Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Questing Beast, Unicorns, and a Very Stupid Knight-This is what we read about when camp is empty.

Reading fantasy books is something new to me. I love adventure, but fantasy gets a bit over the top sometimes. However, it is helpful to enter a magical kingdom when the kingdom you live in is almost completely abandoned. 
Summer is over now and everyone has left, with the exception of the full time staff. It is kind of a depressing scene. I am beginning to miss Caleb's annoying songs, Josh's amusement at God's word-choices in the Bible, Laura's singing, Jess's inability to stop laughing, Matt's obsession with Hello Dolly music, and Rob's ability to make me so frustrated with him that I just want to bop him one in the nose. Everyone has become part of my daily routine. Now I no longer see their faces or hear their voices and it is kind of eerie. As a camp kid, I kind of get used to this silence, but this year it is a bit different for me. 
School is starting up soon, if it has not started already for others. I wish everyone the best of luck in wherever they are going this fall, whether it be back home to their local high schools or to college. 
I start school on Thursday and I am not done my homework yet. I plan to finish tomorrow, just in the nick of time. I was busy and distracted this summer... However, I enjoy the reading much better if I read it cover to cover instead of little bits at a time. I like to get lost in the story.
Right now I am reading The Once and Future King. I love it and hate it at the same time. Some of the quests are humorous and some are pointless.. I would really rather not hear about little children stabbing a precious unicorn to impress their mother, who did not care about the creature anyways. That was depressing. Sir Lancelot is also a ridiculously stupid character and also quite depressing. He does things he does not want to, and lies about them. He hurts everyone's feelings although he is just trying to be this righteous man. He really isn't. Hopefully the book ends on a positive note. I know that they all die, but hopefully they will on good terms. I am not familiar with the King Arthur story.
Well, I guess that is all I have to say for now. Back to reading! 

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