Saturday, June 9, 2007
Its like a fucking reptile zoo in here!
I just saw Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp's performance was very good. The movie itself wasn't super amazing or anything, but the acting was pretty good. There were a number of really great one liners in it such as Depp's line while high on acid in a casino bar "Jesus Christ. Its like a fucking reptile zoo in here. And someones giving these things booze!". That one made me laugh. The movie was just so ridiculous and yet it had this strange feeling of reality to it. Del Toro's character was just an absolute bastard. the movie was funny and odd and funny, but at the same time you just had this feeling that something really bad was gonna happen, as is usual in films like Fear and Loathing. Everyone just seems so volatile, ready to explode or crack. It was pretty good. I liked it.
I'm Back!
Hey all! I'm back from my camping trip. Right now I'm sitting, listening to the Arcade Fire and typing. I'm havin' a good day.
Here's my trip.
First we arrived at the ferry terminal. We took a ferry to somewhere and then wait for about an hour for the bus to arrive. It was around a 3 hour bus ride to another ferry terminal where we had to wait for another three hours. While we were waiting, some kids who had gone hiking had brought back a dog who we named Alfalfa. The ferry arrived (it was really shitty). We arrived at Powell River and took yet another bus to the camp. But it wasn't really a camp. It was definitely not what we had expected. The place was this kind of bleak building in the middle of this town. We thought we were gonna be in a cabin in the middle of a a forest or something. Anyways, we went inside, found our dorms, put our luggage and went outside to play some games in a field. Then we had dinner, went to our dorms and were supposed to go to sleep, but since going to sleep right away on the first night of something or other is lame, we stayed up till 1:00 (or at least me and the guys in my room did). On Tuesday me and some other people had to get packed and then we went on a bus to a forest to go camping. We were given tarps to build our own shelters (my groups was pretty good, I think) and then we got to go canoing and, after, hiking. Then we unpacked our sleeping bags and stuff and played games in the forest. The highlight of that day for me was when we played Capture-the-Flag. I found the flag really quick, by accident, while getting chased in the forest and then I made it past the line with the flag. It was cool. :P
Tuesday night was really fun, but at the same time it was really shitty. It was raining all night and our tarp started to sag until rain water would pool on the edge and then fall and splash on the ground. Me an' the other kids in my group had a party, playing Truth or Dare, doing stupid shit and just generally being guys. I hadn't done that in so long. I can't really say some of the stuff we did on the internet since probably the only people who'll read this will be my friends and that'd be really embarrassing, but I can tell you that, after something, the kid beside me, a kind of freaky wierdo, started grabbing my ass. It was hilarious but, at the same time, scaring.
Wednesday was the most awful experience I have ever had camping. All our stuff was soaking wet and we got this awful breakfast. When we finally left, we were all really pissed off but were excited because we got to have warm showers and the other kids would have to camp overnight at that hell hole while we got to move into each others rooms and have parties. Of course my teacher thought that it would be cruel to let the other kids stay at the camp, so they got to come back. It sucked. But then, it wasn't actually that bad 'cause we got to have fun anyways. That night me and my friend started drawing on the other kids in our dorm's faces. Then we stuck a receipt in one kids mouth. God, I wish we had had a camera that night.
On Thursday we got to go snorkling. I saw some cool stuff, like some huge starfish, little fishies and some crabs. Leaving water in a wet suit feels really weird 'cause you're on land and yet your body is surrounded in water. After that, we got to go to a beach where we learned how to make a fire and use a compass. We would have gone mountain climbing, but it was too wet.
The Arcade Fire is done. Now I'm listening to a mix tape my friend made me. Hurray!
Friday was the only sunny day we got. On that day, we went to an archery range, played some frisbee and packed our shit to leave. We took all the buses and the ferries (on the three hour bus I had to go pee the entire way) and went home. The trip was really great, but for some reason, the ferry rides were actually more fun then the trip its self. I guess because it was just a time when you could relax, hang out with your friends and just do whatever without having to worry about work, or activities or anything like that. All the same, the trip was really, really great!!!
Here's my trip.
First we arrived at the ferry terminal. We took a ferry to somewhere and then wait for about an hour for the bus to arrive. It was around a 3 hour bus ride to another ferry terminal where we had to wait for another three hours. While we were waiting, some kids who had gone hiking had brought back a dog who we named Alfalfa. The ferry arrived (it was really shitty). We arrived at Powell River and took yet another bus to the camp. But it wasn't really a camp. It was definitely not what we had expected. The place was this kind of bleak building in the middle of this town. We thought we were gonna be in a cabin in the middle of a a forest or something. Anyways, we went inside, found our dorms, put our luggage and went outside to play some games in a field. Then we had dinner, went to our dorms and were supposed to go to sleep, but since going to sleep right away on the first night of something or other is lame, we stayed up till 1:00 (or at least me and the guys in my room did). On Tuesday me and some other people had to get packed and then we went on a bus to a forest to go camping. We were given tarps to build our own shelters (my groups was pretty good, I think) and then we got to go canoing and, after, hiking. Then we unpacked our sleeping bags and stuff and played games in the forest. The highlight of that day for me was when we played Capture-the-Flag. I found the flag really quick, by accident, while getting chased in the forest and then I made it past the line with the flag. It was cool. :P
Tuesday night was really fun, but at the same time it was really shitty. It was raining all night and our tarp started to sag until rain water would pool on the edge and then fall and splash on the ground. Me an' the other kids in my group had a party, playing Truth or Dare, doing stupid shit and just generally being guys. I hadn't done that in so long. I can't really say some of the stuff we did on the internet since probably the only people who'll read this will be my friends and that'd be really embarrassing, but I can tell you that, after something, the kid beside me, a kind of freaky wierdo, started grabbing my ass. It was hilarious but, at the same time, scaring.
Wednesday was the most awful experience I have ever had camping. All our stuff was soaking wet and we got this awful breakfast. When we finally left, we were all really pissed off but were excited because we got to have warm showers and the other kids would have to camp overnight at that hell hole while we got to move into each others rooms and have parties. Of course my teacher thought that it would be cruel to let the other kids stay at the camp, so they got to come back. It sucked. But then, it wasn't actually that bad 'cause we got to have fun anyways. That night me and my friend started drawing on the other kids in our dorm's faces. Then we stuck a receipt in one kids mouth. God, I wish we had had a camera that night.
On Thursday we got to go snorkling. I saw some cool stuff, like some huge starfish, little fishies and some crabs. Leaving water in a wet suit feels really weird 'cause you're on land and yet your body is surrounded in water. After that, we got to go to a beach where we learned how to make a fire and use a compass. We would have gone mountain climbing, but it was too wet.
The Arcade Fire is done. Now I'm listening to a mix tape my friend made me. Hurray!
Friday was the only sunny day we got. On that day, we went to an archery range, played some frisbee and packed our shit to leave. We took all the buses and the ferries (on the three hour bus I had to go pee the entire way) and went home. The trip was really great, but for some reason, the ferry rides were actually more fun then the trip its self. I guess because it was just a time when you could relax, hang out with your friends and just do whatever without having to worry about work, or activities or anything like that. All the same, the trip was really, really great!!!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Goodbye
I'm also leaving for camp tomorrow with my class. Its gonna be great. We're gonna do archery, mountain climbing, scuba diving, camping and kayaking. We're gonna be there for a week. Nothing but french, no english. Luckily, we get our to share cabins with three other people with no supervision so we can whisper. I'm also gonna bring a couple extra flash lights and some english books as well as some cards. Its gonna be fun. When I get back I'll post some pics of the place here. Oh, also, just a warning, in the summer, our computer's going to be turned off, so I'll only be able to use the computers at the library and they only give you an hour. That hour's precious, so I won't post much. (I don't think.) In closing, camping fuggin' rocks.
This sucks...
I can't go to the bat mitzvah and I got a bitchy burn on both of my shoulders and my back. Now I'm in my bed while my parents go shopping for some of the stuff I need for my camping trip. Still, I'm having a good time at m home. Its nice and peaceful right now. I got a spork for my camping trip but I don't know if I'll be allowed to have it. 'Cause, you know, its a Swiss Army spork. I think the spork was a great invention. Its just so ingenious to combine a spoon with a fork in order to minimise the amount of crap you have to cart around. And then to make it a swiss army spork, that's even better. Its like a lot of really handy tools crammed into one lovely little package. Yay! Happy Swiss goodness!
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