Author Archives: D. J. Carmen

About D. J. Carmen

Software developer, fire spinner, musician, occasional artist, and wandering soul. Depending on the day, you may find me working on my latest project, walking about the park, or skipping stones by the river.

Getting Introspective. Must be celiac

Posted on 2012, April 6 by D. J. Carmen

Flashback to college: A friend talks about how people should take drugs to experience alternate perspectives. Then she says that I don’t need to because I’m already there. Still don’t know how I feel about that. I’ve had people tell … Continue reading →

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Relevance

Posted on 2012, April 3 by D. J. Carmen

Consider the difference between “dumbing down” and “leaving out irrelevant context”. They look a alike. However, the difference is in what matters to the person you are talking to. When you “dumb something down” (also known as simplifying), you leave … Continue reading →

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A quick video on a double-cane hook-stick technique.

Posted on 2012, March 25 by D. J. Carmen

Finally uploaded the video from last Wednesday’s practice. My goodness. It was about 3 hours of labor for 2 minutes of video. Clearly I need to practice this video editing thing.

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Lunch Time Practice – Contact

Posted on 2012, March 23 by D. J. Carmen

It was such a beautiful day today that I had to pull out my orange shirt and my orange contact juggling ball. I know. Acrylics. I have a few 76mm’s lying about somewhere in my overstuffed bedroom. Oh my. The … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Practice – Memo to Self

Posted on 2012, March 22 by D. J. Carmen

Dear self. Please put on your fledgling video editor hat tonight and cut that video we shot today. I really want to study the technique for that new double-cane move I found during lunch.

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Lunch Time Practice – Almost There

Posted on 2012, March 21 by D. J. Carmen

I decided to juggle today, and for the first time, I found myself starting to catch the ball 5 times with some consistency. Yeay! 2 more catches to escape velocity!

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Lunch Time Practice – Points of Play

Posted on 2012, March 20 by D. J. Carmen

I started working on staff last year as part of my transition from “I only do cane.” to “Learn all the props!”. It’s been slow going. Fire cane is, after all, my first love and my most practiced prop. After … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Practice

Posted on 2012, March 16 by D. J. Carmen

A good way to get weird looks at a diner is to try to work out the hand motions for spinning a meteor while waiting for lunch. My first week with meteor is coming to a close. While the forward … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Practice

Posted on 2012, March 15 by D. J. Carmen

I really must take more video of what I do. For example, today I was practicing a back-pass that goes like this: Balance the cane (parallel to the ground) on your hand in front of you, foot pointing away from … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Practice

Posted on 2012, March 14 by D. J. Carmen

I’m just out of it today. I’m out of it physically from last night’s spin jam. I’m out of it mentally for… well… I’m not sure why. And I’m out of it emotionally. A guy that I’ve known since college … Continue reading →

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