Darien DeVries

So one of the wonderful things about my mechanic, aside from him being a nice guy interested in keeping me safe (and keeping my repeat business) is that he is located next door to a cool magic shop. I have been shopping there for years and one of the gentlemen who works there has even gotten me into the Magic Castle once or twice. Great place – I always get my fake mustaches there.

I managed to get my little truck over to the repair shop without it overheating too badly – although it was hissing again when I arrived – and left it in my mechanic’s capable hands. Mosied over to the magic shop, remembering that I had bought a single Dube Airflight club a year or so ago. Yes, just one. I figured it was all I would be mastering at first and could afford only one at the time. Today, I felt it was time to get the full set.  They didn’t have any more Airflights but had a complete set good for learning on so I got those.  It really was a good thing that my car brought me there, because I would likely not have remembered to go over there to make the purchase.

I had a lovely time practicing juggling one club outside while awaiting the arrival of my ride to work. It helped bring some attention to the little shop and allowed me to get comfortable with clubs again. The shop owner even brought me a bottle of water for the service. But even better, when I mentioned I am a stilt walker, he let me know he is looking to offload a pair of drywall stilts at a good price. How awesome is that!? It’s the only type of stilt I feel I am missing (I own some fantastic pegs and a set of poweriserz) and they would be perfect for those gigs where it’s necessary to stand in one place a lot for photo ops.

I knew there was a reason the universe hit me with the triple whammy of Mercury! What a funny 24 hours. ha!

Ah… Mercury in retrograde. This is said to cause issues with technology, communication, and transportation.

*I am totally experiencing this*

Firstly, having issues getting footage from my second recording of skills off the camera! Many thanks to the friend who lent me the camera, but it has been an ordeal getting the footage onto a computer so we can cut out the parts where I messed up and re-recorded. Hence, issues with the technology.

Secondly, today my phone fell on the floor as it has done many times. This time, it veritably exploded. Well, perhaps exploding isn’t *quite* the accurate term. However, it is in two pieces now and non-functional so close enough. I did get to the Verizon store and picked up a new swank phone that so far I love. But yeah, that’s strike 2: communication.

Thirdly, on my way home from work, my car made some funny noises and while on the road, I could smell coolant and saw the thermastat creeping upward. My little truck usually runs very cool so this was an immediate red flag. I made it home but poor Lila (yes, I named my truck Lila) was smoking and hissing. I’ll check the fluids in the morning and take her to my mechanic. The last shoe to drop was transportation.

So now that I’ve achieved the magic number of three, that means that I’m done, right? I have to say that after I got over the shock of my shattering cell phone, that the whole situation makes me laugh. At least the purchase of this new phone means that I’ve got a decent little video camera on me at all times. So if I have to re-record everything (fingers crossed that I don’t have to do that!) at least I know that the format from my new phone will be workable on my PC.

Long and short of it – the recording of Audition DVD Part Two is done, just gotta get it off the camera! Many more thanks to Jon for helping me with that.

Stay tuned, folks!