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Day 33: Sorcery and G-Forces

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I start the morning off by making us a huge stack of chocolate chip pancakes, and a few blueberry as well. One great thing about Las Vegas, when you fill out a form (medical, apartment rental, whatever) you can put “Circus Performer” as your occupation and no one’s even surprised. My muse, backstage with Kris on a recent visit We spend part of the day planning a future act for him. He’s got some fantastic ideas. Any time Kris is performing, he’s also working on the next thing, because he’s smart. During development of his current act, I got a … Continue reading Day 33: Sorcery and G-Forces

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Day 5: Playtime

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I had some excellent curry with Erick at the Liberties Bar on Guerrero and 22nd, then went face down (read: sound asleep) in a good sci-fi book at the sunny park nearby with a nice view of the city. Collected info about volunteering at the Exploratorium and the National Parks Conservancy (hoping for some kind of manual labor which doesn’t involve computers). I’ll fill out applications and see where it goes. Wednesday nights every week are for acrobat training. Specifically, flying trapeze. This is what I was doing when I met my muse. Note: You can take a class on … Continue reading Day 5: Playtime

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Day 3: Good friends with special skills

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Was contacted by Erick “flying is my day job, but the other stuff I do is even cooler” Methot. Friends in Ixtapa need a flying trapeze catcher for the week. Alas, being “on call” for work means no leaving the country for me. Maybe next time. Erick does a brilliant Austin Powers impression, baby. Science: Mom and Dad had joined forces to write for three different biotech training grants, and today they were awarded all three. That’ll create a lot of future scientists. That’s something my folks do well. This post is going to be a little too long (I … Continue reading Day 3: Good friends with special skills