Ben,

What camp do you work at? It's good to another praetorian commander who works at
scout!

I am at Camp Brinkley, 12 miles north of Monroe, Wa. Your phrasing of what takes
place in Scoutcraft sounds like something used at another camp near me, which I
used to work at.

Jerry "Yarnspiner"

--- In praetorian-IG@..., Ben Pilloud <ben.pilloud@...> wrote:
>
> 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