Fridays on Defend

[Hardball]

They let you surf the internet at work? LOL

[treelizard]

I had no idea you were a rookie teacher. You write and talk like a seasoned pro.

LOL. I'm a total rookie. I appreciate the compliment, though!

The good news is that I got my grades posted with ten minutes to spare and then spent two hours rearranging my classroom so I can move around better and people can see the projector. Now I get to go home as soon as I drag all the stuff back to my car!

Yee haw!!

[Hardball]

I had no idea you were a rookie teacher. You write and talk like a seasoned pro.

[treelizard]

Was it funny?

Yes. We saw Paul Morrissey. He is hysterical.

Today, after I'm done entering grades, marks my survival of my first semester of teaching. I'm going out to dinner and maybe margaritas except that I'm so sleep-deprived I may not enjoy it.

My weekend will consist of going to the library, listening to continuing education tapes so I don't have to later, doing laundry, reading, catching up on e-mail, packing and getting the hell out of here.

[jubaji]

How heavy is she?

[Bjjexpertise@be]

Going to pick my sister up after school and take her to go see that Sweeney Todd Movie. Looks to be pretty promising.

[Hardball]

Go see comedy tonight.

Was it funny?

My two prospects turned out to be two new $tudent$. I hate to use martial arts for profit but I offer a good product in return for the $$, Besides we live in an oil economy and all the extra bucks are needed to pay Exxon, Shell, Mobil and the Utility company.

I just got to get to the remaining leaves tommorow or else my yard is going to be condemed. LOL

I need to find time for striking this weekend as most of the week was working on throws and takedowns. Two private lessons scheduled this weekend plus the normal boatload of chores.

I need to drop 14lbs by spring. It sounds easy but when you are 50, those lbs are stubborn. LOL

What's on tap with you?

[treelizard]

Go see comedy tonight. Work my second job from 3-6 on Saturday. Try to decide whether to go to one or both or neither of the dinner things I got invited to, also on Saturday. Daikomoyosai BBQ on Sunday, where my man gets to meet a bunch of ninjas. That'll be fun. I also have to grade 60 writing benchmark tests and 60 research papers and figure out what the heck to teach the day before vacation next week. Oh, and cleaning my house is somewhere in there too.

[Hardball]

We are expecting a big blizzard this weekend. If it holds true, I'll have my work cut out for me in the form of snow removal. Also, I'd like to spend some time on the heavy bag and speed bag this weekend.

Good news; I have two new prospects for my training studio. Right now I have a hand full of regular students and could use a few more.

Friday night is movie night. What's on tap with you?

[jubaji]

Well, don't let the losses get him down. I started at that age and I don't think I won a match ever for the first five years or so! Things picked up considerably from there. He should never get used to losing, but he shouldn't let it discourage him. He should let it piss him off so you can channel that energy into training more and harder.

[Hardball]

Let us know how he doees

I'm his self defense coach but he cross trains in wrestling under another coach. The kid is husky weighs 74lbs and is very short for his age.

The tourney was very well organized with college wrestling rules. For an 8 year old kid in his first tourney it was a learning experience. He competed 3 times and lost all 3 of his matches.

Still a good tourney has medals for all participants and that was the highlight of my kids' day. He was proud of his medal and took a lot of experience with him off the mat today. Hopefully he will grow into a skilled and technical warrior and will look back at this one day and say, "I started martial arts when I was 7 years old"

[DickHardman]

heres some more words to another song called grillz by the artist known as paul wall, here are some of his words with the translations for the square folk....


What it do baby, it's da ice man, Paul Wall,
I got my mouth lookin' somethin' like a disco ball.
Hello! It is I, Paul Wall. My personal moniker for myself is "the ice man" due to my frequent dealings with diamonds. The grill in my mouth causes my teeth to somewhat resemble a disco ball.

I got da diamonds and da ice all hand set,
I might cause a cold front if i take a deep breath.
The diamonds within my mouth are hand set, and I might theoretically create a weather phenomenon by taking a deep breath due to the surplus of diamonds (ice) that resides within it.

My teeth gleaming like I'm chewin' on aluminum foil,
Smilin' showin' off my diamonds sippin' on some potent noir.
The light reflection created by my grill is somewhat similar to the effects of chewing on a certain metallic cooking aide. Whenever I smile I show my grill's diamonds off while I simultaneously drink exceptionally strong alcoholic beverages.

I put my money where my mouth is, and bought a grill,
20 carots, 30 stacks, let 'em know I'm so fa real.
I took the symbolic phrase "to put your money where your mouth is" literally and purchased a several-thousand dollar piece of custom-fit mouth jewelry. With it are 20 carots of diamonds arranged in 30 stacks across the grill. This simply shows I am indeed, no fake when it comes to my monetary supply.

My motivation is them 30 pointers, VVS,
The frontage in my mouth piece simply symbolize success.
My personal motivation for the amount of grinding I do is the 30-point, VVS (VVS referring to the clarity grade of high-quality diamonds with "very very small" inclusions) diamonds. My grill is just one visible example of my overall success as a musician and overall financially successful hustler.

I got da wrist wear and neck wear dats captivatin,
But its my smile dats got these on-lookers spectatin.
Do not get me wrong, I also own several diamond bracelets and chains that are sure to entice strangers to embrace me. However, it is surely my grill that makes my mouth a spectacle and draws an audience.

My mouth piece simply certified a total package,
Open up my mouth and you see mo carots than a salad.
Once again, my mouth piece could be certified by a third-party appraiser as a "total package" when it comes to completeness and impressiveness. To put it metaphorically, upon opening my mouth you'd see more diamond carots than how many carrots one would potentially see in an average garden salad.

My teeth are mind blowin' givin' everybody chills,
Call me George foreman 'cause I'm sellin' everybody grills.
I will once again refer to the diamonds in my grill as ice becuase they are likely to give people "chills" as well as boggling their mind. Due to my custom diamond jewelry business, T.V. Jewelry, one could potentially mistake me for George Foreman since we are both in the business of selling grills (albeit mine are diamond mouth pieces and his are the Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machines).

[DickHardman]

here treelizard, check out some of my favorite poetry from some of he rap i like to listen to. i even included translations beneath the words for those of you like mike b and garland and treelizard who have trouble understanding the lingo...


By the time I hit the door, I saw hoes on the flo',
Niggas dressed in suits tricking all dey dough.
At which point I entered the club’s front door, I viewed females spread upon the floor. Fellow gentlemen at the club were in their best attire, handing out various amounts of cash to the females.

Me, I’mma pimp, I ain't paying for no sex,
Man I'd rather buy a car or a new Rolex.
I myself am a lady’s man, and I demur the idea of exchanging capital for fornication. I would preferably trade my funds for a new automobile or expensive watch.


When I hit the club, I’mma be with David Banner,
A thug ass nigga with bad table manners.
Whenever I choose to stop by a social gathering, one can be sure that my colleague David Banner will too be present. He does, in fact, have unsatisfactory social refinement.


We act bad (My nigga what is y’all saying?),
Like when we walk inside clubs, niggas hold they gal's hand.
David Banner and I behave rather negatively. In fact upon entering the aforesaid club, males will often embrace their companion’s hand.


Cause they know we run trains (choo choo) all night,
How could yo gal leave me and be wit’ chu all night?
They do this for they are fully aware that we participate in the sexual act known as “running trains.” How is it possible that your female significant other could evade myself and accompany you all night?

But its all right, ‘cause you know we don't kiss,
Like Too $hort said, “Bitches aint shit.”
However, this is satisfactory due to the fact that you are au courant to the fact that we do not express affection via our lips. To quote our good friend ‘Too $hort’, “Bitches ain’t shit.”

I tried to told ya, dat most girls really freaks,
And dis is how they gotta make they money every week.
I previously attempted to advise you that in fact most females are fanatical, and these actions are the only method that they can regularly consummate wealth.

Or you can catch us at E&J's pouring it up,
Flip whipping Cali trucks, girls licking my nuts.
In addition to Pappadeaux, one could also potentially see us at the E&J’s bar imbibing various beverages. Lil’ Flip could be driving trucks made in California similar to a gangster, while other mistresses osculate my genitalia.

i mean are you really trying to say that the stuff you read is that much better than literature like this??? you gotta be joking treelizard.

[DickHardman]

Alan Ginsberg was more likely snorting something quite different, off of something blunt...in the back of a rail car.

they don't call him a "beat" poet for nothing.

**** poetry...**** art...

DADA and Surrealism...and post-post-modernism are the only things worth contemplating, because they emphasize how nothing is worth contemplating.

Deep, huh?

i dunno. i just like stuff like weed, porn, martial arts, and weight lifting.

[DickHardman]

lol. you need to read some tarin towers and daphne gottlieb
and alan ginsberg

are they the ones who talk about big blunts, big booty hos, and snorting coke off womens breasts in the limo??