What a whirl. Here is a story!
Friday night I had my first contact juggling gig, and didn’t realize a few things about the venue. We were performing in a secret chapel in the bowels of an aircraft carrier – while an all night rave went on upstairs.
Our cabaret was splendid.
Then, around 6 a.m. I drove for an hour, while nearly falling asleep, to go set up a booth at a convention called Vaca-Con. This was the first time this event had taken place, but it turned out that tons of people came and especially lots of kids.
This was a fabulous day for octopi, perfect conditions for sales because I had a spot right next to the door so many found new homes.
This went from 10 to 4, and I was a little negligent on eating because the booth was so busy I didn’t get the chance to pause. So, afterwards I got Thai food and nearly fell asleep in my curry. Pshew. I’ll remember this whenever I next agree to a gig starting 12 hours right after the prior one.
But I’m happy to be living the dream, Juggler by night, toy maker by day.
Thanks America XD
—carnelian king
Flommist Carnelian King is a performing artist, product designer, toy maker and nonbinary clown currently on break from living in Berlin. Copyright © 2019 Carnelian King.
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