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Login/Join to Participatefluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Hi, I'm brand spanking new to HOP, never even new it existed until I stumbled upon it recently. Only just starting to get my sea legs as far as the technology thing goes. Just typed poi into a search engine and BAM, Here I am. And right glad I am too. Been spinning for years on and off, started in South Africa and the enthusiasm kinda waned once I got to the UK and refused to leave the warmth of indoors for months. Years later I am regaining my passion and learnig to accept that 26 degrees celcius is warm.
Think Hop is amazing, looking forward to learning and living and loving and growing.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
2,530 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
*wanders in wielding pizza box*
hey, and welcome to HoP
would you like come pizza?
We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams;
We are the movers and shakers of the world for ever, it seems.
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Hello and welcome to HoP!!!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
y0! congratulations, because i anti-hate you!!
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
yay brighton! its cold but it has a good shopping center
hello
welcome to HoP 
Member
43 posts
Location: Jasper, Alberta, Canada
this place is fun and really helpful for moves and inspration. ah the cold, but 26 Celcius
quite warm by my standards, hehe, but then i actually like to spin in a snow storm so... 
lol. you can never get enough hugs ...it's safe to say that relationships inspired by the art of poi are not necessarily 'poi'fect...!
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Hi Lois, warm welcome to HoP!
You're right- HoP's pretty amazing 
How are you doing? 10 posts
Location: Brisvegas
Hey Lois WELCOME TO HOP
26 degrees aint too bad! - I come from Australia so to me thats a nice temperature - especially coming from days that have 40 degree heat with 90% humidity!
Acceptance is the key to Abundance :P
Pooh-Bah
2,084 posts
Location: melbourne, victoria, australia
welcome to the world of HoP, lovely to meet you. be prepared to be greeted by lots of fruity characters.
Written by: Havokist
would you like come pizza?
Havokist, that's disgusting, i don't know if it means the same thing as it does here, but change it immediately. i understand what you meant to say, but *shivers at the thought*
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Haha *Laughs at Havokist and Myco*
Welcome!
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Gidg bounces in on her pogo stick ... boing ... boing ... boing ...
Welcome to HoP Blu!
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
Running hippy spinning lemming
15 posts
Location: Scotland
hello and welcome! Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering...
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Aaaahhh, you guys make me feel all warm and squishy on the inside.
Doin well, up and playing again, and getting loads of shiny happy people to play along.Its great, and of coarse, Lady Sunshine is starting to come out and play in Brighton which makes me smile smile smile
Ill pass on the pizza thanks,I, um... just ate.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Ahh sunny Brighton
*distracts blu with meaningless weather/locale chatter while trying to retrieve pizza*
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
She has been stolen!!! Lady sunshine has disappeared!!! WWWHHHHYYY!!!??????
* blu changes subject quickly, hoping no one has noticed that without the sun, she cannot function as a normal human being*
So Ry, incurable goosechaser, what kinda cures have you tried?
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
hello
Do you like the colour pink?
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Hi Pink
I was wondering when you would ask.
I like all colours, apart from red, which I love. Pink, being a not-so-distant variation of red, I would have to say is therefore held very high in my regards as far as colour goes.
Do you like the colour red??
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
welcome to the spindom of poi!
Live like there is no tomorrow,
dance like nobody is watching
and hula hoop like wiggling will save the world.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Ok, I don't know if this is mentioned somewhere else or not, but I've heard some people talking about something called a rave move?
Does anyone know what this is?
A different name for a normal move or something new, exciting and magical??!!!! ooh ohh, what is it what is it? !!!!!!!!!!
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Nope it's not a new move. It's older than everyone put together here since the Maori's have been doing it since the beginning of time.
Check out Kodiak's intro thread for a description.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
oh,i see. Thanx Gidg
Went down to Brighton Beach (if you can call it that- whats the deal with all the pebbles? Wheres the sand?) this past weekend with a few friends, we broke out the fire, and like moths to the light, people did come. Met loads of great fire people. (Hi, if any of you are here) Even in the early morning , long after we had put the toys away and were just chilling, a whole pack arrived, bringing wood and drums..... fantastic!!!
Defenitly making it a weekly thing!!
free and fun!!! ( until the fire killers catch on)
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
33 posts
Location: space
Hello. I did it I registered, ( see, I can do technology). You have to come to my desk and show me how this all works though. Im afraid. Not today thogh, im goin home now.Are all you guys still goin to the beach on Saturday??
Im hungry!!!
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
ok, sure, good boy, Ill come by tomorrow, why didnt you do an intro? Dunno about this Sat, its a bank hol and Its Nat's birfday, Ill let you know by thurs, but I really doubt it, we got rained out last sat.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
33 posts
Location: space
Hay Flower, where you hiding
I see u been giving away dragon eggs again! Wheres mine?
Hay, did you know theres a jungle in here?
Im hungry!!!
Skinny poi maker
313 posts
Location: Moscow, Russia
Err.... Im a bit late as usual, but anyway
WELCOME TO HoP
Have fun here
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Thanks _so_, better late than never!!!
Dragon eggs to all those with time and love to spare for orphaned little fire breathers!!!
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Hope the sun's come back, blu!
re: cures- tried everything, but it looks like I won't stop til I catch one of those darn geese.
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Lady sunshine has come back indeed!!!
And Blu is a happy girl!!
Good luck with the geese then Ry, may there be many and may they be slow runners/flyers!!
Yo Tum, you noticed the jungle too then huh? Wana explore? I got a pair of shades and boots that were made for walking, it would be rude not to!!
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
33 posts
Location: space
Yes... yes it would!
Ive got the food, you bring the parrafin!
man its hot here, Im hungry, are we there yet, where are we going????? huh huh huh?
Im hungry!!!
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
I dont think you should bring the food, knowing you... there soon wont be any left!
You need to learn to share babe
PS: loving the new hair doo- green is so your colour!!!
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
33 posts
Location: space
verry funny.back to au-natural.... its all good.
Your just jealous because im soo pritty, and because I have shoelaces...
oh yeah, shoelaces are great, they keep your shoes on and double as a belt or rope, and you can tie stuff together with them.
Im hungry!!!
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