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I found you all and this site just a few weeks ago and I was sooo impressed! There is just so much to see and learn here so I decided to join you! I have been lurking here just reading for a while but the time has come for me to introduce myself. I will chicken out and use the template, though...
Name: Varja on forums, IRL mostly Sandra...
Location: Sweden
Hometown: Umeå right now but in two weeks it'll be Uppsala... 600 km south of where I live now...
DOB: What on earth is DOB? Hmm.... logically it ought to be date of birth or something... Ok I'll just assume that it is.
In that case: June 11, 1977
Age: 28 (Duh...
)
Sex: Female
Occupation(s): Unemployed for another two weeks. I'm just about to start a new job at the medical products agency...
Favorite Food(s): Asian
Favorite Color(s): Blue
Toys: My sewing machine
Hobbies other than the obvious: Swedish folk music, dancing, singing and playing it
Education: M. Sci. in molecular biology and PhD in pharmacology
Favorite Book(s): Everything with Pippi Longstockings
Favorite Movie(s): The Lion King (Disney's)
Favorite TV show(s): Charmed
Plans for life in general: To live life to the fullest!
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Ranarim, Die Krupps and Loreena McKennitt
Favorie ice cream flavor(s): Strawberry
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? Since I have never tasted marmite or vegemite I'd have to say nutella... And since I do love nutella I'm probably not lying either.
I found you all and this site just a few weeks ago and I was sooo impressed! There is just so much to see and learn here so I decided to join you! I have been lurking here just reading for a while but the time has come for me to introduce myself. I will chicken out and use the template, though...
Name: Varja on forums, IRL mostly Sandra...
Location: Sweden
Hometown: Umeå right now but in two weeks it'll be Uppsala... 600 km south of where I live now...
DOB: What on earth is DOB? Hmm.... logically it ought to be date of birth or something... Ok I'll just assume that it is.
In that case: June 11, 1977Age: 28 (Duh...
)Sex: Female
Occupation(s): Unemployed for another two weeks. I'm just about to start a new job at the medical products agency...
Favorite Food(s): Asian
Favorite Color(s): Blue
Toys: My sewing machine
Hobbies other than the obvious: Swedish folk music, dancing, singing and playing it
Education: M. Sci. in molecular biology and PhD in pharmacology
Favorite Book(s): Everything with Pippi Longstockings
Favorite Movie(s): The Lion King (Disney's)
Favorite TV show(s): Charmed
Plans for life in general: To live life to the fullest!
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Ranarim, Die Krupps and Loreena McKennitt
Favorie ice cream flavor(s): Strawberry
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? Since I have never tasted marmite or vegemite I'd have to say nutella... And since I do love nutella I'm probably not lying either.
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Posted:
Hiya Sandra!
Welcome to HoP!
Hiya Sandra!
Welcome to HoP!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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Location: Sweden
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Location: Sweden
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Thanx Bird!
Thanx Bird!
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Super Gidg!!!!
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Super Gidg!!!!
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Posted:
*Gidg bounces in on her pogo stick* ... boing ... boing ... boing ... boing ...
Yeah for Pippi and Charmed!! Welcome to HoP Sandra!
*Gidg bounces in on her pogo stick* ... boing ... boing ... boing ... boing ...
Yeah for Pippi and Charmed!! Welcome to HoP Sandra!
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
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Location: Sweden
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Thank you so much Gidg!
*bounces along to see how it's properly done*
Thank you so much Gidg!
*bounces along to see how it's properly done*
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Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
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Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
*pogo bounces in on his gidg stick* ... boing ... boing ... boing ... boing ...
welcome to HoP, varja!!
*pogo bounces in on his gidg stick* ... boing ... boing ... boing ... boing ...
welcome to HoP, varja!!
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
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Location: Sweden
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Location: Sweden
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Thank you Pogo!
I thought I'd make an addition to my intro. I see now that I didn't write anything at all about my spinning!! Can only blame the jet lag after surfing on a site in such a distant country.
Oh well. I have been spinning for nearly two months now... reeeeally long, right? So far i have one pair of black, pink, purple home made poi, one pair of kiwido's with purple, red and yellow long tails, one pair of blue LED sticks and one pair of monkey fists. And I love them all! Right now I'm working on the overhead three beat weave, flowers, adding pirouettes and just working up my skills enough to feel ready for trying "the real deal" with those monkey fists... I got them today. 
Thank you Pogo!
I thought I'd make an addition to my intro. I see now that I didn't write anything at all about my spinning!! Can only blame the jet lag after surfing on a site in such a distant country.
Oh well. I have been spinning for nearly two months now... reeeeally long, right?
So far i have one pair of black, pink, purple home made poi, one pair of kiwido's with purple, red and yellow long tails, one pair of blue LED sticks and one pair of monkey fists. And I love them all! Right now I'm working on the overhead three beat weave, flowers, adding pirouettes and just working up my skills enough to feel ready for trying "the real deal" with those monkey fists... I got them today. SILVER Member
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
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Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
mmm, I'm a bit of a newbie with poi, too.. started with staff about, ummm... 4 months ago, I guess... and wouldn't touch poi... but started poi about... ummmm... 4-5 weeks ago, I think? and don't touch the staff anymore... poi rocks! I
it...
flowers... le... I really have to practise flowers, they look so pretty... but I've convinced myself I'm too uncoordinated for now 
mmm, I'm a bit of a newbie with poi, too.. started with staff about, ummm... 4 months ago, I guess... and wouldn't touch poi... but started poi about... ummmm... 4-5 weeks ago, I think? and don't touch the staff anymore... poi rocks! I
it... flowers... le
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
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Location: Sweden
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Then there's two of us!
I'm struggling with the flowers... BIGtime! I know I have to learn how to do them before I make them my own style.... but so far all I've seen of flowers is soooo far off what the rest of my spinning looks like that I just can't find a way around it.
Then there's two of us!
I'm struggling with the flowers... BIGtime! I know I have to learn how to do them before I make them my own style.... but so far all I've seen of flowers is soooo far off what the rest of my spinning looks like that I just can't find a way around it. SILVER Member
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Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
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Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
ye, like everything else... practise, practise, practise... flowers for me are similar to my struggles with isolations... one hand @ a time, no problem... put them together and it all goes to hell
ye, like everything else... practise, practise, practise... flowers for me are similar to my struggles with isolations... one hand @ a time, no problem... put them together and it all goes to hell
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
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Location: Sweden
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Mhm... But I rarely find practising so much fun as with poi though.
Isolations will probably be my next project... I haven't even tried them yet. Same thing there... doesn't really fit into what I do right now... But who ever know's what the future holds? Maybe it's just bells and green, fluffy stuff all the way to retirement? Then who would care about isolations?
Mhm... But I rarely find practising so much fun as with poi though.
Isolations will probably be my next project... I haven't even tried them yet. Same thing there... doesn't really fit into what I do right now... But who ever know's what the future holds? Maybe it's just bells and green, fluffy stuff all the way to retirement? Then who would care about isolations?
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Super Gidg!!!!
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Location: Portland Oregon USA
Super Gidg!!!!
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Location: Portland Oregon USA
Posted:
He's got right!!!
Written by: Pogo69
*pogo bounces in on his gidg stick* ... boing ... boing ... boing ... boing ...
He's got right!!! 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
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Location: City of Birches
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Location: City of Birches
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Hi there!
Welcome to HOP! Um... even though you've been here longer than me...
Where you at the Art of Poi convention in Västerås last weekend? I met a Varja there...
Live on!
Hi there!
Welcome to HOP! Um... even though you've been here longer than me...
Where you at the Art of Poi convention in Västerås last weekend? I met a Varja there...
Live on!
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Location: Sweden
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Posted:
Hello!
Nope. Unfortunately I was in Skåne and missed it all. I totally envy you for going! I was really sad when I found out. i tried to force my brother to go there but I guess I didn't succeed... Was it as much fun as I imagined it to be?
Hello!
Nope. Unfortunately I was in Skåne and missed it all. I totally envy you for going! I was really sad when I found out. i tried to force my brother to go there but I guess I didn't succeed...
Was it as much fun as I imagined it to be? © 1998 - 2025 Home of Poi
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