#38

We're nearing the 40 post mark, wow!

I just got back from camp yesterday. The past 2 weeks have been crazy! And of course, there's the girugamesh concert to worry about tomorrow... I'm pretty excited though, I downloaded their latest album and it. Kicks. Ass. I teared up a little bit when the intro started, I was so excited about it.

It feels like I haven't been home in ages, because I was only home for about 30-something hours between coming back from Amsterdam and leaving for camp. It was a lot of fun, the kids were very kind and not very cunning so they made my job as a night guard easy. I was also a hit because I made them play this little thing with a simple song and gestures that they adored (because of all the potential penis jokes). Then we were leaving, and I went with the group's luggage and the summer theologist to shore from the island before the rest of the camp left. When we were already at shore, one of the other leaders at camp just texted us like "they're all bawling whoa" and then the kids arrived, crying their eyes out. I felt kind of bad. Oh well, at least they enjoyed camp and didn't get hysterical on the last evening, it's always a nightmare when that happens.

I was totally prepared to not smoke at all at camp, but I smoked a full pack because I had convenient free time during the days. Even my "teaching session" went okay, although it isn't a very natural position for me to assume. I don't really have an instinct for such things... I just winged it and I guess they didn't hate me so... yay? The most accomplished I felt when I hosted the camp's last afternoon meditation and about a third of the group started snoring. Aw. (Obviously this had a lot to do with them sleeping poorly the night before and also being on a physically and mentally tiring camp for almost a week but still.)

Considering the amount of time I spent just sitting indoors or in the shade, I'm unbelievably tan. What even. I don't really mind - but I had to buy a big after sun lotion... not because I was burning in the sun all the time, but because everyone else was. I kept lending out my tiny tube of aloe vera to everyone who had roasted themselves at camp. I don't even know if it helped that much but at least it was enough of a placebo to convince people, I guess?

Seriously though, I'm super excited to go wait in line tomorrow. I can bring my new speaker and we can jam out to giru all day before the show! Aww yiss.

Bye for now!