June 11th 2014
Youth For Liberty camp- Day three
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Youth For Liberty camp 2014, Day 2.
Here we go, into the second installment of the hit series, YFL camp! =D
Chadwick went and got sick last night, so he's gone home, he said he'd come back if he could. We'll see. =/
I guess i forgot to mention yesterday that i'm in the cabin with all the wee squatty lads, (the younger boys cabin) which doesn't make much sense, as i'm 15 and Austin's 14, yet he's with the older boys. Not that i'm complaining, at least this cabin doesn't smell of Axe... =D
I got up at six to go to the early morning class, i got there late cause i opted to shower before going. It was interesting...
We had our two split up classes, which were fun, but would've been better with my friends. Not that we pass notes or comment or anything like that.... =D
Then we got back together (huzzah!!!!!!!!!) for a class by Farley Anderson. (the same guy as yesterday, just a different class) He taught on the Book of Revelation, and it was a pretty cool class.
Then lunch.
After lunch we had recreation, so about fifteen minutes of sitting around, and thirty of mafia, then the obstacle course!! That was fun. I don't remember all the obstacles, (kidding, i do, but i don't feel like writing them down at the moment) but my favourite, was the rope cross over the "baptismal font". (just like last year, i must like ropes and water crossings i guess.... =)
Oh, fun fact: i had a shirt that i picked out to wear each day, and darn if everyone else were wearing their camp shirts. i was wearing the one i'd picked out.
And on to the simulation...
You know what? i'll write about this later. i don't feel like going through that again. I'll just say that I don't EVER want to be a fast food service worker.
So during night games i was sneaking around near the creek and i must have inhaled something, cause i couldn't breathe very well (well, i could only get very small amounts of air) for a good five minutes (until i got water) and that was scary as heck. I've never had breathing problems so this was a new experience. scared the air outta me (literally ;) I tried to tell Austin, but i couldn't talk at all, so i had to tap him on the back and motion. Ugh. Just thinking of that gives me the shivers. I hope that never happens again.
*shivers* And on to a happier topic! =D
EDIT from journal entry, there's actually quite a long paragraph next, but i'll keep that to myself. (unless someone asks very nicely.... and that's only a maybe)
Well, the noise is finally starting to die down in this, the cabin of small annoying squirts, (JK, if any of the small annoying squirts ever read this, it's true, but i've always thought you guys are cool)
Which means i ought to go to bed.
Cheers!!
JHE
Well.... That was an adventure. Can't believe it's already been a week since i wrote this. (in my journal) it went by too dang fast. And that's just not fair. =P
Ah well.
I must not mope, but look forward to tomorrow!
Hopefully i'll put up day 3 then eh? =)
Chadwick went and got sick last night, so he's gone home, he said he'd come back if he could. We'll see. =/
I guess i forgot to mention yesterday that i'm in the cabin with all the wee squatty lads, (the younger boys cabin) which doesn't make much sense, as i'm 15 and Austin's 14, yet he's with the older boys. Not that i'm complaining, at least this cabin doesn't smell of Axe... =D
I got up at six to go to the early morning class, i got there late cause i opted to shower before going. It was interesting...
We had our two split up classes, which were fun, but would've been better with my friends. Not that we pass notes or comment or anything like that.... =D
Then we got back together (huzzah!!!!!!!!!) for a class by Farley Anderson. (the same guy as yesterday, just a different class) He taught on the Book of Revelation, and it was a pretty cool class.
Then lunch.
After lunch we had recreation, so about fifteen minutes of sitting around, and thirty of mafia, then the obstacle course!! That was fun. I don't remember all the obstacles, (kidding, i do, but i don't feel like writing them down at the moment) but my favourite, was the rope cross over the "baptismal font". (just like last year, i must like ropes and water crossings i guess.... =)
Oh, fun fact: i had a shirt that i picked out to wear each day, and darn if everyone else were wearing their camp shirts. i was wearing the one i'd picked out.
And on to the simulation...
You know what? i'll write about this later. i don't feel like going through that again. I'll just say that I don't EVER want to be a fast food service worker.
So during night games i was sneaking around near the creek and i must have inhaled something, cause i couldn't breathe very well (well, i could only get very small amounts of air) for a good five minutes (until i got water) and that was scary as heck. I've never had breathing problems so this was a new experience. scared the air outta me (literally ;) I tried to tell Austin, but i couldn't talk at all, so i had to tap him on the back and motion. Ugh. Just thinking of that gives me the shivers. I hope that never happens again.
*shivers* And on to a happier topic! =D
EDIT from journal entry, there's actually quite a long paragraph next, but i'll keep that to myself. (unless someone asks very nicely.... and that's only a maybe)
Well, the noise is finally starting to die down in this, the cabin of small annoying squirts, (JK, if any of the small annoying squirts ever read this, it's true, but i've always thought you guys are cool)
Which means i ought to go to bed.
Cheers!!
JHE
Well.... That was an adventure. Can't believe it's already been a week since i wrote this. (in my journal) it went by too dang fast. And that's just not fair. =P
Ah well.
I must not mope, but look forward to tomorrow!
Hopefully i'll put up day 3 then eh? =)
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Youth For Liberty Camp 2014- Day the first
This is all transcribed from my personal journal, whenever these appear ** it means that I feel a portion of it is personal and i do not wish to share it at this time.
Youth For Liberty Camp- Day 1, June 9th 2014
Well, today has been awesome. Not only did i get to skip moving pipe and sleep in a bit, but i got to drive to one of my most favourite places on Earth with a few of my best friends.
I got a 26 out of 40 on the entrance exam, which determines who goes into the advanced and beginner classes, so that people aren't stuck learning stuff they already knew. Unluckily enough, (and this i didn't know till later) one needs a 27 to make it into the advanced class. i missed by one point.
We had two classes apart, and the two last classes together. the second to last class was on the book/film "We Were Soldiers Once... And Young" by LTG. Hal Moore. The class was taught by Adam Durfee, who started by asking if anyone knew what the symbols he'd drawn on the whiteboard meant. The symbols, being the officer and enlisted rank insignias of the United States Army, i knew, so I proceeded to amaze by listing them all off. (Okay, so i messed up a bit when it got past Sergeant First class, but there's like ten ranks with sergeant in them, and i didn't have those memorized)
The last class was taught by our keynote speaker, a man named Farley Anderson. He dressed as Benjamin Franklin, and brought these paintings that he'd commissioned, and taught us about them. I don't remember all of them, but the one that affected me the most was the one portraying Benedict Arnold. In the painting, Benedict Arnold is wearing a British uniform (the uniform of the enemy) and looking at a distorted view of himself in a window. Through the window one can see a family. But Arnold can't see past his own sad reflection. It shows we need to look beyond ourselves in order to find what we need. It was a very touching portrait.
Outside of class my friends and I formed this little group thing, (we weren't exclusive or anything, we were just almost always together) which included, (but was not limited to) Myself, Austin Brady, Ethan Fausett, Katie Jo Larsen and Chadwick Rogers. After dinner we taught Katie Jo how to play "Ninja destruction" and she loved it, so we had to defend ourselves from her attacks for the whole rest of the day.... But she's cute, so that isn't really a problem. =D
At camp they had night games every night, which most participated in. It was usually Capture The Flag that was played.
So Katie Jo and I are guarding opposite sides of the border cause we were on different teams. We were having a nice conversation when she must have decided that she was faster than me. She takes off after the prisoners, and I go after her cause I can't just let them go. It seems Katie underestimated my power. It wasn't too long before I tagged her, but I snagged my pinkie finger on her nametag and got myself a perfect L-shaped cut on it. So I get to act crippled and scarred for life... Which I am not, thankfully. =D
Despite the horrendous attack on my poor defenseless finger by that mean nametag (which I have hanging on my wall) no prisoners escaped while i was on watch. =D
Well, got to get to sleep if I want to be able to go to the early morning class tomorrow!
Cheers!
JHE
End of chapter.
Hope you enjoyed it! Days 2-4 coming soon! =D
Youth For Liberty Camp- Day 1, June 9th 2014
Well, today has been awesome. Not only did i get to skip moving pipe and sleep in a bit, but i got to drive to one of my most favourite places on Earth with a few of my best friends.
I got a 26 out of 40 on the entrance exam, which determines who goes into the advanced and beginner classes, so that people aren't stuck learning stuff they already knew. Unluckily enough, (and this i didn't know till later) one needs a 27 to make it into the advanced class. i missed by one point.
We had two classes apart, and the two last classes together. the second to last class was on the book/film "We Were Soldiers Once... And Young" by LTG. Hal Moore. The class was taught by Adam Durfee, who started by asking if anyone knew what the symbols he'd drawn on the whiteboard meant. The symbols, being the officer and enlisted rank insignias of the United States Army, i knew, so I proceeded to amaze by listing them all off. (Okay, so i messed up a bit when it got past Sergeant First class, but there's like ten ranks with sergeant in them, and i didn't have those memorized)
The last class was taught by our keynote speaker, a man named Farley Anderson. He dressed as Benjamin Franklin, and brought these paintings that he'd commissioned, and taught us about them. I don't remember all of them, but the one that affected me the most was the one portraying Benedict Arnold. In the painting, Benedict Arnold is wearing a British uniform (the uniform of the enemy) and looking at a distorted view of himself in a window. Through the window one can see a family. But Arnold can't see past his own sad reflection. It shows we need to look beyond ourselves in order to find what we need. It was a very touching portrait.
Outside of class my friends and I formed this little group thing, (we weren't exclusive or anything, we were just almost always together) which included, (but was not limited to) Myself, Austin Brady, Ethan Fausett, Katie Jo Larsen and Chadwick Rogers. After dinner we taught Katie Jo how to play "Ninja destruction" and she loved it, so we had to defend ourselves from her attacks for the whole rest of the day.... But she's cute, so that isn't really a problem. =D
At camp they had night games every night, which most participated in. It was usually Capture The Flag that was played.
So Katie Jo and I are guarding opposite sides of the border cause we were on different teams. We were having a nice conversation when she must have decided that she was faster than me. She takes off after the prisoners, and I go after her cause I can't just let them go. It seems Katie underestimated my power. It wasn't too long before I tagged her, but I snagged my pinkie finger on her nametag and got myself a perfect L-shaped cut on it. So I get to act crippled and scarred for life... Which I am not, thankfully. =D
Despite the horrendous attack on my poor defenseless finger by that mean nametag (which I have hanging on my wall) no prisoners escaped while i was on watch. =D
Well, got to get to sleep if I want to be able to go to the early morning class tomorrow!
Cheers!
JHE
End of chapter.
Hope you enjoyed it! Days 2-4 coming soon! =D
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Back from the dead....
Hello all! I am back! (Huzzah!)
It's been a bit busy recently, what with Early-morning Seminary, Airsoft, Spartan race training and all....
And I'm tired.
It's good to be writing again! Even though nobody reads it!
I guess since nobody reads this i can ramble all i want. =D
Rambling's fun
I enjoy it.
=)
Well,
I love seminary!! Our teacher's so awesome!!
My next BIG project will be to construct a full set of Phase II ARC trooper armor (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/ARC_trooper_armor) out of EVA foam and awesome. =D
It'll be so awesome. I'll wear it everywhere.
=)
I'm so tired.
Well, back to school work.
Cheers!
Joel
It's been a bit busy recently, what with Early-morning Seminary, Airsoft, Spartan race training and all....
And I'm tired.
It's good to be writing again! Even though nobody reads it!
I guess since nobody reads this i can ramble all i want. =D
Rambling's fun
I enjoy it.
=)
Well,
I love seminary!! Our teacher's so awesome!!
My next BIG project will be to construct a full set of Phase II ARC trooper armor (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/ARC_trooper_armor) out of EVA foam and awesome. =D
It'll be so awesome. I'll wear it everywhere.
=)
I'm so tired.
Well, back to school work.
Cheers!
Joel
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
airsoft (late Halloween game)
Date: Friday the eighth.
Location: shop (by my house) and outside my house.
participants: (these are all our call signs) Hunter, Gunner, Beast, Red Fox, Falcon, Bandit, Earth-Man, Beanbag, Clay-Doh(!), Beans, myself, and Yorick (our mascot)
Game Modes: team death match, elimination, zombies with the lights off and attack and defense.
Highlights: during one of the zombie matches, myself, Beast, Bandit and Falcon were the soldiers, we were armed only with pistols and flashlights. we start out outside of the shop, open the big door, (that slides into the ceiling) rush in, blast Beans, (whose hiding place wasn't the best) then the door slides shut behind us. then it went dark. we switched our headlights on, and then realized our headlights suck. (not kidding!) so there we were, backed against the (big) door, then somebody starts banging on it! so we're standing there feeling extremely sketched out, and Falcon snapped. he ran off into the dark and was almost immediately attacked. i got the zombie though! Falcon was a wee bit shaky after that. after five minutes of random shooting at shadows, the door opens behind us, and Red Fox and Hunter rush in and proceed to attack while the other zombies rush up behind us, and i, not having any more ammo, and being caught in the corner, proceed to take out my tachatchet, and slaughter all the zombies single handedly. at least that's what should have happened. what really happened was i was brutally slaughtered. along with everyone else. (except for the zombies of course)
During a round of team elimination, (teams of two, trying to kill all the other teams) i got plugged, so i went into the shop, because no one was in there, and i was talking to Beans (who had also been eliminated) we're standing there talking, and Falcon and Red Fox run in, lock all the doors and then proceed to relax and reload. so we're standing there talking, (to deceased souls and two non-deceased yet players) then all of a sudden, the big door opens up (apparently they didn't lock it right) so Falcon takes off to the back, Red Fox jumps behind a barricade, and Beans and I drop. we crawled to the nearest barricade, and while we were sitting there i kept thinking, "this is so dumb, i mean texting in the middle of a wannabe war zone? it's ridiculous!" and being the General (game organizer has it's merits) and being way bored, (after a while the novelty of getting shot wears off) i got up, put my hands over my head, and ended that round.
Conclusion: A little while later we were playing zombies outside, (except the zombies had guns) Red Fox and i were the zombies, the other guys barricaded them selves in the shop, so we kick open the door, blast Gunner, (so he joined the ranks of the special forces undead) and take control of the front room. which, incidentally, has the light switches for the entire shop in it.... which was good for us, but bad for them. that one we had to end early, because everyone had to go home. but they all told me that they wished that we had left the light switches alone.
Moral of the match: taking control of the light switches and ammunition supply=victory.
my favorite bit: hanging out with my friends and doing what we love.
cheers!
Phoenix
Location: shop (by my house) and outside my house.
participants: (these are all our call signs) Hunter, Gunner, Beast, Red Fox, Falcon, Bandit, Earth-Man, Beanbag, Clay-Doh(!), Beans, myself, and Yorick (our mascot)
Game Modes: team death match, elimination, zombies with the lights off and attack and defense.
Highlights: during one of the zombie matches, myself, Beast, Bandit and Falcon were the soldiers, we were armed only with pistols and flashlights. we start out outside of the shop, open the big door, (that slides into the ceiling) rush in, blast Beans, (whose hiding place wasn't the best) then the door slides shut behind us. then it went dark. we switched our headlights on, and then realized our headlights suck. (not kidding!) so there we were, backed against the (big) door, then somebody starts banging on it! so we're standing there feeling extremely sketched out, and Falcon snapped. he ran off into the dark and was almost immediately attacked. i got the zombie though! Falcon was a wee bit shaky after that. after five minutes of random shooting at shadows, the door opens behind us, and Red Fox and Hunter rush in and proceed to attack while the other zombies rush up behind us, and i, not having any more ammo, and being caught in the corner, proceed to take out my tachatchet, and slaughter all the zombies single handedly. at least that's what should have happened. what really happened was i was brutally slaughtered. along with everyone else. (except for the zombies of course)
During a round of team elimination, (teams of two, trying to kill all the other teams) i got plugged, so i went into the shop, because no one was in there, and i was talking to Beans (who had also been eliminated) we're standing there talking, and Falcon and Red Fox run in, lock all the doors and then proceed to relax and reload. so we're standing there talking, (to deceased souls and two non-deceased yet players) then all of a sudden, the big door opens up (apparently they didn't lock it right) so Falcon takes off to the back, Red Fox jumps behind a barricade, and Beans and I drop. we crawled to the nearest barricade, and while we were sitting there i kept thinking, "this is so dumb, i mean texting in the middle of a wannabe war zone? it's ridiculous!" and being the General (game organizer has it's merits) and being way bored, (after a while the novelty of getting shot wears off) i got up, put my hands over my head, and ended that round.
Conclusion: A little while later we were playing zombies outside, (except the zombies had guns) Red Fox and i were the zombies, the other guys barricaded them selves in the shop, so we kick open the door, blast Gunner, (so he joined the ranks of the special forces undead) and take control of the front room. which, incidentally, has the light switches for the entire shop in it.... which was good for us, but bad for them. that one we had to end early, because everyone had to go home. but they all told me that they wished that we had left the light switches alone.
Moral of the match: taking control of the light switches and ammunition supply=victory.
my favorite bit: hanging out with my friends and doing what we love.
cheers!
Phoenix
Thursday, October 17, 2013
airsoft
whoopey! one of my favourite subjects!
first off, what peeves me the most in airsoft is cheating. #1 cheat:WHAP WHAP WHAP! you feel the hits, see the welts, the enemy team player (who just shot you) calls did i hit you!? you reply "no! but close!" see the problem? thing is, the enemy player may have seen you get hit, and you just failed the truth test. no more airsofting for you! that person now knows they can no longer trust you.
#2 i don't actually think there's any other ways to cheat at airsoft, but people have called me and my "axe" cheating, as i didn't actually hit them with a bb. whenever this happens i simply level my tri-shot shotgun, and say "sure it doesn't, but this hurts a lot worse" generally they surrender. (if they don't, three bbs, at point-blank range, to the chest, hurts!)
favourite ways to play!
#1 wearing full combat gear
#2 wearing my (custom made) Imperial Captain's combat uniform (which, sadly, needs repairs owing to the fact that paintballs and cardboard don't mix)
#3 with more than five people!
#4 either in a recon position, or CQC (close quarters combat) although defense is pretty fun.
#5 running as a raving axe murderer
#6 against at least one person who has never played before (especially if they think that i'm not that scary, they can totally take me because they are AMAZING at call of duty, and wearing a face mask is wimpy)
#7 there's really to many to list.
the first time i ever played airsoft:
location: park (before i knew that it was bad to play there)
time: February-ish
age: eleven
it started when my friend handed me a electric Uzi (i wish i knew where to get one), and told me where to put the bbs. we then headed to the park, where the team i was on proceeded to get massacred. it wasn't a terrible lot of fun, but i was intrigued, and looked on Amazon for the cheapest gun i could find (M3O6A Uzi) it was a great gun, survived a years(ish) worth of hard usage, and was pretty powerful for a eleven dollar springer (despite the fact that it looked more like a MPL than a Uzi, i loved it, i just barely fixed my second gun of the same make) i would highly recommend that gun to entry-level players.
spectacular losses:
#1
location: Bandit's place
time: Winter, just after Christmas 2012
game mode: team death match
the "breaking in" of my shotgun, and Bandit's m4
teams: me and Sour cream, armed with my shotgun, his sniper, and a full auto Thompson SMG. vs. Earth-man and Bandit who were armed with a one shot per pump CQC shotgun, and a automatic m4.
first mistake: letting the other team get the high ground.
second mistake: taking cover in the foxhole bandit's got out there.
last mistake: getting shot.
needless to say, we were pretty embarrassed at getting beat by brand-new Deacons.
moral of the story: in two on two, foxholes are a bad idea.
#2 there's really to many to list, but the first time i played, was pretty bad.
after i ran out of ammo with the Uzi, i started to reload, (bad idea in the place where i was at, there was no cover) and being eleven, i ran to the ammo which was sitting in between two of my teammates, in a no cover killing zone, and all three of us were gunned down by a guy with an automatic. aauugghh. not good for morale.
moral of the story: 0 cover = death. (which can be hazardous for the health)
#3 location: the field behind my house (i set up all those barricades myself!)
time: sometime in May.
game mode: Juggernaut
Juggernaut: me
we didn't have any hit limits for the Jugg, he just ran around with an axe and sword (both duct tape!) until he'd had enough. and we were a gun short. (mechanical problems occur after a few rounds with cheap springys) i suit up, two combat jackets (the thin fatigue jackets) and my mask. put on some gloves, and we started. i didn't think springys could pump out that much ammo in so little time! i got hit thirty times! (+!) i didn't quit because of that, i was a wee bit winded. score: three killed out of five. (the last one had my shotgun)
spectacular wins!
#1
first off, what peeves me the most in airsoft is cheating. #1 cheat:WHAP WHAP WHAP! you feel the hits, see the welts, the enemy team player (who just shot you) calls did i hit you!? you reply "no! but close!" see the problem? thing is, the enemy player may have seen you get hit, and you just failed the truth test. no more airsofting for you! that person now knows they can no longer trust you.
#2 i don't actually think there's any other ways to cheat at airsoft, but people have called me and my "axe" cheating, as i didn't actually hit them with a bb. whenever this happens i simply level my tri-shot shotgun, and say "sure it doesn't, but this hurts a lot worse" generally they surrender. (if they don't, three bbs, at point-blank range, to the chest, hurts!)
favourite ways to play!
#1 wearing full combat gear
#2 wearing my (custom made) Imperial Captain's combat uniform (which, sadly, needs repairs owing to the fact that paintballs and cardboard don't mix)
#3 with more than five people!
#4 either in a recon position, or CQC (close quarters combat) although defense is pretty fun.
#5 running as a raving axe murderer
#6 against at least one person who has never played before (especially if they think that i'm not that scary, they can totally take me because they are AMAZING at call of duty, and wearing a face mask is wimpy)
#7 there's really to many to list.
the first time i ever played airsoft:
location: park (before i knew that it was bad to play there)
time: February-ish
age: eleven
it started when my friend handed me a electric Uzi (i wish i knew where to get one), and told me where to put the bbs. we then headed to the park, where the team i was on proceeded to get massacred. it wasn't a terrible lot of fun, but i was intrigued, and looked on Amazon for the cheapest gun i could find (M3O6A Uzi) it was a great gun, survived a years(ish) worth of hard usage, and was pretty powerful for a eleven dollar springer (despite the fact that it looked more like a MPL than a Uzi, i loved it, i just barely fixed my second gun of the same make) i would highly recommend that gun to entry-level players.
spectacular losses:
#1
location: Bandit's place
time: Winter, just after Christmas 2012
game mode: team death match
the "breaking in" of my shotgun, and Bandit's m4
teams: me and Sour cream, armed with my shotgun, his sniper, and a full auto Thompson SMG. vs. Earth-man and Bandit who were armed with a one shot per pump CQC shotgun, and a automatic m4.
first mistake: letting the other team get the high ground.
second mistake: taking cover in the foxhole bandit's got out there.
last mistake: getting shot.
needless to say, we were pretty embarrassed at getting beat by brand-new Deacons.
moral of the story: in two on two, foxholes are a bad idea.
#2 there's really to many to list, but the first time i played, was pretty bad.
after i ran out of ammo with the Uzi, i started to reload, (bad idea in the place where i was at, there was no cover) and being eleven, i ran to the ammo which was sitting in between two of my teammates, in a no cover killing zone, and all three of us were gunned down by a guy with an automatic. aauugghh. not good for morale.
moral of the story: 0 cover = death. (which can be hazardous for the health)
#3 location: the field behind my house (i set up all those barricades myself!)
time: sometime in May.
game mode: Juggernaut
Juggernaut: me
we didn't have any hit limits for the Jugg, he just ran around with an axe and sword (both duct tape!) until he'd had enough. and we were a gun short. (mechanical problems occur after a few rounds with cheap springys) i suit up, two combat jackets (the thin fatigue jackets) and my mask. put on some gloves, and we started. i didn't think springys could pump out that much ammo in so little time! i got hit thirty times! (+!) i didn't quit because of that, i was a wee bit winded. score: three killed out of five. (the last one had my shotgun)
spectacular wins!
#1
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