Deck delights!!!

I think I've found my new obsession; the thing that will occupy my mind incessantly and fill up every available spare second while I practice and learn and research. Ladies and gentlemen (and assorted others) I give you - CARDISTRY.
And to save you moving away from this blog to look it up, I shall explain - it is the act of performing artistic movements with packs of cards. It's not quite magic, it's not quite dealing, it's not quite juggling, but it has elements of all three of those. It is beautiful, balletic and baffling, and it has me hooked like a ten-pound pike caught on a treble partridge hook attached to a 3kg braided fishing line. I found a compilation video of some of the best exponents in the world, quite by accident, and my little heart soared and my little adrenaline started flowing and my little hyperfocus goblin shouted "YES! THIS!".
So now I am lost in an ocean of online information and getting more and more excited by the second. And the good thing is - all I need is a decent pack of cards and some patience and perseverance. There's no expensive outlay for equipment, there's no safety and risk implications (apart from a nasty paper cut now and then or possibly a strained thumb), and there's nothing to stop me practising at work any time I have a spare minute or two. It's harmless to the environment, needs no special clothing, and doesn't involve external noise like trying to learn an instrument. It is, in so many ways, exactly what I have been looking for as a hobby.
And now, if you'll excuse me, I need to learn more about The Faro Shuffle.

RC 26-2-25