Off for the weekend!
2G Golf tomorrow and softball tournament Sunday.
Both with the same gang.
Gonna be awesome.
Today was good. Worked 9-6, huge amount of stats since I got 27 alone from one phone call.
Wanted every copy we have of a book and since our system just had a major software update I got to call each of the branches individually and have them pull them all instead of putting each one on hold - though that's what I ended up doing anyway once the system started working again.
After that the day was cake.
Helped that it was super slow because of the whole no parking thing. I mean, the morning was fairly busy but by 4 it had pretty much cleared out.
That's okay, gave me time to work on TAB stuff.
Not so thrilled about my fall schedule as it messes up TAB cause I won't be there Tuesday afternoons to host the meetings.
But that's really the only way I'll finish the 90 hours before the deadline.
The practicum sounds like a lot of fun, but I'm hesitant because I'm combining it with so many things - another class, comprehensive exams, working 40 hours, etc.
I'm sure it'll be fine. I always freak out when it comes to the fall.
After work went out to see the boyfriend. We spent the night hanging out with his friends. The boys played Call of Duty while us girls played Angry Birds and posted obnoxious things on Facebook.
Hence the post overload, in case you were wondering.
He had a lot of fun, which is good as the whole scheduling thing lately has got us on edge.
My crazy schedule plus his major change in schedule makes me want to kick things.
I'm sure it'll work out okay. I'm just not thrilled.
Watching old episodes of Bones - love Mom's DVR - I miss Zack.
Major difference between first season Brennan and current Brennan.
"Where are my bones?!"
She was a lot more with it and badass back then.
"Listen dude..."
And that's all I got for today. I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories tomorrow.
Song of the day:
Cell Block Tango - Chicago
kind of a nut for this movie. sketch would call that an understatement. but heard this on the ipod and jammed to it repeatedly throughout the day.
"we're about a hundred miles past where Jesus lost his sandals."
"i assume that's a way of saying we're extremely isolated."
Friday, August 9, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind, Into the fire
Felt like I was gonna pass out today at work.
I seriously thought it was appendicitis for a while cause I was burning up and every time I stood up I wanted to fall over.
Which killed the whole standing thing.
But of all the days to be in physical pain it happened to be the least busy of them all.
So that made it bearable I guess.
Think I had like 10 stats total, which is really bad since I was there all day.
Though technically the first hour I was guarding the music CD's - oh yeah, there's a guard desk now and it's only gonna get worse from there if the rumors are true - then I was at the front desk for a hour which is when I got all of my stats before leaving for lunch and then a meeting and then checking in 8 carts in the backroom in an hour leading into the final hour where we had like 10 people in the building total.
Ribfest, ugh.
I did get to see my adopted little sister though so the day wasn't a total waste.
And the meeting was good.
Our Youth Services crew is always amusing.
When talking about collection we told our commander in chief - aka Cabin Fever - to "buy the interesting ones and skip the boring stuff."
We're so specific.
And helpful like that.
But that's okay, she wouldn't be the commander in chief if she didn't know what she was doing.
So that was work.
After work I did some more laundry and attempted a Twin Peaks marathon.
I made it through one episode and went....that's messed up.
So no more of that.
Which is so WEIRD cause I'm usually all over those cult shows.
Cult show as in underrated, not as in, you know, like a show about cults.
Cause those are bad.
Cults, not shows about cults.
Though I'm guessing due to the subject matter those shows are also bad.
But possibly interesting.
If you followed that you're a genius.
I lost myself.
New topic.
Anyway, so to drown out all that weirdness I turned on some Wipeout - cause that doesn't have "weird" written all over it - and played some Lords of the Realm 2 - also doesn't scream "weird" even when played by a girl in 2013 sitting next to a cat shaved like a lion.
That's right, it's back!
Or it should be!
But I have a feeling if they tried to revamp it it'd turn out like the new You Don't Know Jack game.
Not as good as the original.
Yay 90's.
Don't like the new host.
Not the same.
Kills the whole game.
Anyway, I'm a nerd.
But you knew that, it's part of the reason you're here.
So nerdy in fact that the nights I don't spend with my boyfriend I spend with my cat playing video games, watching TV, editing or doing homework.
Cause other than that I really have no life.
Which is fine by me, actually I kind of prefer it that way.
Though this weekend has a lot going on. Golf tournament on Saturday followed by a softball tournament on Sunday.
That's right, 2G's at it again!! but this time we're on a new course. Hope their drink cart lady follows us around too.
Our drinking team has a golfing problem.
Cause we suck, but when there is liquor we don't notice we suck, we just get louder. And then everyone wants to join our team.
No, Pastor's pretty good, as is Homey G-Wigger now that she's got her Packer clubs.
But we really don't care about winning, our only goal is to beat Hillman and his team of ringers.
Although apparently Juwanna - aka the high school roommate - is playing this year so a new challenge.
It's on.
And that's all I got.
Must put laptop down so I can pack for massive weekend.
On to the music:
Throwback Thursday
Song You Know But Forgot You Knew It
Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
yay 90's.
and I'm out.
I seriously thought it was appendicitis for a while cause I was burning up and every time I stood up I wanted to fall over.
Which killed the whole standing thing.
But of all the days to be in physical pain it happened to be the least busy of them all.
So that made it bearable I guess.
Think I had like 10 stats total, which is really bad since I was there all day.
Though technically the first hour I was guarding the music CD's - oh yeah, there's a guard desk now and it's only gonna get worse from there if the rumors are true - then I was at the front desk for a hour which is when I got all of my stats before leaving for lunch and then a meeting and then checking in 8 carts in the backroom in an hour leading into the final hour where we had like 10 people in the building total.
Ribfest, ugh.
I did get to see my adopted little sister though so the day wasn't a total waste.
And the meeting was good.
Our Youth Services crew is always amusing.
When talking about collection we told our commander in chief - aka Cabin Fever - to "buy the interesting ones and skip the boring stuff."
We're so specific.
And helpful like that.
But that's okay, she wouldn't be the commander in chief if she didn't know what she was doing.
So that was work.
After work I did some more laundry and attempted a Twin Peaks marathon.
I made it through one episode and went....that's messed up.
So no more of that.
Which is so WEIRD cause I'm usually all over those cult shows.
Cult show as in underrated, not as in, you know, like a show about cults.
Cause those are bad.
Cults, not shows about cults.
Though I'm guessing due to the subject matter those shows are also bad.
But possibly interesting.
If you followed that you're a genius.
I lost myself.
New topic.
Anyway, so to drown out all that weirdness I turned on some Wipeout - cause that doesn't have "weird" written all over it - and played some Lords of the Realm 2 - also doesn't scream "weird" even when played by a girl in 2013 sitting next to a cat shaved like a lion.
That's right, it's back!
Or it should be!
But I have a feeling if they tried to revamp it it'd turn out like the new You Don't Know Jack game.
Not as good as the original.
Yay 90's.
Don't like the new host.
Not the same.
Kills the whole game.
Anyway, I'm a nerd.
But you knew that, it's part of the reason you're here.
So nerdy in fact that the nights I don't spend with my boyfriend I spend with my cat playing video games, watching TV, editing or doing homework.
Cause other than that I really have no life.
Which is fine by me, actually I kind of prefer it that way.
Though this weekend has a lot going on. Golf tournament on Saturday followed by a softball tournament on Sunday.
That's right, 2G's at it again!! but this time we're on a new course. Hope their drink cart lady follows us around too.
Our drinking team has a golfing problem.
Cause we suck, but when there is liquor we don't notice we suck, we just get louder. And then everyone wants to join our team.
No, Pastor's pretty good, as is Homey G-Wigger now that she's got her Packer clubs.
But we really don't care about winning, our only goal is to beat Hillman and his team of ringers.
Although apparently Juwanna - aka the high school roommate - is playing this year so a new challenge.
It's on.
And that's all I got.
Must put laptop down so I can pack for massive weekend.
On to the music:
Throwback Thursday
Song You Know But Forgot You Knew It
Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
yay 90's.
and I'm out.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
"And it gets worse." "How could it get worse?" "They dance."
Yay for Major Crimes.
If you haven't seen this week's episode you should watch it now.
Online if you have to, cause it's highly entertaining.
And if you have no idea what I'm talking about then you're missing out on life.
Especially if you missed out on The Closer, the show that came before it and has evolved into what is now Major Crimes.
Which I got multiple people hooked on.
Cause it rocks.
Rocked.
Well, Brenda Leigh still rocks, only now she just rocks on DVD.
Wondering how they're going to pull off the trial episode cause she'll have to make a reappearance as a witness.
Though I'm guessing it'll be years before that actually takes place.
Here watch this, it's also highly entertaining.
They did end up using that first "what" because I remember rewinding it over and over just to hear it.
Dang those non-union flies.
That's how I would sign all of my documents if I was her.
Today was awesome.
Worked 9-6 - huge amount of stats today though I'm guessing that will stop for a few days since we'll have no parking until Monday.
Ugh, Ribfest.
It was so funny the Old New Guy and I walked out together a couple days ago when they were just starting to set up and went "ah crap" at the same time.
After work came home and stayed there for the first time since last week.
This is literally the first night that I did absolutely nothing.
Except clean.
Lots and lots of cleaning.
And I finished Zero Hour.
I didn't know it was possible for it to get any weirder after that whole cloning thing but the way it ended....just....weird....to the extreme.
Revelations come to life but not.
Like the book of Revelations.
Along with character revelations too I guess.
Though I did cheer at the very last second to see the little boy and Vincent. That was good.
The rest was weird.
But I like the religious conspiracy stories - I had this conversation with a patron today - that's why I love the DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons.
AND I WILL finish the Lost Symbol before the movie comes out, it's on. I have two copies - one in my apartment and one in my locker.
It's just the whole time to read it thing escapes me.
Mostly because if I have the time to read anything it's as an editor - which I love cause Demi rocks as does her writing - I'm so far behind on any of my projects it's ridiculous.
I blame school.
Once that's over I'll have time.
Especially if the boyfriend does get switched to second shift, then I'll have nothing but free time all week.
Anyway, so the day flew cause we were swamped, got time to relax with my big fat cat after cleaning my apartment, many cat pictures were taken and uploaded to Facebook just to challenge the cat picture quota that Sketch mentioned.
Don't worry, I'm not actually one of those stereotypical librarians.
Though if he does get moved to second I might become one.
But Carter's so cute!
And with the haircut he looks like a lion with combat boots.
Cat in a box.
How can anyone resist that?
Okay, I'm done for the night, I promise.
Song of the day:
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Yay for cheesy 80's music videos.
That's a snazzy jacket.
He should wear that all the time.
With that haircut please.
Saw this commercial and it reminded me of something I forgot to include yesterday.
Cause it's dumb but funny and we said that about it yesterday.
Anyway, we were at the lake and on the dock and he mispronounced a city's name but for the life of me I can't remember what it was and I laughed because it reminded me of a joke that one of the "Favorite Aunties" told me years and years ago.
Three guys were driving through Beatrice and they decided to stop and get something to eat. None of them had ever been to Beatrice before so they began to argue about how it was pronounced.
The first guy said it was BEatrice, the second was convinced it was BeATrice, the last guy said it was pronounced Beat-Rice.
When they couldn't come to an agreement they decided they should ask someone so they went up to the lady at the counter and said "We've been fighting about it and we can't figure out the name of this place, where are we?"
The lady looked at them and said really slowly, "You're...in...Burger...King."
See it's dumb but you smiled.
So take that.
See you tomorrow.
I'll be here.
You be there.
It's a date mate.
It's on like Donkey Kong.
It's...time to stop rhyming and go to sleep, okay, I'm out.
If you haven't seen this week's episode you should watch it now.
Online if you have to, cause it's highly entertaining.
And if you have no idea what I'm talking about then you're missing out on life.
Especially if you missed out on The Closer, the show that came before it and has evolved into what is now Major Crimes.
Which I got multiple people hooked on.
Cause it rocks.
Rocked.
Well, Brenda Leigh still rocks, only now she just rocks on DVD.
Wondering how they're going to pull off the trial episode cause she'll have to make a reappearance as a witness.
Though I'm guessing it'll be years before that actually takes place.
Here watch this, it's also highly entertaining.
They did end up using that first "what" because I remember rewinding it over and over just to hear it.
Dang those non-union flies.
That's how I would sign all of my documents if I was her.
Today was awesome.
Worked 9-6 - huge amount of stats today though I'm guessing that will stop for a few days since we'll have no parking until Monday.
Ugh, Ribfest.
It was so funny the Old New Guy and I walked out together a couple days ago when they were just starting to set up and went "ah crap" at the same time.
After work came home and stayed there for the first time since last week.
This is literally the first night that I did absolutely nothing.
Except clean.
Lots and lots of cleaning.
And I finished Zero Hour.
I didn't know it was possible for it to get any weirder after that whole cloning thing but the way it ended....just....weird....to the extreme.
Revelations come to life but not.
Like the book of Revelations.
Along with character revelations too I guess.
Though I did cheer at the very last second to see the little boy and Vincent. That was good.
The rest was weird.
But I like the religious conspiracy stories - I had this conversation with a patron today - that's why I love the DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons.
AND I WILL finish the Lost Symbol before the movie comes out, it's on. I have two copies - one in my apartment and one in my locker.
It's just the whole time to read it thing escapes me.
Mostly because if I have the time to read anything it's as an editor - which I love cause Demi rocks as does her writing - I'm so far behind on any of my projects it's ridiculous.
I blame school.
Once that's over I'll have time.
Especially if the boyfriend does get switched to second shift, then I'll have nothing but free time all week.
Anyway, so the day flew cause we were swamped, got time to relax with my big fat cat after cleaning my apartment, many cat pictures were taken and uploaded to Facebook just to challenge the cat picture quota that Sketch mentioned.
Don't worry, I'm not actually one of those stereotypical librarians.
Though if he does get moved to second I might become one.
But Carter's so cute!
And with the haircut he looks like a lion with combat boots.
Cat in a box.
How can anyone resist that?
Okay, I'm done for the night, I promise.
Song of the day:
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Yay for cheesy 80's music videos.
That's a snazzy jacket.
He should wear that all the time.
With that haircut please.
Saw this commercial and it reminded me of something I forgot to include yesterday.
Cause it's dumb but funny and we said that about it yesterday.
Anyway, we were at the lake and on the dock and he mispronounced a city's name but for the life of me I can't remember what it was and I laughed because it reminded me of a joke that one of the "Favorite Aunties" told me years and years ago.
Three guys were driving through Beatrice and they decided to stop and get something to eat. None of them had ever been to Beatrice before so they began to argue about how it was pronounced.
The first guy said it was BEatrice, the second was convinced it was BeATrice, the last guy said it was pronounced Beat-Rice.
When they couldn't come to an agreement they decided they should ask someone so they went up to the lady at the counter and said "We've been fighting about it and we can't figure out the name of this place, where are we?"
The lady looked at them and said really slowly, "You're...in...Burger...King."
See it's dumb but you smiled.
So take that.
See you tomorrow.
I'll be here.
You be there.
It's a date mate.
It's on like Donkey Kong.
It's...time to stop rhyming and go to sleep, okay, I'm out.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
"You've got juice pouches and Rocky!"
Watched Pitch Perfect tonight with the boyfriend.
Well, part of Pitch Perfect with the boyfriend.
But I've already rambled about that here for quotes and here for commentary and here for the history of the Cups song and about 4 others attached with that tag so...
Still a good movie, no matter how many times you watch it.
And you notice things after listening to the commentary.
Today was good. Very busy but went by very fast.
Twin Peaks came in on DVD.
Cult TV show from the 90's, figured I should check it out.
That's really all I remember from the work day. Went out to see the boyfriend after. Dinner then back to the lake.
"No, but I can name all the Kardashians."
Also watched some Big Bang Theory, which is what I have on right now.
They're on a mission to find the guy who stole Sheldon's World of Warcraft possessions.
"This ain't no Beyonce."
That's really all I got for today.
I know, I'm boring.
I braved the microwave for the first time since the smoke-filled apartment adventure. Turns out my popcorn button does work, thinking that I hit the chicken/fish button by mistake.
Which is good, cause I'm addicted to popcorn so having to sit there or set an alarm would be annoying.
Only problem now is that the popcorn smells like smoke.
Okay, now that's all I got.
Music - Hear this one every time I listen to the radio with him.
I Want Crazy - Hunter Hayes
but we are looking for a new song since most people wouldn't understand why Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is linked to our relationship.
play practice. break between scenes. portable CD player and a sticky note telling me what track to listen to.
Well, part of Pitch Perfect with the boyfriend.
But I've already rambled about that here for quotes and here for commentary and here for the history of the Cups song and about 4 others attached with that tag so...
Still a good movie, no matter how many times you watch it.
And you notice things after listening to the commentary.
Today was good. Very busy but went by very fast.
Twin Peaks came in on DVD.
Cult TV show from the 90's, figured I should check it out.
That's really all I remember from the work day. Went out to see the boyfriend after. Dinner then back to the lake.
"No, but I can name all the Kardashians."
Also watched some Big Bang Theory, which is what I have on right now.
They're on a mission to find the guy who stole Sheldon's World of Warcraft possessions.
"This ain't no Beyonce."
That's really all I got for today.
I know, I'm boring.
I braved the microwave for the first time since the smoke-filled apartment adventure. Turns out my popcorn button does work, thinking that I hit the chicken/fish button by mistake.
Which is good, cause I'm addicted to popcorn so having to sit there or set an alarm would be annoying.
Only problem now is that the popcorn smells like smoke.
Okay, now that's all I got.
Music - Hear this one every time I listen to the radio with him.
I Want Crazy - Hunter Hayes
but we are looking for a new song since most people wouldn't understand why Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is linked to our relationship.
play practice. break between scenes. portable CD player and a sticky note telling me what track to listen to.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Facebook newsfeed makes me feel like such a stalker.
Facebook newsfeed makes me feel like such a stalker.
She got married?!
He's going back to school?!
She's pregnant?!
Wait, his kid is how old?!
And then it makes me feel old because all of these people are either my age or younger.
Smo is sleeping on my couch - well, studying on my couch - so I'm yelling it all at her but she didn't know either. So I don't feel completely out of the loop, though I have been swamped lately.
First day back at work after being gone for a week and a half. Always hard to go back, but it's worth it.
Today was good, dredged through my 150 missed emails and like 30 incident reports all for stolen items - good god seriously? - updated the TAB website, sent out instructions on volunteer application process - cause it was inconsistent and I'm sick of it - sorted through CD cases - joy and excitement. Tomorrow will be more of the same.
After work went out to see the boyfriend. Pizza Hut for supper and then out to the lake.
What has come to be known as "our spot" is usually relaxing but tonight the teenagers were having a party and blasting really crappy music. We could hear it loud and clear even though they were at the other end of the lake. We were tempted to call the cops just to tell them to play better music but we held off.
I should also mention you can only get to "our spot" by climbing over about 20 giant rocks that move when you step on them. And apparently I'm not the agile farm girl who once climbed to the top of the quonset anymore.
If you don't know what a quonset is it's basically like a giant round building in which you keep your farm equipment such as tractors and combines. Go here
Anyway, it's big.
But snow had drifted against it and I thought, hey I can climb that. So I did.
Mom freaked. Dad got the camera.
One of many defining parental moments.
Other than the crappy music the night was good. Watched some PopUp video on VHS, ran into an old friend at Walmart, showed him the Rebel Wilson and Independence Day videos posted here this week.
Calling it a victory.
On to the music.
Had two songs stuck in my head all day. The second I listened to at lunch so there was reason for that one but the first....no reason to be in my head whatsoever.
The White Stuff by Weird Al.
Which I refuse to post because I hate that song.
But I will post the second.
The Sheik of Araby - The Beatles
lesser known of their songs, but good nonetheless. according to wikipedia the Beatles covered this song in 1962 at their unsuccessful Decca audition with George Harrison as the lead singer and Pete Best on the drums.
interesting.
She got married?!
He's going back to school?!
She's pregnant?!
Wait, his kid is how old?!
And then it makes me feel old because all of these people are either my age or younger.
Smo is sleeping on my couch - well, studying on my couch - so I'm yelling it all at her but she didn't know either. So I don't feel completely out of the loop, though I have been swamped lately.
First day back at work after being gone for a week and a half. Always hard to go back, but it's worth it.
Today was good, dredged through my 150 missed emails and like 30 incident reports all for stolen items - good god seriously? - updated the TAB website, sent out instructions on volunteer application process - cause it was inconsistent and I'm sick of it - sorted through CD cases - joy and excitement. Tomorrow will be more of the same.
After work went out to see the boyfriend. Pizza Hut for supper and then out to the lake.
What has come to be known as "our spot" is usually relaxing but tonight the teenagers were having a party and blasting really crappy music. We could hear it loud and clear even though they were at the other end of the lake. We were tempted to call the cops just to tell them to play better music but we held off.
I should also mention you can only get to "our spot" by climbing over about 20 giant rocks that move when you step on them. And apparently I'm not the agile farm girl who once climbed to the top of the quonset anymore.
If you don't know what a quonset is it's basically like a giant round building in which you keep your farm equipment such as tractors and combines. Go here
Anyway, it's big.
But snow had drifted against it and I thought, hey I can climb that. So I did.
Mom freaked. Dad got the camera.
One of many defining parental moments.
Other than the crappy music the night was good. Watched some PopUp video on VHS, ran into an old friend at Walmart, showed him the Rebel Wilson and Independence Day videos posted here this week.
Calling it a victory.
On to the music.
Had two songs stuck in my head all day. The second I listened to at lunch so there was reason for that one but the first....no reason to be in my head whatsoever.
The White Stuff by Weird Al.
Which I refuse to post because I hate that song.
But I will post the second.
The Sheik of Araby - The Beatles
lesser known of their songs, but good nonetheless. according to wikipedia the Beatles covered this song in 1962 at their unsuccessful Decca audition with George Harrison as the lead singer and Pete Best on the drums.
interesting.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Everything wrong with Independence Day in 6 Minutes or Less
I know, I know, I've been bad at posting this week, but I've had a lot going on.
Camp, then after camp recovery, then the wedding and all that.
The boyfriend's sister got married yesterday.
The wedding itself was great. The reception...let's just say it was an adventure and leave it at that.
Got to spend some quality time with the boyfriend yesterday and all of today. Got lunch, watched some movies and all that.
Independence Day was the big one.
Oh my God this clip is hysterical. Went looking for the trailer but posting this instead as it is more entertaining.
Everything Wrong with Independence Day in 6 Minutes or Less
There are some other good ones too, The Hunger Games, the Dark Knight Rises, go here to check out the others.
Scale of Awesome says 7/10. I was entertained enough to keep me awake but not much more than that.
It was a lot longer than I remember, though I only remember certain scenes since I've only seen it once before this.
Forgot it had Adam Baldwin and Mary McDonnell in it.
Feel bad the boyfriend had to go into work tonight, but hoping to see him through this week as I don't really have anything going on.
And I'm LOVING that. Cause usually I'm swamped with homework and all that. The only thing scheduled besides 40 hours of work this week is the golf and softball tournaments taking place this weekend.
So, since I've got nothing but work tomorrow I'm gonna crash and enjoy that thing that people call sleep.
Haven't been to work in a week and a half and a lot of stuff waiting for me when I get back.
Song of the Day: Two classics meshed together
Where Did Our Love Go - Soft Cell
we were flipping stations and i was like "what is that?" "tainted love."
apparently not, but digging it nonetheless. they're pretty good live.
Oh, more items to add to the Songs Carter Hates list:
-Miss Her - Brad Paisley
-Anything by Train
He's always an interesting passenger. He went nuts when Train played and then went silent for Ghost Towns (go here) so I was like umm... Schrodinger's Cat much?
Camp, then after camp recovery, then the wedding and all that.
The boyfriend's sister got married yesterday.
The wedding itself was great. The reception...let's just say it was an adventure and leave it at that.
Got to spend some quality time with the boyfriend yesterday and all of today. Got lunch, watched some movies and all that.
Independence Day was the big one.
Oh my God this clip is hysterical. Went looking for the trailer but posting this instead as it is more entertaining.
Everything Wrong with Independence Day in 6 Minutes or Less
There are some other good ones too, The Hunger Games, the Dark Knight Rises, go here to check out the others.
Scale of Awesome says 7/10. I was entertained enough to keep me awake but not much more than that.
It was a lot longer than I remember, though I only remember certain scenes since I've only seen it once before this.
Forgot it had Adam Baldwin and Mary McDonnell in it.
Feel bad the boyfriend had to go into work tonight, but hoping to see him through this week as I don't really have anything going on.
And I'm LOVING that. Cause usually I'm swamped with homework and all that. The only thing scheduled besides 40 hours of work this week is the golf and softball tournaments taking place this weekend.
So, since I've got nothing but work tomorrow I'm gonna crash and enjoy that thing that people call sleep.
Haven't been to work in a week and a half and a lot of stuff waiting for me when I get back.
Song of the Day: Two classics meshed together
Where Did Our Love Go - Soft Cell
we were flipping stations and i was like "what is that?" "tainted love."
apparently not, but digging it nonetheless. they're pretty good live.
Oh, more items to add to the Songs Carter Hates list:
-Miss Her - Brad Paisley
-Anything by Train
He's always an interesting passenger. He went nuts when Train played and then went silent for Ghost Towns (go here) so I was like umm... Schrodinger's Cat much?
Friday, August 2, 2013
when you went away you took my cow Bessie, I miss her darling more than I miss you.
Remember how last year I said, hey I'm going to feel like crap immediately following camp so I should take the rest of that week off?
And then this year when requesting vacation I said, I need to save vacation because of all the hell that's going to break loose in the fall, I'll be able to handle it?
Guess how well that worked out.
Feeling a lot better today than I did yesterday, but that's not really saying much.
My whole body hurts, my voice is gone and I'm exhausted.
But I had to actually get off the couch today - which is more than I can say about yesterday - so I only slept until 4 because the boyfriend's sister is getting married tomorrow and we had the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner to go to tonight. Met even more family and then we went to the fair with his brother.
Remember the quarter game he's addicted to? With the trucks and you put it in the tube and then it lands and it pushes stuff forward? We played for hours. Got like 48 red coins and won 2 bigass stuffed creatures. He got a parrot and I got a ninja banana.
I would post a picture but it's in my car and I'm too lazy to go and get it. Perhaps tomorrow.
But it's awesome. I'll put it next to the giant guitar we won last year.
His brother won his wife a giant Nemo, which was also cool but not AS COOL as my giant ninja banana.
Anyway, aside from the whole lady gunning for my job thing camp was pretty good. Had a lot of fun with the usual gang and we are meeting up on Sunday to finish up camp stuff before our golf tournament next weekend!
So, as promised, here are the skits I used for this year's round of Skits and Worship.
3rd boys: Two Suckers On a Stick Camping Skit
One camper is the store owner and the other 3 campers are customers that enter the store one at a time. Ask the two counselors nicely if they will stand on a tree branch on the stage and tell them they're "scenery".
Customer 1: Do you have any Hershey's?
Owner: Sorry, I'm all out.
Customer 2: Do you have any M&M's?
Owner: Sorry, I'm all out.
Customer 3: Do you have any Snickers bars?
Owner: Sorry, I'm all out.
Customer 3: Well, what DO you have?
Owner: All I have are these two suckers on a stick.
3rd Girls: Bravest Camper in the World Camping Skit
MC: Campers, Parents, and Guests - welcome. We have with us today a very special camper. Sally, please come up here. This young woman has proven her bravery through trials and challenges most of us would never dream of let alone live through. Sally is afraid of nothing! She has traveled through Transylvania during a full moon, even camped out alone in a cemetery.
MC: I'm sure some of you probably don't believe anyone could be so brave so I've rounded up some of the most gruesome monsters that have ever walked the face of the earth. Sally will demonstrate her bravery for you. Here comes DRACULA - a blood-thirsty fiend from the old country!
(Dracula glides up to Sally and raises her arms about to attack.)
(Sally smiles and shakes her hand.)
(Dracula dejectedly shuffles off behind Sally while werewolf is coming on.)
MC: And now, a foul werewolf from England - a ferocious beast of the night!
(Werewolf charges in, growling and clawing the air.)
(Sally yawns as she looks at the werewolf.)
(werewolf whimpers away behind Sally as mummy comes in.)
MC: The mummy! an undead creature from Egypt!
(Mummy walks in with arms straight ahead, groaning and mumbling.)
(Sally checks her wristwatch and looks bored.)
(mummy shuffles away as next monster comes in.)
MC: As you can see, nothing scares this bravest of campers, not even the most hideous monsters of the world. And, to recognize Sally's bravery, our leader will now present her with a small trophy. Good job, Sally!
(Sally needs to keep looking out at the audience and smiling. As the leader gets close to her and holds out the trophy, Sally turns from the audience to look at her. Then with a terrified look on her face she runs away from the leader screaming. All the monsters and MC also run away yelling, screaming, and moaning as they leave the stage.)
4th Boys: SFX script
Group of campers make sound effects in parenthesis
Narrator: It's summer time at Camp J. One big day of rain (THUNDERSTORM) and two days later the birds are out (CHIRP), the counselors have come out of hibernation (WHO MOVED MY MATTRESS).
It's like the end of school, everyone cheering (CHEERING), and the campers come out (MOM DID YOU PACK MY SWIM TRUNKS?), and the music crew is jamming on their guitars (PHARAOH PHARAOH OH BABY LET MY PEOPLE GO).People put on sunscreen (SPLORT) and sit in the shade and watch the kids playing kickball (HOW DID YOU MISS THAT?!).
The camp is full of people, counselors (PUT DAT DOWN. DON'T EAT DAT.) and kids playing volleyball (HIT IT OVER!) And birdwatchers watching for snipes. (I SAW ONE! NO YOU DIDN’T! YES I DID! NO YOU DIDN’T! YES I DID!)
The big news was the 50-ton gray whale who washed up in the lagoon (SPLASHING, WALLOWING) — evidently all the excitement interfered with his navigational equipment (ELECTRONIC CHAOS) but there he was in the lagoon, all 50 tons of him and the campers came out and sprayed him with garden hoses (SPLASH) and they poured Kool-Aid on him (SPLASH) and he started singing. He seemed to be singing doo-wop (DOOWOP) and they x-rayed him and found that he had swallowed a member of the cast of "Forever Plaid" from a cruise ship in the Caribbean — so they got the whale to swallow a rope and the guy got hold of it and they pulled him out (HEAVE! HEAVE!)
When he came out, so did some car tires (SCREECH) and bubble wrap (POP) and a 1995 Mazda which still worked (VROOM VROOM) and now the whale really felt like singing. He sang some show songs. (OKLAHOMA) Like Oklahoma. And "Sound of Music" (THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC). And it was pretty exciting at first, but then it was clear that his repertoire was limited. And when the whale sang, "Love will keep us Together" (LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER THINK OF ME BABE WHENEVER) over and over and over, they called in a tugboat (BOAT HORN) and they towed him out of the lagoon and into the little blue and everybody at camp had to stop what they were doing for one whole afternoon so the whale could regain his navigational system and then he rose up huge and gray in the river and he blew (AIR) and he blew again (AIR) and off he went to rejoin his group.
4th Girls: Look What I Found Fishing!
Campers walk on one by one each with an object they caught fishing
Camper 1: I went fishing and I found an octopus
2: I went fishing and I found a penguin.
3: I went fishing and I found a snake.
4: I went fishing and I found Ariel.
The last camper is dragging the leader behind her, and announces all she got fishing was A CRAB!
5th Boys: Walk On Selections
Camper walks in wearing a flashlight headlamp. Walks around center stage awhile, looking somewhat confused or dreamy.
MC: What's the matter?
Camper : I'm feeling a little LIGHT-headed.
Campers walk in wearing the same item of clothing, we used a skirt.
MC: What are you guys doing?
All Campers: It says 'One Size Fits All!'
A camper runs on stage looking all over.
Camper : Where is it? I can't find it.
MC: What are you looking for?
Camper : The humor in that last joke/skit!
2 campers walk on carrying tree branches with leaves loosely connected so they can be shaken off. They shake their branches as they walk across the stage, leaving leafs behind.
MC: You guys need to get off the stage!
Campers: Don't worry - we're just LEAFing.
Camper runs on, looking frantic.
Camper : It's all around me! It's all around me!
MC: What is it? What's all around you?
Camper : My Belt!
Camper runs on stage frantically waving his arms.
Camper : They're after me! They're after me!
MC: Who's after you?
Camper : The squirrels - they think I'm NUTS!
Camper walks across stage dragging a rope.
MC: Why are you pulling that rope through here?
Camper : Ever try to PUSH one?
Camper runs to center stage with companion.
Camper : And, now, its time to make a Spot announcement.
Companion: BARK!
Camper : Thank you, Spot!
Camper walks to center stage and starts throwing a ball up and catching it.
MC: Hey, what are you doing?
Camper : I don't feel very well and I'm THROWING UP!
Camper walks to center stage while yelling 'ATTENTION! ATTENTION!'
MC: Hey, what are you doing?
Camper : I'm just looking for a little attention.
Camper runs onstage
Camper : Mr. Scott, the Tribles are after me. BEAM ME ABOARD!
Camper offstage throws a board to land in front of the camper.
Camper : Thank you! picks up board and runs off
5th Girls: Smoke Signals Skit
#1: Wow, it's great to be out here in the wild.
#2: Hey, what's that over there? Looks like smoke signals.
Two campers wave a blanket back and forth to make signals
#1: Fortunately, I learned smoke signaling at camp last summer. Let me see if I can read them.
#1: (looking through binoculars and sounding out each word)
Help . . . our . . . blanket . . . is . . . on . . . fire.
#1: Huh. (walk off uninterested)
6th boys: Run-aways Camping Skit
Run-away #1: Quick, we've got to hide. The warden with his dogs are right behind us!
Run-away #2: Hey, climb these trees and pretend to be an animal.
Run-away #3: They'll never catch us up there!
Run-away #4: Good idea!
Climb counselors posing as trees - all climb a different tree
Warden comes on stage, with two dogs barking and sniffing the trail to the first tree. The dogs start barking up the tree
Run-away #1: Tweet, Tweet, Tweet
Warden: Dumb dogs, there's just a bird up there, let's go!
dogs bark and sniff to the 2nd tree
Run-away #2: Meow, Meow, Meow
Warden: Dumb dogs, that's just a cat up there.
dogs bark and sniff to 3rd tree
Run-away #3: Hoo, Hoo, Hoo
Warden: Dumb dogs, that’s just an owl.
dogs bark and sniff next tree
Run-away #4: Mooooooo!
Dogs bark in a frenzy and warden gets the run-away
6th Girls: Not Enough Parachutes Camping Skit
Pilot: to arriving passenger Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
President: I am the President of the United States.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, Mr. President. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Elvis: I’m Elvis, thank you very much.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Queen Elizabeth: I am the Queen, do you even need to ask.
Pilot: Sorry, welcome aboard. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Angelina Jolie: I’m Angelina Jolie, the famous movie star.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Donald Trump: I’m Donald Trump, check out my hairdo.
Pilot: It looks very nice sir. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Smart Woman: importantly I am the Smartest Woman in the World. I've just been awarded this wonderful 'Smart Girl' award and I'm heading to my laboratory to think about important things.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, ma’am. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Person: I am a Camper on my way to Camp J.
Pilot: Welcome aboard. Please take a seat.
Pilot: takes seat in cockpit This is your pilot. We are cleared for take-off. Please buckle your seatbelts and enjoy the ride.
plane takes off and everyone looks out the windows for a few seconds then make siren noises
Pilot: looks nervously at controls. I'm sorry to report that we have a major malfunction. The plane is losing altitude and we will crash in 2 minutes. We will need to parachute to safety. Please follow me.
pilot counts parachutes and addresses passengers.
Pilot: I have more bad news. We only have 7 parachutes.
President: pushing past pilot to rear and grabbing a parachute I am the President! My country needs me! and he jumps out
All make excuses on why they should get parachute
Smart Man: pushing past pilot to rear and grabbing a parachute I am the world's Smartest Woman! I must live so I can do important things! and she jumps out
Pilot: to camper Well, there's only one chute left. You take it. I guess the pilot will go down with his ship.
Camper : Actually, there are 2 chutes left.
Pilot: Really? How is that possible?
Camper : Well, the Smartest Woman in the World just jumped out with my knapsack!
Hee Haw 7th/8th Grade
perform between each grades skit, all sing final refrain at each other
BOYS: Down here on the farm the weather is messy -- lying around with nothing to do -- when you went away you took my cow Bessie -- I miss her darling more than I miss you.
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
GIRLS: Now birdies eat seeds and some people plant them -- And now I’ve got seeds but what can I do -- Beyond any doubt I really don’t need them -- But they came with a tomato like you.
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
BOYS: Remember you phoned me a-sobbin' and cryin' -- The dog bit your maw, and drug her around -- You said she looked pale and thought she was dying -- I said "Don't worry, I'll buy a new hound."
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
GIRLS: You had six kids and I had eleven -- We had four more and they bloomed like flowers -- I wish you’d come back without you ain’t heaven -- Cause your kids and my kids are beating up ours
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
BOYS: Remember the night we went to the church dance -- You came and asked me if your lipstick was smeared -- Now you got so mad cause I told the truth dear -- I can’t see your lips through you mustache and beard
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
If you don't know Where oh Where watch this:
For previous years skits go here or here.
Song of the Day:
Heard this at the fair and did a doubletake.
Now You're Gone - Basshunter
I was obsessed with this song back in college (ask sketch) when it was still Boten Anna. He made an English version - though the lyrics have totally changed - because the original one was so popular.
I discovered it while writing a speech on the dangers of online chatrooms. Here's the original in Swedish.
and that's all i got. have a good one.
And then this year when requesting vacation I said, I need to save vacation because of all the hell that's going to break loose in the fall, I'll be able to handle it?
Guess how well that worked out.
Feeling a lot better today than I did yesterday, but that's not really saying much.
My whole body hurts, my voice is gone and I'm exhausted.
But I had to actually get off the couch today - which is more than I can say about yesterday - so I only slept until 4 because the boyfriend's sister is getting married tomorrow and we had the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner to go to tonight. Met even more family and then we went to the fair with his brother.
Remember the quarter game he's addicted to? With the trucks and you put it in the tube and then it lands and it pushes stuff forward? We played for hours. Got like 48 red coins and won 2 bigass stuffed creatures. He got a parrot and I got a ninja banana.
I would post a picture but it's in my car and I'm too lazy to go and get it. Perhaps tomorrow.
But it's awesome. I'll put it next to the giant guitar we won last year.
His brother won his wife a giant Nemo, which was also cool but not AS COOL as my giant ninja banana.
Anyway, aside from the whole lady gunning for my job thing camp was pretty good. Had a lot of fun with the usual gang and we are meeting up on Sunday to finish up camp stuff before our golf tournament next weekend!
So, as promised, here are the skits I used for this year's round of Skits and Worship.
3rd boys: Two Suckers On a Stick Camping Skit
One camper is the store owner and the other 3 campers are customers that enter the store one at a time. Ask the two counselors nicely if they will stand on a tree branch on the stage and tell them they're "scenery".
Customer 1: Do you have any Hershey's?
Owner: Sorry, I'm all out.
Customer 2: Do you have any M&M's?
Owner: Sorry, I'm all out.
Customer 3: Do you have any Snickers bars?
Owner: Sorry, I'm all out.
Customer 3: Well, what DO you have?
Owner: All I have are these two suckers on a stick.
3rd Girls: Bravest Camper in the World Camping Skit
MC: Campers, Parents, and Guests - welcome. We have with us today a very special camper. Sally, please come up here. This young woman has proven her bravery through trials and challenges most of us would never dream of let alone live through. Sally is afraid of nothing! She has traveled through Transylvania during a full moon, even camped out alone in a cemetery.
MC: I'm sure some of you probably don't believe anyone could be so brave so I've rounded up some of the most gruesome monsters that have ever walked the face of the earth. Sally will demonstrate her bravery for you. Here comes DRACULA - a blood-thirsty fiend from the old country!
(Dracula glides up to Sally and raises her arms about to attack.)
(Sally smiles and shakes her hand.)
(Dracula dejectedly shuffles off behind Sally while werewolf is coming on.)
MC: And now, a foul werewolf from England - a ferocious beast of the night!
(Werewolf charges in, growling and clawing the air.)
(Sally yawns as she looks at the werewolf.)
(werewolf whimpers away behind Sally as mummy comes in.)
MC: The mummy! an undead creature from Egypt!
(Mummy walks in with arms straight ahead, groaning and mumbling.)
(Sally checks her wristwatch and looks bored.)
(mummy shuffles away as next monster comes in.)
MC: As you can see, nothing scares this bravest of campers, not even the most hideous monsters of the world. And, to recognize Sally's bravery, our leader will now present her with a small trophy. Good job, Sally!
(Sally needs to keep looking out at the audience and smiling. As the leader gets close to her and holds out the trophy, Sally turns from the audience to look at her. Then with a terrified look on her face she runs away from the leader screaming. All the monsters and MC also run away yelling, screaming, and moaning as they leave the stage.)
4th Boys: SFX script
Group of campers make sound effects in parenthesis
Narrator: It's summer time at Camp J. One big day of rain (THUNDERSTORM) and two days later the birds are out (CHIRP), the counselors have come out of hibernation (WHO MOVED MY MATTRESS).
It's like the end of school, everyone cheering (CHEERING), and the campers come out (MOM DID YOU PACK MY SWIM TRUNKS?), and the music crew is jamming on their guitars (PHARAOH PHARAOH OH BABY LET MY PEOPLE GO).People put on sunscreen (SPLORT) and sit in the shade and watch the kids playing kickball (HOW DID YOU MISS THAT?!).
The camp is full of people, counselors (PUT DAT DOWN. DON'T EAT DAT.) and kids playing volleyball (HIT IT OVER!) And birdwatchers watching for snipes. (I SAW ONE! NO YOU DIDN’T! YES I DID! NO YOU DIDN’T! YES I DID!)
The big news was the 50-ton gray whale who washed up in the lagoon (SPLASHING, WALLOWING) — evidently all the excitement interfered with his navigational equipment (ELECTRONIC CHAOS) but there he was in the lagoon, all 50 tons of him and the campers came out and sprayed him with garden hoses (SPLASH) and they poured Kool-Aid on him (SPLASH) and he started singing. He seemed to be singing doo-wop (DOOWOP) and they x-rayed him and found that he had swallowed a member of the cast of "Forever Plaid" from a cruise ship in the Caribbean — so they got the whale to swallow a rope and the guy got hold of it and they pulled him out (HEAVE! HEAVE!)
When he came out, so did some car tires (SCREECH) and bubble wrap (POP) and a 1995 Mazda which still worked (VROOM VROOM) and now the whale really felt like singing. He sang some show songs. (OKLAHOMA) Like Oklahoma. And "Sound of Music" (THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC). And it was pretty exciting at first, but then it was clear that his repertoire was limited. And when the whale sang, "Love will keep us Together" (LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER THINK OF ME BABE WHENEVER) over and over and over, they called in a tugboat (BOAT HORN) and they towed him out of the lagoon and into the little blue and everybody at camp had to stop what they were doing for one whole afternoon so the whale could regain his navigational system and then he rose up huge and gray in the river and he blew (AIR) and he blew again (AIR) and off he went to rejoin his group.
4th Girls: Look What I Found Fishing!
Campers walk on one by one each with an object they caught fishing
Camper 1: I went fishing and I found an octopus
2: I went fishing and I found a penguin.
3: I went fishing and I found a snake.
4: I went fishing and I found Ariel.
The last camper is dragging the leader behind her, and announces all she got fishing was A CRAB!
5th Boys: Walk On Selections
Camper walks in wearing a flashlight headlamp. Walks around center stage awhile, looking somewhat confused or dreamy.
MC: What's the matter?
Camper : I'm feeling a little LIGHT-headed.
Campers walk in wearing the same item of clothing, we used a skirt.
MC: What are you guys doing?
All Campers: It says 'One Size Fits All!'
A camper runs on stage looking all over.
Camper : Where is it? I can't find it.
MC: What are you looking for?
Camper : The humor in that last joke/skit!
2 campers walk on carrying tree branches with leaves loosely connected so they can be shaken off. They shake their branches as they walk across the stage, leaving leafs behind.
MC: You guys need to get off the stage!
Campers: Don't worry - we're just LEAFing.
Camper runs on, looking frantic.
Camper : It's all around me! It's all around me!
MC: What is it? What's all around you?
Camper : My Belt!
Camper runs on stage frantically waving his arms.
Camper : They're after me! They're after me!
MC: Who's after you?
Camper : The squirrels - they think I'm NUTS!
Camper walks across stage dragging a rope.
MC: Why are you pulling that rope through here?
Camper : Ever try to PUSH one?
Camper runs to center stage with companion.
Camper : And, now, its time to make a Spot announcement.
Companion: BARK!
Camper : Thank you, Spot!
Camper walks to center stage and starts throwing a ball up and catching it.
MC: Hey, what are you doing?
Camper : I don't feel very well and I'm THROWING UP!
Camper walks to center stage while yelling 'ATTENTION! ATTENTION!'
MC: Hey, what are you doing?
Camper : I'm just looking for a little attention.
Camper runs onstage
Camper : Mr. Scott, the Tribles are after me. BEAM ME ABOARD!
Camper offstage throws a board to land in front of the camper.
Camper : Thank you! picks up board and runs off
5th Girls: Smoke Signals Skit
#1: Wow, it's great to be out here in the wild.
#2: Hey, what's that over there? Looks like smoke signals.
Two campers wave a blanket back and forth to make signals
#1: Fortunately, I learned smoke signaling at camp last summer. Let me see if I can read them.
#1: (looking through binoculars and sounding out each word)
Help . . . our . . . blanket . . . is . . . on . . . fire.
#1: Huh. (walk off uninterested)
6th boys: Run-aways Camping Skit
Run-away #1: Quick, we've got to hide. The warden with his dogs are right behind us!
Run-away #2: Hey, climb these trees and pretend to be an animal.
Run-away #3: They'll never catch us up there!
Run-away #4: Good idea!
Climb counselors posing as trees - all climb a different tree
Warden comes on stage, with two dogs barking and sniffing the trail to the first tree. The dogs start barking up the tree
Run-away #1: Tweet, Tweet, Tweet
Warden: Dumb dogs, there's just a bird up there, let's go!
dogs bark and sniff to the 2nd tree
Run-away #2: Meow, Meow, Meow
Warden: Dumb dogs, that's just a cat up there.
dogs bark and sniff to 3rd tree
Run-away #3: Hoo, Hoo, Hoo
Warden: Dumb dogs, that’s just an owl.
dogs bark and sniff next tree
Run-away #4: Mooooooo!
Dogs bark in a frenzy and warden gets the run-away
6th Girls: Not Enough Parachutes Camping Skit
Pilot: to arriving passenger Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
President: I am the President of the United States.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, Mr. President. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Elvis: I’m Elvis, thank you very much.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Queen Elizabeth: I am the Queen, do you even need to ask.
Pilot: Sorry, welcome aboard. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Angelina Jolie: I’m Angelina Jolie, the famous movie star.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Donald Trump: I’m Donald Trump, check out my hairdo.
Pilot: It looks very nice sir. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Smart Woman: importantly I am the Smartest Woman in the World. I've just been awarded this wonderful 'Smart Girl' award and I'm heading to my laboratory to think about important things.
Pilot: Welcome aboard, ma’am. Please take a seat.
Pilot: Good afternoon. Please tell me who you are so I can cross-check our passenger list.
Person: I am a Camper on my way to Camp J.
Pilot: Welcome aboard. Please take a seat.
Pilot: takes seat in cockpit This is your pilot. We are cleared for take-off. Please buckle your seatbelts and enjoy the ride.
plane takes off and everyone looks out the windows for a few seconds then make siren noises
Pilot: looks nervously at controls. I'm sorry to report that we have a major malfunction. The plane is losing altitude and we will crash in 2 minutes. We will need to parachute to safety. Please follow me.
pilot counts parachutes and addresses passengers.
Pilot: I have more bad news. We only have 7 parachutes.
President: pushing past pilot to rear and grabbing a parachute I am the President! My country needs me! and he jumps out
All make excuses on why they should get parachute
Smart Man: pushing past pilot to rear and grabbing a parachute I am the world's Smartest Woman! I must live so I can do important things! and she jumps out
Pilot: to camper Well, there's only one chute left. You take it. I guess the pilot will go down with his ship.
Camper : Actually, there are 2 chutes left.
Pilot: Really? How is that possible?
Camper : Well, the Smartest Woman in the World just jumped out with my knapsack!
Hee Haw 7th/8th Grade
perform between each grades skit, all sing final refrain at each other
BOYS: Down here on the farm the weather is messy -- lying around with nothing to do -- when you went away you took my cow Bessie -- I miss her darling more than I miss you.
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
GIRLS: Now birdies eat seeds and some people plant them -- And now I’ve got seeds but what can I do -- Beyond any doubt I really don’t need them -- But they came with a tomato like you.
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
BOYS: Remember you phoned me a-sobbin' and cryin' -- The dog bit your maw, and drug her around -- You said she looked pale and thought she was dying -- I said "Don't worry, I'll buy a new hound."
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
GIRLS: You had six kids and I had eleven -- We had four more and they bloomed like flowers -- I wish you’d come back without you ain’t heaven -- Cause your kids and my kids are beating up ours
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
BOYS: Remember the night we went to the church dance -- You came and asked me if your lipstick was smeared -- Now you got so mad cause I told the truth dear -- I can’t see your lips through you mustache and beard
Where Oh Where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love. You met another and *pbbb* you was gone.
If you don't know Where oh Where watch this:
For previous years skits go here or here.
Song of the Day:
Heard this at the fair and did a doubletake.
Now You're Gone - Basshunter
I was obsessed with this song back in college (ask sketch) when it was still Boten Anna. He made an English version - though the lyrics have totally changed - because the original one was so popular.
I discovered it while writing a speech on the dangers of online chatrooms. Here's the original in Swedish.
and that's all i got. have a good one.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Now Rhonda has no Honda - Camp J Highlights 2013
For past years highlights go here: 2011, 2012
Day One: Thursday
-God-breathed car driving manuals
:: It's never a good thing when driving to close your eyes and swerve when a car is coming at you on a gravel road. In fact I'm pretty sure it says that in all of the car driving manuals. And if it doesn't then it should somewhere. I'm sure God would say it. So it should be in car driving manuals. Like God-breathed scripture but this time it's God-breathed car driving manuals. Don't worry, it wasn't me driving. Just in the passenger seat grabbing the door handle and screaming like a girl.
-Space Cadet Tent
:: So every year Jim O and I sleep in tents. Mostly cause there's no room in the cabins but also because we get to set our own bedtimes and don't have to worry about tiny children. We set up our tents next to each other - this year right next to the campers - and spend about an hour each night venting and joking around until we fall asleep. After using the same tent for more than 10 years he got a new one this year. It looks like something NASA would use on the moon and took almost an hour to set up by itself. Mostly cause we weren't going off the instructions, but still! Anyway, the whole time we're setting up I'm thinking about all the bugs in the trees right next to us and started yelling about ticks. He says ticks can't fly so they wouldn't be in trees, when I said they could climb he went oh, yeah.
-Rubber Bandit
:: An awesome name for a super villain came up with after attempting to use "rubber band" as a verb.
Day Two: Friday
-French Toast
:: Huzzah for French Toast. Same breakfast every year along with about 5 cups of coffee within a 2 hour period. But at least I was conscious for the mandatory meeting and registration. Which went well, though apparently 10:30 actually means 11 in counselor terms. For the second year in a row, maybe we should just move it back. But then they'll show up at 11:30.
-The Theme Song
:: Mentor wrote the theme song again as she does every year. This year's was a little different though because the verses don't rhyme but they caught on fairly quickly. By teen camp I had the whole thing memorized and I'm sure I'll be singing it while working just like I do every year for the two weeks following camp. Along with The Bear Song and HeeHaw.
-And Rhonda has no Honda
:: Campfire was my saving grace, as it is every year. No matter how stressful camp can be campfire always redeems it. Our male leader for skits and worship gets really into it, especially There's a Hole in the Bucket, along with the rest of the band. We kept renaming ourselves, but "Destiny's Step-Child" was the clear frontrunner. Though none of the kids understood it since they only know of Beyonce as Beyonce and haven't heard of Destiny's Child. Which makes me cry inside. Anyway, we sang our Pharaoh Pharaohs and King Jesus is All, and Mentor came down to help lead Flea and Pizza and all was well. We had two kingdom workers who came and helped out this year and taught the kids some new stuff. Stupid Rhonda and her crashed Honda were stuck in my head for the rest of camp. I literally fell over when they said that line and my teen helper had to check on me to make sure I was okay.
Day Three: Saturday
-"Does it say 'Blazer' on the back? Cause I don't know what one looks like."
:: Girls and cars.
-The Vote
:: I wasn't aware that even though I'm in charge of skits I have to get them approved before the kids perform them for their parents. Apparently I need to take a vote first because my skits are stupid. Even though I've never had complaints in the what? like 12 years that I've been doing them. So, youth camp sucked. Which is why there are virtually no highlights whatsoever and the blame for that lies entirely on one individual gunning for my job. Which she will get when she pulls this laptop from my cold dead hands. It is literally my favorite time of year and she killed it. Plain and simple. She didn't like HeeHaw and tried to sway my kids - IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SESSION - against it. Like, I'm handing out the lyrics and she comes up and says that's not a skit, here's a skit. The irony is that she recited a skit I'd already done with them two years ago, so apparently not all of my skits suck. Just the ones she doesn't like. Why she did it then IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SESSION still confuses me because she'd already pointed out that she hated it before camp started and knew I wasn't going to change it so what was the purpose of interrupting me in front of my kids other than to make me look bad? But that's okay, just gives me motivation to find skits she hates even more for next year.
I still don't know what I did to deserve the hostility as she didn't just criticize that but also everything else I was in charge of this year. Not saying anything negative to mentor about her song, Cheri about her crafts, Jayne about her cooking, Pastor about his bible studies or Steve about his games. Nope, just me. It's okay though because for once I stood up for myself. And I had Pastor and Jim there to back me up. We'll see what happens next year.
-"Boobs in Training"
:: One of the girl counselors is a friend of mine and since Megan couldn't make it this year she went around on night patrol with me. Apparently all of her girls were excited about training bras which we don't understand cause they suck. And we're confused as to why they call them "training bras" in the first place. Are they like training your boobs for the race of their lives?
-Train Honks
:: So apparently, when trains come through towns they have to honk a certain way. Like in a certain pattern. Weirdly enough I learned this at camp, not from growing up in a train-filled household or from dating a traingeek boyfriend. Remember how we were camped in tents and can hear everything? Including whoever it was that kept walking by our tents but we ignored them and continued to joke around cause we're goofy like that. Anyway, train honks were one of the many things that kept us up at night, along with owls, crickets, air conditioners attached to campers, stupid happy birds and one particularly loud toad which we were convinced was actually a moose.
Day Four: Sunday
-Out of the mouths of babes
:: One of my favorite quotes this year came from a young camper to a teenage counselor. The teen was putting on makeup when the kid came up to her and asked what she was doing. When the teen said she was putting on makeup so that she would look pretty the kid asked, "do you think it's working?"
-And that's what makes it all worth it.
:: So, try as she may to sway my kids and their parents they still had fun with HeeHaw, especially screaming and spitting in each others' faces during the last refrain. Even though it's tradition and I'd like to keep it going if it's going to cause this much drama I'll replace it with something else. I'm sure she'll find a problem with that as well, but hey, she'll just have to get used to it cause I'm a camp lifer and that won't be changing anytime soon.
-Damnit, Rhonda and your stupid Honda
:: Get out of my head. I don't need to be singing about you in the grocery store or in the car or anywhere else. It's amusing because I always lay out the outlines for these camp posts on my phone as they go and on each of the days somewhere "damnit rhonda" was written.
-Let's get pigs feet.
:: Umm, let's not and say we did. Grocery shopping with Jim is always an adventure. We buy far too much and always find things that weren't on our list. Like toys. And ice cream - though that was on our list this year, just not this much of it. I have two gallons in my freezer. Huzzah for mint chip! Anyway, we went grocery shopping two times Sunday, three times Monday and then once again on Tuesday. Plus our Thursday night adventure to get props. Walmart and Rays love us.
-Stray Dog
:: Every year we place bets as to what time our teen camp pastor will arrive. Scuba Steve won this round I believe. Anyway, we thought he was there a lot earlier than he got there because we saw a dog running around and he always has his dogs. This one, however, had bloody paws and when we looked around Pastor was nowhere in sight. Since the teen campers love dogs they cleaned her up, gave him a makeshift collar and a leash and we called animal control. Who wouldn't come get her cause we were outside of city limits. The campground managers called in a favor and a few minutes later the county sheriff's car showed up to pick her up. Ah, memories from the last time that sheriff's car had a dog in it at camp and we were up all night ranting about happy birds.
-Thomas Edison = Earthy cause he's in the ground
:: Gotta play Apples to Apples. Not as fun without Noel but I had my sister and Scuba Steve who picked the right cards. We could always tell who played what card though because of the references made. Scuba Steve played Thomas Edison for earthy and my sister picked it as the winner. I found it highly entertaining. Though it didn't work for me during the next game when I tried Beethoven for the same category and it got rejected for something actually earthy.
-Crapsuck Campfire
:: Any campfire where you can't see anything just spells disaster. So, the teens couldn't see the songbooks and they couldn't see us and we couldn't see our music books and it was just a disaster that ended with a horrible horrible offkey version of Someday. It's only redeeming grace was when Thomas screwed up the lyrics to There's a Hole in the Bucket so the women actually won it. I said it would have to go down in history cause I'm pretty sure we will never win again. Though we did say at little kid's camp - in order not to have to sing it two nights in a row - that we broke down and bought them a new bucket. Though apparently they drilled a hole in it just so we could sing it again at teen camp.
-Pitch Perfect
:: Every year we show movies on the wall. This year instead of our usual cheesy space movie (though we skipped it last year as well) we watched Pitch Perfect for night one. Had a huge crowd all singing along with the music. Pastor had never seen it before and was laughing at Fat Amy. But who doesn't laugh at Rebel Wilson? If you haven't you should really watch this video:
"yeah and so will the cops!" She's highly entertaining.
Day Five: Monday
-Bug Zapper Lightsabers
:: Jim is smart enough to keep me away from sharp metal objects so my job in the kitchen is to kill flies and do dishes. This year Oldest Sister took care of the dishes so I just got the flies. Which is fine with me. In preparation for this big role I bought giant bug zappers and batteries to go with them. Michael and I were using them like lightsabers. I killed 23 on Monday alone.
-Stolen Phone Texting
:: Mean kitchen staff stole my phone and sent my boyfriend a mushy text. Pretty sure he knew it wasn't me cause we don't talk like that, but that didn't stop me from being paranoid about his response. And since I only had signal every other ten feet I was constantly checking it wherever I went.
-That's what a campfire is supposed to sound like!
:: I get really into campfires, actually all of Destiny's Step-Child does, but teen camps are even more fun than youth camp at times because the teens get super loud and dancy. I enjoy all their impromptu motions and some even get added permanently. Monday night's campfire was much better - mostly cause we were indoors and could see - but also because they really got into it and Someday was actually on key.
-Neville for the win!
:: Night two for movie night was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. We had to change it up a bit, don't remember where the idea for Harry Potter came up but it did and I think that was the biggest crowd we've ever had to movie night. We were going to watch the second one the next night but that got overruled.
Day Six: Tuesday
-The slow clap
:: Tuesday is bowling day at teen camp. All the leaders usually bowl together though this year Scuba Steve got sick and napped instead. Each year we bring out the slow clap and it always either leads to a spare or a gutterball. Game number one I got a 105 but game number two was horrible, I bowled like an 80. Not sure what happened between games but whatever skill I developed seemed to disappear. But I only go bowling once a year - at camp - so maybe if I attempted to practice somewhere else I could figure out what the problem was.
-Pizza Pizza
:: After bowling we always get them pizza. We've been going back and forth from Pizza Hut to Walmart pizza. This year Jim was so tired we just went with Pizza Hut then used the boxes to start our campfire after. 34 teens + 6 adults = 10 pizzas plus 3 boxes of cheese sticks.
Add to that the pop and ice cream and they loved it.
-Dance Off
:: Every year the teens have a dance, whether it's organized or impromptu. This year's was a bit more organized than before cause they actually moved the tables AND they used their phones instead of my computer so it was much easier on me. Taylor and I took pictures so that we wouldn't have to dance. See how that works? We made them each do their best moves, they had some good ones.
-Jack the Frog King
:: Found the father of all frogs this year at camp. Compared to my shoe he was huge!
Granted I only wear size 8's but he was still huge. He sat completely still for hours, we think because of the owl we could hear in the trees cause he was gone the next morning. No one would believe me until I took them to him. Then they all screamed. We thought he might be fake until someone threw a stick and he moved.
-"How long does it take to get into my own house?"
:: We watched Gladiator for movie night number three. Though it was an accident, well not really. Pastor wanted to watch Braveheart so the other pastor went to Walmart and found a Braveheart/Gladiator combo. But then Gladiator got more votes we rebelled and watched it instead. I fell asleep, missing the last half an hour. I jumped from him agreeing to talk to the senator to him dead on the ground so I had to watch the rest when I got back.
Day Seven: Wednesday
-Clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere
:: Packing up the trailer and all of our junk seemed to take a lot longer this year. Though that's weird because we had even more kids to help. I think we had even more than previous years cause it barely fit in the trailer and then poor Jim's truck was completely overflowing with the rest of it.
-Rock and Roll McDonalds
:: As is tradition we stopped at McDonalds on the way back, though there were more of us than usual. It's always Scuba Steve, myself and Jim though this year Steve left early cause he was sick. Last year Michael joined our gang and this year he rejoined us along with Taylor, Dylan and Pastor with three of his kids. Usually we're all dead tired and say maybe 20 words, this year we were much louder. Michael did a calorie count and actually beat Steve's record from last year. But I guess that happens when you order 3 burgers, fries and mcnuggets.
And that was camp. As is tradition I will post the skits tomorrow.
For now I'm out. Hope you had a good week.
Day One: Thursday
-God-breathed car driving manuals
:: It's never a good thing when driving to close your eyes and swerve when a car is coming at you on a gravel road. In fact I'm pretty sure it says that in all of the car driving manuals. And if it doesn't then it should somewhere. I'm sure God would say it. So it should be in car driving manuals. Like God-breathed scripture but this time it's God-breathed car driving manuals. Don't worry, it wasn't me driving. Just in the passenger seat grabbing the door handle and screaming like a girl.
-Space Cadet Tent
:: So every year Jim O and I sleep in tents. Mostly cause there's no room in the cabins but also because we get to set our own bedtimes and don't have to worry about tiny children. We set up our tents next to each other - this year right next to the campers - and spend about an hour each night venting and joking around until we fall asleep. After using the same tent for more than 10 years he got a new one this year. It looks like something NASA would use on the moon and took almost an hour to set up by itself. Mostly cause we weren't going off the instructions, but still! Anyway, the whole time we're setting up I'm thinking about all the bugs in the trees right next to us and started yelling about ticks. He says ticks can't fly so they wouldn't be in trees, when I said they could climb he went oh, yeah.
-Rubber Bandit
:: An awesome name for a super villain came up with after attempting to use "rubber band" as a verb.
Day Two: Friday
-French Toast
:: Huzzah for French Toast. Same breakfast every year along with about 5 cups of coffee within a 2 hour period. But at least I was conscious for the mandatory meeting and registration. Which went well, though apparently 10:30 actually means 11 in counselor terms. For the second year in a row, maybe we should just move it back. But then they'll show up at 11:30.
-The Theme Song
:: Mentor wrote the theme song again as she does every year. This year's was a little different though because the verses don't rhyme but they caught on fairly quickly. By teen camp I had the whole thing memorized and I'm sure I'll be singing it while working just like I do every year for the two weeks following camp. Along with The Bear Song and HeeHaw.
-And Rhonda has no Honda
:: Campfire was my saving grace, as it is every year. No matter how stressful camp can be campfire always redeems it. Our male leader for skits and worship gets really into it, especially There's a Hole in the Bucket, along with the rest of the band. We kept renaming ourselves, but "Destiny's Step-Child" was the clear frontrunner. Though none of the kids understood it since they only know of Beyonce as Beyonce and haven't heard of Destiny's Child. Which makes me cry inside. Anyway, we sang our Pharaoh Pharaohs and King Jesus is All, and Mentor came down to help lead Flea and Pizza and all was well. We had two kingdom workers who came and helped out this year and taught the kids some new stuff. Stupid Rhonda and her crashed Honda were stuck in my head for the rest of camp. I literally fell over when they said that line and my teen helper had to check on me to make sure I was okay.
Day Three: Saturday
-"Does it say 'Blazer' on the back? Cause I don't know what one looks like."
:: Girls and cars.
-The Vote
:: I wasn't aware that even though I'm in charge of skits I have to get them approved before the kids perform them for their parents. Apparently I need to take a vote first because my skits are stupid. Even though I've never had complaints in the what? like 12 years that I've been doing them. So, youth camp sucked. Which is why there are virtually no highlights whatsoever and the blame for that lies entirely on one individual gunning for my job. Which she will get when she pulls this laptop from my cold dead hands. It is literally my favorite time of year and she killed it. Plain and simple. She didn't like HeeHaw and tried to sway my kids - IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SESSION - against it. Like, I'm handing out the lyrics and she comes up and says that's not a skit, here's a skit. The irony is that she recited a skit I'd already done with them two years ago, so apparently not all of my skits suck. Just the ones she doesn't like. Why she did it then IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SESSION still confuses me because she'd already pointed out that she hated it before camp started and knew I wasn't going to change it so what was the purpose of interrupting me in front of my kids other than to make me look bad? But that's okay, just gives me motivation to find skits she hates even more for next year.
I still don't know what I did to deserve the hostility as she didn't just criticize that but also everything else I was in charge of this year. Not saying anything negative to mentor about her song, Cheri about her crafts, Jayne about her cooking, Pastor about his bible studies or Steve about his games. Nope, just me. It's okay though because for once I stood up for myself. And I had Pastor and Jim there to back me up. We'll see what happens next year.
-"Boobs in Training"
:: One of the girl counselors is a friend of mine and since Megan couldn't make it this year she went around on night patrol with me. Apparently all of her girls were excited about training bras which we don't understand cause they suck. And we're confused as to why they call them "training bras" in the first place. Are they like training your boobs for the race of their lives?
-Train Honks
:: So apparently, when trains come through towns they have to honk a certain way. Like in a certain pattern. Weirdly enough I learned this at camp, not from growing up in a train-filled household or from dating a traingeek boyfriend. Remember how we were camped in tents and can hear everything? Including whoever it was that kept walking by our tents but we ignored them and continued to joke around cause we're goofy like that. Anyway, train honks were one of the many things that kept us up at night, along with owls, crickets, air conditioners attached to campers, stupid happy birds and one particularly loud toad which we were convinced was actually a moose.
Day Four: Sunday
-Out of the mouths of babes
:: One of my favorite quotes this year came from a young camper to a teenage counselor. The teen was putting on makeup when the kid came up to her and asked what she was doing. When the teen said she was putting on makeup so that she would look pretty the kid asked, "do you think it's working?"
-And that's what makes it all worth it.
:: So, try as she may to sway my kids and their parents they still had fun with HeeHaw, especially screaming and spitting in each others' faces during the last refrain. Even though it's tradition and I'd like to keep it going if it's going to cause this much drama I'll replace it with something else. I'm sure she'll find a problem with that as well, but hey, she'll just have to get used to it cause I'm a camp lifer and that won't be changing anytime soon.
-Damnit, Rhonda and your stupid Honda
:: Get out of my head. I don't need to be singing about you in the grocery store or in the car or anywhere else. It's amusing because I always lay out the outlines for these camp posts on my phone as they go and on each of the days somewhere "damnit rhonda" was written.
-Let's get pigs feet.
:: Umm, let's not and say we did. Grocery shopping with Jim is always an adventure. We buy far too much and always find things that weren't on our list. Like toys. And ice cream - though that was on our list this year, just not this much of it. I have two gallons in my freezer. Huzzah for mint chip! Anyway, we went grocery shopping two times Sunday, three times Monday and then once again on Tuesday. Plus our Thursday night adventure to get props. Walmart and Rays love us.
-Stray Dog
:: Every year we place bets as to what time our teen camp pastor will arrive. Scuba Steve won this round I believe. Anyway, we thought he was there a lot earlier than he got there because we saw a dog running around and he always has his dogs. This one, however, had bloody paws and when we looked around Pastor was nowhere in sight. Since the teen campers love dogs they cleaned her up, gave him a makeshift collar and a leash and we called animal control. Who wouldn't come get her cause we were outside of city limits. The campground managers called in a favor and a few minutes later the county sheriff's car showed up to pick her up. Ah, memories from the last time that sheriff's car had a dog in it at camp and we were up all night ranting about happy birds.
-Thomas Edison = Earthy cause he's in the ground
:: Gotta play Apples to Apples. Not as fun without Noel but I had my sister and Scuba Steve who picked the right cards. We could always tell who played what card though because of the references made. Scuba Steve played Thomas Edison for earthy and my sister picked it as the winner. I found it highly entertaining. Though it didn't work for me during the next game when I tried Beethoven for the same category and it got rejected for something actually earthy.
-Crapsuck Campfire
:: Any campfire where you can't see anything just spells disaster. So, the teens couldn't see the songbooks and they couldn't see us and we couldn't see our music books and it was just a disaster that ended with a horrible horrible offkey version of Someday. It's only redeeming grace was when Thomas screwed up the lyrics to There's a Hole in the Bucket so the women actually won it. I said it would have to go down in history cause I'm pretty sure we will never win again. Though we did say at little kid's camp - in order not to have to sing it two nights in a row - that we broke down and bought them a new bucket. Though apparently they drilled a hole in it just so we could sing it again at teen camp.
-Pitch Perfect
:: Every year we show movies on the wall. This year instead of our usual cheesy space movie (though we skipped it last year as well) we watched Pitch Perfect for night one. Had a huge crowd all singing along with the music. Pastor had never seen it before and was laughing at Fat Amy. But who doesn't laugh at Rebel Wilson? If you haven't you should really watch this video:
"yeah and so will the cops!" She's highly entertaining.
Day Five: Monday
-Bug Zapper Lightsabers
:: Jim is smart enough to keep me away from sharp metal objects so my job in the kitchen is to kill flies and do dishes. This year Oldest Sister took care of the dishes so I just got the flies. Which is fine with me. In preparation for this big role I bought giant bug zappers and batteries to go with them. Michael and I were using them like lightsabers. I killed 23 on Monday alone.
-Stolen Phone Texting
:: Mean kitchen staff stole my phone and sent my boyfriend a mushy text. Pretty sure he knew it wasn't me cause we don't talk like that, but that didn't stop me from being paranoid about his response. And since I only had signal every other ten feet I was constantly checking it wherever I went.
-That's what a campfire is supposed to sound like!
:: I get really into campfires, actually all of Destiny's Step-Child does, but teen camps are even more fun than youth camp at times because the teens get super loud and dancy. I enjoy all their impromptu motions and some even get added permanently. Monday night's campfire was much better - mostly cause we were indoors and could see - but also because they really got into it and Someday was actually on key.
-Neville for the win!
:: Night two for movie night was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. We had to change it up a bit, don't remember where the idea for Harry Potter came up but it did and I think that was the biggest crowd we've ever had to movie night. We were going to watch the second one the next night but that got overruled.
Day Six: Tuesday
-The slow clap
:: Tuesday is bowling day at teen camp. All the leaders usually bowl together though this year Scuba Steve got sick and napped instead. Each year we bring out the slow clap and it always either leads to a spare or a gutterball. Game number one I got a 105 but game number two was horrible, I bowled like an 80. Not sure what happened between games but whatever skill I developed seemed to disappear. But I only go bowling once a year - at camp - so maybe if I attempted to practice somewhere else I could figure out what the problem was.
-Pizza Pizza
:: After bowling we always get them pizza. We've been going back and forth from Pizza Hut to Walmart pizza. This year Jim was so tired we just went with Pizza Hut then used the boxes to start our campfire after. 34 teens + 6 adults = 10 pizzas plus 3 boxes of cheese sticks.
Add to that the pop and ice cream and they loved it.
-Dance Off
:: Every year the teens have a dance, whether it's organized or impromptu. This year's was a bit more organized than before cause they actually moved the tables AND they used their phones instead of my computer so it was much easier on me. Taylor and I took pictures so that we wouldn't have to dance. See how that works? We made them each do their best moves, they had some good ones.
-Jack the Frog King
:: Found the father of all frogs this year at camp. Compared to my shoe he was huge!
Granted I only wear size 8's but he was still huge. He sat completely still for hours, we think because of the owl we could hear in the trees cause he was gone the next morning. No one would believe me until I took them to him. Then they all screamed. We thought he might be fake until someone threw a stick and he moved.
-"How long does it take to get into my own house?"
:: We watched Gladiator for movie night number three. Though it was an accident, well not really. Pastor wanted to watch Braveheart so the other pastor went to Walmart and found a Braveheart/Gladiator combo. But then Gladiator got more votes we rebelled and watched it instead. I fell asleep, missing the last half an hour. I jumped from him agreeing to talk to the senator to him dead on the ground so I had to watch the rest when I got back.
Day Seven: Wednesday
-Clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere
:: Packing up the trailer and all of our junk seemed to take a lot longer this year. Though that's weird because we had even more kids to help. I think we had even more than previous years cause it barely fit in the trailer and then poor Jim's truck was completely overflowing with the rest of it.
-Rock and Roll McDonalds
:: As is tradition we stopped at McDonalds on the way back, though there were more of us than usual. It's always Scuba Steve, myself and Jim though this year Steve left early cause he was sick. Last year Michael joined our gang and this year he rejoined us along with Taylor, Dylan and Pastor with three of his kids. Usually we're all dead tired and say maybe 20 words, this year we were much louder. Michael did a calorie count and actually beat Steve's record from last year. But I guess that happens when you order 3 burgers, fries and mcnuggets.
And that was camp. As is tradition I will post the skits tomorrow.
For now I'm out. Hope you had a good week.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
"How do you write movies for adults?" "We write for adults and cast short people."
Went to that YA conference today, it was a lot of fun.
Not a lot of us there though it's different this year because it's free and it's all online so you can view it from wherever. Apparently last year it cost like 90 bucks per person so they started this group thing and then voted on what videos to tune into - it's all live and there are multiple sessions going on at once.
Basically it's a bunch of Young Adult authors talking about their books and then answering questions from the audience. The humor writers were the best though it was interesting to watch book trailers and then listen to the other authors speak.
Like Aquifer by Jonathan Friesen sounds awesome! But his public speaking is seriously lacking. Seemed to be half asleep and unfocused. There was one author who looked like she was 18. Like seriously younger than me.
I googled her but no age was given.
I had my phone so they had me keep googling stuff, it was amusing.
We had some technical difficulties but I'm calling it a success.
Here are a few of my favorite one-liners:
Hostess: "It's a dead clock, but they refuse to take it down."
Guest: "Well you have to keep it somewhere."
Tamora Pierce: "But when a character says 'do it my way or you'll have a lousy book' you do it their way."
Guest: "She's more passionate about her hair color than that role."
Audience: "How do you write movies for teens?"
Paul Rudnick: "We write for adults and cast short people."
Paul Rudnick: "It's the next best thing to being paid to nap."
I think Paul Rudnick and DJ Machale were the best speakers but the other humor writers were great too.
It was a lot of fun and definitely going again next year.
After the conference I went to Walmart and bought camp stuff until the boyfriend woke up. 3rd shift sucks.
His friend came over for a while and then we went out for supper.
Last night before camp so I didn't care really, just wanted to see him before I left for a week.
And that was my day. Off to find more lyrics to HeeHaw for skits, woohoo!
Songs of the Day:
Still Into You - Paramore
the boyfriend doesn't like paramore. sad day. not that i'm hardcore paramore but i do like the only exception and misery business. plus this one is pretty catchy.
Cruisin' for a Bruisin - Teen Beach Movie
i have no idea what's going on in this scene or anything about the movie whatsoever but the song made the top ten on iTunes so i figured i would check it out.
not bad. maybe squirt has heard of it and can explain what's going on in this scene.
Not a lot of us there though it's different this year because it's free and it's all online so you can view it from wherever. Apparently last year it cost like 90 bucks per person so they started this group thing and then voted on what videos to tune into - it's all live and there are multiple sessions going on at once.
Basically it's a bunch of Young Adult authors talking about their books and then answering questions from the audience. The humor writers were the best though it was interesting to watch book trailers and then listen to the other authors speak.
Like Aquifer by Jonathan Friesen sounds awesome! But his public speaking is seriously lacking. Seemed to be half asleep and unfocused. There was one author who looked like she was 18. Like seriously younger than me.
I googled her but no age was given.
I had my phone so they had me keep googling stuff, it was amusing.
We had some technical difficulties but I'm calling it a success.
Here are a few of my favorite one-liners:
Hostess: "It's a dead clock, but they refuse to take it down."
Guest: "Well you have to keep it somewhere."
Tamora Pierce: "But when a character says 'do it my way or you'll have a lousy book' you do it their way."
Guest: "She's more passionate about her hair color than that role."
Audience: "How do you write movies for teens?"
Paul Rudnick: "We write for adults and cast short people."
Paul Rudnick: "It's the next best thing to being paid to nap."
I think Paul Rudnick and DJ Machale were the best speakers but the other humor writers were great too.
It was a lot of fun and definitely going again next year.
After the conference I went to Walmart and bought camp stuff until the boyfriend woke up. 3rd shift sucks.
His friend came over for a while and then we went out for supper.
Last night before camp so I didn't care really, just wanted to see him before I left for a week.
And that was my day. Off to find more lyrics to HeeHaw for skits, woohoo!
Songs of the Day:
Still Into You - Paramore
the boyfriend doesn't like paramore. sad day. not that i'm hardcore paramore but i do like the only exception and misery business. plus this one is pretty catchy.
Cruisin' for a Bruisin - Teen Beach Movie
i have no idea what's going on in this scene or anything about the movie whatsoever but the song made the top ten on iTunes so i figured i would check it out.
not bad. maybe squirt has heard of it and can explain what's going on in this scene.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
I walk onto a terrace where I think I'm alone, but Arthur Fonzarelli's got an army of clones.
Fonzi's been cloned.
Gotta post as many times as possible this week since I'll be off the radar for all of next week.
No wifi at camp and I can't exactly have my computer out when I'm surrounded by tiny children looking at me for direction.
Today flew by pretty quickly, though the night before was weird.
Remember how I was up super late doing homework?
Then for some reason I woke up like 2 hours later and decided it was time for work. I don't know if I dreamed my alarm went off or what but I'm like dragging myself around the apartment and look at the clock and go, what the crap?
Did the same thing in the morning. Woke up before the alarm and freaked thinking I was late.
Nope. Early.
And Superwoman texted me asking if I would work at the home branch in the morning.
Which I cheered at secretly because it meant I got to avoid the circus that was the work branch this morning.
Big huge open house for our new computer lab plus an at-capacity summer reading event up on 4th floor.
I was glad it was all over and cleared out by the time I got there.
Afternoon was spent doing supplies since I'm going to be gone and volunteer stuff since I'm going to be gone.
Then after work it was off the boyfriend's. Went to dinner and then Walmart to get ice cream. Though I ended up buying Ninja Turtles 1-3 - the classic versions from the 90's - on blu ray and the boyfriend got some stuff as well.
Walked around the train tracks for a while figuring out scheduling stuff for fall - I hate being an adult. When did we ever worry about scheduling when we were kids?
But I'm thinking if I work every remaining Saturday in August and then all of them in September she could give me a few off in October. Which might work with his schedule.
Maybe.
The problem is timing, he won't know for sure until later this month and my weekend plans are due Friday.
Well, Thursday cause I leave Thursday.
Just gonna guess and hope it works out okay.
Tomorrow is gonna be a big day. On professional leave for a huge webinar. And it's a destination webinar as I am visiting another library to participate.
It just happens to be the boyfriend's library.
So I'll get to see him after, huzzah!
Alright, I should sleep. Have to act all professional tomorrow and that requires at least 7 hours of sleep.
Nonstop, none of this wake up every two hours thinking it's time to go in crap.
Does anyone else do that? I feel like I do it like twice a year. Is that just me?
On to the music:
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
i'm sorry but this video is messed up.
after watching Burt Wonderstone the boyfriend sang this around work. apparently his coworker grew tired of it and changed the lyrics to "i wanna reach out and smack ya."
Total Eclipse of the Heart Literal Video Version
I know I posted this a while ago but a friend brought it up last week and I've been wanting to watch it ever since.
love it. there are many other literal music videos out there. you should do a search on YouTube and check the others out. they're awesome.
and i'm out.
Gotta post as many times as possible this week since I'll be off the radar for all of next week.
No wifi at camp and I can't exactly have my computer out when I'm surrounded by tiny children looking at me for direction.
Today flew by pretty quickly, though the night before was weird.
Remember how I was up super late doing homework?
Then for some reason I woke up like 2 hours later and decided it was time for work. I don't know if I dreamed my alarm went off or what but I'm like dragging myself around the apartment and look at the clock and go, what the crap?
Did the same thing in the morning. Woke up before the alarm and freaked thinking I was late.
Nope. Early.
And Superwoman texted me asking if I would work at the home branch in the morning.
Which I cheered at secretly because it meant I got to avoid the circus that was the work branch this morning.
Big huge open house for our new computer lab plus an at-capacity summer reading event up on 4th floor.
I was glad it was all over and cleared out by the time I got there.
Afternoon was spent doing supplies since I'm going to be gone and volunteer stuff since I'm going to be gone.
Then after work it was off the boyfriend's. Went to dinner and then Walmart to get ice cream. Though I ended up buying Ninja Turtles 1-3 - the classic versions from the 90's - on blu ray and the boyfriend got some stuff as well.
Walked around the train tracks for a while figuring out scheduling stuff for fall - I hate being an adult. When did we ever worry about scheduling when we were kids?
But I'm thinking if I work every remaining Saturday in August and then all of them in September she could give me a few off in October. Which might work with his schedule.
Maybe.
The problem is timing, he won't know for sure until later this month and my weekend plans are due Friday.
Well, Thursday cause I leave Thursday.
Just gonna guess and hope it works out okay.
Tomorrow is gonna be a big day. On professional leave for a huge webinar. And it's a destination webinar as I am visiting another library to participate.
It just happens to be the boyfriend's library.
So I'll get to see him after, huzzah!
Alright, I should sleep. Have to act all professional tomorrow and that requires at least 7 hours of sleep.
Nonstop, none of this wake up every two hours thinking it's time to go in crap.
Does anyone else do that? I feel like I do it like twice a year. Is that just me?
On to the music:
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
i'm sorry but this video is messed up.
after watching Burt Wonderstone the boyfriend sang this around work. apparently his coworker grew tired of it and changed the lyrics to "i wanna reach out and smack ya."
Total Eclipse of the Heart Literal Video Version
I know I posted this a while ago but a friend brought it up last week and I've been wanting to watch it ever since.
love it. there are many other literal music videos out there. you should do a search on YouTube and check the others out. they're awesome.
and i'm out.
Monday, July 22, 2013
but it's a little too late, she's a little too gone, she's a little too right, i'm a little too wrong.
Holy crap.
I'm done!
I finished all my homework for the semester and submitted it.
Yay for flying homework papers! (as is tradition)
I'm still in a state of awe.
Granted that might be because it's super late and I should be sleeping.
So I'll hate myself in the morning but it'll be worth it CAUSE I'M DONE!
Today was pretty good.
Work flew by - literally flew by - lunch break at the apartment loading up my big fat cat for Mom to take to the farm.
Can't leave him by himself while I'm at camp and he loves the farm.
And grandma.
Though that may not last after she takes him for shots and to be shaved.
It's always an adventure trying to get him into the cat carrier cause he's bigger than the carrier.
Which is a challenge, but we've found if you back him in then it goes faster.
But then he bites.
He's not a fan of the carrier.
Or the car ride.
So, sorry about that Mom.
And work was interesting itself, learned how to calculate interest when I got it for a reference question, and found real estate and some legal cases for one of our regulars.
After work was dinner with the boyfriend's family to celebrate his sister-in-law's birthday.
A month later, but still a birthday celebration nonetheless.
Stopped by his train friend's house afterwards.
Oh yeah, train friend.
Like, they do train stuff together like go watch trains and go on motorcar rides on the tracks and buy train stuff and all that.
He's a nice guy. And he knows my dad and his friends so I can semi-follow conversations.
I did grow up in a house full of train memorabilia so that helps every once in a while.
Got home. Did homework for four hours. Rocked it.
Well, hoping I rocked it.
Either way it's done and nothing I can do about it now.
Relief.
Now I can focus on camp.
Which is actually more stressful than the homework.
But worth it in the end.
Though I just realized that I go out there in like 3 days and I'm totally unprepared.
Even though I have all the applications processed, t-shirts sorted, nametags printed, skits picked out, trailer ready, etc.
Still have to type up and print out all the skits.
And do the cabin folders.
Plus pack.
Haven't even made a list yet.
Thursday.
All on Thursday.
Cause tomorrow I'm working.
Wednesday I'll be at a different library for a seminar - which just happens to be located in the town where the boyfriend lives. Hmm...
But Thursday is a half day.
Half work. Half camp.
So I'll be able to handle it.
Or I'll fake being able to handle it.
Fake it 'til you make it, as Bosslady says.
Okay, tired of typing and staring at this screen. Homework kills everything.
Wipeout and sleep it is.
It's a Little Too Late - Mark Chesnutt
is that kathy griffin?
classic country. love 90's country, was the best. gonna have to buy it on itunes.
AND since it is the first song I heard after finishing for the summer that makes it my Summer Song of 2013.
Basically the rule is it's the first song I hear after completing all my homework for the year and then I can't skip it when it comes up on my iPod for the rest of the summer.
Go here for previous years Summer Songs: http://ckmylifeinclosedcaptions.blogspot.com/2012/06/fireworks-ted-summer-songs-and-binary.html
and a binary solo.
Remember how I'm a nerd?
As if there was ever any question.
out.
I'm done!
I finished all my homework for the semester and submitted it.
Yay for flying homework papers! (as is tradition)
I'm still in a state of awe.
Granted that might be because it's super late and I should be sleeping.
So I'll hate myself in the morning but it'll be worth it CAUSE I'M DONE!
Today was pretty good.
Work flew by - literally flew by - lunch break at the apartment loading up my big fat cat for Mom to take to the farm.
Can't leave him by himself while I'm at camp and he loves the farm.
And grandma.
Though that may not last after she takes him for shots and to be shaved.
It's always an adventure trying to get him into the cat carrier cause he's bigger than the carrier.
Which is a challenge, but we've found if you back him in then it goes faster.
But then he bites.
He's not a fan of the carrier.
Or the car ride.
So, sorry about that Mom.
And work was interesting itself, learned how to calculate interest when I got it for a reference question, and found real estate and some legal cases for one of our regulars.
After work was dinner with the boyfriend's family to celebrate his sister-in-law's birthday.
A month later, but still a birthday celebration nonetheless.
Stopped by his train friend's house afterwards.
Oh yeah, train friend.
Like, they do train stuff together like go watch trains and go on motorcar rides on the tracks and buy train stuff and all that.
He's a nice guy. And he knows my dad and his friends so I can semi-follow conversations.
I did grow up in a house full of train memorabilia so that helps every once in a while.
Got home. Did homework for four hours. Rocked it.
Well, hoping I rocked it.
Either way it's done and nothing I can do about it now.
Relief.
Now I can focus on camp.
Which is actually more stressful than the homework.
But worth it in the end.
Though I just realized that I go out there in like 3 days and I'm totally unprepared.
Even though I have all the applications processed, t-shirts sorted, nametags printed, skits picked out, trailer ready, etc.
Still have to type up and print out all the skits.
And do the cabin folders.
Plus pack.
Haven't even made a list yet.
Thursday.
All on Thursday.
Cause tomorrow I'm working.
Wednesday I'll be at a different library for a seminar - which just happens to be located in the town where the boyfriend lives. Hmm...
But Thursday is a half day.
Half work. Half camp.
So I'll be able to handle it.
Or I'll fake being able to handle it.
Fake it 'til you make it, as Bosslady says.
Okay, tired of typing and staring at this screen. Homework kills everything.
Wipeout and sleep it is.
It's a Little Too Late - Mark Chesnutt
is that kathy griffin?
classic country. love 90's country, was the best. gonna have to buy it on itunes.
AND since it is the first song I heard after finishing for the summer that makes it my Summer Song of 2013.
Basically the rule is it's the first song I hear after completing all my homework for the year and then I can't skip it when it comes up on my iPod for the rest of the summer.
Go here for previous years Summer Songs: http://ckmylifeinclosedcaptions.blogspot.com/2012/06/fireworks-ted-summer-songs-and-binary.html
and a binary solo.
Remember how I'm a nerd?
As if there was ever any question.
out.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
and i wanna believe you when you tell me that it'll be okay.
Ah, a weekend off.
Just what I needed.
Before all hell breaks loose this week.
That's right, homework assignments and camp prep 24/7.
And working full time.
Plus I'd like to actually see my boyfriend before I go off the radar for a week.
Cause I like him and all that.
So it's gonna be an interesting week.
Today was fun.
Family reunion in the morning.
Well, noon.
Got to see Shirl and jam with the family for like half an hour before I had to take off for a camp meeting.
Was good to see her as it only seems to happen once a year.
Was bummed the artist uncle couldn't make it, but I did get to see my great aunt so that's okay.
And the food was good, huzzah!
Camp meeting was successful and productive. Even after our ice cream break.
Nametags and t-shirts, plus more songbook stuff and just finalizing everything, making sure we had all our campers and counselors assigned and everything.
We stayed away from cleaning out the trailer because the only thing really taken out of it was the songbooks so we think we're good.
If not we'll buy stuff down there.
I have to get skit stuff Thursday night anyway.
We always end up at the Walmart buying the most random of things.
Cause even though we are the ones who created the packing checklist we're the ones that forget things.
To be fair, we did create it like 5 years ago, so...
Yeah, will have to look that over. But I've got time, only working until noon on Thursday and then I have time to pack since I don't have to be out there until 4.
Anyway, so after the dinner and the meeting and all that came the inevitable HeeHaw marathon.
Oh yeah, you knew it was coming. Luckily we just watched the Where Oh Where parts of the episode so I could record them for their lyrics.
But it was like 20 episodes so it equaled out to at least one full one.
So that's a marathon to me.
Now I have them so I'll pick the ones I like and edit them and then I'll be officially done picking out skits cause I already have all my others assigned.
Though I'm still missing the whole writing them out part of the equation.
Thursday.
Everything becomes "Thursday."
Like, eh, we'll look through the trailer Thursday.
We can hit up Walmart on Thursday.
Yeah, I'll finish those cabin folders Thursday.
I'll write them out longhand on Thursday.
and then of course, when will this be over? Thursday.
Well, we go home on Wednesday, but it's officially over Thursday.
Until next year's Thursday when we get to start it all over again.
After HeeHaw I stopped to see the boyfriend - just for my sanity - went out to supper and back out to that lake. It's becoming our place. Sat and talked for a while.
More drama, which I hoped would calm down this week but just got a text confirming it has not.
Only made worse by the fact that he told me he doesn't want to wait to get married anymore but now we're being forced to.
Stupid "you have five years to ask me" rule will actually lead to five years.
Just not voluntarily.
Ugh.
But I guess whatever happens happens and we'll work around it.
And that was my day. Hoping tomorrow will be drama-free but it's highly doubtful.
Song of the Day cause I heard it on the way back:
Tomorrow - Avril Lavigne
used to listen to this CD on repeat.
and i'm out.
Just what I needed.
Before all hell breaks loose this week.
That's right, homework assignments and camp prep 24/7.
And working full time.
Plus I'd like to actually see my boyfriend before I go off the radar for a week.
Cause I like him and all that.
So it's gonna be an interesting week.
Today was fun.
Family reunion in the morning.
Well, noon.
Got to see Shirl and jam with the family for like half an hour before I had to take off for a camp meeting.
Was good to see her as it only seems to happen once a year.
Was bummed the artist uncle couldn't make it, but I did get to see my great aunt so that's okay.
And the food was good, huzzah!
Camp meeting was successful and productive. Even after our ice cream break.
Nametags and t-shirts, plus more songbook stuff and just finalizing everything, making sure we had all our campers and counselors assigned and everything.
We stayed away from cleaning out the trailer because the only thing really taken out of it was the songbooks so we think we're good.
If not we'll buy stuff down there.
I have to get skit stuff Thursday night anyway.
We always end up at the Walmart buying the most random of things.
Cause even though we are the ones who created the packing checklist we're the ones that forget things.
To be fair, we did create it like 5 years ago, so...
Yeah, will have to look that over. But I've got time, only working until noon on Thursday and then I have time to pack since I don't have to be out there until 4.
Anyway, so after the dinner and the meeting and all that came the inevitable HeeHaw marathon.
Oh yeah, you knew it was coming. Luckily we just watched the Where Oh Where parts of the episode so I could record them for their lyrics.
But it was like 20 episodes so it equaled out to at least one full one.
So that's a marathon to me.
Now I have them so I'll pick the ones I like and edit them and then I'll be officially done picking out skits cause I already have all my others assigned.
Though I'm still missing the whole writing them out part of the equation.
Thursday.
Everything becomes "Thursday."
Like, eh, we'll look through the trailer Thursday.
We can hit up Walmart on Thursday.
Yeah, I'll finish those cabin folders Thursday.
I'll write them out longhand on Thursday.
and then of course, when will this be over? Thursday.
Well, we go home on Wednesday, but it's officially over Thursday.
Until next year's Thursday when we get to start it all over again.
After HeeHaw I stopped to see the boyfriend - just for my sanity - went out to supper and back out to that lake. It's becoming our place. Sat and talked for a while.
More drama, which I hoped would calm down this week but just got a text confirming it has not.
Only made worse by the fact that he told me he doesn't want to wait to get married anymore but now we're being forced to.
Stupid "you have five years to ask me" rule will actually lead to five years.
Just not voluntarily.
Ugh.
But I guess whatever happens happens and we'll work around it.
And that was my day. Hoping tomorrow will be drama-free but it's highly doubtful.
Song of the Day cause I heard it on the way back:
Tomorrow - Avril Lavigne
used to listen to this CD on repeat.
and i'm out.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
That's not pants.
I know, I haven't been very good about posting this month.
But you guys need a break every once in a while, right?
No, I've just been busy.
Like tonight.
Just got back from a wedding.
One of my lifeguards got married... and the other one gets married in November. Though that one is my cousin.
Which leaves me lifeguardless.
So I've had to find a substitute.
But it's not the same.
There will be no more Mama's and the Papa's or How Bizarre singing.
Sad day.
Anyway, so it was kind of a crappy drama-filled week. Two days ago being the worst of it and then yesterday was not such a great day.
Lost it in front of my boss.
Cause I'm weak and pathetic.
Fortunately it was in her office so there weren't others around to see me all weak and pathetic.
Even more weak and pathetic?
That's like the third time that's happened.
So apparently I am a girl. Cause girls are emotional like that.
But we had all these plans and going to a wedding really didn't help things cause I'm just reminded that now that's not gonna happen for like 3 more years until stuff calms down.
And he jokes about it cause you know I gave him 5 years to ask me originally so at the dance tonight he said if I caught the bouquet maybe it would cut a few years off. Meg said if she caught it she'd give it to me. And then when it came time for the garter he was like no, if I have to go up there it'll add years to it.
So we joke and banter but the fact is I do want to get married.
I mean it doesn't have to happen now, that's fine, but I don't want to wait 3 years.
And I know that's not his fault.
Cause he got screwed over, but it sucks cause that shift completely changes everything.
Maybe it'll be okay. Maybe HR will fix it and then this whole drama will be for nothing.
I don't know, I'm not gonna think about it.
Yesterday night was fun, had dinner with his brother and sister-in-law then we watched some old Whose Line is it Anyway - did you know they brought it back?!
Today I slept in, met him for lunch, changed for the wedding - yes, I wore a dress. His only comment was, "that's not pants."
Thanks honey.
Then went out there early. Sat with Obi-Wan and caravan'd to the wedding. Which was good cause I had no idea where we were going. And I was driving Boggs' car so I didn't want to get stranded.
Cause that would have been bad.
Jammed with the camp group, we all sat together and made cheesy comments. It took a while for the bridal party to get there - taken note that if it takes that long before we get there let the guests eat when they arrive - and of course we sat at the wrong end of the room so we had to go last. Ugh.
But it was fun.
Usually I'm out on the floor for every dance but it was nice to kind of sit back and relax for a while.
And that was the joy and excitement of yesterday and today.
Camp meeting tomorrow afternoon to sort t-shirts and do nametags.
Huzzah.
I mean, huzzah!
Cause it'll be our last one before camp.
Finally picked out all my skits and guess what I found online....
And that's only one in a string of compilations.
oh yes.
So now I'll have these along with all of Dad's recordings. Should be set for the 7th and 8th graders for a couple years at least.
Woohoo!
If you weren't aware, I make the 7th and 8th graders sing these for their skit. They sing the verses between all the other grades skits - we alternate girls and boys and then at the very end they scream it at each other.
The parents love me. The kids not so much.
alright, i'm out.
But you guys need a break every once in a while, right?
No, I've just been busy.
Like tonight.
Just got back from a wedding.
One of my lifeguards got married... and the other one gets married in November. Though that one is my cousin.
Which leaves me lifeguardless.
So I've had to find a substitute.
But it's not the same.
There will be no more Mama's and the Papa's or How Bizarre singing.
Sad day.
Anyway, so it was kind of a crappy drama-filled week. Two days ago being the worst of it and then yesterday was not such a great day.
Lost it in front of my boss.
Cause I'm weak and pathetic.
Fortunately it was in her office so there weren't others around to see me all weak and pathetic.
Even more weak and pathetic?
That's like the third time that's happened.
So apparently I am a girl. Cause girls are emotional like that.
But we had all these plans and going to a wedding really didn't help things cause I'm just reminded that now that's not gonna happen for like 3 more years until stuff calms down.
And he jokes about it cause you know I gave him 5 years to ask me originally so at the dance tonight he said if I caught the bouquet maybe it would cut a few years off. Meg said if she caught it she'd give it to me. And then when it came time for the garter he was like no, if I have to go up there it'll add years to it.
So we joke and banter but the fact is I do want to get married.
I mean it doesn't have to happen now, that's fine, but I don't want to wait 3 years.
And I know that's not his fault.
Cause he got screwed over, but it sucks cause that shift completely changes everything.
Maybe it'll be okay. Maybe HR will fix it and then this whole drama will be for nothing.
I don't know, I'm not gonna think about it.
Yesterday night was fun, had dinner with his brother and sister-in-law then we watched some old Whose Line is it Anyway - did you know they brought it back?!
Today I slept in, met him for lunch, changed for the wedding - yes, I wore a dress. His only comment was, "that's not pants."
Thanks honey.
Then went out there early. Sat with Obi-Wan and caravan'd to the wedding. Which was good cause I had no idea where we were going. And I was driving Boggs' car so I didn't want to get stranded.
Cause that would have been bad.
Jammed with the camp group, we all sat together and made cheesy comments. It took a while for the bridal party to get there - taken note that if it takes that long before we get there let the guests eat when they arrive - and of course we sat at the wrong end of the room so we had to go last. Ugh.
But it was fun.
Usually I'm out on the floor for every dance but it was nice to kind of sit back and relax for a while.
And that was the joy and excitement of yesterday and today.
Camp meeting tomorrow afternoon to sort t-shirts and do nametags.
Huzzah.
I mean, huzzah!
Cause it'll be our last one before camp.
Finally picked out all my skits and guess what I found online....
And that's only one in a string of compilations.
oh yes.
So now I'll have these along with all of Dad's recordings. Should be set for the 7th and 8th graders for a couple years at least.
Woohoo!
If you weren't aware, I make the 7th and 8th graders sing these for their skit. They sing the verses between all the other grades skits - we alternate girls and boys and then at the very end they scream it at each other.
The parents love me. The kids not so much.
alright, i'm out.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
but I'm stronger than the picture that you took before you left...
My boyfriend never calls me.
We always text.
Or talk in person.
So when I saw his name on the caller ID this morning I knew it was bad.
His work has once again screwed him over and he's having a personal crisis.
So, any grand plans about finishing my homework tonight flew out the window and I went out there instead to come up with a game plan.
Depending on how work goes next week we think we have a vague plan for the next few years.
Basically, our lives will be hell for nine months.
So kind of like pregnancy but without the screaming child popping out at the end.
I'm not thrilled but neither is he.
But, you know what, it's not like I'm going anywhere and he's worth waiting for.
So, I'll stick it out and we'll take it day by day.
Or quarter by quarter as it is about the combination of work and school.
Definitely not going back for a Doctorate now.
Not that I wanted to anyway, but now I have a legitimate excuse.
Gonna have to talk to Superwoman about scheduling.
Joy.
As awful as the reason was behind it tonight was actually kind of nice.
Switched it up.
Started by choosing a restaurant on the right side of the road - we always go left cause there's more - then drove out to the lake where we sat for hours just talking about everything and enjoying the scenery.
After which we went back and helped his parents move their new couch.
If someone had a camera it would have made YouTube, seriously.
Then we went back out driving around, parked and just walked for blocks.
It was good though because we actually talked about stuff instead of our usual dinner and a movie routine.
We'll figure it out as we go along I guess.
Alright, in need of some serious sleep. More work tomorrow.
Turn To White - She & Him
yes i know it's not She & Him week but they just uploaded this one.
they are seriously good live.
would love to see them again.
Something's Got a Hold On Me - Christina Aguilera
yes i know i've posted this already, but technically that was the movie clip, not her singing it live.
oh it must be love.
def one of my favorite of Etta's.
and Xtina's.
and I'm out.
We always text.
Or talk in person.
So when I saw his name on the caller ID this morning I knew it was bad.
His work has once again screwed him over and he's having a personal crisis.
So, any grand plans about finishing my homework tonight flew out the window and I went out there instead to come up with a game plan.
Depending on how work goes next week we think we have a vague plan for the next few years.
Basically, our lives will be hell for nine months.
So kind of like pregnancy but without the screaming child popping out at the end.
I'm not thrilled but neither is he.
But, you know what, it's not like I'm going anywhere and he's worth waiting for.
So, I'll stick it out and we'll take it day by day.
Or quarter by quarter as it is about the combination of work and school.
Definitely not going back for a Doctorate now.
Not that I wanted to anyway, but now I have a legitimate excuse.
Gonna have to talk to Superwoman about scheduling.
Joy.
As awful as the reason was behind it tonight was actually kind of nice.
Switched it up.
Started by choosing a restaurant on the right side of the road - we always go left cause there's more - then drove out to the lake where we sat for hours just talking about everything and enjoying the scenery.
After which we went back and helped his parents move their new couch.
If someone had a camera it would have made YouTube, seriously.
Then we went back out driving around, parked and just walked for blocks.
It was good though because we actually talked about stuff instead of our usual dinner and a movie routine.
We'll figure it out as we go along I guess.
Alright, in need of some serious sleep. More work tomorrow.
Turn To White - She & Him
yes i know it's not She & Him week but they just uploaded this one.
they are seriously good live.
would love to see them again.
Something's Got a Hold On Me - Christina Aguilera
yes i know i've posted this already, but technically that was the movie clip, not her singing it live.
oh it must be love.
def one of my favorite of Etta's.
and Xtina's.
and I'm out.
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