sit and wonder if you think of me as i think of you

Apparently tomorrow I will have a new camper in my group who is 10 inches tall than me (and also 6 years younger).

And my stomach hates me :( even though I'm being good and taking medicine and eating decently. I don't know what to do. Having a hurt stomach all the time makes it hard to be a perky upbeat counselor.

The kids in my group this week are making plans to film an Indaina (yes they spelled it wrong) Jones film. They said I could be the goddess, which I thought wasn't too bad. Holden is directing, starring, and editing. Trysten is doing stunt work and filming (which Holden will do when Trysten is stunting) I asked who was going to be the producer and they stared at me blankly and asked what a producer was, haha. But overall, I am wholly impressed with the preparation. It's going to be an hour or an hour and a half.

Shopping for clothes and underwear has become one of my least favorite things. Mostly because I'm so indecisive.

I have to say that I appreciate boys. In general they have nice smiles and smell good and are friendly and a good kind of crazy. It's something I respect.

I can't seem to put my thoughts into words.

ice, ice, baby

Just finished watching Jack. I watched it long ago and told myself not to watch it again because I was too heartbroken. I guess I only remembered the sad part. It's got a sweet little message. But I thought Robin Williams was pretty brilliant. He played a ten-year-old so well, mostly with his facial expressions. And it looks so unnatural coming from him, but it's the right kind of unnatural for the part. I loved how he ran everywhere flailing his arms about. And his shoes are always untied, but he never trips, which I found to be an important symbol.

Also, I don't know why, but I feel like everyone is in love with one of their teachers/professors at some point in their life. Not usually actual romantic crushes, but some sort of reckless endearment. I don't get it, but it happens over and over in movies/literature and in the world. Maybe because they give us knowledge, which is probably what our hearts really crave.

Went to a wedding reception today, they're always nice. Always have me planning my own, even though I don't know why weddings are always such a big deal. The point is you get to spend the rest of forever with a person you love and it's really just one day of that whole relationship. But I figure I'll plan it now while it's still fun to think about and when the time comes I won't have to worry about it. And I want my wedding dress to be short and made of cotton.

It got up to 100 degrees here today! Holy guacamole!

dammi una Vespa e ti porto in vacanza

Oggi, quando io e mia sorella, Katie, guardava alla sua scuola (perche ha una clase per l'estate), ha parlato che dovrebbe scrivere in Italiano. Sto dimenticando la lingua, che triste. Andrò al Italia 29 d'Agosto! Ho bisogno pulire la mia camera di letto. Coldplay e molto bello. Mi piace Viva La Vida molto. Ma, io so che tutti piace questa canzone, ma, mi piace molto. Mi mancano miei amici di Utah e di Florida. Oggi è caldo fuori! Non mi piace tempo sopra ottanta gradi.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=GF0F1fEJa_4

[yikes, so out of practice. mama mia!]

I'll pay for you...anytime.

Found out today that my insane campers going into 7th and 5th grade have had a girlfriend for 3 and 1 year(s) respectively!
Maybe I should ask them for advice.

They're both going to be in my group next week because Trysten requested me because I'm "crazy in a good way."

Secretly determined to be everyone's favourite counselor because I'm highly competitive like that.

Survived week one!!

my grandfather and me

I have officially received two friendship bracelets so far this summer.
I won't feel successful unless I have them all the way up my arm by the end of the summer.

there's this kid you gotta meet

he lives across the street
he's got spirit and heart
we're ten years apart
he is up for anything
he can hang with anyone
he still likes the things we used to think were fun
-Ben Kweller

The world is filled with beautiful souls.

But I still wish you were here.

Hoist up the john b

Megan is cool.
I'm finally feeling better.
And my brothers got Mario Kart for the Wii.
Also, the staff of Wal-Mart was overly friendly today.

hold the thread as I walk away

I'm a sick puppy. It's hard to breath and all sorts of fun stuff.
Which is super convenient when you're in charge of a bunch of active fifth graders.
And I can't taste anything.
But on the bright side, there's the sun.

Gilmore Girls note: she sooooo should have ended up with Jess. Dark haired rebels are hot.

"Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love." -Charlie Brown

there's a daisy on my toe

I'm dying and here's why:
I tried to swallow a Claratin...because I didn't listen when I was told to let it fizz in my mouth. So it tried to fizzle half-way down my throat and came back up.
Apparently I have allergies. wtflip?
I have too much mucus in my body.
And my stomach is upset.
Andddd...It all sucks

But I have a kid named Holden in my group, yes, Holden, like Catcher in the Rye.
And he likes Weezer. And we're allergic to the same things.

They want to sing Greased Lightning for campfire so I have to censor it a bit before we all learn it.

but you were always right beside me.

Jackson's farewell/open house was today.
He's the first from Salem to leave for his mission out of our age group.
It's not really sad, but it is kind of strange to see him go. We always had ridiculously long conversations in person or over the phone when we left for college (which behind his back has been affectionately called Jacksversations). He is one of those people who knows (or at least acts like he knows) me better than I know myself. And it's nice to have people like that around sometimes, to explain yourself to you when you get confused. He also just made fun of me a lot, which I think was good for me too.
He had some crazy uncle-like figure come up to us and be like "who is the doll?" and I think we should all talk like we belong in the 20s.
But he'll be an absolutely fabulous missionary and will serve the people of Bolivia brilliantly. So I'm not worried about him. I also feel like we can comfortably continue our relationship through letters.

Made this: http://www.43things.com/person/lawsren

My body is malfunctioning.
Tomorrow is the first day of camp and I'm to be up with the sun. Ugh.