A prettier picture

So remember when I talked about the office being a glass cage? Well, that was the pessimistic view of the class cage. Let me paint a happier picture. I'm sitting in here...in the heat (it's about 30 degrees outside)...with the most amazing candle that smells like "hazelnut cream"...and I'm watching the world turn white through the big glass window in front of me. It's pretty much beautiful.

I'm going to hate it when I walk outside, but from inside here it's perfect.

I am the definition of professionalism

So here I am, sitting at my desk, working on a contract, answering a few emails, and working on a memo with my feet up on the chair across the desk.

Why work at a Christian camp? For some it's the smile on kids' faces. For others it's that gratifying feeling of being part of a ministry...

...For me, it's getting to put my feet up on the chair in front of me...

...I am way too easy to please.

On Display

So, I've mentioned before that it gets pretty slow around here during the fall and winter months. Consequently, I find myself in my own little world a lot, what with being the sole occupier of this office during this time of the year and all. If you don't know what the office looks like, let me paint you a picture--it's small with only three desks (though I'm not sure you can really call two of them desks, it would probably be closer to say a shared work surface). It's shaped like a rectangular box. Each side has two large windows and a door with windows, and then there's one really big window at the the end that I face all day. Still can't picture it?

Ok, try this...you know those exhibits like they have at museums like the Henry Ford? The ones that are of a specific room during a specific era...the ones that have big Plexiglas windows so you can see inside from all angles without vandalizing the display? Well now you know what the office is like. Oh, and did I mention that there's a drive on each side of this glass box? Oh, and the speed limit around here's supposed to be 10 mph. So, let me paint you another picture.

Here I am sitting at the computer as people very slowly pass by the windows and peer into the "Girl Working in 21st Century Camp Office" exhibit. I can almost here the little girl say, "Look at that one Mommy. Didn't they wear funny clothes then?" as she points to the girl at the computer wearing a sweater that doesn't quite fit right.

Addictions: Since I started working in front of a computer

People generally have their own connotations on what working at a camp is like. For example, during the summer, everyone looks at me incredulously when I say I work at a camp and they quickly notice that I am paler than an albino polar bear. Here's the thing, I work in an office. That means eight hours a day in front of a computer...not a beach. Please don't misunderstand me though; I'm not complaining, just laying a foundation...in a very roundabout manner. Here's my point--while things are crazy in here during the summer, they tend to slow down in the fall and winter months, and some days I'm left--sitting in front of a computer--to simply answer phones or find something to do. This lack of things to do has given birth to a few computer addictions, and here they are:

*Myspace--ok, ok. I know Myspace is lame, but before I really got into Facebook, Myspace was awesome. There were lots of time consuming things to do like find the perfect backgrounds and songs that fit my life exactly for that week...or day. And nothing's more fun than wasting hours taking lame surveys that nobody reads.

*Facebook--How else do I find out about who's dating whom and what people are doing minute by minute? Not to mention, I only reserve emails for work and school related things--everything else goes through Facebook wall posts and messaging.

*Manquarium--What? You've never heard of Manquarium?!? Truth be told, this was a very short addiction shared with Lauren last summer during late night check-ins. Picture this: the man of your dreams, trapped in an aquarium, telling you that if he ever saw you with another man, he'd be so jellyfish. What's not to love?

*Blogging--I started blogging on Myspace. Then I decided I hated Myspace. Now I blog here and here. With that addiction comes the addiction of reading others' blogs. I log on at least every few hours to see if anyone's posted anything new. It's amazing how much actually goes on outside of Somerset.

*Checking my email--I probably shouldn't say this, but if you email me and don't hear back for a while, it's probably because I'm avoiding you, NOT because I haven't checked my email in a while.

*failblog.org--Ok, confession...this one's pretty new--like less than 2 hours new. I blame Sara. But it's so funny. Definitely worth checking out.

Communication

I helped out with group building today...

...I forgot how young seventh graders are.

The end.