Thursday, June 5, 2008

phew...
hey folks. another short update from the land of Mary...


its been a good couple of weeks. Last week was challenge course training, and it was good to see alot of my friends again. its gradually getting busier and busier here at camp. next week is staff training week, so most of my friends from last year will turn up, as well as new people to make friends with. ^^

this week i've mostly been on maintenance duty. its not been too taxing, just helping to put boats into the water and other random odd jobs. it has been very physically exhausting though. i grew too lazy over the winter. its good to get out and do physical labour.

weather here has been topsy turvey. Its mostly been humid and sunny, but we've also had mad lightning and thunder storms. i've got a theory that whenever an international staff member arrives in the country, it pours down. so far my theory is correct...it rained when i arrived, and it absoultely flung it down yesterday when another english guy and an australian girl showed up. more internationals are due to arrive tomorrow, we shall see if my theory holds water (much like the boats, which hold a lot of water when it rains. -_-;;; )

i've really been noticing the wildlife recently. camp normally has an assortment of rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels and birds hanging around, not to mention the bugs, but i've been seeing alot of snapping turtles hanging around this week, and i also saw a pair of Horseshoe crabs this week, which i think was awesome. apparently there have also been a few snakes too, but i havent seen any. what else...oh yeah, in the building im staying, there is a mouse that comes out at night and runs around the lounge area. and this morning when i went to brush my teeth, there was a little frog/toad sitting next to the tap. i left him there cuz he wasnt in the way or doing much, but after i came back from dinner (this evening), he was still sitting there, which cant be doing him any favours, so i chucked him out.

the coolest thing this summer thus far with regards to wildlife are this family of Carolina Wrens (which are very small birds). One has set up its nest in the maintenance workshop area where all the tools are kept. she had been sitting on three eggs for a while, and they seemed to have hatched in the past couple of weeks, cuz there are now two little baby wrens fluttering about the workshop learning how to fly.
Admittedly a workshop probably isnt the best place to raise a couple of baby birds, but the mother can get in and out of the shop fairly easily, and we dont use the workshop for much cuz we do most of our work around the site. and besides, the workshop has lots of convienient places to perch and rest. Its been very amusing to watch these two little baby wrens, who still have their fluffy baby plummage, flutter around the workshop testing their wings. considering they were eggs about a fortnight ago, they're doing pretty well. one can sort of hover-fly for about three or four metres at a time, and the other can really just do extended jumps. the mother spends all day flying in and out of the workshop, brining them food. often you'll see her come in and then spend five minutes trying to find where her chicks are hiding. nobody minds them being there, and they're not really in the way. i have to admit, i've grown rather fond of them. ^^

well, thats my (not really) short update on my current situation. next week is staff training week and then the week after is the first week of camp. its starting to get real busy around here!!!


here's a funny meme i found. this is actually quite amusing, you should try it.

Basically what you do (for anyone who wants to do this) is open up google and search what the meme tells you to. Then, you copy and paste the text from one of the results on the first page of results. If you don't get it, well... tough. ;p



Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search:

A: "Darke needs to acquire more Barenaked Ladies CDs" (and maybe just some bare naked ladies? no?)


Q: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:

A: "Darke looks like a chip off the old block" (i say. tip top. what what?)


Q: Type in "[your name] says" in Google search:

A: ""In the Tennessee bottomlands where it's moist or wet, you're crazy to plant it, but it's a non-issue in New York," Darke says" (...yeah...)


Q: Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search:

A: "All she knows it that this rugged, ancient man named Darke wants her to follow him, to trust him and to fight with him." (i dont know you lady! stay the hell away from me!)


Q: Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:

A: "I have heard from various people that Darke does actually haunt that building," said Coward." (how would he know? he's a coward!)


Q: Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search:

A: "Darke hates gossip in his household; but really, if I have to call one of the housemaids to help me, thats worse than having to trust a professional nurse, isn't it?" (WHATS THAT GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF FISH?)


Q: Type in "[your name] asks" in Google search:

A: "Dr. Darke asks, "What's more frightening than reality?" but no, he's not going to make you balance your checkbook..." (im not? oh right...reality...gotcha..)


Q: Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search:

A: "Darke goes further: "It's an absolute nightmare getting male fashion stylists to do male shoots for the newspapers..." (Oh honey you look precious, but really darling, you should have gone with the vogue gig...)


Q: Type in "[your name] likes " in Google search:

A: "Darke likes the buzzing door he has at work. For quite a few days after it was installed" (hee hee! it goes... "buzz!" buzz!!!. ha ha ha!!!)


Q: Type in "[your name] eats " in Google search:

A: "Darke eats rabbits. They taste gooood" (but nutritionally bad for you)


Q: Type in "[your name] wears " in Google search:

A: "You see, in these stories, Darke wears a lot of different hats... and that's the key to our new look." (its true. i do wear a lot of different hats...or i would like to...)


Q: Type in "[your name] was arrested for" in Google Search:

A: "In the great May Day demonstration on the eve of the General Strike in 1926 Darke was arrested for wearing his RAF uniform with red badges." (DAMMIT!! CAN'T A SERVICEMAN BE PATRIOTIC THESE DAYS...uh.. those days... )


so yeah...


take care and i'll see ya when i see ya!

T.T.F.N
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