Friday, July 9, 2010

A Totally Loaded Summer

I can't believe it's already July now.  I still have EPGY to look forward to, but it's getting kinda shocking that not too long ago I was having a lot of fun at "Mexico" on a cruise ship with so many other people from school.  And yes, I have a couple blog posts there I need to also post here sometime this week.

I have been having trouble remembering to keep everything organized properly on this blog.  There's stuff from Mexico I still need to copy and paste into here (from the document on the netbook).  Likewise, I still am working on typing up those Camp Royal journal entries.  And lastly, I have some stuff from Composition Week that I should also scan and upload to Flickr or something.  I don't know.  Documenting my life is hard, especially if I want to be so detail-oriented.

However, I do need to pause and reflect quickly.  Today was basically a blunt reminder of how it was like to be at Camp Royal.  Working at the Bay Area Rescue Mission reminds me way too much that Camp Royal is, in my opinion, designed to inspire love.  Of course, working alongside the other Interact people (as kitchen volunteers) who are with me for this project also reminds me of how much love we all had for each other there.  And I was so happy I got do to a power woosh to one of the kitchen assistants.  That's probably still the main little thing I miss from camp.  And that place is not too far from that Richmond RPAL.  That means I better start thinking about having KIWIN'S go help out there one day...closer to some holiday time, just for fun.  And along with Interact or something.  I have no idea, but there are some great people in this world...it's just hard to find them, and even harder to find such people if you see them everyday in mundane school conditions.

Let's see...another thing I need to reflect on is my video I made for the Bombardier CRJ700.  I like how I finally realized that turning on high-resolution textures wouldn't slow down the rendering in FSX.  The only stuff that really slows it down are the 3D buildings and terrain.  So finally being able to see my favorite FSX plane with a virtual cockpit that is very high detailed...that basically inspired me to make this takeoff video:



Anyway, I'll get along with typing up Day 4 of Camp Royal, and call it a night.