I figured since I'm living in an apartment that I'm paying a ton of money for that I should be able to do whatever I want as long as I leave it the way it was given to me. That is why I decided to throw my knives at a target on my bedroom door. It feels much better to be able to just go into my room any time and throw some knives, rather than having to go outside and figuring out a place to put the target. In the beginning, I was not very accurate with my throwing. Just see the picture below to see my ninja skillz.
I'm planning on going to England for 6 months, and hopefully my friend B will take over my lease. As a result, I have to take care of this door problem a bit earlier than I was planning to otherwise. My original plan when fixing the door was to buy a new door. It seemed like the door was made of cheap materials, so I assumed a new door wouldn't cost too much.
My friend B had also broken his door, so we had the same issue. One day he suggested that we go into the apartment building that had burned down, and take a door from there. The building was being rebuilt and we assumed that they'd have doors for us. A few nights later, I decided to go on my first ninja mission.
I dressed up in my ninja outfit:
I decided to go on the mission alone because ninjas do not work as teams. I run across my neighborhood with a hammer and door bolt. I feel really goofy running around my lit up neighborhood in a ninja outfit, but it was amusing. I get to the fence surrounding the building and realize that it is just a temporary fence and is not sturdy enough climb, so I have think of a way to get in. Of course I'm a ninja and have to resourceful. I figure out a way to detach the fence from the posts and I bend it over and walk over it. Inside the fence is another fence, but this one is sturdy. I climb it easily. This is where I realize why ninjas have their big toes separated from the rest of their toes. It makes it a lot easier to climb things when you can hook your big toe on ledges.
I get inside, but all there is the frame for the building; no walls, pipes, windows, and especially no doors. So I think the mission has been a failure. Although, it was pretty cool being inside an unfinished building. Upset, I climb back over the fence and run home. When I get home, I figure that I have to get a door and decide that the apartment downstairs from mine has to be where I get the door from.
Obviously, I can't just stroll in a grab a door from downstairs. My next step was to figure out whether I could go in the front door or the back door (on the deck). Going in the front door was the worse idea because someone might see me, so I decided to climb down the deck and go through the back door. I live on the 3rd floor and the apartment was on the second floor.
Climbing down would be easy. Getting into the apartment and getting the door to the third floor is another story. I needed to learn how to pick a lock. Went on youtube...learned how to use a uniball pen and a hairpin to pick a lock. Luckily I had a uniball pen and a hairpin laying on my floor...for whatever reason. I practiced on my door for around 10 minutes, couldn't get it, and decided to proceed with the mission anyway. Packed my camelpack with the tools I need and climbed down. I managed to pick the lock in less than one minute. Got in, got the door, dragged it up to the third floor using a martial arts belt. Came back the next day, got another door for my friend B.
All in all, it was a great mission. I learned how to pick a lock and got replacement doors for myself and a friend.
Oh, and writing is really hard for me. It took me way to long to write this post and it's not even eloquent or fun to read. I hope I improve over time.
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