can you believe this crap?! from the papers of diana freeburg

worlds most fascinating college graduate

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Dear Diary,
another "color wars" today at camp. this involved yours truly bringing team indigo to victory with a killer cannon ball into puget sound. we also ate lunch with indigo ribbons tying our hands together. builds unity, you know? the kids complained but of course they loved every second of it. they do that a lot. pretend like things suck but they secretly think that it's awesome. like waking up on the overnights in a huge puddle from a midnight rainstorm. or jumping into the frigid puget sound for swim checks.
I finished off the day with a romantic rowboat jaunt way past the docks where the kids are allowed to go. it was nice. i like doing things that the kids aren't allowed to do. i like where i am. i like what i'm doing.
Love,
Diana

Friday, August 05, 2005

Dear Diary,
Why did i stay up till two AM last night and then get up at seven.... I want to be a grownup who can handle five hours of sleep but in truth i am a weenie/baby who can't take it. now shamu is grumpy. well that's not excactly true, it is hard to stay grumpy here. but i am having a more challenging day. but enough bitching. I have five campers this session because they accidentily gave me two 6th graders that we had to get rid of. so my job is easy with a capital E Z. They even like each other and are mature and everything. not crazies like the last cabin but that's okay.
One of my campers from last session sent me a package!! It was really nice. I got a J14 magazine (my new favorite because of the sweet posters) and she sent me a tape refill (?) and some liptons tea (another ?) i also got a bag of chips and a bunch of orange starburst. I really enjoyed how random her assortment was.. there is nothing i like better than a twelve year old with a sense of humor. she also sent me a picture of her and some elk. anyway, back to the salt mines for now.
Love,
Diana

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Dear Diary,
sweet jesus the internet is amazing. today i decided that i need to sell all of my earthly possessions to pay for college. And guess what. I've already made 12 bucks. So i'm totally almost there. I listed a bunch of books and a few DVDs on amazon.com and now all i have to do is wait for the cash to start rolling in. It was remarkably easy, and they don't make you deal with Paypal bs like ebay does. amazon just deposited the 12 big ones into my checking account, and all i have to do is mail my napoleon dynamite dvd which i have already watched like infinity times and am sick of, to upstate new york.
So all in all today has been excellent. The sis called from scotland where she apparently is VIP at an international youth conference, and i found like 7 sea creature temporary tattoos under my bed. I also refilled my labelmaker with green tape, ate approximately two cups of blueberries AND, I weaseled my way into the ymca for free.
Love,
Diana

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Dear Diary,
I'm watching "dirty dancing." I wish my problems were like the female leads problems. She acts like her life is so hard, but really the main issue is that her fabulously rich daddy doesn't like her fabulously handsome bad-boy boyfriend. did i mention that the boyfriend is also really good at dancing and totally beat up this prissy boy for her. cry me a river, honey.
I went to work today at the old job, and it made me grateful for the new one i have. Don't get me wrong, I love Capers with all my heart, but a fifth summer there would probably kill me dead. There's things that i get to do at camp that i just can't do in the cafe. Midnight polar bear with all the homies (add phosphorescent plankton= very cool), playing capture the flag on horses, camaflauging with mud and sword ferns before sneaking into another unit's meeting and throwing gummy bears at them for the sake of tradition. The best part is that all of my new friends are totally down for whatever juvenile stunts we pull.
I really like that I am spending the summer so fully absorbed in such a distinctly American institution. it's my culture, these are my people, let's be proud for once. let's think about the positives about being an American, because every liberal youth I meet wants to talk about how embarassed they are to be one. Well here's some pros people, summer camp, gummy bears, and barbecues. Lately I've been really focused on going places and becoming worldly, but I can't forget the greatness my home turf. So I want to give a shout out to washington state. for being so much better than all the other states. with the possible exception of oregon.
Love,
Diana

Monday, August 01, 2005

Dear Diary,
Whenever i come home from camp i just can't help but think, we are so darn civilized here it kills me. look, real hand towels in the bathroom. clean dishes that match in the cupboards. shoes that aren't dusty. purses that don't have exploded sunscreen in the bottom. i swear i am about to give up on the whole institution of sunscreen all together. not worth it, too risky.
The other day I was eating dinner with the resident british guy at camp at the staff table. I noticed that he was wearing a rubber wristband that said, "july 16 2005".... in an effort to make conversation I queried to whether that was the day of the london bombings. My sense of time is all messed up here, but regardless, he was like, "no that's when the new harry potter came out. " whups. We were both a little awkward after that. i didn't know who felt like the bigger jerk.
I get to be at work in 8 hours!! forget to get this "day off" crap camp sealth, west seattle needs me.
Love,
Diana