I finished my last job on Friday and tomorrow I start my first and only week at Centre Acres. I've been getting a lot of praise from people for doing this, telling me things like, "That's so great that you like hanging out with kids," blah, blah blah. Calm down people. There is one reason I have signed up for this job and one reason only. To get my hands on a Silly Band. And not just any Silly Band. But a Silly Band that is so rare, I'm not even sure that it's real. We're talking the Charzard of Pokemon. The Humphrey the Camel of Beanie Babies. We're talking about, of course, the Ipod Silly Band.
But guess what? Now I find out that Silly Bandz are being banned for the last week of camp. My initial thought was that this is terrible news because there will be no Silly Bandz. But then I thought to myself, of course the kids are still going to bring their Silly Bandz, and all I have to do is confiscate them since they're illegal.
Well now my head is about to explode because last night I was informed that there is a 9-year old operating a black market for these things and that he's basically running the entire camp. I guess in the hierarchy of Centre Acres currency, freeze pops are on the bottom, followed by Silly Bandz, and then water balloons are on top. All transactions run through him in one way or another, and he's basically taking a huge cut on everything. Lots of transaction fees and things like that.
So now I don't know what to do. I guess I could start with some freeze pops and slowly try to work my way up. But I could also try to lay down the law and use my authority as a counselor to just take it. Although with this strategy I run the risk of being cut off from the black market entirely and then I'm completely screwed. I guess we'll just have to find out tomorrow.
(I am sorry for all the camp-related posts that inevitably will come this week)
