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Posted by Elvin Ruler on 25-08-2004 at 21:30:
So cool!
My sister is taking Japanese here at the school we go to. So, of course, I have been extremely jealous.
But jealousy has been averted! She just taught me to write my name in katakana! Woooo! She says she'll teach me and print out extra copies of assignments and practice sheets. Yay!
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Posted by Ashke on 26-08-2004 at 03:29:
Yay! Pretty soon we can all start harrasing you to translate our japanese dvds and mangas, ne?
Posted by Elvin Ruler on 26-08-2004 at 12:10:
One can only hope! (Cause that means I get to see them!) What's really hilarious is that my sister is not really an anime fan, but her professor suggested watching the Japanese subbed versions of stuff so that they could hear how words were pronounced and the like.
*evil grin*
So now I get to put on my anime whenever I want...and she can't stop me! *evil laughter*
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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 26-08-2004 at 14:31:
And, we learn that Elvin has a sister she rooms with.
Last year we learned she's a she and that she plays the organ (the musical one; we didn't ask about anything else).
One of these days she's gonna let slip something critical, and then we'll have her.
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Posted by Elvin Ruler on 26-08-2004 at 16:35:
Don't kill me! Kill my sister! Automatic 4.0 for me if she dies during the semester!
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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 26-08-2004 at 17:49:
4.0, as in perfect grade?
Where's the downside in that? And no roommie for the rest of the semester.
Hmmm, maybe you should wait until the very start of the next one -- get the biggest benefit possible out of it.
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Posted by Elvin Ruler on 26-08-2004 at 18:09:
Yep! A perfect grade for the whole semester!
But when to do it. *scratches chin* This semester did just start. I guess I could always save it for when I don't think I'm going to do well in a class or something like that. Probably best to save it. I can only kill her once, after all.
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Posted by Ashke on 27-08-2004 at 04:46:
What if it looks like an accident? Maybe you could milk it for two or three semesters due to grief inflicted stress or something?
Posted by Elvin Ruler on 27-08-2004 at 12:57:
*sniff*
It was...so s-sad. I...I just didn't see her behind me...and so when I tried to get the truck to back up, I was having problems...and it finally caught in gear...oh the screams. They haunt me in my nightmares.
*sniff*
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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 27-08-2004 at 15:06:
Hmmm, do it cross-term.
The damage happens just before exams in one term -- so you can't write them. But then the doctors expect she'll recover, only to discover during the next term that she won't.
So, two deaths for one sister.
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Posted by Elvin Ruler on 27-08-2004 at 16:24:
Brilliant!
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Posted by Ashke on 28-08-2004 at 02:44:
Have you done this before Cricket? That would definitely be effective! Just don't get caught & make sure you know where her will is!
Posted by CricketBeautiful on 28-08-2004 at 20:32:
I'm slipping.
Have her body frozen after the second death -- keep hope alive.
Next death: the power goes out. Urgent call to the family.
Then, over the holidays, they learn that the failsafes worked -- the head is still viable.
Then the fourth death, the power to the head unit goes.
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In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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Posted by Ashke on 28-08-2004 at 23:00:
LOL! Remind me to never ever piss you off Cricket!
Posted by Elvin Ruler on 30-08-2004 at 00:32:
My sister's cracking up. ^_^ She says I shouldn't go for it, since she took a handgun course over the summer.
I think she's plotting to kill me! How terrible! ^_~
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Posted by Ashke on 02-09-2004 at 03:59:
Note to self - NEVER tick off Elvin's sister!!! Good thing she has a sense of humor and isn't planning on using you for target practice!
Posted by Elvin Ruler on 02-09-2004 at 12:26:
Yeah...especially since, apparently, she's a good shot. First time to ever shoot a gun, she missed three times, was shown a better way to hold it, didn't miss after that. Moved to a harder target. Missed once. On those paper human targets? Never missed.
Scary...Now I *really* have to be nice to her. Or else.
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Posted by lyon on 02-09-2004 at 14:35:
look at the bright side Elvin .. you can always use her to hide behind ! a gun-wielding sister's gotta come in handy SOMEtime!
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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 02-09-2004 at 19:07:
Us Canadians, at least us city-dwellers, the ones I deal with mostly, just look at the gun thing and shrug, then laugh.
You see, very few of us have actually come near one not securely tied into the holster of a police officer or security guard.
All the signs as you approach the border returning to Canada about guns, and how they have to be secured are a hoot. As are the ones as you enter some states that explain what to do when an officer says to drop your gun. A friend had a job interview down south somewhere. The parking lots close to the building, reserved for non-gun-containing cars were empty. And the Human Resource Director seemed to think she didn't take it seriously when told that guns weren't allowed in the building -- Steph considered it a no-brainer.
The scary part, though, is the bullet-proof vests in Wallmart. The liquor stores sharing a small building with the hunting stores.
Don't get me wrong -- I know this isn't typical of the entire country, or even an entire state. And it is quite possible to go hunting during the day and sit back with a few beers at night, and be responsible.
My parents were hunters, until they picked up other passtimes. Dad still keeps his shotgun handy at the cottage in case of rabid animals or bears that don't understand the rules, and he cleans it and practises with it occassionally.
But it's a real hoot -- what do these folks need guns for during the work week?
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In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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Posted by Elvin Ruler on 02-09-2004 at 22:07:
I don't know for the work week. ^_^ I know some people carry them because they live in "bad" areas or what not. For example, my school is in the middle of the worst part of town. Joy. Now, whereas I stay on campus and don't have to worry about it so much, I can understand students who live off campus carrying guns when they're off campus. More than forty girls are sexually assaulted a semester (admittedly, they're usually doing something stupid, like jogging at four in the morning, but some aren't). Crimes happen so often that the police know exactly who to look for sometimes.
Then...then there are those who don't need guns at all, don't hunt, but have them because "guns are cool." I have my reservations on that.
But yeah, Texans can get guns just about anywhere. ^_^
There are some cases in which guns are ok, but the work week? Maybe they're mafia secretaries?
Gotta watch them secretaries...
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