| Glad to here you've got it under control. Speaking of white eyes, got any ideas for painting them? As epic as it would be to have an entire army blink in unison/ fight with their eyes closed, it would be a bit more real looking for at least some to have eyes open. I've tried that toothpick method, but it wasn't quite right... I just had an Idea! I discovered during staff week that when I use a magnifying glass I can write much smaller. So I could try doing the same with painting eyes, and could use a sewing needle for a finer tip. Got a chance to come home for the weekend. The camp has internet and wifi, but I don't have a laptop/ the urge to try borrowing one or one of the office computers. The computer in and the connection to the staff lodge need work before that will be usable as a portal to the interweb. Anyway, First week was a blast. Sure, the food servings were a bit small, 2/3 of the steel wool I bought is not fine enough to be set on fire with just a 9 volt battery, we bombed a few songs, and through lack of preparation didn't know the knew camp song and the OA Brotherhood ceremony didn't turn out so well; but even with all of that it was still a very awesome week. So much so that the executives who inspected us on Thursday, previously having no plans for the continuation of the camp for more than another year, were so impressed they left with plans for 3 to 5 and even more years. Oh yeah, guess I never told you guys I work at a scout camp. I work in Scout Craft/ Scoot Craft/ The study of living and non living things and how they combust! (Although we also do lashings, cooking, fishing, orienteering, survival skills, and camping; we don't really get to burn living things exept the occassional bug or human limb.) Its a cool job, sure my wages (which allcome from donations) are so low I'm considered a subsidised volunteer rather than a salaried employee, and I work from 6:00 am to a little before or after 11:00 PM (With the exception of Thursday when I supervise the wilderness survival night and am on the job all night, and friday until I finish filling out blue cards), with just a 24 hour break starting noon Saturday minus any time needed for clean up/ check out after that. But I'm really getting paid and free room and board to play in the greatest place on Earth (Suck it up Disenyland!), while being looked up to/ viewed as a 'postage stamp' image of the BSA by scores of scouts. All of whom payed hundreds of dollers to be there, and who, if I do my job right, will not only get their money's worth but will remember the camp, the staff, including me, and will be impacted for the better for the rest of their lives. Well I've got more emails to read and some laundry to do. Ben --- On Sun, 7/12/09, John Hoskin <johnhoskin38@...> wrote:
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