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Well, well, well! Are you ready for some BLOOMERISM?! No? I DON'T CARE! IT'S TIME FOR THE WEEKLY BLOOMER THREAD! Please pay no attention to the fact that I forgot to post one of these threads last week.
Ahaha, silly lil' me 
Here, have an apology weevil:
Please feed her acorns and give her smooches.
Anyway, you know the drill! Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here! This is where we BLOOM!
This is borderline, but I beat someone up real real good at BJJ. There was this video from the Olympics, I believe, where Curry hits a 3 while sitting down at the bench and he sort of stomps around and giggles. The man likes to put the ball in the bucket. I think of him the way I was laughing after I put someone on the highlight reel in sparring.
Well, when I was told I ought to work on my guard, I endeavored to do just that. I've been looking at instructional videos I've had in my backlog, trying the techniques, talking to fellow brown belts, and trying to get it to work. Rinse and repeat, suddenly I have a white belt to practice with.
You see, when you have an extra decade of experience on someone, suffice to say you don't need to go all out and you should give them some chances to work on what they want to work. I decide it's the perfect chance to work on my new guard technique. After all, it hasn't been working and they'll be able to defend it, pass the guard, and get their top game going. The issue? The latest round of tweaks finally work - exceedingly well. I collapse their posture an I'm in that exploratory mode as if I've started lucid dreaming. So, in the first time the guard really clicked for me, I decide to grab something and pull. Again, it works - exceedingly well. I pull their ass back so they're staring at the ceiling with an exposed neck. I put my fist against the single exposed carotid and BAM! It's Joever.
Did I pick on people my own size this week? Sure! Did it feel as good as bullying a white belt? Hell no. They were a tad nonplussed about it; I'm sure the laugh didn't help. But I found success trying something new after a good 3 or 4 rounds, a good 3 weeks of trial and error. Now I can't wait to systematize and become familiar with the beautiful move.