I thought I'd post this story as a bit of advice for the younger guys on the forum.
I'm currently in college, and my school has a rule against cards. The rule is so strict that you can't play Uno on campus. Because of this rule, I'm not allowed to do card tricks. Being a magician though, I always have a deck on me, and love performing when I get a chance. Being in school provided me with an audience, so I performed card tricks. I did this for a while, then after getting "busted" I'd stop, but I never really stopped, I'd just stop for a while and then start again, much like a skater who has found a good spot and has to keep running from the cops.
Usually I just got warnings and a slap on the wrist kind of thing, but things changed. I got busted again on Thursday, and this time they mean business. I got a letter from the one of the Vice Presidents of the school.
I'm not proud of this by any stretch. I know what I did was wrong. I now have to meet with the "big cheese" (I mean that in the most respectful way. That's just the easiest term to use.) and find just how much trouble I'm really in. To make matters worse, I'm almost done at that school, so getting suspended now would be devastating.
The lesson here should be obvious. Don't break the rules, no matter how crazy they may seem.
I'm currently in college, and my school has a rule against cards. The rule is so strict that you can't play Uno on campus. Because of this rule, I'm not allowed to do card tricks. Being a magician though, I always have a deck on me, and love performing when I get a chance. Being in school provided me with an audience, so I performed card tricks. I did this for a while, then after getting "busted" I'd stop, but I never really stopped, I'd just stop for a while and then start again, much like a skater who has found a good spot and has to keep running from the cops.
Usually I just got warnings and a slap on the wrist kind of thing, but things changed. I got busted again on Thursday, and this time they mean business. I got a letter from the one of the Vice Presidents of the school.
I'm not proud of this by any stretch. I know what I did was wrong. I now have to meet with the "big cheese" (I mean that in the most respectful way. That's just the easiest term to use.) and find just how much trouble I'm really in. To make matters worse, I'm almost done at that school, so getting suspended now would be devastating.
The lesson here should be obvious. Don't break the rules, no matter how crazy they may seem.