Friday, October 26, 2007

Twitter

Be sure to check out my twitter located on the right hand side of the blog. It talks about great stuff, and sometimes has a featured game.

Featured Magic Trick:

Bicycle Guardians. Created by Theory 11.

The Bicycle Guardians are a work of art. Currently I'm waiting on my autographed copy, but these things are phenomenal. They have grey backs. The creatures seem real, they're guardians. The ace is redesigned.

Amazing. Get yours now at http://www.theory11.com/playingcards/guardians.php.

These are my favorite TV shows right now:

-Journeyman • NBC: Fantastic show. I love it.
-Phenomenon • ? (NBC?): I don't have to drool over not being able to see Mindfreak! A great magic show! Though I don't think very many people like it... hmm...

Skicker: Blogger/Blogspot has a cool coding system that they don't mention. Replace x with desired text.

= "x"
= "x"
= "x"

I'm sure there are many others, possibly including a url code, but I'll leave those for you to find out!

Have fun!

PS. Try pressing Option+8. Also, just try holding down Option and pressing random keys.
Note: This may only work on a Mac.

Tiger Balm Answers & Zap! Party TONIGHT!

Okay, so I've finally finished, uploaded, and entered my Tiger Balm Contest video.

I portray Napoleon Dynamite when he is rehearsing for his dance.

By the way, the t-shirt says:

Vote
For
Pedro



Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/v/j5y-WTha4qc
Contest Video Link: http://youtube.com/contest/tigerbalmcontest&results_all=true?goto=88

My video is number 88.

97 videos!? Whaa? Ahhhhaghaghaahgaagghaah!!

Important Upcoming Dates:
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October 26th - Midnight: Tiger Balm Contest Submissions due.
October 26th - ZAP! PARTY! See below.
October 27th-31st - YouTube/Tiger Balm Contest Administrators select 10 finalists (hopefully me!).
October 31st - Halloween!
November 1st - Finalists Announced
November 1st-13th - VOTE FOR ME!!!! Tiger Balm.
Around November 15th - Tiger Balm results--youtube voters select 5 winners--1 grand prize, 4 runner ups.
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Zap! Party!



I unfortunately probably will NOT be there until 9:30 PM Eastern, though my server should be up.

Enjoy!

Here's a poster I made for Theory11. Sorry, it's a bit cramped.



More news to come.

Cerca Trova means - He who seeks shall find. Or Seek and you shall find. Thus, be sure to Cerca Trova a way to come to the Zap! Party. Cerca Trova a way to vote for my tiger balm contest entry.

- sky_lark

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

New Template

Like it? Nothing changed, just the template, to prevent confusion.

Skicker: Be at the Zap! Party or die!!!

Zap! Party Friday

The Zap! Party may be this friday. It's up to you. See the Zap! forums at z6.invisionfree.com/Zap_Forums for more details.

The magic movie couldn't happen. Sorry.

The Tiger Balm movie will still go on.

Here's another hint. The character wears a well know shirt in the dance he does. The shirt has red text, and three lines of words. One word per line.

V_t_
_or
Pe__o

Enjoy.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

I'm back!

Hi there again. The camping trip was fun. I tubed for ten minutes straight--beat that!

Again, life is brief: I have a Tiger Balm movie due tomorrow or the next day. As well as a magic movie due wednesday (it was extended, thank goodness).

My package hasn't come yet. Sheesh.

Please send in your maps, costumes, and pumpkins. They are all due tomorrow, though I'm pretty pissed off at the Zap! forums right now. They seem to be having trouble with helping me out just a little bit.

The party is still on; this friday.

My family member that left to D.C. is back, had a good trip.

Tiger Balm is now 1/49 :O I'm getting mixed thoughts about winning. :(

Looks like nobody visits my blog anymore. :(

Oh well.

Weekly/every-now-and-then magic trick: Sun. 14-Sun. 21

The Trilogy

-- Lots of magic stores, mainly Theory 11 Presents --

Tricks. Flourishing. Everything else. Tricks. Flourishing. Everything Else. The Trilogy.

The Trilogy is the powerful 3 DVD set from well known magicians Dan and Dave Buck. It teaches you all the awesome skills to wipe out an audience, beautiful tricks that are effects by themselves, and everything else.

The Trilogy by Dan and Dave Buck. Get it at theory11.com.

That's the grand prize for the magic movie I'm entering. Vote for me. :)

Friday, October 12, 2007

Gone for Sat. and little bit of Sun.

So. Head's up: I'll be gone for a camping trip (boating and stuff) for all of saturday and until 3:00 PM Eastern or so on Sunday.

It's friday, I'm not packed, or ready for this trip. Gotta get up at 5:30 to make it on time, as I'm meeting other people there.

So, life now is gonna be pretty brief.

-Went to a dance tonight, had fun, didn't win anything.
-Still waiting on that annoying package that I sent a week ago, should be here by now.
-Tiger Balm... need to get it turned in oh 16th or so, by 19th at latest. Check back for more news.
-Trying to finish up a card flourishing movie for a Theory 11 contest.
-In big need of money right now. :D

Skicker: Try to rally up people at dances, you could probably attempt to knock over those big inflatable bouncy thingies.
Skicker 2: Gum works well with Gummy Bears, it's very popular and almost universal.

I'll try to be on Zap! when I can, but no promises.

Monday is when costumes, pumpkins, maps for Zap! party need to be turned in.
Zap! Party is this friday, the 19th. See z6.invisionfree.com/Zap_Forums for more info

Peace.

- sky_lark

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Hints about Tiger Balm movie

Ah... the Tiger Balm movie! I just finished it and are finishing up editing.

Uh oh.. I found out my video exceeds the 2 minute limit. Gotta size that down.

I have a slightly larger chance than 1/38 at the time, as some of the entries were submitted by the owner of this contest as a demo.

Clues:

1. I am portraying a popular teen figure in a movie.
2. The movie was independent but distributed by Paramount and Fox Searchlight, and it was released in 2004.
3. The character is something of a nerd, loser, etc.

Biggest clue of all:

4. The character does a well known dance, and thus that is the idea of my movie.

If you know, don't say it!

I'll post more clues, progress, etc. in the future.

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Other stuff:

A family member is going on a 2 day trip to D.C. today and taking the computer I normally use with him. I can still post, play Zap! and all, but most of my Zap! levels won't be available.

Weekly featured magic trick: week of Mon. 10/8-Sun. 14.

-- Theory 11 Presents --

Two cards are selected. Let's say for example a four of diamonds and a six of diamonds. The six is handed to somebody, and their hands close on the card.

Then, suddenly-the magician shakes the four. And slowly, magically, two pips appear out of nowhere and slowly move across the card to form the six of diamonds. And the numbers have changed as well. The card is fully examinable.

The spectator holding the six takes her hands away... and she is seen holding a completely normal four of diamonds!

DisTorTion by Wayne Houchin. Get it at theory11.com.

I should have it in tomorrow or the next day.

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I have created a Zap! newsletter. If you would like to be listed (hurry, only 25 e-mails are available, and about six spots are already taken) please contact me with your Zap! username and e-mail. Or, if you'd like to be sent via Private Message, you must belong to the Zap! forums: http://z6.invisionfree.com/Zap_Forums.


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Every blog post I'll try to post a "Skicker", which is basically a cross between Sky and Kicker. Sky is my username, of course. And a kicker is something that gets somebody to laugh.

So a Skicker isn't just a tip to make somebody laugh-but something to make you successful. It can be your home environment, school/work environment, or anything else. Skickers also can be a fact, or anything useful. On lucky days there may be more than one.

Warning: Remember, they may not always work where you live. So be cautious of that. I'll try to make them more universal than not, but who knows.

Now's Skicker: Want to know a popular, cheap, snack at school/work lunches? Gummy Bears. People go nuts for them. You can get a big bag for a dollar or two, and just dropping them on the table and watching people go crazy is all part of the fun. If Gummy Bears don't work, try some other candy or small food, like hershey's kisses and hugs.

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Note: Uh, I'm not totally sure if anybody still reads this blog, so please post in the comments if you do!

- Jomskylark / sky_lark