The Myth & The Majesty

Dum da da dum!! Yes, I am alive, and even conscious. No sleep-posting here. (Only pertinent because I relocated myself a couple weeks ago and mysteriously woke up on the couch. I'm not sure what happened, since I distinctly remember falling asleep on my bed.) The conscious part is mildly surprising; not much sleep is found in the staff cabin, least of all this weekend. It was awesome -- a bunch of the 2004 crowd showed up at random times. Lots of late nights, and some of us (namely me) had some early mornings. And at least one that was accidentally later than it was supposed to be. I'm experimenting with a posting style out here. Hopefully, I'll get my last week's worth up sometime tomorrow, but if I do, it'll be a really long post. You've been warned. Okay. I think that's all I feel like saying right now. Have a good week, everybody! Talk to (some of) you soon!

The summer is in full swing and I am back to the familiarity of Storm. It just feels good. Already, we've had some interesting happenings, especially since there was a group of firefighters here training for the summer; our mostly-female staff enjoyed that. Sadly, they're done and have left, but they helped make the first week fun. (Not THAT kind of fun! Sheesh!) I've been back out here two weeks, and it's rained about half of those days, including today. It's crazy; I've never seen this much precipitation. We're all praying it continues. There's something different about downpours here than at home. It's all in the trees; at home, trees get battered by strong rain -- the carnage is visible and sometimes rather incredible. Here, the pines and spruces show no sign of the weather around them. They stand unmoving, unaffected, peaceful in the torrent. The symbolism isn't lost. Have a good weekend, everybody.