Peripatetics: The Art of Walking

Pine Cove No Agenda Rules Sheet

For those of you who haven't read through them, here they are. We'll have some extras for you to sign when you get to CBC tonight:

Crossroads Bible Church Student Ministry
Pine Cove “No Agenda” Retreat, January 13--15, 2006.
Rules for a positive camping experience and a happy life.

Hey, just because there is no agenda, that does NOT mean that there aren’t any rules! As promised, the only two things on our schedule is an optional meeting to pray/worship/share what you’re learning after dinner on Sunday night and a bonfire on Saturday night.

1. I will be a bus rider who is full of happy-happy joy-joy. I will obey the bus driver, watch the safety video as if it were Star Wars and then obey the words on the tape. I will repeat the phrase, “safety is everybody’s business” as if it were a mantra at those times when I feel like going buck wild while in transit. If you’re riding the van, you will obey Brent’s commands as if Moses were speaking.
2. I will be responsible for my own luggage and belongings. I understand that if my stuff doesn’t get on the bus or to my cabin, then I could possibly have to wear Jude Miniat’s muddy football clothes for the rest of the weekend. This includes underwear.
3. I will serve others when we arrive by keeping in mind that I might not get to room with my VBFF’s and I will work hard at making shiny, happy compromises. In fact, I will literally bend over backwards to serve others and make new friends. There will be 8 beds or so in each room, and it is expected at AT LEAST one adult will be in each room. There are always “math” issues with this, and I will be a terribly happy and joyful person solving these math problems.
4. I fully understand that rest is one of the goals of the retreat. Therefore, I will be in my cabin at midnight each night, and lights out at 1AM. NO EXCEPTIONS—Rachel Forrest, this means you and anyone else set on staying up. Lights out shall be defined as the lights off, no talking, laughing, breathing loudly through your nose or audible gaseous emissions. If I’m not sleepy, I’ll stare at the bunk above me and wonder, “if I had powdered water, what would I add?”
5. I will NOT walk alone in the woods at any time. We will notify an adult before exploring and pioneering, and I will not consider wild animals part of my fee for “wildlife fun” and try to pet and/or capture them. All females will call Maria MacGilvra to beat the fire out of any wildlife fun that makes it’s way into the cabins…In fact, all the males will call Maria, too. No, Melissa Rooklidge, guys are NOT wildlife fun.
6. Pine Cove has rules regarding practical jokes and we could lose our deposit. In addition to these rules, practical jokes may cause a mess, humiliate someone, damage personal or camp property, or make clothes or bedding soggy. If you have any doubt as to whether or not to do a joke, DON’T. Also, let sleeping people sleep (sleep is NOT a weakness) and be considerate of all nappers. If you wake someone up, Bethany Hayes will be called on to beat the fire out of you…unless she’s sleeping, in which case we call Samantha Maggs.
7. All meals are MANDATORY so we can make sure you’re alive. NO EXCEPTIONS.
8. I will obey all Pine Cove Staff. No, Alex Ehrich, obedience is NOT Greek for “flirt with.” I will also obey the CBC adults who are here to serve me. If I need to tell you not to flirt with the CBC adults, you more likely need to have your head examined this weekend rather than resting.
9. I will take care of and put up all the Pine Cove equipment I use. This includes putting it up in the correct places as well as immediately after using it. I will treat their stuff better than I treat my own stuff, because if we wreck their stuff, the following groups can’t use their stuff, so I’ll take care of all the stuff and make sure the stuff is well cared for stuff.
10. No PDA at all, for any reason. Anyone who breaks this rule will have to call home and have their parents come get them after Kaylah Russell and/or Angela Brannen beats the fire out of both of you. PLUS…Brent will make fun of you for your poor choices in who you choose to put your lips on.
11. All personal CD players are NOT community property, nor are their CD’s. Please ask for permission for borrowing ANYTHING of anyone else’s. Please use discretion as to the amount of time you spend listening to music alone…headphones don’t make friends.
12. It is hoped that you will keep cell phone usage to the absolute minimum. This includes text messaging and if you’re on the phone, anyone at anytime can pepper you with whatever questions they want to and there’s not one fat thing you can do about it except get happy and get off the phone. Any person calling their boyfriend/girlfriend who isn’t here to “say goodnight” will be brought to Brent’s attention and ridiculed before, during, and after meals.
13. I realize that anything NOT mentioned here falls under the category of WWJD? If I don’t know what Jesus would do, I will ask someone. I will then double check that answer with an adult.

Signed and Dated (this is where you sign and date this):

Brent 9:19 AM