For a good week or so I have been ending my evenings with a rather restless feeling. I don’t know if its that camp occupies so much of my time that I feel like I need to do something of my own when I finally get off or if it’s something else. Either way, it seems to be slowly eating away at me. I am, however, having a pretty good week. I have told myself that this week will not be the same as the last and so far I have been keeping a positive attitude. I’m just trying to make a difference every way I can this week and for the rest of the summer. With that in mind can I just say that I find this song amazing! The video leaves something to be desired but the song more then makes up for it. It is quickly becoming my summer anthem. Anywho… its getting late and I have to wake up early tomorrow. Until next time…

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My dear friends… we have lost a comrade this weekend. Apparently Blue was unable to keep the hawk for much longer then a week. His explanation was that he “had a job interview”. May we now have a moment of silence for out lost friend. RIP…

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So I just got back from The Art Project’s screen printing facilities with a fresh batch of shirts for Instructor Tee Tuesday! They sport the Go MAD, Make A Difference theme and boy did they come out good! I am super stoked but hey how about you just take a look and tell me what you think?

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I don’t know what it is right now but for whatever reason I seem rather glum. I want to think that four weeks of camp is starting to take its toll and that is probably the truth of the matter. Regardless, I find myself wanting to listen to unusually high amounts of sad indie music and that is a typical sign for me. Well now that I am done with that… I am going to try and post something a bit happier. So stay tuned…

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If you ever wondered what three weeks of teaching summer camp will do to you here is a perfect example. Waffles (aka Allison) and Medic (aka Scott) threw down in an impromptu dance off, prof that all it really takes is three weeks for us to start to get a bit loopy.

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Today was my first official Ultimate game (thats ultimate frisbee for those who don’t know). Scott and I were invited by my co-worker Gecko to come play a pickup game that the employee’s of Facebook organize. I don’t know what else to say except, GOULET! Talk about a blast. Thankfully this is a weekly event and I am very excited about continuing my education. Did I mention the education. Oh God! Ding Ding, the school bells were ringing for Scott and I. We picked up quick and played a great game. I am totally stoked about putting together a club team in the San Jose area so anyone interested let me know.

On a related note, The finals of the 2007 UPA College Ultimate Championships are now available. They were aired on CSTV (College Sports TV) and they are now on the net for viewing. Wisconsin showed just how good they were with a romping 15 to 7 victory. Not to be out done, Stanford continued its domination of the womans division with a 13 to 7 victory. To check out the games click on the links below.

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Men’s Final :
Colorado Mama Bird vs. Wisconsin Hodags

Woman’s Final:
Stanford Superfly vs. Santa Barbara Burning Skirts

Today is what I like to call, the unwind. Why might a normal everyday Saturday constitute the need for the three B’s? Well, anyone who has worked with kids on the summer camp level can attest that a week at camp is equivalent to a month in the real world. You get so caught up, so separated, so totally and completely engulfed by all that is summer camp (in my case iD Tech Camp) that after one week it feels like the world has left you behind. For me I no longer have time to blog about all that is going on in my life and I certainly don’t have time to blog about all the cool summer tech innovations (sorry iPhone fanatics I can not offer that which you crave, but iPhonePhil should be able to). As a result I am relegated to playing catch up on the weekends and such. So today, me and Mr. Venegas busted out the barbecue, chilled some brewsky’s, and grabbed the laptops for a impromptu blogging session. We threw on some Peter Bjorn and John (expect a full review shortly) and some Sufjan Stevens for effect and kicked back. The result was some chill times, a chance to catch up with a bit of the world, and I even threw some new photos on the gallery to boot. In all, good times.

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I started teaching at iD Tech Camps again this summer just one week ago and I am already wiped out. I would love to say more but I am just so tired. I will say a few things just to tease you all about my future stories. So last Friday all the new staff were officially welcomed into the iD Stanford Family with prank that would make even the great Jefe proud (may he rest in peace). We have had some great staff ultimate games and Piano Man’s talents on his instrument of choice have been the most perfect end to each night. I promise to blog more soon and also expect some sweet new photos from all the camp goodness soon. Until then…

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Early this Thursday Lindsay and I left my home to fly to the lovely town of St. Louis. This flight was a two parter half to Denver and the other to St. Louis. Our transfer time was about 20 minutes from the time our plane let the first of its passengers out to the time our next plain departed. As it would turn out, Lindsay and I would come to know Denver’s airport rather well over the next eight hours. The day went like this, we missed out transfer by minutes, as we needed to walk about 40 terminals. Two hours later (12:15 Denver Time), we then were standby but didn’t make it as there was only one seat available. We then got seats for a flight out at three but that flight was then delayed another three hours. Flash forward to the present and we am FINALLY sitting on an airplane headed towards St. Louis. I would go into more detail but it would likely only aggravate me more so I will leave it at that, however, let me say this. There was a point when this whole situation could have been made a bit easier with some simple customer service. I say this because I understand and ultimately take responsibility for not making our transfer. I also understand that the nature of standby is not a guarantee. The kicker is, when the United airlines system has a problem I don’t think that the burden of responsibility then changes hands. With that I mean this. There are times when extenuating circumstances warrant special care. In the case of Lindsay and I we are flying to St. Louis for my Grandfathers funeral. We then missed our transfer and couldn’t grab a standby spot. So at what point in time do does a company like United say to themselves “these two really need to get to St. Louis now”. Well, apparently they don’t and given our situation I think they could have been more accommodating. That is all I have to say about the issue.

::Update:: On our way back through Denver our plane broke, apparently the baggage hull couldn’t seal properly. They told us they were going to fix it in an hour and a half only to find out they didn’t have a replacement seal for a 757. They then told us it would be two hours before another plane would arrive that we could use. Another great Denver experience that adds up to a total of 12 hours in delays over the course of four days at the same damn airport. All of this has taught me a few things:

1. DO NOT FLY THROUGH DENVER
2. DO NOT FLY UNITED
3. DO NOT FLY UNITED THROUGH DENVER (that one is probably the most important)

I have come to the conclusion that I don’t like summer vacation (that is the break between my semesters in college). It has been less then a week and I am perpetually bored, lonely, and unproductive. I feel like my day to day life without the structure of school is just meaningless. To top it off, everyday that goes by seems waisted because I am not doing anything but I can’t motivate myself to do anything because there is nothing to plan around. So I’ve just been sitting around… waiting for something to happen. It’s really sad… and I so god damn hungry! I need to go grocery shopping stat and do laundry. Those are my goals for the next two days. That and pass my CPR test. I hope that I stop feeling crappy… That raps it up. ::insert commercial voice here:: “This ranting seasion is brought to you by Burke’s hungry belly.”

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