I'm doing 23 things
if you know the ink you want...
4 years ago
...it’s well worth it. a friend of mine is a great artist and did a fantastic job.
garthbreaks's Life List
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1. digitize my vinyl
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2. cook more
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3. get more sleep
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4. walk in the woods
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5. let my voice be heard
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6. keep breakin'
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7. change my name to "broke"
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8. ban SUVs in cities
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9. build a foosball table
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10. Run 10km in under 40 minutes
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11. create urban art
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12. discourage the use of SUV's
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13. network with like-minded people
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14. visit a dentist
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15. write more
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16. run more
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17. travel abroad
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18. be my own boss
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19. digitize my old photos
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20. learn flash
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21. sell my old crap
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22. study clowning
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23. buy a vw campervan and drive across the US
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Recent entries
I had 5 blissful weeks of biodiesel joy
4 years ago
Then my biodiesel passat wagon was run over by an 18 wheeler.
Can’t really complain, given that I was in it at the time and walked away without a scratch, though I now find myself once more without a diesel.
Dude, you can knock this one off in an afternoon
4 years ago
I’m presuming you’re already pretty adept with a standard 3 ball cascade. The trick with 4 is that there’s no crossover – you’re really just juggling 2 balls with each hand (crossovers come back on the scene when you tackle 5).
So, once you feel like you’re really comfortable juggling two balls with each hand (cascading outwords – release on the inside, catch on the outside) it all comes down to how you start it off. I’m a big fan of “flashing” new tricks, which is just jugglerspeak for doing a quick hit, if you will.
Hold two balls in each hand and count down from 3 or 4 while moving your hands up and down (quickly) as if you were playing a snare drum. It’s important to release the first ball from each hand on a different beat so that there’s a rhythm to your throws. Work on just getting all 4 up and catching them – once that gets smooth, go for 2 rounds, then 3, etc.,.
I had wanted to learn this for ages and all it took was someone to show me the ropes and literally 10 minutes practice to land my first flash.
BTW – I’ve always found it handy to stand over a bed when learning new tricks, it makes the pickup quicker and easier.
Lemme know if you get this dialed in – it would compliment your unicylcle riding immeasurably.
-Garth Breaks.
(Just tracked down this link, the images should help clarify any confusion I may have created in my description – http://www.sherston.freeserve.co.uk/HTML/Circus/Juggling.htm#4Balls)
