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public juggling debut

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Today was my public juggling debut. We went to Nakameguro to visit the small drinks stand that Emma's firm was putting on for the hanami crowd. The stand was in a laneway off of the main walk beside the river, so The Girl had a woman dressed up in an eccentric kimono stand on the main walk to drive traffic in. I decided it was the perfect opportunity to demonstrate my new skill to the world -- I could practice juggling while drawing attention to the woman and her small placard.

It seemed to work to an extent. As the only street performer (wearing a fixed grin because Mari had motioned that I should smile, which was at odds with my need to concentrate) I attracted a fair bit of attention from people with cameras and we only wound up sending a few people up the laneway.

But it was fun. And good practice. I didn't do too badly, and managed to edge up my record for consecutive catches to 122. Woohoo!