Genesis

"We are what we repetedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit"

Aristotle

Evening friends, Thomas Moriarty here. As I listen to the words of "I Believe in a thing called love" I inagurate this Blog. I consider it to be appropiate for me to therefore redact a brief introduction of my persona.

I am Thomas, I am 17 years of age and I am originally from Buenos Aires. I am a sleight of hand artist, a card magic aficionado and a student of the many methods of cheating at cards. I've been studying sleight of hand for as long as I can remember and I consider it to be the reason of my existance, honestly. Card magic has helped me in so many ways which we may get into later.

I am also a student of Gastronomy, an obvious foodie, a male fashion enthusiast and an amateur writer. Dedication and perfect technique are the two things that I hold as a motto in every single field of interest I may have or any subject I may study. I'm obsessed with the working of the human mind, intelligence and intelect. I've always done excellent at school, partly because of that obsession of mine and partly because I guess I didn't want anybody bothering me when I decided to spend 8 hours a day training my chops with a pack of cards, right?

I am a romatic and I am deeply head over heels for a girl that does not feel the same for me, that's another topic I may address if we shall go down the tubes with this blog.

I love TV series and sitcoms and I watch practically every single show on tv. My favorites (Past and present) are BBC's Sherlock, Breaking Bad, Dexter (I loved the ending to death) and House of Cards. Although I shall also adress some of my not so guilty pleasures, such as Gossip Girl, Glee, and so many other.

Another one of the many topics I may address while using this plataform is the analysis of my favorite book on artifice, ruse and subterfuge at the card table and that is the fantastic book written in 1902 by S.W. ERDNASE, "The expert at the card table" commonly reffered by cardicians as Erdnase.

Finally, and to avoid any controversy, I did not choose to write in english in order to appear big on the bills or anything, It is just that I feel that many of the things I want to share here I will be able to express better in english than spanish, although I may post in spanish too.

 I began this when listening to Adam Lambert and his wonderful cover of "I believe in a thing called love" and I now may leave you with another quote which I find appropiate and also very cute

And Because deep down she knows that it goes out for her.

Love can be inconvenient, perhaps inappropriate. It can be dangerous. Make us do things we wouldn't dream of doing. But wrong? That just depends on where we end up, doesn't it? 

Isaac Sirko