Could we possibly stop killing each other? It would be awful nice if we could all just pause for a moment and realize that no matter what God/dess we believe in (if any), no matter what color our skin is (as it's really just an accidental evolutionary response to the climate in which our ancestors lived), and no matter who we love, we are all people and we all live on this planet together and we may as well make the best of it. Stop being so bloody hateful.
No pun intended.
That's all I have to say, I won't rant, but it would be nice if that could happen. I'm sure it would also be nice to solve world hunger and cure AIDS and cancer all in one fell swoop.
First day of camp went really well, the campers are all pretty well behaved (for a large group of kids between the age of 5 and 14) and I'm in charge of the kindergarten to second grade girls with another counselor, Brandy, who is a junior (I believe) at Georgia State. There are a couple of girls in the group who have given us trouble, and I'm hoping one of them is just trying to act tough (I had to talk her out of a corner this morning when she was crying for her mommy) while the other may just have an attitude problem a few sessions in time out will fix. We also have a couple of celebrity look alikes in our group-- one who looks like Jane Krakowski and one who looks like Catherine Zeta-Jones, and I'm not talking resembles, I'm talking LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE. It's totally crazy. They're also getting along pretty well so far, we haven't had to tell any of the girls to be nice even though the same aged boys have been giving Stephanie and Scott absolute fits.
I think there will only be a couple of people who are going to try my patience, but they're also going to try the rest of the counselors' patience so I don't feel too bad about it. I'm also going to like working with Brandy a lot, she's a lot of fun and we think a lot alike. I've been looking up a lot of info on stuff to do with kids in the area since we're supposed to come up with fun things to do with our groups to get brownie points, if you will, with Richard and avoid the monotony of duck duck goose and freeze-dance. The library has a few story times, but they're not really convenient to our schedule, so I think instead I'll just talk to Brandy about doing a storytime with the girls to try and match the theme of the week, and maybe even doing a movie to match the theme. We didn't get the pool this week, Glenlake is still recovering from a massive makeover this summer, and we'll be able to go Friday weather permitting-- the weather doesn't look like it will permit, however... perhaps that would be a good day for Finding Nemo since it's Aquarium Week!
Anyway, that's enough for now. I'm going to watch the rest of Quantum of Solace (which is making much more sense now that I've re-watched Casino Royale) and fall asleep. With luck, Casey will refrain from cranking the air down to sub-zero and I won't keep waking up freezing cold!
Ciao!
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