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  • Feb. 14th, 2008 at 9:54 AM
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Hey, in celebration of Valentine's Day, they're giving away free shots at Starbucks.

Of espresso, I mean. If you find out where they're giving away free shots of Jäger, let me know.

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Another reason I like Steve Nash (yes, it's a man crush): He's got a new Nike shoe coming out. It's made from factory scraps. It's called the Trash Talk.

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I am a song binger. Current binge is a two-song loop of I Was Wrong (Social Distortion), and Infected (Bad Religion), with a bit of snacking on Los Angeles Is Burning. How's that for romance?

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A lot of ants died last night. Baited traps seemed to do a pretty good job. I'll lay down some more today to let them know I'm serious. I am serious.

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At most of the martial arts schools I've trained at, it's considered a no-no to ask when you're going to learn or do a particular thing. You're supposed to be patient and concentrate on what you're learning now, not what you're going to learn later. Be respectful of your current material. So I've been trying to be subtle about asking my fellow students when we get to start sparring.

At my Shaolin Kenpo school, we started sparring at orange belt (the third rank). At my old Kung Fu school, we started sparring on our second day of class. At my new Kung Fu school, apparently, we start sparring at fourth level.

I'm a first level.

I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG TO SLAP A PUNK!

I'm just kidding. Mostly.

I really do miss sparring.

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[info]pxcampbell wrote:
Feb. 14th, 2008 07:02 pm (UTC)
Yeah, the baited traps seem to work well -- if you can stand watching the suckers take the bait.

I usually set up a Raid parameter so they can't deviate from the Trail of Certain Sweet Death.
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Feb. 14th, 2008 07:10 pm (UTC)
I got the clear kind so you can actually see them inside. It was fascinating. I put two side-by-side, just a couple of inches away from each other. One was full of ants. The other was virtually empty.

I liked it when an ant would enter, leave, and communicate with another fellow through touch. It was very satisfying to watch them spread death like that.
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[info]pxcampbell wrote:
Feb. 14th, 2008 07:17 pm (UTC)
LOL!

You are sick!

But I grok the feeling. The ants here -- they found a way into the walls of my house -- probably through a crack in the foundation.

So, what did I do? I snipped open a bunch of those bait traps, scooped the crap into the cracks and crevices (between the wood floor and the baseboard mostly), then caulked it shut. Not the same sense of satisfaction, but. Still. Walling the ants!
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Feb. 14th, 2008 07:18 pm (UTC)
But you are so asking for some kind of Lovecraftian retribution.
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[info]nihilistic_kid wrote:
Feb. 14th, 2008 07:35 pm (UTC)
Gee, at my kungfu school it goes a bit like this:

"When do we start spar–"

*WHACK*
*thud!*

uuuh....–ing."
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Feb. 14th, 2008 07:36 pm (UTC)
When do you get to start hunting the most dangerous game?
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[info]nihilistic_kid wrote:
Feb. 14th, 2008 07:38 pm (UTC)
None of that. It's a humble tai chi school. After that, we do get the lecture on tien jing ("cheating power") though.
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[info]colleenky wrote:
Feb. 15th, 2008 01:04 am (UTC)
I wonder who'll be giving out free shots of penicillin tomorrow? ;-)
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[info]colleency wrote:
Feb. 16th, 2008 08:19 am (UTC)
I'm a song Binger. I like songs by Bing: Don't Fence Me In, White Christmas, Swinging on a Star, etc. *giggle*
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[info]randbot wrote:
Feb. 17th, 2008 03:20 am (UTC)
I'm away from home right now so I don't have my notes, but I can give you more info on ant-killing if you want/need to take it to the next level. Basically, you can buy the same baits the professionals use off the Internet. I hired exterminators a couple years back for an ant problem, and wrote down the names of the products they used and how they applied them. Presto, do-it-yourself professional-level extermination at wholesale prices.
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