Camp Green Lane Blog Post July 31st

We got BOOMs today. But not the ones we’re waiting for.

When Color War breaks—whenever that is—we’ll know it’s the real thing when we hear 3 BOOMs. This morning, right after Reveille, there was 1 BOOM that got everyone out of bed. All of camp descended on BB1, the designated rally point for the break.

There were actors.

There were signs.

And there was the first Fake Break of Summer 2025, thanks to the Greeks, who revealed the early-morning prank when they turned their fake signs around to reveal what they were up to. Nice job, Greeks!

As for the rest of us, we are on high alert for Color War. It’s all anyone is talking about, even after going to the movies yesterday. Today, the conversations shifted back from the Smurfs and Superman to who’s going to be captain?

What are the teams going to be?

Are we going to be on the same side?

Why is there a plane circling camp?

Oh wait, that’s just a bird. Color War paranoia has set in!

Later in the day during and after pizza lunch, we got different booms when a thunderstorm made the afternoon a little wet, but certainly cooler than it has been.

But nobody’s talking about the weather. Nobody’s talking about anything but one thing.

The signature event of Summer 2025 is about to break at any moment. I’ve written before about how you can read emotions here at camp; how easy it is to feel the Green Lane pulse beating at meals and activities.

Everyone is ready—this place is ready to burst.

We did get some BOOMs today.

But not the ones we’re busting for.