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Self-examination is always painful. Most people would prefer to believe in the idea of, "Believe in yourself and you can do anything," despite the fact that it's been proven to be bull****. As a perfectionist, I had to come to terms with the fact that I believed I should have already been at a...

Took way too long for someone to bring up the topic of public libraries. That throws a wrench into the equation of many arguments. Especially for those who can't wait to tell you how bloody ethical and morally upright they are.

Everybody wants to be an expert. Nobody wants to put the time in to becoming one.

Giving this a nudge because it irritates me to see this slipping off the first page without a single response.

Stop sucking. If they seriously want you to levitate, you're not as hard-hitting as you think you are. Until actual humor can be found, please enjoy this substitute. This is why I generally don't like card magicians. "I don't care if you want to see something that impresses you! You...

Yes. It's been an on-going learning process, but this is how I approach all of my skillsets these days.

Vary Your Routine In my 25 years on this mortal coil, I've had an unusual gift and curse. My various mental illnesses balanced themselves out by giving me the ability to have laserlike focus on a task that interests me, but the trade off has always been that it's hard to maintain that focus...

'Tis the season for miracles. So I figured I'd stop being a bastard long enough to put this up before I retreat back to my own egocentric microcosm. "To me, 'practicing' is something you do when you're fiddling around, not taking it seriously. I 'train,' which means I take it as seriously as...

I recently got back from the Bruce Bernstein lecture. If you haven't seen the man before, he's quite a character. Among the material he demonstrated, one can see a strong emphasis on creating personal bonding while also creating spectacle. Not an easy thing to do with mentalism. I was...

Because they can't think of anything better to say.

Then why not call yourself a gambling cheats expert? Now put that on a business card and tell me how many shows you didn't get. Ian McKellan is gay. And yet the Lord of the Rings trilogy are among the 25 highest grossing movies of all time. Truman Capote was gay and he still was a...

I stand by my sentiment that it's still completely un-****ing-necessary. I honestly do not get this bizarre obsession with wanting to have any title other than magician or mentalist.

A mind reader is actually a thing. A "card mechanic" is a made up title cooked up by self-important magicians to sound cool in front of other self-important magicians. Don't encourage bad habits.

Name them anyway. You're not going to give these people a wake-up call by being too much of a coward to call bull****. Don't want to offend anybody my ass. Your post before this wasn't exactly punched up by Fred Rogers. You had the balls to talk smack to someone last night. Did your balls...

Blow me. Unlike you, I'm not out to prove anything. But while we're on the topic, how about you prove to me that I'm wrong? Where are the people who are going to bring some legitimacy to card manipulation? Give your rant a little substance for once and maybe I'll deign to talk to you as an...

Question: Who cares? What makes you such a speshul snowflake that you need a made-up title?

And this is my problem with the cardistry community. It's populated almost entirely by people who seem to be genetically engineered specifically to piss me off. Are the established regulars in the community a bunch of insular **********s? Absolutely. Are the newbies much better? Hell no...

Depends. A little winning here and there, moderate your success enough to walk away with a profit without drawing attention, and you're good. That's how good card cheats avoid getting caught.

I had a roommate who said he preferred stage magic because of the grandiose nature and the sheer spectacle of it all. Make of that what you will.

I read this whole thread and didn't laugh once. Not even a smile. Is this really how far magicians have fallen that this is what passes for the pinnacle of humor?