Random bits.

[jsbowden]

I test for Red belt in 8 days.

I'm always tired.

I don't sleep well anymore in spite of the above.

My hip joints hurt.

I got another new toy to build this week.

I don't have any creativity lately.

I have a box of Ho-hos at home.

I'm working Saturday.

It's chilly.

It's drizzling.

The office is only about 1/3 populated.

I need a wall unit that'll hold a hundred DLTs.

My teeth are numb.

One of my coworkers just sent mail saying he's got Brooks & Dunn tickets...why $DEITY, WHY!? What the fuck is wrong with these people that they'd buy these in the first place, much less try to pawn them off on us?

I'm hearing the tick of a clock, but there are no mechanical clocks in here.

If I move my head too fast it spins.

How odd.

I wish I could find the source of the ticking and make it stop; it's really getting annoying.

I have a dinosaur puppet. RAWR!

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Comments

[larabeaton.livejournal.com]

The flip side of that is that it's a martial ART, and part of attaining artist status is demonstrating not only that you are capable of performing the techniques, but that you are capable of performing the techniques excellently, rather than just competently. Also demonstrating that you have the discipline, determination, and focus required to declare yourself an artist.

It could just as easily be argued that awarding black belt to student after only a couple of years is a modern addition, for marketing purposes.

[thette.livejournal.com]

_Belts_ are a modern addition. At least the coloured ones; I've heard that you saw how long someone had trained by how worn their [white] belt was.