POST IMAGE: Week 8: Courtnee, having finally harnessed her powers, reads out the rock monster, Oudi, to vanquish a Shrieker Mummy which nearly destroyed the entire camp. To celebrate, the next morning, they shared tea and zebra cake in the grass as campers arrived.
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There is simply too much that happened during my time with Camp Half Blood to share it all. But, here are some highlights from my time at Camp Half-Blood Austin this summer, in chronological order.
—— WEEK 1
VIDEO: The magical journal of H.G. Wells, which Homer crashes the claiming ceremony to ‘return’ to Topher, and negotiate staying at camp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJjHW-W_9s0
IMAGE SET: Hmm… There is something very strange about Courtnee, says Mr. D. https://twitter.com/CHBAustin/status/613095689854189569
VIDEO: The video I excitedly made for you guys the first week at camp, when I learned how information spreads through a group of 100 suspicious campers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPOg3c-tSSk
IMAGE: I played The Mother of Bones, as old as death itself, who was an unlikely ally for the camp. Every week, she shuffled, silently, bringing a clue or helpful item which were instrumental in the camp managing to save the world. Only the children can see her, and Mr. D, who, along with the other Olympians, was extremely unsettled by her interference in the mortal world. https://instagram.com/p/4cDOGfCZiH/
IMAGE AND STORY: Week 1 wrap-up post. Hint: Most camp weeks were this rich if not more. https://www.patreon.com/posts/chb-week-1-2774560
—– WEEK 2
VIDEO: Wil (whistle), Cullen (ukulele), and Homer (accordion) introducing the final sword championship match of week 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2RF182rLLM
IMAGE: Homers selfie in the Vardo: https://instagram.com/p/4hBWJICZuH/
IMAGE: I played the DollMaster, who is the cumulation of the souls of all the charred, bloody babydolls from the Creepy Doll Nursery. There were thousands of them, who were discovered at camp years ago, and you can still hear their voices whispering around her. She, too, was helpful — she entered into the minds of the adults who escorted the campers to her for information as to where to go in order to have a successful quest. Her help came at a cost, however: Her psychic touch is anything but gentle. https://instagram.com/p/5BOAS1iZg4/
—— WEEK 3
VIDEO: Homer, recording a rough draft of his theme song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOq693rHWsE
VIDEO: … And Courtnee also had a chance to work on her own music a little, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gL-kcbR8qI
—— WEEK 4
VIDEO: League Agent Johnny Ringo was one of the first copies read out of the Diary by Homer, long before Courtnee began reclaiming her consciousness with the help of the magic at camp. He had been dead for two years. Ringo met his demise on the last day of camp, just before Courtnee was freed from Homers curse. Here is a video of Ringo and I learning the fight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiBpLXxw3o
——– WEEK 5
IMAGE SET: Courtnee decided to try her hand at photography (after a camper slipped back to the bathrooms unaccompanied and caught her blind ass using her cellphone). The results were.. mixed. https://twitter.com/CHBAustin/status/620993606690586624
—— WEEK 6
IMAGE: I got to play one of the thousands of mummies from the underworld that had been summoned by the League of Machines and Monsters. We heard recordings of harrowing communications from the cities all over the country which were being overrun by them. Entire (small) towns were lost. That was a rough week at camp. https://instagram.com/p/5uXWKRCZgt/
—— WEEK 7
STORY: Courtnee learns about the perils of Demigod Dating https://www.patreon.com/posts/date-camp-half-3164353
—– WEEK 8
IMAGE: “End of summer update: we freed Courtnee from Homer’s presence and Apollo’s curse, did away with Ringo once and for all, defeated screamer mummies, charmed Kedalion, rescued CITs, and had an utterly epic dance party to top it all off. We are so happy to welcome Courtnee into our demigod family with a giant group hug and are so proud of the amazing work our campers did this summer!! Stay safe out there (as we know, monsters tend to attack even more annoyingly throughout the school year) and we can’t wait to see you all next summer!!” https://instagram.com/p/6Y5bBRDpxQ/
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” — John Steinbeck
——- THE END
VIDEO: Goodbye Camp Half-Blood, Part I — Saying goodbye to the Vardo, the dining hall, and a nod to my next destination: The Bosque Village, Mexico. hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQWE7AU5pP0
VIDEO: Goodbye McKinney Falls Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2sgx2lu5Dc
—— FACEBOOK QUOTES:
“Remembering the moment today where I taught a little girl how her vocal chords worked. <3" ------- "Y'all remember the time I inadvertently rage screamed myself blind while driving? Yeah so a high of 105 and 8 weeks of camp apparently means when I shriek in the woods I almost make my own ass faint. 3. Moar. Days...." ------- "I've already decided there will be no method to the madness that is the van, packed from camp. I will sort it later. I still am just sitting here in the cabin staring at the stuff, as if roiling over what I'll load out next will make this any easier. The bikes are on the rack and thus the back is not accessible and thus my capabilities of loading are impaired. How on earth will I do this with only three other doors to use. I am not ready for this place to be so empty. My heart aches bigger than my brain can fire." ------- "Never could I breathe Love, if I did not first learn to inhale a little bit of chaos" -- Chris Poindexter