Got talking about past summers of working at camp...*sigh* Despite the crap I had to deal with at both camps I worked at, I definitely have some fond memories and do miss it. I can't believe that Camp Menesetung is still up and running and that Lori the cook is still there! Craziness!

I totally miss the rush of going nuts in the kitchen, sneaking cheesecake out to those on patrol, getting caught in the fridge with fellow counsellors munching on brownies, sleeping in the tiny white cabin, star gazing, never cooking the porridge to the correct consistancy, waking up to misty sunrises and stillness, pranks, my buddy Shaun, Vesper point (left pic), the tuck closet, swimming after a hard day in the kitchen, never singing for my mail.... I miss that place for the people and having so many memories from 3 summers of slaving away in that kitchen. It's so strange to look back...camp was a good thing in my life and I won't forget it. Ah, memories!



(Dining hall/Kitchen)

FANTASTIC trip! There is no other city like New York! Below are a few pics from my adventures with Dee and Elisha but I have all my photos (well the good ones) posted on my Flickr site -
www.flickr.com/photos/chel84/

Things you said and memorable moments:
M:"...I have to start writing this stuff down!
D: "I remember everything!"
M: "Hello, I'm God!"

Sal was our driver from the hotel in New Jersey to New York City. We couldn't place his accent but he was a hoot!
"Come back at 8? S'ok!, Come back at 9? S'ok! S'ok! I drive to please!"
"When you buy cds they rip you off and you can't come back and punch them in the nose. They took all my money!"

On the way home we stopped at McDonald's for dinner. Dee is between Elisha and I - she needs to get out from behind the table, I slid over for her to get around me and end up sitting on the floor - the bench was shorter than I thought. *insert peals of laughter*

E: "I don't like the name Portit Packett"
D: " That's fine, 'cause that's not the name"
E: "What's the name?"
D: "Porter Packer. Two words"
E: "I don't like that name either, sounds like porta potty"

We rode the subway quite a bit the second day - even ending up places we shouldn't have been, almost missing the right stop...oh and me getting stuck at the turnstyle because I hadn't mastered the art of swip and go.

E: "Gross, gross, gross!"
E: "It was like a squishy ball"
D: "What's wrong with a squishy ball?"
E: "It was an apple!"
(frozen apples that thraw don't make a great snack)

One of the rare moments that we didn't know exactly where we were going:
M&E to D: "Go get directions!"
D: "Pansies!"

Jerkwad - coming to an office near you!

jerk¹ ( P ) Pronunciation Key (jûrk) + wad
v. jerked, jerk·ing, jerks
v. tr.

1. To make fun of as many coworkers as possible in one day.
   
2. To be tall, 6' 4", with a ballcap.
   
3. To annoy so much as to become blogable material.
4. To laugh and be laughed at.
5. Have the initials of C.F.

Courtesy of Uptown Girls Dictionary

Vengance will be mine! Mwwahhaaahaa!

I'm a total geek! I just finished cataloguing all the books I own into a database library software. Next on the list, put the library kit to good use.

GAH!

When did I become such a nerd?!?

P.S. Thanks to B for the software! It's getting put to good use already! Thanks...

Totally posted a comment on the David Crowder Band website (in regards to an American Snowboarder who listened to "Oh Praise Him" by David Crowder while during a run at the olympics) and SO got a personalized e-mail in response this evening.

Getting real e-mails from band members is fun! This is the second one I've gotten email from DC*B and I've gotten an email from Shawn McDonald's wife too.

Coolness. I feel special.

I will say this once and hopefully never again - I will NOT go back to sleeving the binders. You can absolutely forget it. That was a nightmare and so not cutting edge, we need to be "with it" to have good sales - using hole punched colour printed sheets in a 2" binder just won't cut it anymore.

I will be adamant about this!

New Music:
















I was given this CD to listen to at work today. One word to discribe the music - interesting. The lead singer has some what of a raspy voice, the lyrics are a tad contriversial in a concervative christian way, but I really love the instruments thru out the whole album - guitar, piano, cello, sax.... Not sure how much I like it yet...but most music tends to grow on me before I actually claim to like the cd/band.

Making Fiends:











Something out of the ordinary...it's a little obscure...
www.makingfiends.com

There are 2 seasons with a total of 21 episodes I think. My favourite is #17 that is done in Russian.

" Charlotte is dumb!"

Books:



















Showdown: Almost done the book and it's taken me a week to read it. Sad! For some reason I can only handle so much of this story at one time. So far I can't say this is my fav of mine from Ted Dekker- still prefer the Circle Trilogy.

3 Weddings and a Giggle: Every girl needs their indulgances once in a while, a brainless unrealistic romance novel. I laughed, I cried...or neither. Finished reading this on Sunday.

Just to tickle your tastebuds for now... (almost literally)













More pics to come tomorrow...err later today once i get some sorta ZZzzzz's in....

C:"...change the company around me.."
M:" We'll you greatly improved mine!"
C:"..that was your best one yet!"
M:"I know! Finally!"
T:"I missed it, what did you say?"
M:"I can't ruin the moment"

J:"So that explains why..."
M:"Well aren't you the smart one Janis"

BAM! My wit is back! I'm totally on a roll today! (I am going to give the credit to my booster juice drink from this morning). Bring it on people, I'm packed with comebacks today!

Me working diligently? Never!

(Can you guess what's in my hand? A prize to the first right guess!)

Photo courtesty of a coworker- May 2005

F: "Michelle, C said he doesn't think I'm funny"

LUAU Party!
Friday night marks the first ever all-girls Hawaiian Party hosted by me, my lovely sister and our friend Lisa. This party is gonna be fantastic! Door prizes, drink menu, crazy hawaiian outfits, beach boys music and food. It will be a tropical good time :P (I hope to get some pics up shortly after the event) .

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New York City - here I come!

I am stoked! Dee asked me if I wanted to go on roadtrip with her to NYC in less than 2 weeks and I'm going!! Thank goodness the timing is okay for work and I do have the finances to go. It is kinda early to take a vacation but it only cuts out 3 days of my 10 day allotment, and really, who would pass up and offer on a roadtrip to New York? I'm totally excited! I've even started my packing list!

That's it!! I'm offically gonna quit talking - I'm gonna become a mute! 3 times in less then 24hrs I've been told that no one can understand me and I talk too fast. I get it! I've been this way for 21 years, it's going to take me a while to change the way I speak. To myself, I sound totally normal, it's hard for me to tell that what I am saying comes out mumbled. For crying out loud this is not something I can easily change. To quote a friend - "You just need to SLOW down". Last time I checked I wasn't in the fast lane, except my mouth.

Gah! Why am I cursed with a fast tongue and people with slow ears?

Uggh...go from mushy romance novel to freakish twisted world of Ted Dekker...scary place to go. His books are so obscure and twisted but filled with so much truth, evil and incredibly mind bending thoughts. I can never finish his books without stopping and going "whoa!". There is just something about the way he weaves his stories that just make my brain tick and rethink the things I know and even things I have been spoon fed my entire life religiously.

The power of books have on ones mind....

3 Wedding and a Giggle = *gag* I picked up a cheesy novella from the church book exchange last week - not such a good choice for a read. Ugh, I get so annoyed woth unrealistic romance stories.

So

why

do I

read

them?

This last week I've discovered a few handy websites/tools that will enhance my internet browsing.

Bloglines - RSS feeds, the most internet tool ever! I read a whole ton of blogs on a weekly basis and am constantly looking for updates - now I don't have to waste any more clicking! :P I log in and check my feeds for any new items! Cool, eh?

Protopage - This is another handy dandy web based tool. Basically I can create my own page and add random "post-it" notes, link panes, video feeds, to do lists, etc.... What a way to stay organized! Now I can have this as my homepage and every time I open a new window I can access and read any important items I have noted to myself.