She was talking about acting, right?

I actually stayed home today and saved gas money.

Tiwat called me today. Mark told him how I was teaching him Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). Tiwat was having some girl trouble and needed an outlet. He and another worker at Universal Studios were on a couch tickling each other. Tiwat couldn't find her ticklish spot. She insinuated it was somewhere where Tiwat wouldn't dare to go. Too bad the next day she was like, "Last night was weird." Then finally told him at a party, "I know you like me, but I don't like you like that." And Tiwat did the "teen angst" thing and stormed off, leaving her to find another ride home.

So, yeah, Tiwat needs an outlet in Martial Arts. Coincidentally, he knows Carlomar - Guro's 2nd-in-command and thus 1 of my teachers who I haven't seen in months - through high school. But he wasn't down with Carlomar's $40/month tuition. I'm just following in Andres' example and teaching for free.

TIWAT: Well, I'm probably not gonna have a stick with me in a real fight, so I'll go with the empty hands.
RYAN (me): The stick's not really a stick. If you get in a fight in a bar, your beer bottle becomes your stick. If you get jumped while working in the office, your pen is your stick.
TIWAT: Yeah, Mark was mentioning some Jason Bourne shit.
RYAN: This is a little more advanced, but your shirt can be a stick. So everywhere you go, as long as you're not naked, you have a stick.
TIWAT: I'll remember that.

Dammit. I just logged on to Facebook and saw I have a friend request from Carlomar. I have no idea how he found me. I'll wait a while until I accept it.

My mommy was watching some insider type news and there was a leaked video of Channing Tatum as a stripper when he was 18. Tatum is someone who looks like he can be my homeboy if I meet him.

MOMMY: You should get an agent so you can do something like that.

WTF? She was talking about acting, right? Because strippers don't have agents, right? Right?