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Posted:
ever stuck at one hobby or recreation? I know everyone has spun for some time, but i'm interested in what you did before this. Did it influence ur style or descision between staff/poi or both?
I did irish dancing for 12 years until i realised it was totally uncool and highly embaressing. Okay so i could say "hi, i got to the world finals" but everyone would be like "aye, in that fookin lord of the dance shite..."
i also figure skated for ten years, this has defintly helped me when chucking my staff under my legs
ever stuck at one hobby or recreation? I know everyone has spun for some time, but i'm interested in what you did before this. Did it influence ur style or descision between staff/poi or both?
I did irish dancing for 12 years until i realised it was totally uncool and highly embaressing. Okay so i could say "hi, i got to the world finals" but everyone would be like "aye, in that fookin lord of the dance shite..."
i also figure skated for ten years, this has defintly helped me when chucking my staff under my legs
ex-hop-aholic, now inconsistent lurker...
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
You know, while it's impressive to stick with a hobby for a long time, I think it's also impressive if you are constantly trying new things. That's the difference between youth and old age in my opinion: a young person is always trying new things, whether at age 25, 50, or 75. An old person gets comfy and doesn't do anything new, whether at age 25, 50, or 75.
I plan on being young as long as I live.
Peace.
You know, while it's impressive to stick with a hobby for a long time, I think it's also impressive if you are constantly trying new things. That's the difference between youth and old age in my opinion: a young person is always trying new things, whether at age 25, 50, or 75. An old person gets comfy and doesn't do anything new, whether at age 25, 50, or 75.
I plan on being young as long as I live.
Peace.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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249 posts
Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
249 posts
Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Posted:
ok, things i have done: ballet, irish dancing, netball, hockey, tennis
things i still do: gymnastics (since i was 4)
fire twirling
acrobatics
juggling
hula hoop and
rockclimbing
TADA!!! by the way, everyone here is very impressive!!
ok, things i have done: ballet, irish dancing, netball, hockey, tennis
things i still do: gymnastics (since i was 4)
fire twirling
acrobatics
juggling
hula hoop and
rockclimbing
TADA!!! by the way, everyone here is very impressive!!
How do you change this thing???
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Location: Behind the couch...
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Location: Behind the couch...
Posted:
I sat on my butt for about two years... I got pretty damn good at it as well... had the sofa just right... hugged my body and all...
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"Ha, I laugh in the face of danger... and then I hide until it's gone..."
I sat on my butt for about two years... I got pretty damn good at it as well... had the sofa just right... hugged my body and all...
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"Ha, I laugh in the face of danger... and then I hide until it's gone..."
I can't hear you... I have a banana in my ear.
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
Adren,
I agree that everyone here is very impressive! I hope you didn't get the impression that I think otherwise!
Peace.
Adren,
I agree that everyone here is very impressive! I hope you didn't get the impression that I think otherwise!
Peace.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
northern monkey
235 posts
235 posts
Posted:
i agree with adrenaline, you guys are starting to annoy me cos u do all these cool things that i havent!!
thanks goodness i have all summer to practice them
mehehehe!
vic xx
i agree with adrenaline, you guys are starting to annoy me cos u do all these cool things that i havent!!
thanks goodness i have all summer to practice them
mehehehe!
vic xx
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NYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Posted:
Wow, I don't really have any long term hobbies and never realized it until now.
*Scratches head and tries to psychoanalyze self*
Nope, nothing.
Wow, I don't really have any long term hobbies and never realized it until now.
*Scratches head and tries to psychoanalyze self*
Nope, nothing.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Pooh-Bah
2,364 posts
Location: austin,tx
2,364 posts
Location: austin,tx
Posted:
well, 7 yrs ago bullwhips and fireblowing started me off, then came poi. b4 that i was an art installation sculptor and metal caster/welder fro about 5 yrs. in fact i still consider myself mainly a sculptor, as i still incorporate it into shows (making puppets). also have done taichi 3yrs. piano/bass guitar/ (and some hand drum) 8 yrs, puppets 7 yrs, massage, drawing, pantomime, writing. and nookie! that's the main stuff, stuff i would say i'm good at . but i have been way too jack-of-all-trades most of my life, and piano and chains and bullwhips are the things i have focused on/ been most disciplined about. and i stopped playing piano about 5 yrs ago due to tendonitis. i ice skated for a little while, incedentally. not enough to do cool spins and all, but i could skate around that circle REAL purty-like! backerds even. oh and i used to OWN spelling bees as a kid! won every time!
well, 7 yrs ago bullwhips and fireblowing started me off, then came poi. b4 that i was an art installation sculptor and metal caster/welder fro about 5 yrs. in fact i still consider myself mainly a sculptor, as i still incorporate it into shows (making puppets). also have done taichi 3yrs. piano/bass guitar/ (and some hand drum) 8 yrs, puppets 7 yrs, massage, drawing, pantomime, writing. and nookie! that's the main stuff, stuff i would say i'm good at . but i have been way too jack-of-all-trades most of my life, and piano and chains and bullwhips are the things i have focused on/ been most disciplined about. and i stopped playing piano about 5 yrs ago due to tendonitis. i ice skated for a little while, incedentally. not enough to do cool spins and all, but i could skate around that circle REAL purty-like! backerds even. oh and i used to OWN spelling bees as a kid! won every time!
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Location: ireland
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Location: ireland
Posted:
wow... people doing irish dancing.
That's so odd.
Are any of you actually irish?
You may be able to guess from the name, but i am actually irish, and have never gone anywhere near that form of dance. Looks way too much like you're a piece of wood (body), with 2 pieces of spaghetti attached (legs)
But i did di ballet for ages till i broke my anke, same story with gymnastics, 11 years violin,8 years swimming, brownies (??), soccer, if i think of anything else....
oh, and art too.
I was one of those kids whose mothers ferried them around to things all the time
wow... people doing irish dancing.
That's so odd.
Are any of you actually irish?
You may be able to guess from the name, but i am actually irish, and have never gone anywhere near that form of dance. Looks way too much like you're a piece of wood (body), with 2 pieces of spaghetti attached (legs)
But i did di ballet for ages till i broke my anke, same story with gymnastics, 11 years violin,8 years swimming, brownies (??), soccer, if i think of anything else....
oh, and art too.
I was one of those kids whose mothers ferried them around to things all the time
...that's not flying, it's falling, with style...
northern monkey
235 posts
235 posts
Posted:
hiya, no i'm not irish i just had an insane father who was scottish, refused to let me do scottish dancing (reckoned it was devil dancing) and said i could do irish cos it was good for women( kept their hands out of the way and out of trouble) Good man that man.
i was in the brownies, guides and bloody rangers. How sad is that??!! got loads of free stuff and tons of educational qualifications though so am qualified to take workshops and still have four months left of group insurance!
my mom never used to ferry me around (gets out violin) i was always the kid who had to ask someone else for a lift to competitions. I think my mom took me to one though but it was at the end of the street!!
vic xx
hiya, no i'm not irish i just had an insane father who was scottish, refused to let me do scottish dancing (reckoned it was devil dancing) and said i could do irish cos it was good for women( kept their hands out of the way and out of trouble) Good man that man.
i was in the brownies, guides and bloody rangers. How sad is that??!! got loads of free stuff and tons of educational qualifications though so am qualified to take workshops and still have four months left of group insurance!
my mom never used to ferry me around (gets out violin) i was always the kid who had to ask someone else for a lift to competitions. I think my mom took me to one though but it was at the end of the street!!
vic xx
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Location: amsterdam..i wish
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Location: amsterdam..i wish
Posted:
hobbies eh?...welli played baseball for a few years..ummmm...i have been smokin weed since i was 11!! dont know if that counts as a hobby, but maybe cigar rolling would be concidered a hobby..right?.. and i have been spinning poi for about 5 months, and staff about 2-3 weeks
hobbies eh?...welli played baseball for a few years..ummmm...i have been smokin weed since i was 11!! dont know if that counts as a hobby, but maybe cigar rolling would be concidered a hobby..right?.. and i have been spinning poi for about 5 months, and staff about 2-3 weeks
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One day penguins will take over the world
916 posts
Location: Derby, United Kingdom
One day penguins will take over the world
916 posts
Location: Derby, United Kingdom
Posted:
i studied tae qwon do for 4 years, until an injury and had to stop. besides from that i ahvent really done that much. oh wait, yeah, ive been doing drama for about 7 years now, does that count?!
i studied tae qwon do for 4 years, until an injury and had to stop. besides from that i ahvent really done that much. oh wait, yeah, ive been doing drama for about 7 years now, does that count?!
ummmm...........anybody have any suggestions as to what i can put here?!
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Location: Behind you. With Jam
Posted:
I've been doodling, drawing and arty stuff for about 22 years since I was 4...
I've been doodling, drawing and arty stuff for about 22 years since I was 4...
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enthusiast
271 posts
Location: Bradford *rolls eyes*, United Kingdom
enthusiast
271 posts
Location: Bradford *rolls eyes*, United Kingdom
Posted:
i did ballet for *thinks* 10 years, more or less, but i have problems with my joints because of it (by joints i mean sholders, knees, etc
)
i have hyperflexibility and its all painfull and stuff. but it is usefull for poi in rythem and movement i guess.
I play Bass guitar, guitar, a little bit of drums, flute and panpipes. Mostly bass tho. i am learning to DJ a little bit, a couple of friends are teaching me. i used to do a lot of art, and customise clothes etc.
I suppose working at the pub is a hobby too. it's my seccond job and i love working there. i'm not sure how that helps with poi tho
i did ballet for *thinks* 10 years, more or less, but i have problems with my joints because of it (by joints i mean sholders, knees, etc
)i have hyperflexibility and its all painfull and stuff. but it is usefull for poi in rythem and movement i guess.
I play Bass guitar, guitar, a little bit of drums, flute and panpipes. Mostly bass tho. i am learning to DJ a little bit, a couple of friends are teaching me. i used to do a lot of art, and customise clothes etc.
I suppose working at the pub is a hobby too. it's my seccond job and i love working there. i'm not sure how that helps with poi tho
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Introverted
833 posts
Location: Norf London, United Kingdom
Introverted
833 posts
Location: Norf London, United Kingdom
Posted:
Did gymnastics for 11 years, and I've been making music in various forms since I was about 13, which I'm still doing. Juggling for about 6 years, Poi for just over a year now. Playing games since I was 7 or 8 on my Dads BBC Micro, although Poi has pretty much displaced that now
Did gymnastics for 11 years, and I've been making music in various forms since I was about 13, which I'm still doing. Juggling for about 6 years, Poi for just over a year now. Playing games since I was 7 or 8 on my Dads BBC Micro, although Poi has pretty much displaced that now
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Location: Cape Town The Mother City, South Africa
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Location: Cape Town The Mother City, South Africa
Posted:
I have been diving for the last 15 years. Scuba diving and snorkling.
Can anyone please tell me how that could have had an impact on my poi??
water - fire
ummm, well that is two hobbies you can never mix!
I have been diving for the last 15 years. Scuba diving and snorkling.
Can anyone please tell me how that could have had an impact on my poi??
water - fire
ummm, well that is two hobbies you can never mix!
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there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
played the guitar on/off for 25 years... but not sure it counts, cos I barely played for a 10 year period up until about 6 months ago...
played the guitar on/off for 25 years... but not sure it counts, cos I barely played for a 10 year period up until about 6 months ago...
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
I have a short attention span
I have a short attention span
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
same here, rougie... for everything but the guitar... so, I'm pretty sure your equivalent is out there somewhere...
same here, rougie... for everything but the guitar... so, I'm pretty sure your equivalent is out there somewhere...
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
veteran
1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
I've been singing with the local towns choir since 1997, and this year will be my last due to moving to rovers which is a Wednesday night.
I've been in scouting since 1997, and been through cubs, scouts, Venturers and now joining Rovers (as well as being a leader) so I plan on sticking by this for MUCH longer.
Choir had nothing to do with me and poi, scouting however, was the thing that introduced me to staff and poi and all that stuff... so strong connection I'd say
I've been singing with the local towns choir since 1997, and this year will be my last due to moving to rovers which is a Wednesday night.
I've been in scouting since 1997, and been through cubs, scouts, Venturers and now joining Rovers (as well as being a leader) so I plan on sticking by this for MUCH longer.
Choir had nothing to do with me and poi, scouting however, was the thing that introduced me to staff and poi and all that stuff... so strong connection I'd say
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,750 posts
Location: Europe,Scotland,Both
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,750 posts
Location: Europe,Scotland,Both
Posted:
HOW OLD IS THIS THREAD???
thers cantus on here saying hes only been doing staff for a year! like, WHAT!!!
I wrote poetry for about 5 years, but gave it up after doing a course in writing for perfomance (money well spent)
T
HOW OLD IS THIS THREAD???
thers cantus on here saying hes only been doing staff for a year! like, WHAT!!!
I wrote poetry for about 5 years, but gave it up after doing a course in writing for perfomance (money well spent)
T
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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old hand
898 posts
Location: Binstead, Isle of Wight
898 posts
Location: Binstead, Isle of Wight
Posted:
I did ballet for seven years until I tore my ligaments on a ski trip. Started poi five years ago.
I did ballet for seven years until I tore my ligaments on a ski trip. Started poi five years ago.
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Out! Out! You demons of stupidity!
587 posts
Location: Somewhere, out there..., South Africa
Out! Out! You demons of stupidity!
587 posts
Location: Somewhere, out there..., South Africa
Posted:
I played hockey for 6 years. I was pretty good at it and wanted to go pro. But after quite a few injuries I just stopped playing. Trying to get back into it though...
I played hockey for 6 years. I was pretty good at it and wanted to go pro. But after quite a few injuries I just stopped playing. Trying to get back into it though...
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Stargazer
6,650 posts
6,650 posts
Posted:
I was also mislead by the title.... *giggles*... thought it was a girls thread and already wondered about the "PG rating"... but maybe this is due to my (currently) corrupted mind...
"ever stuck at one hobby or recreation?" ... does sex, drugs and chillout count?
@ Nx?: The thread is about 4 years old: Yay for those who do a search, or revive their favourite threads
I was also mislead by the title....
*giggles*... thought it was a girls thread and already wondered about the "PG rating"... but maybe this is due to my (currently) corrupted mind... "ever stuck at one hobby or recreation?" ... does sex, drugs and chillout count?
@ Nx?: The thread is about 4 years old: Yay for those who do a search, or revive their favourite threads
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Pooh-Bah
1,810 posts
Location: London
1,810 posts
Location: London
Posted:
I did Judo for about 10 or 11 years ... then I found out there was more to life
I've tried to go back to it a few times, but found that the clubs near me were just full of big men who wanted to show how tough they were by hammering a 8st (when wet) girl.
Shame really as it was a great tension buster.......
xx
I did Judo for about 10 or 11 years ... then I found out there was more to life
I've tried to go back to it a few times, but found that the clubs near me were just full of big men who wanted to show how tough they were by hammering a 8st (when wet) girl.
Shame really as it was a great tension buster.......
xx
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
I did rugby for 15 years (longer than some Hoppers have been alive
)
and athletics for 10 years.
Oh and I have been ping ponging for about 15 years to
I did rugby for 15 years (longer than some Hoppers have been alive
)and athletics for 10 years.
Oh and I have been ping ponging for about 15 years to
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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