So my buddy and I went camping. Spur of the moment. He had a car, I had some kayaks at my dad's. We tried to get girls to come. Didn't work. So it was just us two.
Origionaly we planned on borrowing dad's canoe, but it was being rented by some cottagers.
He did however have three kayaks. Two were these little fishing kayak things called 'Jitterbugs'
and one was a more proper but small and cheap kayak.
We decided the proper kayak would be best for most of the gear while I'd carry my own stuff in one of the jitterbugs, which was a little harder to push through the water as it covered more surface.
It was about an hour or so down the lake to our destination. There were some geese on a rock in the cove where we camped. We set up, then explored some.
Fished constantly with hardly a nibble. We'd take the kayaks outside of the weed beds and cast to the edge. Still no luck.
Just around sunset the geese up and left.
The next morning I woke up, fished from the shore. Had something on the line. It might have been an under size bass, otherwise it would have been a keeper.
The geese were now on the other side of the peninsula on another rock.
My buddy woke up and went out in the kayak to fish some more.
He managed to catch a decent sized rock bass, as rock bass go.
So we cleaned it, fried it and ate it. It was very tasty. So tasty that we wanted more.
He heads out to the rock where we first saw the geese and little while later I start to row out towards him.
I hear the geese honking, which usually means they're flying or about to fly.
I yell to my buddy "Gee I hope those geese aren't coming back to this rock." as they would have to fly over us and likely shit on us. Or possibly try to attack us to get their rock back.
My friend laughs and says that I spoke too soon. For just as I spoke the formation of geese glided into view from around the peninsula and started flying towards us.
At about 50yds they open fire. Explosions of murky green splash in the water around me as they make for their rock then veer off and head back to the other side of the point.
Still no luck fishing. We decide to head back and possibly fish some more at my dad's. We had a vague idea of what time it was by the position of the sun. But neither of us had brought watches.
We couldn't be out too late because I had made an appointment to go pick up my first gun on the way home. We got home a quarter after three, took a quick swim and headed back into town.
We picked up the gun and he dropped me off at home.
I was dead tired.
My house mate comes home around 7:00 or so and drops a bomb on me. He wants me to come in to work the next morning so I can apply for a position. Starts testing me on my knowledge of cameras and computers.
Next morning we go in. The secretary looks at my resume and sees 'Gold smith' She mentions that 'Vickie' would like me. Turns out the person in charge of hiring was a student in one of the silver smithing courses I taught.
So I fill out my application, take my written test. Their computers were down so I couldn't take my computer test. But I've got an appointment to do that on Tuesday.
Otherwise it seems that I have the job. They liked me.
I head into work and tell my manager of the news. Expecting her to be somewhat happy for me seeing as she did offer to by a reference and because she's heard me complaining about the store for the last six months and knows I've been trying to get out.
She always seemed to agree and encourage me to leave. But now complete 180. She turns on me, starts lying through her teeth to get me to stay. At first very accommodating and encouraging. Then after she realizes I've made up my mind absolute spite, suddenly I'm stupid for thinking I can make it without them. She says I'm naive and gullible, that one of the other employees is manipulating me for some unknown reason.
This is someone whom I thought was my friend, yet seems to be the most two faced of them all. I never would have believed she'd act this way.
Anyway she tells the owner. They're all being civil about it because there's alot of work that they need me to finish. But they are likely talking behind my back.
These are the worst people I've ever met. I want to get out now, but the new job doesn't start until September.
Anyway. After all this I haven't minded having a lazy do nothing weekend. Drank an entire bottle of wine to myself on Friday. I've been crapping red ever since.
Took a nice walk through a part of town I've never really been. A jumble of houses and uncared for streets between the two major streets right in the middle of town.
The most direct rout to the one grocery store which I would like to shop at more often.
it was a nice walk.
I stocked up on dried lentils and beans as i decided I wanted to spend all day today making a soup which I shall start on shortly.
I've got some beef bones for stock.
Last night we went out to a pub. I couldn't handle an entire pint, still feeling the effects of the wine. I headed home when they went to another bar.
I saw what i think was a beautiful meteorite fall straight down and break apart.
There's a chance it could have been a firework but I heard no sounds and no other fireworks, save for the other persieds of which I saw a few.
Those are the highlights of my last couple weeks. I managed to get some collections of Lovecraft off amazon. It's good to be reading again. Something to jump start my imagination now that I know I'm leaving that horrible jewelery store.
I've always credited some of my jewelery designs to some of the artwork inspired by Lovecraft that I've seen.
I want to see what my own mind will come up with from the descriptions in the books.
Anyway. Here's what you all wanted to see. Pictures from the camping trip!
Here is where we camped...
Origionaly we planned on borrowing dad's canoe, but it was being rented by some cottagers.
He did however have three kayaks. Two were these little fishing kayak things called 'Jitterbugs'
and one was a more proper but small and cheap kayak.
We decided the proper kayak would be best for most of the gear while I'd carry my own stuff in one of the jitterbugs, which was a little harder to push through the water as it covered more surface.
It was about an hour or so down the lake to our destination. There were some geese on a rock in the cove where we camped. We set up, then explored some.
Fished constantly with hardly a nibble. We'd take the kayaks outside of the weed beds and cast to the edge. Still no luck.
Just around sunset the geese up and left.
The next morning I woke up, fished from the shore. Had something on the line. It might have been an under size bass, otherwise it would have been a keeper.
The geese were now on the other side of the peninsula on another rock.
My buddy woke up and went out in the kayak to fish some more.
He managed to catch a decent sized rock bass, as rock bass go.
So we cleaned it, fried it and ate it. It was very tasty. So tasty that we wanted more.
He heads out to the rock where we first saw the geese and little while later I start to row out towards him.
I hear the geese honking, which usually means they're flying or about to fly.
I yell to my buddy "Gee I hope those geese aren't coming back to this rock." as they would have to fly over us and likely shit on us. Or possibly try to attack us to get their rock back.
My friend laughs and says that I spoke too soon. For just as I spoke the formation of geese glided into view from around the peninsula and started flying towards us.
At about 50yds they open fire. Explosions of murky green splash in the water around me as they make for their rock then veer off and head back to the other side of the point.
Still no luck fishing. We decide to head back and possibly fish some more at my dad's. We had a vague idea of what time it was by the position of the sun. But neither of us had brought watches.
We couldn't be out too late because I had made an appointment to go pick up my first gun on the way home. We got home a quarter after three, took a quick swim and headed back into town.
We picked up the gun and he dropped me off at home.
I was dead tired.
My house mate comes home around 7:00 or so and drops a bomb on me. He wants me to come in to work the next morning so I can apply for a position. Starts testing me on my knowledge of cameras and computers.
Next morning we go in. The secretary looks at my resume and sees 'Gold smith' She mentions that 'Vickie' would like me. Turns out the person in charge of hiring was a student in one of the silver smithing courses I taught.
So I fill out my application, take my written test. Their computers were down so I couldn't take my computer test. But I've got an appointment to do that on Tuesday.
Otherwise it seems that I have the job. They liked me.
I head into work and tell my manager of the news. Expecting her to be somewhat happy for me seeing as she did offer to by a reference and because she's heard me complaining about the store for the last six months and knows I've been trying to get out.
She always seemed to agree and encourage me to leave. But now complete 180. She turns on me, starts lying through her teeth to get me to stay. At first very accommodating and encouraging. Then after she realizes I've made up my mind absolute spite, suddenly I'm stupid for thinking I can make it without them. She says I'm naive and gullible, that one of the other employees is manipulating me for some unknown reason.
This is someone whom I thought was my friend, yet seems to be the most two faced of them all. I never would have believed she'd act this way.
Anyway she tells the owner. They're all being civil about it because there's alot of work that they need me to finish. But they are likely talking behind my back.
These are the worst people I've ever met. I want to get out now, but the new job doesn't start until September.
Anyway. After all this I haven't minded having a lazy do nothing weekend. Drank an entire bottle of wine to myself on Friday. I've been crapping red ever since.
Took a nice walk through a part of town I've never really been. A jumble of houses and uncared for streets between the two major streets right in the middle of town.
The most direct rout to the one grocery store which I would like to shop at more often.
it was a nice walk.
I stocked up on dried lentils and beans as i decided I wanted to spend all day today making a soup which I shall start on shortly.
I've got some beef bones for stock.
Last night we went out to a pub. I couldn't handle an entire pint, still feeling the effects of the wine. I headed home when they went to another bar.
I saw what i think was a beautiful meteorite fall straight down and break apart.
There's a chance it could have been a firework but I heard no sounds and no other fireworks, save for the other persieds of which I saw a few.
Those are the highlights of my last couple weeks. I managed to get some collections of Lovecraft off amazon. It's good to be reading again. Something to jump start my imagination now that I know I'm leaving that horrible jewelery store.
I've always credited some of my jewelery designs to some of the artwork inspired by Lovecraft that I've seen.
I want to see what my own mind will come up with from the descriptions in the books.
Anyway. Here's what you all wanted to see. Pictures from the camping trip!
Here is where we camped...
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