Hey there Jowders-folk, how are you? Where have you been since we've been gone? This is where I've been:
After leaving the afore-mentioned Jowder's Cove, I moved out to the wilds of Vermont - Monkton, to be exact. I was without cable, internet, telephone, and mailbox. That's right, I don't have a regular snail-mail mailbox. Jeez. But, the house is incredible. It's an old carriage house at a crossroads on the Monkton Ridge, and it used to be a stop on the underground railroad. There were teeth in a cupboard when we moved in. I dont have any furniture, and a hippie lives in the other half of the duplex. I think his name is Patrick; he makes guitars. My sister is stalking him. In order to find civilization, I need to trekk to Burlington (about 40 miles north of me) and hang around in coffee shops like some sort of vagabond hippie.
I was "home" it VT for 9 days, and then I moved on to camp! I've been at Wicosuta ( about 20 minutes north of Plymouth, NH on Newfound Lake) working since the 27th. I did a week of manual labor, competed in the Mooseman Triathalon, completed Leadership Training, and, as of right now, I am training my staff in the art of being XTREEEEEEEEEEEEME.
We hike, we climb, we steal things.
I hope all is well with all of you!
Keep in touch!
Write to me:
Cait McKay
Camp Wicosuta
21 North Shore Drive
Hebron, NH 03421
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
FYI:
In the event of swine flu, I will kill anyone showing any symptoms before they can go full-fledged zombie.
Real friends kill friends that become zombies.
The more you know!
Real friends kill friends that become zombies.
The more you know!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Jowders: A Sophisticated Meeting Place
Adventures in Adventureland!
Last night we (Pete, Alex, Chad, Luke, Brad, and I) went out the the Wilton Town Theatre...which may or may not be the coolest/weirdest movie theatre ever. It's in the town hall, and it looks like it might have been a vaudville stage at some point or another. There is no marquee or glass ticketbooth, just a little folding sign that we missed while staring right at it. It's a great old building, and Alex, Chad, Luke, and Brad all got in for free because they're space travelers from the future (actually, the place only takes cash and the atm was broken, so the guy behind the counter just let them in. how nice!)
The movie (Adventureland) was great, and I recommend that you all go out and see it. I'm not going to tell you anything about it because I do not wish to ruin it for you. Not that it's full of plot-twists or anything like that, I just want you to experience it in your own way - then we can talk about it.
Did I mention that it was gorgeous out all weekend? So we went out into the gorgeous summer (I know, I know, it's still April) night with a weird sense of teenage nostalgia and all that jazz (which is odd, because the movie isn't about teenagers). Being all hopped up on "That Teenage Feeling" (ALEX! that reference is for you!), Alex, Pete, and I decided it was necessary to drive back to the school and jump into Pearly Pond.
Brad came with us, but he is a chicken, and now he's going to regret not jumping with us for the next 40 years. No big deal.
We ran out to the dock, and GOSH! There were people sitting out on it! We'd have to interrupt them...but lo and behold, it was Lizz and Nora! Lizz and Nora are pretty friggen cool, so they jumped in with us.
GOOD GOD the pond was absolutley freezing! I had been cold before we jumped in, then I nearly froze to death in the water, but after climbing out of that ice trap I was completley fine...warmer, in fact, than I had been before jumping in.
Sam and Kelsey came down to laugh at us, and now they'll regret not jumping in 40 years as well. Hahaha.
It didn't rain, but there was a storm gathering out beyond the pond at the sky lit up several times with lightning flashes. Excellent.
We are all since warm and dry, but now I'm sitting in the library nursing a goddamn cold. blargh.
Last night we (Pete, Alex, Chad, Luke, Brad, and I) went out the the Wilton Town Theatre...which may or may not be the coolest/weirdest movie theatre ever. It's in the town hall, and it looks like it might have been a vaudville stage at some point or another. There is no marquee or glass ticketbooth, just a little folding sign that we missed while staring right at it. It's a great old building, and Alex, Chad, Luke, and Brad all got in for free because they're space travelers from the future (actually, the place only takes cash and the atm was broken, so the guy behind the counter just let them in. how nice!)
The movie (Adventureland) was great, and I recommend that you all go out and see it. I'm not going to tell you anything about it because I do not wish to ruin it for you. Not that it's full of plot-twists or anything like that, I just want you to experience it in your own way - then we can talk about it.
Did I mention that it was gorgeous out all weekend? So we went out into the gorgeous summer (I know, I know, it's still April) night with a weird sense of teenage nostalgia and all that jazz (which is odd, because the movie isn't about teenagers). Being all hopped up on "That Teenage Feeling" (ALEX! that reference is for you!), Alex, Pete, and I decided it was necessary to drive back to the school and jump into Pearly Pond.
Brad came with us, but he is a chicken, and now he's going to regret not jumping with us for the next 40 years. No big deal.
We ran out to the dock, and GOSH! There were people sitting out on it! We'd have to interrupt them...but lo and behold, it was Lizz and Nora! Lizz and Nora are pretty friggen cool, so they jumped in with us.
GOOD GOD the pond was absolutley freezing! I had been cold before we jumped in, then I nearly froze to death in the water, but after climbing out of that ice trap I was completley fine...warmer, in fact, than I had been before jumping in.
Sam and Kelsey came down to laugh at us, and now they'll regret not jumping in 40 years as well. Hahaha.
It didn't rain, but there was a storm gathering out beyond the pond at the sky lit up several times with lightning flashes. Excellent.
We are all since warm and dry, but now I'm sitting in the library nursing a goddamn cold. blargh.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Adventure!
So...we got pulled over twice last night.
I now have a collection of warnings that could wallpaper the living room.
The first time was a simple "oh hey, you're tail light is out."
The second was a bit more complicated.
(both times were on the way to Mr. Mikes. figures.)
These young punk-ass (yeah that's right, punk-ass) cops pullled us over because Pete through a cigarette out of the window. They then made Pete and I get out of the car (what?) and they started yelling about a Miller Lite can (double what?). The can in question? A Sprite can.
I wouldn't drink Miller Lite if it was the only sanitary beverage left after the nuclear holocaust.
Anyway, they made me sit on the bumper (awkward) while Pete had to empty out his pockets.
"get the beer out of your coat!" (triple what?)
Meanwhile, back at the car, Dan, Brad, and Erica are sitting awkwardly in the back seat while Pete and I are getting harrassed.
Really, I can't blame the cops. They were just trying to do their job, and we did look quite suspicious. Pete still has his big old black eye and I looked like a hooker.
Hooligan and Hooker strike again!
After those punk-asses realised that we were harmless and it was a Sprite can, they apologized awkwardly and tailed us half of the way to Mr. Mikes. Whaarrrgarble.
We just wanted cheeseburgers. Is that so much to ask?
Oh, and Luke drove by us in mid pull-over, then turned around to see if we were ok, but Alex was not sure if we were ok and he wound up cutting his foot on a nail when we got home and almost bled to death. I'm glad he didn't.
Ta-da!
I now have a collection of warnings that could wallpaper the living room.
The first time was a simple "oh hey, you're tail light is out."
The second was a bit more complicated.
(both times were on the way to Mr. Mikes. figures.)
These young punk-ass (yeah that's right, punk-ass) cops pullled us over because Pete through a cigarette out of the window. They then made Pete and I get out of the car (what?) and they started yelling about a Miller Lite can (double what?). The can in question? A Sprite can.
I wouldn't drink Miller Lite if it was the only sanitary beverage left after the nuclear holocaust.
Anyway, they made me sit on the bumper (awkward) while Pete had to empty out his pockets.
"get the beer out of your coat!" (triple what?)
Meanwhile, back at the car, Dan, Brad, and Erica are sitting awkwardly in the back seat while Pete and I are getting harrassed.
Really, I can't blame the cops. They were just trying to do their job, and we did look quite suspicious. Pete still has his big old black eye and I looked like a hooker.
Hooligan and Hooker strike again!
After those punk-asses realised that we were harmless and it was a Sprite can, they apologized awkwardly and tailed us half of the way to Mr. Mikes. Whaarrrgarble.
We just wanted cheeseburgers. Is that so much to ask?
Oh, and Luke drove by us in mid pull-over, then turned around to see if we were ok, but Alex was not sure if we were ok and he wound up cutting his foot on a nail when we got home and almost bled to death. I'm glad he didn't.
Ta-da!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Modern American Drama: As Told By Luke
Luke here in class. Here are some things that are happening...
- Bob doesn't feel bad about not giving us money. BUT he doesn't like doing shows that involves kids being whores and thieves.
- NO BOSTON ON THE 19th!
- Mamet instead.
- August is going to be in Washington for his birthday on the 8th. YAY him.
- Bob is so.
- Trojan Barbie... Kids in Alex's class knows every quote from Twister.
- No class 16th WOOT!
- PEOPLE ARE FREAKING OUT! Bob feels busy.
- Alex might be crazy.
- Flow chart?
- Assassin's Creed 2 trailer is out... tempted to watch... must not... dan looks nice... bobs talking... talking backwards... not bob... some other guy... stupid macbeth.
- We are just two guys having a good time having a good time.
- People are seeing things in theirs brains... Dan does it.
- Alex is very crazy.
- DAMN YOU SCHOOL SYSTEM!
- Dan= Baby.
- Alex hates germs.
- Oh hey The Laramie Project! Alex hates it. As a stage play.
- Crazy but... deep.
- Laramie Project? Town? Shepard? Town.
"AFTER all, not to create only, or found only, But to bring, perhaps from afar, what is already founded, To give it our own identity, average, limitless, free; To fill the gross, the torpid bulk with vital religious fire; Not to repel or destroy, so much as accept, fuse, rehabilitate; 5 To obey, as well as command—to follow, more than to lead; These also are the lessons of our New World; —While how little the New, after all—how much the Old, Old World" Walt Whitman
- Found objects => Appropriation=> Stealing=> Manifest Destiny
- Object destiny exist.
- Alex sister's boyfriend is a cabin maker and is crazy... Bird of a feather flock together.
- OhHhHh Laramie Project was a found object... Its all coming together.
- Examine subject at hand. Something about theater language.
- Bertle Brake rectian/ three penny opera
- Agit Prop= Agitation propaganda
- More thieves, whores, and beggars.
- oh hey a new tab on blogger.com... monetize. should i press it? nah.
- A-Z creates a portrait of the issue in time in America. Late 20th century.
- OH hey every body its Lisa Lombardo!
- Back to the issues! The issue was acceptance and tolerance.
- Kate hates blonds? Watch out Dan!
- No one helped Bob while he struggled. Do we feel bad? hmmm lemme think about it... No.
- Barrack equals 100... 0 lets say... Chad. Laramie Project is about 82-90. Annie is either 110 or 20. Suessical -10 before. 120 now.
- Success-O-meter! (Please note this is all relative) Annie pretty high.
- Local High School would not do Laramie Project because it was controversial.
- High school Bob wanted to do Three Penny Opera but it was controversial.
- We are not in America... America is scary.
- Back to the Bob Lawson Success-O-Meter... The Laramie Project is pretty high.
- There is a lot of talk right now and I could not possible type it all... Lisa is silent and that frightens me. Keep an eye out on her.
- They gotta look up this for the next class http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard_Act
- Some girl just fell down the hill! She ate it! Now she is muddy! I kinda feel bad.
- Here is the shape of the play: Meet town=> Wham! Incident=> Middle of crisis (while in hospital. Follows arc and decline)=> Media storm (shows invading quality)=> About perps=> He dies :-(=> Trial.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
We're Baaaccck!
Hello friends and well-wishers of the wonderful Jowder's Blog! It's been quite some time since we've all seen eachother, has it not? Well, we all returned from Spring Break triumphantly, some of us with less bruises than others.
A lot has happened since the last time we all spoke: We had our first party since spring break and it was a total success! I say it was a success because not many people showed up, not many people had fun-- but I did! So, it was a success!
So what is going on over here? Well, a bunch of us totally helped write the end of the show, so I guess that's pretty great. Also, Dan is trying to purchase games for the Virtual Console, but he doesn't realize that to buy games on Virtual Console you first have to buy Alex Super Mario RPG for the Virtual Console, otherwise it won't let you buy anything else on it. He'll learn someday. Also: Dan, Cait, Pete and I are testing our endurance by staying on the Beyonce Lemon Detox Diet. So far Dan has dropped out. Already. Within two hours of trying it he flipped out and made himself twenty-seven burgers. Twenty-seven.
Again, the Wii has failed because Dan doesn't realize that he needs to buy Super Mario RPG. He's an idiot.
I s'pose that's it for now. I just wanted to make a small blog post.
A lot has happened since the last time we all spoke: We had our first party since spring break and it was a total success! I say it was a success because not many people showed up, not many people had fun-- but I did! So, it was a success!
So what is going on over here? Well, a bunch of us totally helped write the end of the show, so I guess that's pretty great. Also, Dan is trying to purchase games for the Virtual Console, but he doesn't realize that to buy games on Virtual Console you first have to buy Alex Super Mario RPG for the Virtual Console, otherwise it won't let you buy anything else on it. He'll learn someday. Also: Dan, Cait, Pete and I are testing our endurance by staying on the Beyonce Lemon Detox Diet. So far Dan has dropped out. Already. Within two hours of trying it he flipped out and made himself twenty-seven burgers. Twenty-seven.
Again, the Wii has failed because Dan doesn't realize that he needs to buy Super Mario RPG. He's an idiot.
I s'pose that's it for now. I just wanted to make a small blog post.
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