Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Just another sucker fooled by a fancy name

I work at a summer camp. Well technically that's a lie, it's actually a "program" because we don't have a certified nurse or something like that, but for all intents and purposes it is a summer day camp. The name of the program is "Outdoor Living Adventure", a deceiving name designed to trick both potential "participants" (campers) and potential counselors. I was one such counselor duped by the name and the description of the camprogram.
When I applied for a summer job with the Park and Recreation Department of my town, my interviewers apparently offered me a job working at the pool, a job which yields more hours and more pay than my current job as a counselor. However, me being myself, i.e. not all that intelligent, ignored these alleged advances and became excited at the prospect of the summer program they called Outdoor Living Adventure (ODLA) a program for children ages 8-13 that supposedly involved fishing, hiking, and outdoor adventuring. Seeing as I enjoy spending time with kids, love to fish and hike, and am a master of adventures in the outdoors, I thought this was the perfect way to spend my summer. I now hate children between the ages of 8 and 13.