The great Michael Richards..

Michael Richards. Kramer. What a guy. This morning i was really quite needing a good chuckle. I've been talking a lot recently about Negative and Positive thinking..and so i'm trying one of these Positive thinking days. So i woke up with a headache. Good way to start..so i plopped in my favourite episode of Seinfeld..where the character of Kramer really makes me laugh. As most of you know, when i got to camp Wabana i undertook the name "Kramer" for summer camps..just cuz of my zany attitude and how i absolutely love his character. It wasn't really until i saw this particular episode years ago that i really fell in love with his zaniness. we pick it up with Jerry and Kramer in Jerry's apartment:

Jerry: I'm going to get Elaine from the airport
Kramer: What...she's been away?
Jerry: She's been in Mexico for 6 weeks!
Kramer: I think you're wrong..we just went to the fireworks the other day..
Jerry: That was July 4th!

Now..to others this is just a simple little quote. But for me, i'm very much into the overexaggerating. Like saying something was like 3 hours ago when really it happened 5 minutes ago and stuff like that. So i burst out laughing at Kramer. I love it. Oooh such a good mood today.

The night i just blogged about..

Lindsay and Rochelle........... ...........and me, jumping
Thanks for the fun night ladies, i had a blast!

That was Then. This is NOW.

Ok so today started off like any other normal day..i got up. Did some situps..showered..brushed my teeth, combed my hair. Yea thats right kids, i have hair to comb now. It was quite a discovery by me. Then i went to a friends house, long bus ride. We played Dance Dance Revolution. *Disclaimer* if you're lazy or a guy who can't move quick, do NOT attempt. Could be hazardous. But then we broke out the Mario Kart double dash and i took both of my friends to school on it. Which was fun. Then we watched Garden State. At first it was a really wierd movie...but then it turned out really great. A lot of the lines said really hit me deep. So it was good. Then we lounged, then watched Along Came Polly with some barbecued burgers and corn. Quite good actually. Then blah blah anyway, we got talking about how unhappy i seemed. And a lot of it has to do with developments on Friday that are coming. Anyway, my friend introduced me to this book with one of the most make sensy lines ever, "That was then. This is Now." Think about it. I did.

Temptations

So, we had the banquet tonight. That was ok even though the meat was very rare. And then we all went to Club Freshie for some words and some songs and a slideshow. When Mark got up to talk something suddenly didnt feel so good. He started talking, and about a verse, can't remmeber what it was. What stuck with me most is when Mark said that we'll be tempted when we get home, tempted by the same old things that tempted us before we left. And i realised, i know want to be the same angry person i was when i left home, i DONT want that person coming back to tempt me. And this scares me because i'm not a strong person and i dont want to have to face that ij ust wish i could ignore it completely. I guess what i'm asking is for some prayer that i can succeed past the same old things and not let them get to me or bug me and just to overcome everything that haunts me when i get home. Thanks.

Camp is Over

So the sun has finally set on the camping season this year. It's done, finished, caputz. And at first i knew exactly how i felt about this, absolutely overjoyed. For the first few weeks of camp i was enjoying it, really loving the rollercoaster. But then i got into a lull and kinda was just wishing and hoping for the camping season to be over! I couldn't wait. But then this week, with the seashell girl and then what happened last night really made me realise the true reason i was meant to be at camp. Snooze came up to me and told that 12 out of 12 of her girls accepted Jesus into their hearts, which i thought was awesome. But it didn't hit me until all 12 of them came up to tell me so i offered them high fives. But then i stopped. Forget that i said, and told them all to give me a group hug and it just felt amazing to be surrounded by all these children. And then thats when it hit me again, i was at camp for the wrong reasons i think, and now it's the end of the summer and i cant go back and change anything but im just glad that i realised that its all about the kids, and next year, if their is a next year...i wanna come back for the right reasons.

Facial Deformity

So i'm at the ropes wall, looking through the equipment when one of the children comes behind the wall and is like, "Hey kramer, some people say you're deformed because every time you smile you get holes in your cheek." Those are dimples i object "I dono man i know a lot of people 'oo say you're deformed". What a simple mind. Although usually i don't take into account what a 10 year old thinks, this time it hit me and at first, didn't sit too well. But, if getting dimples from smiling is deemed a deformity, then i guess i'm just a deformed kinda guy. And i like it. Oh i used this picture because the baby is smiling. No dimples, but you get the point!

a seashell..

Isn't it wierd how the smallest thing can bring the biggest light to your day? Just at lunch today i was feeling all down in the dumps because i was tired and didnt feel well when i felt a tap on my back. I turned around and their stood one of the cabin 1 girls. And she said, "kramer..do you want a seashell? I have 1 extra." And i said "heck yes i do" and took it, she smiled all big and bright like girls her age do, and went to sit down. I dono why that cheered me up quite as much as it did, but it did. I guess God really knows what to do and who to send when we need it most.

a Horse ""joke..""

a joke that really isn't that funny

A HORSE JOKE
An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy.
He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!"
Buddy didn't move. Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!" Buddy didn't respond.
Once more the farmer commanded, "Pull, Coco, pull!" Nothing.
Then the farmer nonchalantly said, "Pull, Buddy, pull!" And the horse easily dragged the car out of the ditch.
The motorist was most appreciative and very curious. He asked the farmer why he called his horse by the wrong name three times.
The farmer said, "Oh, Buddy is blind and if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn't even try!"

the picture behind the joke..

Random: Who wants a hug?

For those of you who deep down just need a big ol HUG, well, this should bring a smile to your face!:

Remember what grandpa told you..

Ok, so camp is almost over. I dono how i feel about that. What i do know is how i feel about a camper from last week named Seamus. Interesting name, i think i know someone who is a fan of that name. Anyway. Last week on Sunday, activity 2, Seamus gets up on the wall. Now, for a good 15 or so minutes seamus is basically in the same spot on the wall. Not only that but he was full out talking to himself throughout his little excursion. Everything from, where to now Seamus? Or rest up your legs seamus we can keep climbing in a minute. But by far the most priceless comment he said was Alright now, remember what grandpa told you seamus. I couldn't help but burst out laughing. Here's a kid totally narrating his climb up the rock wall in the 3rd person, not realising that we're all laughing at him. So all throughout this little episode i cant help but think how silly this little kid sounded, and i couldnt help laugh at him in a mocking way. Not out loud, but still. Anyway, so i didn't really think about Seamus again until friday night. Spidey got up for open mic time and talked about how he was sitting at campfire with another one of his campers who just happened to pick on seamus. And he was trying to explain God's love to i guess a 9 year old, or so. I dont know. And Seamus made the kid turn around and explained how Jesus died for him and how God sent his only son to die for him. And i felt this immense guilt at the bottom of my stomach for eve rlaughing or making any jokes about seamus, because deep down this kid had a bigger heart than most adults i know. So yea, it's amazing how God works in people like seamus. I guess you could say that day i really needed a laugh, but then that campfire night on Wednesday, that kid who picked on Seamus really needed a friend.
Thanks, Seamus.

and more proof of my squirrel theory...

the difference between chipmunks and squirrels...

Different kinds of squirrels:

Western Gray...Sciurus griseus
Tassel-eared...Sciurus aberti
Eastern Gray...Sciurus carolinensis
Arizona Gray...Sciurus arizonensis
Eastern Fox....Sciurus niger A
pache Fox.....Sciurus apache
Red............Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Chickaree......Tamiasciurus douglasi

Chipmunks:

Eastern.........Tamias striatus
Alpine..........Eutamias alpinus
Least...........Eutamias minimus
Townsend........Eutamias townsendi
Cliff...........Eutamias dorsalis
Sonoma..........Eutamias sonomae
Yellow Pine.....Eutamias amoenus
Merriam.........Eutamias merriami
Grayneck........Eutamias cinereicollis
Long-Eared......Eutamias quadrimaculatus
Redtail.........Eutamias ruficaudus
Colorado........Eutamias quadrivittatus
Uinta...........Eutamias umbrinus
Panamint........Eutamias panamintinus
Lodgepole.......Eutamias speciosus
Charleston Mtn..Eutamias palmeri

As i suspected, In most of Eastern North America only the Eastern Chipmunk is found. Also, the crucial difference between the "tree" squirrels and chipmunks is very simple, chipmunks, have cheek pouches. For food. To be honest i know nothing about squirrels and chipmunks. Just having some fun cuz i'm bored and this is the first thing that came to my mind. Enjoy reading

Camp

a broken shower door

So, Thursday afternoon to friday night was my day off. It was good to see my parents again, they had been in australia. But yet, in the midst of all the non-work excitement, the thought of showering still haunted me. You see....i used to be an angry person. A really angry person, like i'd get pissed about the littlest of things, and this one time the shower door wouldnt open while i was trapped so i decided to punch a hole in the glass. And ended up cutting up my hands in various different places. But, throughout camp i've changed who i was. I'm no longer the same jerkface angry attitude person as i would. From personal reflection and friends telling me, ivee completely changed who i am. And so going back to this broken shower door isn't what i needed. It was a "sharp" reminder of what i was. So i prayed that God would fix it somehow. And when i finished praying someone phoned to tell me the door was going to be fixed. So i'm just thankful i never have to be reminded of who i used to be everytime i shower. Sigh. Goodday