perldiver

I had a lazy start this morning...slept in and enjoyed my lucid dream. Woke up, had breakfast, read comics (this SomethingPositive was especially hilarious) fiddled around a bit, and it was two o'clock. Yay! What an awesome way to start a Saturday!

So, quick summary of the rest of the day for my ADHD friends:  went to Tannen's Magic Shop (where I learned how to turn my hand into a flamethrower), then to Maui Taco's around the corner where a bunch of experienced magicians were gathered.  From there to the other nearby magic shop, Fantasma.  Got to talking with a bunch of younger magicians at Fantasma, then they invited me to join them for dinner and it was fantastic.

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And now, I think, I will watch The Incredibles.  Or maybe Hustle.  Or maybe both.  I haven't decided.  I'm pondering going out for ice cream to make it a really perfect day, but I don't really need the calories.  Maybe I'll have some Milk Thistle chocolate milk and some dark chocolate balls instead.  In any case, I will now sit and purr contentedly to myself.

When I was a kid, I enjoyed magic, and I've started picking it up again in the last few months.  I just did a "magic show" (i.e., a few card effects and a rubber-band effect) for the super of my building and one of the doormen.  They loved it.

Right in the middle, I flubbed one of the moves.  It felt a bit like when the car's wheels skid, just a little, on the ice.  But I didn't let on, I just added a couple extra bits to the effect and then merged it into a different effect--pros call this an "out".  Freddie (the super) didn't know that a mistake had been made and the whole thing just left him wowed. The whole effect ended up being considerably stronger than what I originally intended.

After I came back upstairs, my hands were shaking enough that it took three tries to get the key in the lock; it's like that every time I perform, even for family and close friends.  I wonder if the pros get over it eventually?