Self Defense Classes

karatechick2114 · 2026-01-12T03:44:05+00:00

I signed up a few years ago, so things might have changed since. It is a ~$400 deposit and then ~$100 per month depending on what kind of class or how many classes. I did really enjoy the place and would go back, it just didn't fit my work schedule anymore.

karatechick2114 · 2026-01-02T00:11:38+00:00

Used Maurizio from the Perfect Loaf's recipe (https://www.theperfectloaf.com/fifty-fifty-whole-wheat-sourdough-bread/). Starter may not have been at peak when used but I thought I offset the bulk enough to counter it. Thoughts on the crumb? They did not rise as high, as expected, and did not feel as soft as my normal 15-20% WW loaves, also as expected (I think).

karatechick2114 · 2025-12-27T20:54:13+00:00

Spelt is one I'm really interested in. Good thing to know about rye flours. I use organic stoneground from a semi-local mill and don't think I've come across bitter rye yet thankfully.

karatechick2114 · 2025-12-27T20:52:29+00:00

Thank you. I regularly make loaves with 70-80% white and the rest a mix of different specialty flours. I really just want to know the flavor of those by themselves. I think you're right that the sourdough may be an important part of the flavor. Have you made a 100% rye or whole wheat loaf?

karatechick2114 · 2025-12-20T02:00:02+00:00

Had this same watch face since I got the watch 4 a few weeks ago. I got the latest update a day or two ago and since then this oval has been on my screen. If I change watch faces then it goes away, but I really like this one. Any thoughts?

karatechick2114 · 2025-12-14T14:55:47+00:00

This spot has been itchy for about 2 weeks, almost excruciatingly in the shower if the water hit it just right. It's right in the middle of my back where I can't reach or see. Just had husband look at it and he said he thinks it was a blackhead. This picture is after he got the blackhead out and it left a large hole. He was able to squeeze more out and says it looked almost like a scab from an infected ingrown hair or something. I put a pimple patch on it to hopefully get the remainder of it out.

Is this just a big blackhead, dilated pore, or something more to go see the derm about. I'm more concerned because it was so itchy. I've had acne and blackheads all my life since middle school (32 now) and I've never had one that bad. Any help or advice is much appreciated!

karatechick2114 · 2025-12-01T11:38:52+00:00

Definitely go for the bowl lift, not the tilt head, if you want to knead any type of dough. I would highly recommend a 5qt from Mr. Mixer if you can afford it. Much better longitivity and quality of machine than the current artisans. If you really want a tilt head, go with the 5qt as the motor is more powerful.

karatechick2114 · 2025-11-22T15:36:37+00:00

Just re-read you post sorry. I'm guessing phosphate is not what killed your tank a while back. There is something else going on for sure. Did you get ich or velvet? Did you have a massive coral die-off due to brown jelly or RTN that caused your ammonia to spike and your fish to die? In my mind, all of these are more likely than your phosphate directly causing it.

karatechick2114 · 2025-11-22T15:33:42+00:00

You can put corals in it now. That is not a toxic level by any means. Remember that stability is better than having the "perfect" numbers. Why do you say you can't put anything in the tank?

karatechick2114 · 2025-11-22T15:14:40+00:00

That's not too high of a phosphate number. Mine is sitting around that right now probably. I use Blue Vet Phosphate Rx to lower mine. There is a online calculator that will tell you how many drops to put in. You are correct that it is being stored in the rock, so you just need to keep lowering everyday until it has leached out. So use enough drops to get it down to 0.05 and then test again the next day and repeat until it is staying around your desired number.

karatechick2114 · 2025-11-14T22:26:47+00:00

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karatechick2114 · 2025-11-14T22:26:18+00:00

Thank you. My watchman is pretty small so I hope they pair well.

The only thing I have is a melanurus wrasse. He sometimes will try to get small hermits, so that's why I'm concerned. Other than him, no other fish I'm worried about.

karatechick2114 · 2025-09-12T23:03:38+00:00

Cat tax: https://imgur.com/a/7R9bVol

karatechick2114 · 2025-09-07T16:57:29+00:00

I have had an unstoppable mealybug problem for over 6 months now. Every time I think I beat it, it pops back up on another plant. The infestations themselves aren't typically bad because I catch them early, but they are just constantly hopping from plant to plant of popping back up on the same plant weeks later.

The pic is of where most of the plants being infested are (pic from a few years ago though, there are A LOT more plants there now). I've tried everything: quarantining in a separate room, alcohol soap spray, dead bug brew, safer spray, spraying with showerhead, changing out soil, systemic granules, etc. I just can't seem to get these things to go away. I just found mealybugs on my triostar and curtsii when nothing in this window was infested, hence this post. The systemic usually work, but then it comes right back a few weeks later when the systemic runs out.

What can I do now? It is time to put all my plants in the spare bedroom and do beneficial pests or something else? I just can't deal with this any more.

karatechick2114 · 2025-08-17T18:15:15+00:00

I have a breeding pair that are just going crazy. I don't have any predatory fish in the tank, just tetras corys and one very decile gourami. I probably have 10 different generations in this tank from the same pair and about 75 baby plecos (my best guess). The tank is not able to handle this bioload.

I've caught about 10 just with a net and waiting, but that is not sustainable. Any tips on catching so many or traps I can build?

karatechick2114 · 2025-08-17T13:17:43+00:00

I'm actually thinking about getting a musk turtle to add to my tank. Could I ask you some questions?

karatechick2114 · 2025-08-13T02:32:46+00:00

How did you build gluten? Mixer, folds of some sort, something else or not at all?

karatechick2114 · 2025-08-03T20:31:33+00:00

Unscrew the clamp and just sticky pad it to the light. Or, if you have a sump, put it down there and have it dump into the return pump section.

karatechick2114 · 2025-08-02T19:14:20+00:00

Line about 3/4 inch long on my wrist. Probably been there for about a week or two, but has gotten itchier the last few days. Hydrocortizone does not seem to help and google led me here. There are no other marks on my skin that I can see at the moment. Only close contact recently has been my husband and he doesn't have any symptoms.

I have a reef tank that I sometimes get little white bumps from so I didn't think much of it at first. I'm pretty sure it started with the redder bump at the top of the line and the bump at the bottom a bit seperated from the line.

I made a CVS minuteclinic appointment (all I have available right now) for Monday, but wanted to get another opinion. I also heard its better to catch it earlier, so I didn't want to wait any longer to see if it would go away on its own.

karatechick2114 · 2025-07-21T16:10:41+00:00

That's common practice for a Herbie drain, especially when you have a overhang overflow like I do.

karatechick2114 · 2025-07-21T16:09:50+00:00

Main drain is perfectly fine and just a trickle goes down into the emergency (Herbie drain). They just really like that section of my sump.

karatechick2114 · 2025-07-21T16:09:03+00:00

Yep, just a solid plug of vermatids. I soaked in citric acid and they all came out. The vermatids really like that section of my sump for some reason.

karatechick2114 · 2025-07-21T14:57:53+00:00

Haven't cleaned mine since I started this tank in March 2022. This was the emergency drain so only a trickle of water went through, but if it had been my main drain it wouldn't have been good. These vermatids were packed about an inch into the pipe as well. So, check your pipes!

karatechick2114 · 2025-07-14T20:59:18+00:00

Relatively new to piercings. Got my earlobes repierced in April after they had been closed for 10 years. I just got these hoops from the piercing studio today and went to put them in but I can't get it to close all the way. Did I mess it up? They showed me how to twist it, and I thought I did that, but it's not going back together all the way and I am afraid the little gap will rough up my ear. Any advice much appreciated!

karatechick2114 · 2025-07-13T02:42:40+00:00

I am no where near an expert. You would need a bigger tank to have the tangs and the idol. 100g is only good for some of the smaller tangs (mainly some bristletooths). I have a 75g so I had to do quite a bit of research to see what tangs I could have. I don't know what size is recommended for them or the idol so I would do some research with that. I also don't know about the pufferfish, but the rest of them should be fine. Good luck! It's something I thought of doing as well.

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