling kid in a large barrel. We took advantage of the campers trust in us and rolled them up a hill when they were inside.
After the game was over we rolled Ray around.
Helped with motorboating.
During extended care we rolled a kid into the water while he was in the barrel.
...
FRIDAY
David returned from Europe and told us of his travels.
Talked about Bryan's roommate.
Since it was a bunch (7ish) staff members last day we had a huge plank walk before work started.
Got hugged by an LBMI Chicken.
Went to Jamba with Motorboating.
Went to Jamba with Rowing.
Awesome Potluck.
Lunchtime Game: Pirate Ship Game.
Witnessed a mini canoe war as we were heading to Jamba Juice.
A bit of capsizing and chaos on the way for the small boat sailors.
Vince wasn't allowed into Best Buy since he wasn't wearing a shirt but a cracked out hobo was standing less than ten feet away from us.
Zaq ordered an Orgasm at Jamba.
Once we got back we had a blind "Regular or Diet soda" test to prove that there is a noticeable difference between them.
Concoction of Doom (Ultimate Root Beer Float):
Polenta that had been sitting in the sun for a few hours, every soda imaginable, pasta, refried beans, chilli, variety of chips, Asian Salad Dressing, Brownies, cookies, cocoa puffs and much much more. Left to sit for about twenty minutes.
We ended up tossing it out the window where the smell made it's way up to the 2nd floor.
Last week next week. Hope it will be as crazy (in a good way) as this week was.
James brought in his laptop where he played some Pokemon. Which kept us entertained as we thought back on times when there were only 150 Pokemon.
Dana, J.P. and I talked about the earthquakes of yesterday (and years) and what could possibly happen when the big on hits.
Boombox was brought onto the beach.
Run Paddle Run on a Tuesday. This is an odd occurrence.
J.P. brought out his...music making station (Can't think of a better name) and played some music from behind the Trading Post counter for the rest of the day.
...
WEDNESDAY
Theme Day: Pirates
Helped with Motorboating.
Rowing was interesting. Sat on the dock for most of the time.
Blasted some music through James' amp.
Lunchtime Game : Limbo Abandon Ship
Possibility of a Cinematography Merit Badge next year. Zaq and I started planning how the class would go.
Started reading Catch 22 when Vincent and Christian aren't reading their copy. '
...
THURSDAY
Brendan walked up the backstairs with Waterskis on.
Putted around Naples with Motorboating.
Dealt with some idiots who lost their boogie board on the beach.
While Zaq and I sat in the staff lounge waiting for the next class to start we got word that the fishing boat's engine had died and we were sent to jumpstart it with the 40.
Once we got past the jetty the swells almost got the best of our boat and we couldn't exactly go out much farther, let alone any faster.
Headed in after driving around for fifteen minutes or so.
Lunchtime Game: Obstacle Course
Part of the course involved rolling kid in a large barrel. We took advantage of the campers trust in us and rolled them up a hill when they were inside.
After the game was over we rolled Ray around.
Helped with motorboating.
During extended care we rolled a kid into the water while he was in the barrel.
...
FRIDAY
David returned from Europe and told us of his travels.
Talked about Bryan's roommate.
Since it was a bunch (7ish) staff members last day we had a huge plank walk before work started.
Got hugged by an LBMI Chicken.
Went to Jamba with Motorboating.
Went to Jamba with Rowing.
Awesome Potluck.
Lunchtime Game: Pirate Ship Game.
Witnessed a mini canoe war as we were heading to Jamba Juice.
A bit of capsizing and chaos on the way for the small boat sailors.
Vince wasn't allowed into Best Buy since he wasn't wearing a shirt but a cracked out hobo was standing less than ten feet away from us.
Zaq ordered an Orgasm at Jamba.
Once we got back we had a blind "Regular or Diet soda" test to prove that there is a noticeable difference between them.
Concoction of Doom (Ultimate Root Beer Float):
Polenta that had been sitting in the sun for a few hours, every soda imaginable, pasta, refried beans, chilli, variety of chips, Asian Salad Dressing, Brownies, cookies, cocoa puffs and much much more. Left to sit for about twenty minutes.
We ended up tossing it out the window where the smell made it's way up to the 2nd floor.
Last week next week. Hope it will be as crazy (in a good way) as this week was.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Week 7 Day I
Typed out another Buccaneer Tribune Today
Cringe worthy pun. "Arrrrrrr You Ready For Pirate Week?"
Oh and we only have 65 campers this week. Woohoo.
Got nostalgic over Star Wars, Legos, the improvement of the toy lightsaber and souvenir pens.
Fuel Run with Zaq. Also crashed by Best Buy.
4 campers in Rowing. This might actually be a good week.
Matt and Kyle had a mini paint war on the beach.
Lunchtime Game: Sandcastle Building Contest.
12 Campers in First Aid.
One made out with the CPR dummy...which was a guy.
During the break Bryan and I tried to microwave a hot pocket to the point of dramatic explosion.
But it failed.
Cleaned out the Christian Closet and found one of the most racist puppets we've ever seen. Bryan and I had a short puppet show which J.P. recorded.
Cringe worthy pun. "Arrrrrrr You Ready For Pirate Week?"
Oh and we only have 65 campers this week. Woohoo.
Got nostalgic over Star Wars, Legos, the improvement of the toy lightsaber and souvenir pens.
Fuel Run with Zaq. Also crashed by Best Buy.
4 campers in Rowing. This might actually be a good week.
Matt and Kyle had a mini paint war on the beach.
Lunchtime Game: Sandcastle Building Contest.
12 Campers in First Aid.
One made out with the CPR dummy...which was a guy.
During the break Bryan and I tried to microwave a hot pocket to the point of dramatic explosion.
But it failed.
Cleaned out the Christian Closet and found one of the most racist puppets we've ever seen. Bryan and I had a short puppet show which J.P. recorded.
Days III, IV, V
Wenesday
Ancient Cultures Theme Day.
I went as Indiana Jones.
Fuel Run and trip to 7-11.
Rowing was essentially mass chaos. I ended up falling off of the rocks and cutting my leg and foot.
And Small Boat Sailing was fairly uneventful.
But at least we got the boat into the water.
Thursday
Didn't get any sleep during the night so I felt like crap in the morning.
Showed up to work at 1 for Small Boat Sailing.
And...I didn't take any notes, so I guess nothing much happened.
Friday
Made some jello and messed around with the Jesus doll again.
Played a ninjaesque/jenga game with the macaroni and cheese boxes.
Yet another fuel run.
Rowing was uneventful. I sat on the beach and talked about the universe with Bryan.
Jacob and Kyle barbecued some ribs during lunch. I sat and did blue cards while assisting, and by assisting I mean watching and passing around the community pot luck plate.
Took the small boat campers to Jamba Juice and afterwards jumped from the dock to the boat and then from one boat to another.
Ancient Cultures Theme Day.
I went as Indiana Jones.
Fuel Run and trip to 7-11.
Rowing was essentially mass chaos. I ended up falling off of the rocks and cutting my leg and foot.
And Small Boat Sailing was fairly uneventful.
But at least we got the boat into the water.
Thursday
Didn't get any sleep during the night so I felt like crap in the morning.
Showed up to work at 1 for Small Boat Sailing.
And...I didn't take any notes, so I guess nothing much happened.
Friday
Made some jello and messed around with the Jesus doll again.
Played a ninjaesque/jenga game with the macaroni and cheese boxes.
Yet another fuel run.
Rowing was uneventful. I sat on the beach and talked about the universe with Bryan.
Jacob and Kyle barbecued some ribs during lunch. I sat and did blue cards while assisting, and by assisting I mean watching and passing around the community pot luck plate.
Took the small boat campers to Jamba Juice and afterwards jumped from the dock to the boat and then from one boat to another.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Week 6 Day I and II
WATER CONTAMINATION: THE SEQUEL
Yes, it happened again. Instead of 300 gallons of sewage it was 12,000 gallons (though some reports are saying it was only 1,200. Suspicious). So, we were not allowed into the water again for at least two days.
After celebrating this news we began to talk about non-work related nonsense such as "What would happen if birds suddenly had superpowers". Zaq tossed up the scenario of a Hulk - Crow.
We also discussed how Hannah Montanna is probably going to be the only 15 year old who became famous for using a catchphrase most commonly used by transvestites and hermaphrodites.
Read last weeks District in the arts and crafts room. Noticed how much a pair of campers (twins) resemble Roman Polanski.
Last week we had Little Hitler minus the moustache.
Experimented with microwave popcorn during lunch.
Lunchtime Game: Team Steal The Bacon
City Inspectors came to do what they do. Inspect. So, throughout the day we were on edge. J.P. and I cleaned the heck out of the galley. Until all hell broke loose. We cleared the counters of all questionable items except for one Trader Joe bag. Upon closer inspection we found out it was a tupperware that was full of flies. J.P immediately threw the bag out the window and we ran through the kitchen killing as many as we could. I picked up the industrial fan and blew most of the flies out the window.
To spritz up the galley we also threw oranges down the garbage disposal.
Couldn't do much in Small Boat Sailing since we couldn't go in the water.
We ended up playing the most intense game of basketball ever.
Since we played with a volleyball we could spike any incoming shot. Plus we had the hoop at it's lowest setting so almost everyone performed acrobatic slam dunks.
...
DAY II
Talked about our record collections and helped out with Personal Fitness.
Spent the last eighth of that time staring at a lava lamp in Kyle's office.
Went on another fuel run and witnessed the LBMI owner(?) going berserk on his volunteer and paid staff.
Played some more basketball in rowing and reminisced about track and field.
Then the earthquake hit.
I thought a kid had run into a window. But then I noticed that both floors had windows shaking. We felt it and had all the kids come out from under the bridge. Some were stupid and essentially dawdled out from under it.
Over the past few years the staff talked about how the campers would react if we suddenly had to evacuate. We predicted that if some crazy hobo came onto the beach and began shooting up anything that moved, the campers would react like this.
"Get off the beach! There's a hobo with a machine gun!"
"What?"
"Why?"
So, today when an earthquake occurred we told the kids to get out from under the bridge we got this response.
"What?"
"Why?"
"That wasn't an earthquake"
We took our group of kids to the "meeting spot" where Bryan gave a well placed impromptu emergency preparedness lesson.
The campers were taken to the bowl where we played the lunchtime game before lunch. I ran around and tried to get a hold of people outside of work. Then we took a trip to my car to charge James' Ipod.
After lunch we found out that the water had been cleared, even though earlier in the day you could run a stick through the water and make a path in the thin layer of sludge that had formed on the surface.
Took the small boat sailing campers to the beach to have them do their swim check.
After that we returned to the base and started to round up parts to get the boats into the water.
We finally found everything and assembled the boats. We finished with thirty minutes to spare and two boats went into the water ( eight out of ten kids got to go in a boat today). Note to self. Get them into the water much earlier tomorrow.
Yes, it happened again. Instead of 300 gallons of sewage it was 12,000 gallons (though some reports are saying it was only 1,200. Suspicious). So, we were not allowed into the water again for at least two days.
After celebrating this news we began to talk about non-work related nonsense such as "What would happen if birds suddenly had superpowers". Zaq tossed up the scenario of a Hulk - Crow.
We also discussed how Hannah Montanna is probably going to be the only 15 year old who became famous for using a catchphrase most commonly used by transvestites and hermaphrodites.
Read last weeks District in the arts and crafts room. Noticed how much a pair of campers (twins) resemble Roman Polanski.
Last week we had Little Hitler minus the moustache.
Experimented with microwave popcorn during lunch.
Lunchtime Game: Team Steal The Bacon
City Inspectors came to do what they do. Inspect. So, throughout the day we were on edge. J.P. and I cleaned the heck out of the galley. Until all hell broke loose. We cleared the counters of all questionable items except for one Trader Joe bag. Upon closer inspection we found out it was a tupperware that was full of flies. J.P immediately threw the bag out the window and we ran through the kitchen killing as many as we could. I picked up the industrial fan and blew most of the flies out the window.
To spritz up the galley we also threw oranges down the garbage disposal.
Couldn't do much in Small Boat Sailing since we couldn't go in the water.
We ended up playing the most intense game of basketball ever.
Since we played with a volleyball we could spike any incoming shot. Plus we had the hoop at it's lowest setting so almost everyone performed acrobatic slam dunks.
...
DAY II
Talked about our record collections and helped out with Personal Fitness.
Spent the last eighth of that time staring at a lava lamp in Kyle's office.
Went on another fuel run and witnessed the LBMI owner(?) going berserk on his volunteer and paid staff.
Played some more basketball in rowing and reminisced about track and field.
Then the earthquake hit.
I thought a kid had run into a window. But then I noticed that both floors had windows shaking. We felt it and had all the kids come out from under the bridge. Some were stupid and essentially dawdled out from under it.
Over the past few years the staff talked about how the campers would react if we suddenly had to evacuate. We predicted that if some crazy hobo came onto the beach and began shooting up anything that moved, the campers would react like this.
"Get off the beach! There's a hobo with a machine gun!"
"What?"
"Why?"
So, today when an earthquake occurred we told the kids to get out from under the bridge we got this response.
"What?"
"Why?"
"That wasn't an earthquake"
We took our group of kids to the "meeting spot" where Bryan gave a well placed impromptu emergency preparedness lesson.
The campers were taken to the bowl where we played the lunchtime game before lunch. I ran around and tried to get a hold of people outside of work. Then we took a trip to my car to charge James' Ipod.
After lunch we found out that the water had been cleared, even though earlier in the day you could run a stick through the water and make a path in the thin layer of sludge that had formed on the surface.
Took the small boat sailing campers to the beach to have them do their swim check.
After that we returned to the base and started to round up parts to get the boats into the water.
We finally found everything and assembled the boats. We finished with thirty minutes to spare and two boats went into the water ( eight out of ten kids got to go in a boat today). Note to self. Get them into the water much earlier tomorrow.
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