05.24.03
Barring the fact that my brother is watching a video of someone shooting himself in the head over and over again, my night has gone pretty well. He’s an immature bastard and I honestly wouldn’t mind if he nipped off and shot himself right now. It infuriates me.
All that said, the last 48 hours have been absolutely AWESOME. I know I just updated yesterday, but I kind of want to bottle this feeling (different than the feeling I was talking about the last time I wanted to bottle it) and I feel productive updating twice in as many days. Most of this is going to be a brief castlist of the people I’ve seen – there’s a lot of them – because I don’t know how much more updating I can do
Yesterday I was so super-productive it made me happy. I updated So There, The Mango Writings, went shopping with Carter, worked on my photoessay for Senior Project, made cookies, cleaned out Dammit’s cage, and started working on my room before I went over to the O house (I really don’t know why we call it that) for pasta dinner and much hanging out. We sat on the moved-outside-futon and ate and they talked mainly about boating (which I really need to get into) and we still found time to giggle a lot, and Rob and I sang a bit. I took Rob home ‘cuz he was incapable of doing so himself, then came home myself. Mom ragged on me for a while for hanging out with guys who were drinking, but she can fuck off. They respected my choice not to drink, I wasn’t about to play Sober Police ‘cuz I respect their decision too as long as they’re responsible. And they are. Therefore, there’s nothing wrong with it and mom can kiss my ass.
All that said, today was eight hours of staff training on Belle Isle. It was raining, as it has been for the last two weeks. On and off, yeah, but usually on, and me without any rain gear. And I left my wet bag in my trunk. Fuck. Oh well…it was pretty worthless, too, because we were going over stuff I pretty much already knew. I’m pissed ‘cuz I’m only working two weeks this summer as of right now, and while I’m sure I’ll pick up extra shifts ‘cuz people will drop, I don’t like having my entire summer wide-fucking-open. And I didn’t really need to re-learn how to put up the zipline or climb the ice wall, especially since I worked longer last year without any training at ALL.
But it’s done now, and I’ll have a gorgeous paycheck this Friday. This Friday I’m also going to be taking a how-to-kayak class, which I’m psyched about, and Saturday I’m going to the New, which has made life worth living for a bit. Also making life worth living is Thor, who I hung out with again today. It was a cookout (cookoot if you’re Canadian) at Sam’s, and most everyone was there. We had amazing food, cookies with college-colored M&Ms, and then we headed off to Drew’s to swim. We didn’t actually swim, and I was mildly pissed that I was missing out on the chance to watch a silly sailing movie with Passages crew, but then we went to U of R and played soccer. In the pouring rain. Without shirts (I was wearing my bathing suit.) It was awesome…way more fun that I would have had at Katie’s watching that sailing movie, and I got lots of exercise and laughed a lot. I don’t get to be that openly competitive often, but it’s still a fairly laid-back game. I love those guys; especially James and Patrick and Sam…I miss seeing them every day.
Anyway, a brief cast list follows.
Passages
Tobin: my boss, camp director…a very cool, very hardcore guy who loves his job.
Jeff: Climbing site director, good friend of mine, funny guy.
Rob: also known as Ron, Ronald, Don, Donald, and Chitompki, Rob is funny, has his own essay, and drives a big red truck. Also a site director.
Michael: guy I took to Prom; pictures forthcoming. This guy will call you at 2am to go biking. “Really, just a short one. Just six or eight miles.” Then he’ll want to go boating or running or something.
Ned: the closest thing our group has to an adult…he’s just another big kid, though.
John Rugh: one of the most affable people I’ve ever met…he’s an artist, a musician, a paddler, and a generally great guy.
Christine: my age, amazing competitive climber, cool person. Stine is basically an attachment of her.
Chris S: Gym staff who also does Passages…he’s a bit goofy but friendly, and he lives at the paddling house.
Stuart: Paddler who has Grateful Dead bears on the back of his car. I can’t think of much else to say about him just now.
Suzanne: A very cool girl who does rowing crew and could kick most guys’ asses. I also can’t think of much else to say right now, but she’s awesome.
Thor
Sam: lives next door, does ‘Fat Guy in a Little Coat’ exceptionally well. Really funny; I wish I’d started hanging out with him sooner.
Patrick: doesn’t live next door, but is one of the most sarcastic, bitter people I know. I think we’re a lot alike, which is why I get so pissed off at him sometimes over really little stuff. Or maybe…I dunno. He’s another awesome guy, though.
Matt: you might know him as Spoon. Little guy who makes funny noises and drives a hot little station wagon.
Blair: Matt’s girlfriend, who’s big into theatre and is a fun person. Goes to Freeman.
Chris C: One of the most insane, most brilliant people I know. He’s crazy, but he’s smart. It’s not fair. He’s hilarious.
Katie: the female version of Chris; also his girlfriend. Also goes to Freeman.
Katie St. G: Not really anyone’s girlfriend, just a cool person who hangs out with us. Yet another Freeman-ite.
Drew: he’s kind of like Eeyore, but he has his moments. Great soccer player.
James: fucked up his ankle tonight; I hope he’s okay. We’re cool again, which is nice.
Rai: funny, sort of quiet, but will occasionally burst forth with the most random, hilarious, or vulgar things you could imagine.
Jessica: really the only other Collegiate girl that hangs with us anymore; she’s cool too.
So yeah, that’s everyone I could come up with right now, and this ended up being kind of lame, but I just sort of crashed. I played barefoot on Astroturf and I’ve got fallen arches anyway, so my feet hurt…my legs hurt from running around the island all day then playing soccer, and the rest of me is just being pissed so it doesn’t feel left out. Bed feels like a damn good idea right now.