Another day in my not-so-normal life.
I was voluntarily kidnapped on Saturday and taken to a few places I would have never otherwise found, including a random bulb of waterfront land in Berkeley, and a middle school.
I tagged along to this bulb of note with friends Mark and Cherry. It was a bit of a drive, then a bit of a hike. I ended up losing them along the way, as I was too distracted by the surrounding plant life to pay attention to anything else. Eventually I found them, and subsequently found myself in the middle of what appeared to be a waterfront pirate birthday party.
Fast forward. I’m in a middle school on a Saturday night. Also normal?
I am here as a spectator for a juggling and unicycling festival, hosted by Frank Oliver. One of their finale shows happens to take place within this middle school. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but while watching the rehearsals, I found myself quite emotionally invested in the efforts of many young performers who seemed to be debuting their tricks on this stage tonight. Many of them were attempting a new, more difficult trick for the first time, failing over and over in their rehearsal attempts, but sticking with their intent in hopes that for the final performance, they will pull it off that one time.
The show itself was full of surprises and hilarious entertainment. The performers were so creative and talented! I now find myself a fan of juggling and unicycling and all things related.
I finished the night off lurking the middle school grounds with Mark + Alex Kelly, playing around with the lighting.. and here’s what we came up with:
And so ends another normal Saturday.