Wednesday, August 24, 2005

   Birthday Shopping
Well, today is the last day at home for me...I suppose with the time and everything, all of this happened yesterday, but whatever. I went out to do some last-minute shopping for college with my Mumsie today, and took my sister and her boyfriend to the movies on the way. Before shopping, I had an eye exam, which went well. My eyes haven't changed at all, so that's a plus...made things cheaper for us and whatnot. Then we went shopping...and spent way too much money. I felt bad, but my Mumsie tried to convince me that it was all right because my birthday is on Friday. She also told me that I should allow myself to be spoiled once in a while, to let people hold open the door for me, to let people pay for things for me...etc. I told her that I would get back to her on that one, but for now...thanks. *laughs* It was a good day though. I packed up my car today as well. We also went down to visit my grandmother at her camp, and I got my birthday gifts from her there. She got me some fun socks and money for college, which is exactly what I want/need.
So, yesterday I went to visit my friend Gretchen after my dentist appointment. She gave me my birthday present then, which was amazing. I got a Sailor Mars wall clock (which I love), a notebook that she wrote meaningful things in, and a schmirnoff. It was a good day at her house as well. We went for a walk, and had a good talk. We talked about our summers for the most part, since we hadn't really gotten a chance to hang out because I was at camp all summer. We got to talking about guys (what talking girls don't?) and how that status changed over the summer. I was telling her about Ted, what he was like and such, and what we were going to be doing during the semester. Whilst talking, I said something that I thoght I would never hear myself say: "I would do just about anything to make it work and to make him happy." I don't think that I have ever said anything relatively close to that before. Gretchen was amazed at it was well. She's happy that I am happy...as am I.
I also had a talk with my Mumsie later that night about how I have changed over the summer. There are both good things and bad things. Her good thing that she noticed: I have become more outgoing since going away to camp. Her negative observation: I have become less patient than I was, which was pretty low to begin with. I completely agree with her on both accounts. I also have one to add: I have become more independent. I spent as much time away from home as possible when camp was in session (during the weekends, that is). Granted, I spent most of that time at Ted's place, but it was more an independence from my Mumsie, which was kind of what I needed. We are super close, but sometimes independence is a good thing, you know? Anywho, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off to finish up her laundry...aluve'




Your a Tongue Piercing!!! You can be daring but
sometimes you like to just lay low and see what
others do. But when it's your time to shine you
strut your stuff!!!


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Saturday, August 20, 2005

   The End of an Act
Welp, it's all over now. I am done with Camp for the summer. The last week was Tae Kwon Do week, and we only had 35 campers there, plus the instructors, most of which were the parents of the campers. I had four girls in my cabin, along with another counselor whom I love to death, so it was a pretty easy week. We had a lot of down time due to the fact that most of the day was dedicated to the Tae Kwon Do classes, and the Demo that was given at the end of the week for Master Kim. It was pretty interesting to see the presentation on Friday. On Tuesday, I got the entire day off with Ted and a couple of other people. We went to the mall and dicked around for a while, played some pool, ate, etc. It was a good day. I ended up eating so much that day, but I suppose I need that every once in a while. On Friday, our boss gave us (all of the counselors) the morning off to spend some time together and get some breakfast. It wasn't an extremely long amount of time off, but it was nice nonetheless. After all of the campers left on Friday afternoon, we had pizza and an award presentation thing for the counselors. I got the "I just ran the entire nature trail by myself, now where is my damn vegie burger" award. It was a cause of laughter, that's for sure. Ted dropped me off after that was all over with, and I took a nice shower at home, and did such things. Then I had my mother dearest go to the store and buy me some Mike's Hard Lemonade, and then I went to Ted's house for a party. At first, there were only four of us there, and we decided to play Kings. We went through the entire deck. Needless to say, we were drunk before the rest of the people showed up. This one girl, who is as much of a lightweight as I am, but about the size of two of me, decided to drink much too much and was basically passed out within an hour of being at the party. There is always one. We moved her to a different room, and continued to party. I drank a Corona after my Mike's, and that didn't settle well. I ended up puking a few times, and then Ted put me to bed. I passed out as soon as I layed down. It was a nice sleep, however. I missed many drunking going-ons, but in retrospect, I don't care. This morning after breakfast, the girl that was the drunken idiot stopped by to pick up her things, and she was talking with some of the other people that were still here, so I decided to take the opportunity to go take a nice long shower. I can't stand the girl, and I wanted any excuse possible to get away from her. The rest of the day, we didn't do much...some Sega playing went on, and then we watched a bootleg copy of the Family Guy movie. Then we had to go drop off some people, dinner afterward, and here I am, sitting on the bed and typing this entry on my Laptop. I leave for college this Wednesday...I can't believe that the summer went by so fast after the job started. I am not sure if I am going to go back next summer...my boss really wants me to go back, and I am thinking that if I don't get an internship next summer, then I am going to go back. As stressful as it was, I couldn't have imagined myself doing anything else during the summer. *shrugs* I still have plenty of time to think about it. =P Anywho, that's all the news that I have for the time being. Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off...aluve'



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Saturday, August 13, 2005

   Bob Ditter says "NO!"
Well...the people I work with will get that (the subject), at least. Not like anyone from work actually reads this anyway. Anywho, the past week was week five: Operation Purple. It was a week of 100 military kids. The week was...well, stressful. At first, we thought that the kids were going to be rather respectful and listen to whta we had to say, but we soon found out that we had a handful of bastards on our hands that made the week shit. I had 8 girls in my cabin, and one cried every night. One night I got sick of it and yelled at her, told her to grow up, and not to come back to camp if she can't handle it. Yes, I was a mean counselor this week. On Wednesday, the entire camp took a trip to Water Safari...a water amusement park. I had 8 kids in my group with another counselor, and it wasn't really that bad. I actually had a decent time. I spent a lot of time with one boy...he asked me to be his buddy for the rides, so I agreed. He was so polite and simply adorable. That made my time even better. On Thursday, I went with half of the campers as a Chaperone to the military base around here. It was rather boring for me because I have no relatives in the military, but it was good for the kids. After we came back, we had missed all of our classes, and there were speakers that arrived at camp to give the campers some presentations, so our job was just to sit back and make sure the campers stayed awake for the speakers. We also had a dance on Thursday night, which ended up not so good for me. To make a long and depressing story short, something was said, and I over reacted, and was crying for the rest of the night. We had campfire after the dance, and the only one who could make me smile at that point was the boy that I spent all day with at Water Safari, so I was greatful for that. I ended up going to the nurse's station at 10:00 that night to use her phone so I could call my mum to calm me down. It helped a little. I got back to my cabin around 11 or so, and put on a CD. That CD just happened to be the new Blink 182 CD, and that just made me cry again. I slept like crap that night -- I was up every hour until I had to get up for a shower. It was not a plesant night. Things got straightened out on Friday, however, so I was feeling better by the time we left. Friday night I went to Ted's house for a small get-together, and we all drank schmirnoff and watched Team America. It was a good time. Tonight I am staying home for the first time in a few weeks, and then it is back to camp for the final week. After that, back to college, and then my birthday. Whoot. Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off to burn some CDs...aluve'



Your theme song is Graduation by Vitamin C. You
seem to like school and learning. Summer
vacations or other long breaks from school
don't seem to do much for you except make you
want school to start again. Maybe having a life
outside the classroom would be a good goal.

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Saturday, August 6, 2005

   Lame Party
So, yeah...long time no post. I am sure this one is going to be a short one because of the fact that I am at Ted's house, and I don't want to be all too long. Anywho, camp is heading into its fifth week, which means that there is one more after that. Last week went all right -- it wasn't as stressful as some of the weeks past. I had only four girls in my cabin this week, and I also had another counselor with me to help out as well. Next week is Operation Purple, which is military kids. 100 of them, to be exact. >.< It should prove to be interesting. I have a feeling that it is going to be a rough week...but I may be wrong. I really hope that I am, at least.

And, us, the comments from last post...interesting. I am eating, mind you all, just not enough, so it seems. I lost yet more weight at camp this week, which royally pissed me off even more, but I am working on it. Well, not really, but I should be. If I was smart, I would listen to the people around me telling me to eat more.

So, yeah. No more downers. Hitsman stopped by last week to give me a box of Reeses. Ohmigoshness, he was my favorite person in the world that day. I am still working on that box, mostly handing out the candy to the other staff members during our breaks. Fun times as camp. Anywho, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, if off to do something else...aluve'




You are a Virgo!!You are real, honest, helpfull and
analytical. You can pick out every detail and
when something isn't right you wont stop till
you have fixed it! Unlike any of the other
signs you sleep less, because your always busy
thinking about how to improve something!! You
are modest and humble about all that you do and
you give your all to anything that you do!!!!
Of all the animals in the world you are most
like a bee, a bee you say, yes a bee. Like a
bee you are a hard worker and like a bee you do
things that other people think are ipossible.
Also just like a bee, you are worth your weight
in gold, because you do things that are usefull
and actually help the world! Without bees we
probably wouldnt be alive, and for that we
thank you bees (i am talking to you of
course!!).

-Your colors are navy blue and grey

-your metal is mercury


-your precious stone is a sapphire, and like a
sapphire you are never "cut from the
cloth" you are different just like every
sapphire is a different color and heu!

-your lucky day of the weeki is wednesday

-the part of the body that you rule is your
intestions and nervous system

-your element is earth

-the planet that you are ruled by is mercury

-your true love comes from a scorpio, capricorn,
taurus, your own virgo, and sometimes aquarius


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Saturday, July 23, 2005

   Horse Camp?
This week we had 98 campers. >.< That was a lot of kids at once. It was crazy, but I am still alive, so it couldn't have been all awful. I had nine girls in my cabin this week. They were in the 11-13 age group. They all got along well, and I really enjoyed it. My best cabin so far. The week was both horse week and traditional camp. Of my nine girls, eight of them went to horse camp, which meant that the eight of them left the campus for half of the day, leaving me with the oldest girl. It was great...I loved it. There were a few problems during the afternoons when the kids had a mixture of free swim and recreation. I was on the rec. field with Ted and two of the other guy counselors, and that had to be one of the most stressful times of the day. I was surprised that I never lost my voice during the week. On Tuesday, I had a couple of hours off (my "night off") and I went home and ate a little bit of dinner and such. When I got back to camp, we had a lost camper drill. My part in the drill is to run the nature trail with Ted. Well, I was wearing jeans, a quasi-heavy t-shirt, and my hair was down. Running was not the best thing for me to do. I ended up collapsing after running the entire thing. I layed in the grass for about an hour, unable to move. My muscles all tensed up, which is why I could not move. It was scary as hell. However, it was not only the heat that got to me. It was also the fact that I don't eat healthy (a.k.a. very little), and it finally caught up with me. I was ashamed that I was so stupid with such things. After I was able to get up, I was still rather out of it, and lacking in balance still. I stumbled into the lodge to watch the guys teaching their drama class, and just sat down to rest somewhere that was not in the grass. After that class was over, I stayed in there because I knew that the two guys that were teaching the class (Ted and Ernie) wanted to say something to me about the whole collapsing thing. I was ready to get ripped into, but that never happened. I almost started crying when I saw the look in their eyes when they were telling me that I need to be smarter about my eating. The camp director and the cook went out that evening and bought me some veggie burgers, and then forced me to eat one when they got back around 10:00 that night. It was nothing short of amazing. A good veggie burger indeed. So, now that I have realized that I have lost 10 pounds since coming to camp, I need to eat more. I cannot afford to lose any more weight. My sister informed me this morning that I am starting to look like I did when I was a senior in High School, when I did have an eating disorder. That was not good news for me. I never want to go through that shit ever again, and I would never wish that upon anyone either. It is an awful experience to go through.
On a different note, next week I have to switch cabins that I am living in for the week. I am going to be with the 8-9 year olds next week. I get to have the two girls in my cabin that left the other week because their grandmother was in an accident and passed away. So, by special request I get those girls. However, with the good comes the bad. I get a girl that is pure hellspawn in my cabin as well. The counselor that had her last year was afraid to go to sleep at night because she thought that this little girl was going to slit her throat. No kidding. I have heard many stories already. It's scary...but I'll just have to take it with a grain of salt, or whatever that saying is. Anywho, this is a rather long post, so I shall get going for now. Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is going to sit around and wait for a phone call...aluve'




You are the warrior, a sevant of the force. Ennmy
of people and slayer of dragons. your strong
feirce and not afraid of anything. You have
excelant balance and swoard craft. Enimies die
at your hands...


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Saturday, July 16, 2005

   Commence the Freaking-Outage
Well, the first full week of camp is over. Five weeks left. It was dance camp week, so us counselors were left with nothing to do...special instructors came during the week to run classes. I won't get into the details of the week because they aren't that interesting, except for the fact that we got hit by a few storms during the later part of the week. I had 6 girls at the beginning of the week...one went home due to homesickness, and the other had to go home because her grandmother passed away...that was a hard one to deal with because she was my favorite (although I am not supposed to play favorites). Last night was the weekly counselor Friday night party. That was a blast, as usual. I got lost on my way to the party, but after the guys (Ted and Ernie) found me, it was time to drink. It was another lightweight adventure for me...yeah, enough said. Part of the party was recorded last night, and we watched it this morning...it was hilarious. I remember everything happening in my drunken stupor, but watching it sober was just a little more funny. Today I was going to go to a chinese buffet with a few of the counselors, but I decided against it when I woke up and was not in the mood for chinese food. Instead, I came home and had breakfast with some peanut butter, and was it yummy. Speaking of food, I swear that I am going to die at camp. Being a lactose intolerant vegeterian is not a good thing to be if you are a camp counselor. Living off badly made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches all summer...I freaked out this week because of it. I just went off on a rant about it. Ted keeps telling me that I need to eat more, as do some of the other counselors. I know that I need to...I lost 5 pounds in the first week of camp, and another one this week. It's not good. Bleh. I appreciate the fact that my co-workers care enough to watch my weight for me though. Now, the freaking out factor. I got my invoice for my college tuition...yeah. A lot more than that of my first two semesters. I am freaking out because I don't have enough money. I creid today because I am going to have to take out a loan. *sniffles* I guess it is something that many college students have to deal with. I am no different in that aspect, I suppose. Anywho, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off to get ready for going to a play with her Grandmother tonight...aluve'

HELL LEVEL 1 Raw score: 52%

You're a fallen angel. There's some innocence there, but the sexual dark side has called you and, possibly, is already using you. But, still, you're naughty, not evil; dirty, not filthy. You're certainly hellbound, and you'll most likely seek out other imps like yourself to work your wicked will. There might be a moral core there, but it's been overtaken by lust. Things weren't always this way, were they? When you finally accepted your urges, did you find the nectar too sweet to go without? No? Isn't nectar on the salty side anyway? You know how it tastes. For now, you might just be nibbling on forbidden fruit, but you'll soon be eating it whole. AVOID: the heavenbound. Your path is downward, and you'll need a guide.

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 25% on hellish

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Saturday, July 9, 2005

   First week of kids
Well, well, well. What a week we had. It was our first week with kids. It was the Cloverbuds, which means that they were 6-8 years old and only stayed for 3 days. What a time though. The counselors that had been at camp during previous years told us new counselors that this was the worst week that they had ever seen. That's a good way to "start the summer." My cabin had 4 girls in it...two were complete angels, and the other two were my problem children. the first day that they were there, I thought everything was going to go well. halfway through the day my cabin had their rec. class (I was teaching my nature class) and then the rec. director radioed to the assistant director that my kids were out of control. When I was taling to the rec. guys later that night at dinner, they told me that they were playing tag for the first day of rec. Come to find out, my two problem children thought it was a good idea to tag the male rec. instructors by grabbing their family jewels. Needless to say, I had to lecture my girls on what was appropriate and whatnot. There was a dance held that night, and again my two girls wanted to touch another male counselor's ass. Oye! At the dance, we discovered the new young strippers of America. It was not a pleasant experience right there. Kids that young should be thinking that boys have cooties and whatnot, not talking about sex and dirty dancing. I blame it on the parents mostly for allowing their children to be exposed to such things. On Friday the kids went home, and then us counselors got to leave. Whoot! I ended up going to a party with a few other of my co-workers, and rediscovered how much of a lightweight I really am. I mean, I already knew that I was; it was just reaffirmed for me. It was a fun night though, although I am exhausted today. I did not get any more than 4 hours of sleep at all during the week, and last night was not much better. Tonight I might be going to a club, and then I know that sleep will be there, waiting for me with open arms (I hope). My little brother and sister's birthday was on Wednesday, and they had their party today...that was something. I had coffee this morning, so I was wired on caffeine. Add that to the fact that I freak out when there is some quasi-chaos going on, and I had no idea what the hell was going on. I was freaking out so badly that it wasn't even funny. Eventually I had to go upstairs and get away from everyone to calm down. It was like apanic attack, which are never fun to go through. I have a sinking feeling that one is going to sneak up on me within the next couple of weeks. I certainly hope not, but you never know. Anywho, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off to see what the commotion is outside...aluve'



YOU ARE A DOWN TO EARTH FLIRT!!!!!!! You definitely
don't use those cheesy pick up lines to get
what you want and you get it by being yourself
and that's what people like about you the most!
When you flirt you just like to keep it simple
and just tell the truth about how you feel
about that person!! You must be really
attractive to the guys/girls.


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Monday, July 4, 2005

   So...
So, I am finally able to get on my laptop again, connected to my wireless internet source, but now instead of being in the safety of my own room, I am in the kitchen...the most used room of our house. I am bored out of my mind, so I decided to do another update to tell something about myself:
Things I love to do:
Read
Write letters
Escape from reality
Have a deep conversation
Run
Bike
Listen to music
Point out the flaws in society
Play with my Cat
Watch a good movie
Talk to people on the internet

Compliments I will never get sick of hearing:
"You must be rather smart"
"Your eyes are beautiful"
"You are a good kisser"
"You have an amazing ass"
"I am so glad that you aren't a typical girl"

Questions I hate to hear:
"Why did you decide to become a vegeterian?"
"Will you ever eat meat again?"
"How did you get so skinny?"
"Why aren't you normal?"
"Why don't you give some people a chance?"
"Why are you so critical?"

My "Hot Buttons":
Ignorance
Laziness
The "Yes Man"
Bad Grammar/Spelling

Well, that was a fun update. Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off to pet her cat now...aluve'




149: Dragonite - An extremely rarely seen marine
Pokemon. Its intelligence is said to match that
of humans.


Of the Original 150, Which Pokemon Are You?
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Sunday, July 3, 2005

   Drive-ins and Such
Well, I have had a good weekend so far. On Friday I went shopping in the afternoon to buy some goodies for my secret budy for camp, and then I stayed at home at night all alone...I went for a 10 mile bike ride and then a 2 mile rollerblading session afterwards, and then I spent the rest of the night online. On Saturday, I took my car to get inspected, it failed because of the brakes, and then I took my sister home from camping using my Mother's jeep. Later on in the afternoon, "T-Diddy" came over and we went out to dinner. After that, we went to the Bay to walk around and waste some time, and then we went to the Drive-ins to watch War of the Worlds and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Both of the movies were great. ^_^ Since it is the Fourth of July weekend, we realized that it would be better to get to the Drive-ins around 7, when the movie began around 9. So, to pass the time we played some cards and just talked. It was a good time...and it passed by quickly. We got home around 2:00 a.m. or so, so I offered to let him stay the night so he didn't have to drive an hour and a half home that late at night. Of course, I got yelled at for that one when the rest of the family got home in the morning, but I explained my case, and it was quasi-understood. So, whatever. It was a good time...I enjoyed myself greatly. The movies were amazing, and there were even fireworks being set off in the next town that you could somewhat see. They weren't good fireworks, but they were there nonetheless. *shrugs* Then, SNL was watched, and I realized that the skits didn't really have to be funny or make any sense, because when you are half awake, everything is funny. Anywho, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off to grab some dinner...aluve'




In your eyes, people see love... You're constantly
around people who love and adore you, or you're
the one spreading the love! You put passion
into everything you do and the results end up
great! You love to hang out with your friends,
go to the mall, and just have a good time in
general. Your sanctuary would just be being
able to be around other people. You would
rarely be found by yourself because you're a
very sociable person and enjoy all the company
you can get. However, despite the amound of
love you have to give to others, it can also be
your downfall. Sometimes you're just a tad over
protective over the things/people you love. But
hey! Who can blame you for marking your
territory? Your lover is extremely lucky to
have you because many others are probably
dieing to be with you, yet alone get a chance
to talk to you ^-^ Continue spreading the love
and be loved :)


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Friday, July 1, 2005

   Training Complete
Well, Camp training is complete. It was an interesting two weeks, with its ups and downs. The people there are pretty great, excluding a couple of them. On Monday I ended up almost passing out from heat exhaustion, which was no fun at all. I took a cool shower, and then layed down for about an hour, and then our boss let us leave the campus to go get ice cream, so it was worth it in a way. The rest of the week went by pretty smoothly. I had a couple of moments of stress where I just went for a walk to get away from it all. I got to talking with another counselor here, T-Diddy, and it seems like we have a lot in common, and a lot of the same mannerisms as well. Finally! Someone around here who I can relate to! It's amazing. On Thursday I got into a yelling fight with another girl counselor. Actually, it was me being my sarcastic self, her not liking it and flipping out on me, and then me laughing my ass off, which led to me pissing her off even more. It's great how I can do that without even trying. Also this week I learned how to facilitate the high ropes course, and that was an amazing experience. I absolutely loved every minute of that. Being able to balay (sp?) someone a good 80 pounds heavier than me from 45 feet in the air is an indescribable feeling for me. On an unrelated topic, I have the house to myself this weekend, all weekend. My family went camping, and I decided to stay home, just for the fact that I will be camping all of the rest of the summer, and I would rather not have to do it on my time off as well. So, I have nothing to do, so I might be getting together with some of the counselors from camp, which would be great. I actually enjoy those guys, although most of them are VERY different than I am. Oh well, it takes all kinds. A world filled with a bunch of people like me would be scary, and I would not want to me around them. I can't see how people can like me at times, but, you know, whatever. To each his own. So, today I went shopping. I had to pick up a few things for camp. I got some weight-lifting gloves to use on the high ropes course, and some sneakers because I trashed my other pair. Then I got some little things for my "secret buddy," which is something like a secret santa during the holidays. If some people could only hear what was being talked about in the girl's cabin on Wednesday night, then they would know the meaning of irony when I got my secret buddy. ^_^ It will be fun though. I got this person's gifts for the two weeks that we are doing the secret buddy thing -- it was fun to shop for this person as well. How did I know that I was going to get this person? Ah well...Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, is off to find something to do for the weekend...aluve'




You are Deb and you could drink whole milk if you
wanted.


Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
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