Yesterday I made clear an intention to blog once to either this site or to my Nightshine Islands podcast site every day between Saturday December 5 and Thursday December 10. Fridays are usually out of the question.
Last night I posted a whole list of excuses to my podcast as to why I have not uploaded any new audio in 14 months. I did so in video blog format so that I would need to actually show my face while making those excuses.
A good friend of mine asked me to make one blog post a “magic” post. I enjoy performing solely for stress relief and personal pleasure. I will perform in public if asked, and am capable of balloon animals as well. One day I will probably be a self-made party clown. In order to get feedback from friends and family, including my brother and fellow amateur magician, I will post private videos. These are practice videos of a handful of routines that I am working my way through. I primarily am concerning myself with presentation now, and not so much learning the magic itself.
As a side effect, some of my friends now seem to expect it from me. Maybe I should be glad I’m that guy? I sincerely don’t know — I’m just enjoying it for the sake of enjoying it.
Tonight I did have fun re-practicing and pulling off a couple of effects. The difficult one went off without a hitch, and the easy one was suffering some bizarre malfunction that had to be dealt with on the fly. Go figure.
My oldest son was present to be a spectator, and to ask me to do magic with some tiny sponge dinosaurs. He interrupted between the “two tricks” to make this request, and I had to politely turn him down. His reaction to the easy effect made everything else worth the struggle.
I hope the friends and family who see it think as well of it as my son did.
It was pointed out to me, as an afterthought, that my five year old son provides great misdirection. I think I agree.