Day Fifty Two August 4th 2015
Tuesday
My two person art class morphs into a ten person art class, though it feels like more because all the boys who join are older and of the rowdier variety. The newer boys are the polar opposite of the ones who started yesterday, and I can tell the quieter two are a little annoyed with the interruptions. But they are intimidated by the larger boys and they say nothing. I try and keep the rowdy boys in check, but lose any semblance of power when I mention the fact that art is a paid merit badge.
The rest of the day goes pretty well, my Cinematography class follows the pattern of the Art class. But I think I managed it a little better because I was more prepared when new boys showed up.
This week has been particularly foggy and cold. The lake is barely visible, and I wear a sweatshirt all day. Because of the cold only four people signed up for the Night Climb. This is nice because we get to relax more, but it is also a hassle because nobody focuses and are instead running around with Ferdinand’s camera and having a “sexy” photoshoot. I got a pretty awesome time-lapse of the sunset though so I am happy. The Scouts actually clean up and leave a little early which makes cleanup easy for us and allows us to climb. Though not for very long because the fog rolls in and obscured everything. It actually made for some really great pictures, and Grant got to talk a bunch about how fog limits visibility so he was happy.