lemming Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Bummer about the test TK. But on the other hand, you got some good workouts in there. And on Date Calculations, I've liked Date:Calc from Perl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: The cranky thread I got home from work tonight tired and still feeling worn out from working Black Friday and aside from going to bed the only other thing I want to do is watch this week's episodes of Naruto and IGPX (for those unfamiliar with IGPX, it's an anime made for specifically for Toonami. Think NASCAR with giant robots) which I had my VCR set up to record while I was at work. However I discover that my sister came into my room and basically F---ed up the whole thing so she could could watch f---ing Sixteen Candles!!! We have two other TVs with VCRs and she had to come into my room to watch a G-- D----ed f---ing teen angst movie!!!!!!! I just needed to get that out. The past two days have been exhausting and those two shows where the only things I had to look forward to to help me relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: The cranky thread That sucks, Spectrum! Tell her your room is off limits from now on. As for the Nov. 19 test, this is how it went down. We arrived at the school at 10:30 to warm up, then we began the test at 11:00. Here's what we did: First we started with the physical fitness part of the test: 15 minutes jump rope -- I stumbled twice as much as anyone else, but I got through it. 100 push ups/2 minutes -- I made it in about 1:45. 100 leg raises/2 minutes -- I just made it. 100 roundhouse kicks/2 minutes -- I made it in 1:20, and I was pacing myself. 5 minutes joochoomsughi (horseback-riding stance) -- I got through it. http://www.hrksf.com/gallery/testnov2005/source/l1040407.html Then we went to the actual tkd stuff: Poomse (forms) -- I had hoped to do a little better; I rushed a little, and my back stance was bad. This was the hardest part: http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/eng/Tkskill/pomsae.asp?div=3&pomsae=210&serial=386 Here's the entire form: http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/eng/tkskill/pomsae.asp?div=3&pomsae=210 Meaning of Poomse (all) -- I did fairly well here. One-step sparring (made-up) -- My instructor thought my technique could have been more refined, but he passed me anyway. Olympic sparring: one on one (two-minute round, twice), one on two (one-minute round) -- Not too bad. In the afternoon, we were joined by other schools. We had to do the poomse and one-step sparring again, plus: Floor exercises -- These actually warmed me up again. Freestyle sparring -- I sparred about 5 times, but it was no contact, so it was more about technique. Board-breaking techniques: jump spin kinck & punch -- I nailed them, even if I broke a little skin on my foot during the kick. The test ended at about 5:00, then we went to dinner. Edit (to avoid confusion): This took place on November 19. We have yet to test with the Grand Master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Spectrum, sorry to hear that. TKDGuy, so you passed,good! tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Thanks. Fortunetly Cartoon Network re-airs the previous episode of Naruto on Friday nights so I can getr caught up that way. Saddly IGPX isn't so I guess I'll have to wait for the repeat. tkdguy, congrats on the test. I took Tae Kwon Do years ago when I was a kid and the belt tests weren't nearly anything like that. Of course it would be some years latter I could come to realize that it was a belt factory. They taught techniques and not much else. (i.e. they never explained the difference between a normal block and a knife hand block) tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread TDKGuy, Congrats on the test, you passed right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread TDKGuy' date=' Congrats on the test, you passed right?[/quote'] Our head instructor passed us. The Grand Master was unable to attend, so we will in all likelihood have to go through a lot of it again. Fortunately, I doubt we'll have to do the physical fitness part of it (that's my head instructor's requirement, not the Grand Master's), so it should be less exhausting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Bah! Speak to me not of your lousy movie opinions! I need to smack my little brother in the head to see if his taste in movies improves. Well, if it just adjusts his attitude about people liking movies, that'd suit me fine too. We were all home for Thanksgiving dinner and afterwards there was some random discussions as those of us there caught up with each other's lives. Mine's simple, I work overnight, stay up too late in the mornings and then sleep til two hours before work starts again. Repeat all week, every week. On the side I do some gaming on the weekends, read and watch movies. Anyway, we were talking movies and Eric was insisting I'd like Napoleon Dynamite. Said if you were patient there were some really funny bits in it. My response was "If I'm gonna watch a comedy I want to laugh more than twice." Eric: "Geeze, Pat, you really need to give this stuff a chance." Me: "No. If I'm not being entertained I'm not going to bother watching it." Eric: "well, you should be more open-minded about these things. Napoleon Dynamite is this independant film that got a lucky break. You should support that kind of thing. We need more independant films." Me: "NO! we need more good films. Just because it's an indy doesn't make it good OR bad. That has more to do with talent than funding." Eric: "Well, I still think you're being too close-minded." Me: "So what. I don't watch comedy to broaden my mind." Anyway, despite not being around him for years the little weasel can get under my skin like few others. Lousy art-school punk. Geeze, the last time I listened to someone other than my own instincts about movies I wasted 4 bucks after Agent X's wife said Anchorman was funny. It had maybe 15 minutes of funny. Pity it was an hour and a half long. Man, I freakin' hate Will Farrell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: Bah! Speak to me not of your lousy movie opinions! As an aside, I liked the parking lot fight in Anchorman. That was about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: Bah! Speak to me not of your lousy movie opinions! I need to smack my little brother in the head to see if his taste in movies improves. Well, if it just adjusts his attitude about people liking movies, that'd suit me fine too. We were all home for Thanksgiving dinner and afterwards there was some random discussions as those of us there caught up with each other's lives. Mine's simple, I work overnight, stay up too late in the mornings and then sleep til two hours before work starts again. Repeat all week, every week. On the side I do some gaming on the weekends, read and watch movies. Anyway, we were talking movies and Eric was insisting I'd like Napoleon Dynamite. Said if you were patient there were some really funny bits in it. My response was "If I'm gonna watch a comedy I want to laugh more than twice." Eric: "Geeze, Pat, you really need to give this stuff a chance." Me: "No. If I'm not being entertained I'm not going to bother watching it." Eric: "well, you should be more open-minded about these things. Napoleon Dynamite is this independant film that got a lucky break. You should support that kind of thing. We need more independant films." Me: "NO! we need more good films. Just because it's an indy doesn't make it good OR bad. That has more to do with talent than funding." Eric: "Well, I still think you're being too close-minded." Me: "So what. I don't watch comedy to broaden my mind." Anyway, despite not being around him for years the little weasel can get under my skin like few others. Lousy art-school punk. Geeze, the last time I listened to someone other than my own instincts about movies I wasted 4 bucks after Agent X's wife said Anchorman was funny. It had maybe 15 minutes of funny. Pity it was an hour and a half long. Man, I freakin' hate Will Farrell. I been managing to avoid ALL of Farrell's movies, I never liked him. I am not really a "comedy" fan, a lot of them leave me cold or uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Our head instructor passed us. The Grand Master was unable to attend' date=' so we will in all likelihood have to go through a lot of it again. Fortunately, I doubt we'll have to do the physical fitness part of it (that's my head instructor's requirement, not the Grand Master's), so it should be less exhausting.[/quote'] Congrats on the pass (or half-pass, anyway) tkdguy. I've had cakewalk belt tests and nightmare belt tests, and yours was no cakewalk, so you should be pleased with your performance. But of course, you should never be satisfied with it. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread There are a lot of things I need to work on. The good thing about the retest (if and when it happens) is that I have time to do it right. But thanks for the congratulations. I just finished the essay to complete the requirement and emailed it to my sister for proofreading. Hey, she offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: Bah! Speak to me not of your lousy movie opinions! I been managing to avoid ALL of Farrell's movies, I never liked him. I am not really a "comedy" fan, a lot of them leave me cold or uncomfortable. I know better now. Pity, though. I like comedies. I like the Marx Brothers and I like dark comedy like Death Becomes Her & Heathers and I like brit-coms, though not all of them. However, I need to listen to the little voice in my head that whispers the plots of movies to me. He's usually right more often than other people. At least I have a useful voice in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread AT&T bought Pac Bell. Now California, the last vestige of decent Telco, will suck too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread I need a gun. With a silencer. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread I need a gun. With a silencer. That is all. Personally, I like without the silencer. Tells the others to shape up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Excessive noise is the problem I'm trying to solve here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Anomaly Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Excessive noise is the problem I'm trying to solve here. I still wouldn't worry about the silencer...one incident of a loud noise in exchange for cutting off a continuous noise irritation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread I need a gun. With a silencer. That is all. No ammunition? Just gonna scare people? Contemplate a blowgun and curare darts, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread excuse me AAARRGGGHHH!!! ahem. thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread excuse me AAARRGGGHHH!!! ahem. thank you. What he said. Hold the pickles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Man, I am quickly coming to HATE unstable "Stable" libraries. Don't these twits do any backward-compatibility testing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Re: The cranky thread AT&T bought Pac Bell. Now California, the last vestige of decent Telco, will suck too. This is why I use Vonage. Granted, they aren't perfect. but they look it when compared to AT&T and Qwest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Excessive noise is the problem I'm trying to solve here. Have you considered a crossbow or (if you don't mid getting into close range) a garrotte? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Re: The cranky thread Don't these twits do any backward-compatibility testing? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha *gasp* Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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