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133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
Posted:
My name is andy (short for andrea),and I've been so lucky to be on this earth for the past 25 years, lately mostly in North America, but hoping to make more world-wide appearances soon.
Right now I live in Quebec city, but I'm moving back to Montreal sometime before the new year to play catch with an old dream of mine: I've been accepted at university to learn how to be an architect! So I'm packing my few belongings to go tackle the challenges of being a full time student... I hear this has something to do with the combination of beeing poor, eating unhealthy foods, and not sleeping enough, but I'll be the judge ot that.
I am a vegetarian unicycling poi person who has no grudge against marmite, no addiction to nutella, and no preference for the colour pink.
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I like the simple things in life; the feel of sun on my skin, the taste of a fresh, ripe strawberry, the wind in my hair, the sound of falling snow, the satisfaction of having done a lot at the end of a long day, taking walks with my two fantastic dogs, trying-out new recipes, but there are too many things in life I like to share them all here. When I'm not packing my boxes or playing with my poi, I like to play guitar, watch cha, sword-fight, play D&D, or go-out with my friends... though I have the sneaky suspicion that I won't have much time for this all once I'm back at being a full time student.
I can't say I have a favorite book, I've read so many and loved many of them
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here are just a few: Le Parfum, The God of Small Things, Ender's Game, American Gods (Neil Gaiman is so very great!).
Here are some of the movies I would recommend to people who have not yet seen them: Pather Panchali, Punch Drunk Love, Adaptation, Le Fabuleux Destin Amélie Poulain, Brazil, Spirited Away, Waking Life (soooooo much cooler on big screen), le Huitème Jour, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Jésus de Montreal, Magnolia, and Dr. Strangelove. There are so many more that are well worth mentioning, but the list gets too long.
People I would have loved to meet, but due to the current unavailability of time travel, are just names of people I admire: M. Gandhi, E.E. Cummings, L. da Vinci, S. Ray Vaughan, F. Chopin. There must be more, but I can't think of them right now.
Spinny stuff: I've been poiing since July and have had so much fin doing it that I'm teaching it to all those who are willing to invest the time and practice.
Short anecdote: I have recently (yesterday) experimented with staff and am finding it much to my liking. After working on the full rotation in each hand and passing for about 20 minutes, I tried doing a palm spin - which Malcolm describes as such an easy an obvious move - and it turned out most wonderful... the first 3 times, but then I dropped it on my head and it hurt pretty hard. Anywho: all this to say I am glad to now be joining such a cool staff community.
My name is andy (short for andrea),and I've been so lucky to be on this earth for the past 25 years, lately mostly in North America, but hoping to make more world-wide appearances soon.
Right now I live in Quebec city, but I'm moving back to Montreal sometime before the new year to play catch with an old dream of mine: I've been accepted at university to learn how to be an architect! So I'm packing my few belongings to go tackle the challenges of being a full time student... I hear this has something to do with the combination of beeing poor, eating unhealthy foods, and not sleeping enough, but I'll be the judge ot that.
I am a vegetarian unicycling poi person who has no grudge against marmite, no addiction to nutella, and no preference for the colour pink.
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I like the simple things in life; the feel of sun on my skin, the taste of a fresh, ripe strawberry, the wind in my hair, the sound of falling snow, the satisfaction of having done a lot at the end of a long day, taking walks with my two fantastic dogs, trying-out new recipes, but there are too many things in life I like to share them all here. When I'm not packing my boxes or playing with my poi, I like to play guitar, watch cha, sword-fight, play D&D, or go-out with my friends... though I have the sneaky suspicion that I won't have much time for this all once I'm back at being a full time student.
I can't say I have a favorite book, I've read so many and loved many of them
Non-Https Image Link
here are just a few: Le Parfum, The God of Small Things, Ender's Game, American Gods (Neil Gaiman is so very great!).
Here are some of the movies I would recommend to people who have not yet seen them: Pather Panchali, Punch Drunk Love, Adaptation, Le Fabuleux Destin Amélie Poulain, Brazil, Spirited Away, Waking Life (soooooo much cooler on big screen), le Huitème Jour, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Jésus de Montreal, Magnolia, and Dr. Strangelove. There are so many more that are well worth mentioning, but the list gets too long.
People I would have loved to meet, but due to the current unavailability of time travel, are just names of people I admire: M. Gandhi, E.E. Cummings, L. da Vinci, S. Ray Vaughan, F. Chopin. There must be more, but I can't think of them right now.
Spinny stuff: I've been poiing since July and have had so much fin doing it that I'm teaching it to all those who are willing to invest the time and practice.
Short anecdote: I have recently (yesterday) experimented with staff and am finding it much to my liking. After working on the full rotation in each hand and passing for about 20 minutes, I tried doing a palm spin - which Malcolm describes as such an easy an obvious move - and it turned out most wonderful... the first 3 times, but then I dropped it on my head and it hurt pretty hard. Anywho: all this to say I am glad to now be joining such a cool staff community.
there is no better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula!
busy-tofu!
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
Posted:
Because the 'States' isn't a country... the actual name is United States of America, but I bet you knew that. Because I'm lazy, I find that that it's easier to put it in quotes that to write the whole thing out, but look where it got me now I have to explain why I did it and that takes a lot longer than writing the whole thing out. Besides, I usually see it spelt with quotes, maybe it's because of the new naming convention that aims at changing the name 'American' into 'United-Statian,' or maybe it's because I read mostly in french and 'States' is not a proper french word. *Sigh* That's not much of an excuse... I know...
Erhummm. I hereby officially appologyze for the use of quotations around 'States.' Further more I appologyze for any other spelling/grammar atrocities I will commit, and I hope you'll forgive me for being a silly muppet
Because the 'States' isn't a country... the actual name is United States of America, but I bet you knew that. Because I'm lazy, I find that that it's easier to put it in quotes that to write the whole thing out, but look where it got me now I have to explain why I did it and that takes a lot longer than writing the whole thing out. Besides, I usually see it spelt with quotes, maybe it's because of the new naming convention that aims at changing the name 'American' into 'United-Statian,' or maybe it's because I read mostly in french and 'States' is not a proper french word. *Sigh* That's not much of an excuse... I know...
Erhummm. I hereby officially appologyze for the use of quotations around 'States.' Further more I appologyze for any other spelling/grammar atrocities I will commit, and I hope you'll forgive me for being a silly muppet
there is no better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula!
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
see us Americans (or whatever we're referred to....yanks, united statians, idiots ) just say the States, no quotations. maybe it's an USA thing. who knows. we're weird, i fully admit that.
see us Americans (or whatever we're referred to....yanks, united statians, idiots
) just say the States, no quotations. maybe it's an USA thing. who knows. we're weird, i fully admit that. I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
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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:
I actually call it the U.S.
I really only hear the Canuks calling it "the States."
I actually call it the U.S.
I really only hear the Canuks calling it "the States."
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
SILVER Member
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
on second thought, i'm gonna have to echo mike on this one. i rarely say the States. i usually say the US
on second thought, i'm gonna have to echo mike on this one. i rarely say the States. i usually say the US
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
busy-tofu!
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
Posted:
Hello to all, I've been kept busy by tons of cool school projects, so busy that I have much neglected food, sleep and poi. Important part is I'm back and incredibly happy. For once in my life I feel that I'm doing something great, that is interesting, and that I love. Also, I have found passion!
To celebrate, I offer hugs to all those who care to read this message
Hello to all, I've been kept busy by tons of cool school projects, so busy that I have much neglected food, sleep and poi. Important part is I'm back and incredibly happy. For once in my life I feel that I'm doing something great, that is interesting, and that I love. Also, I have found passion!
To celebrate, I offer hugs to all those who care to read this message
there is no better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula!
busy-tofu!
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
Posted:
This is me -->
this is me juggling my life-->
I seem to be managing don't I?
So school is almost over and I've almost never been quite so busy.
Here in Quebec, a few hundred thoulsand students were on strike to denounce drastic budget cuts in student financial aid. The strike lasted, for some (like me), up to seven weeks! And now we are paying hard by having everything we could've learned in those 7 weeks, condensed in 3. That goes for projects too.
So though I may look like this --> I feel more like this --> 
But still, I manage to find time to write a few words on this board (for the first time in way to long!) to share tidits of my life.
First, this is my day of which I am quite proud:
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fruits of my labor... another day well spent where I could've been doing my school-work. Again, a tribute to the student strike, wich grew bigger and more beautiful than we could have dreamed! *sigh*
Segundo, I'll be going to Berlin this summer
and possibly to EJC if I muster up the funds to stay an extra few weeks! Again this is all school related, but who could pass-by the splendid occasion to combine precious study time with the lure of traveling in Europe? So I'm taking German classes, and it's pretty hard but lots o' fun
Drei, I want to participate in a sand-castle contest when I get back to Canada... it should be über-sweet! I still have to do sand-castle research...
Even though I've never really built a massive sand castle, I think it will be an excellent design experience, plus I'll have tons of extra-nifty photos to share with friends
Quatriemement, wear a red square!
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This is me -->
this is me juggling my life-->
I seem to be managing don't I?
So school is almost over and I've almost never been quite so busy.
Here in Quebec, a few hundred thoulsand students were on strike to denounce drastic budget cuts in student financial aid. The strike lasted, for some (like me), up to seven weeks! And now we are paying hard by having everything we could've learned in those 7 weeks, condensed in 3. That goes for projects too.
So though I may look like this -->
I feel more like this --> But still, I manage to find time to write a few words on this board (for the first time in way to long!) to share tidits of my life.
First, this is my day of which I am quite proud:
Non-Https Image Link
fruits of my labor... another day well spent where I could've been doing my school-work. Again, a tribute to the student strike, wich grew bigger and more beautiful than we could have dreamed! *sigh*
Segundo, I'll be going to Berlin this summer
and possibly to EJC if I muster up the funds to stay an extra few weeks! Again this is all school related, but who could pass-by the splendid occasion to combine precious study time with the lure of traveling in Europe? So I'm taking German classes, and it's pretty hard but lots o' fun Drei, I want to participate in a sand-castle contest when I get back to Canada... it should be über-sweet! I still have to do sand-castle research...
Even though I've never really built a massive sand castle, I think it will be an excellent design experience, plus I'll have tons of extra-nifty photos to share with friends
Quatriemement, wear a red square!
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there is no better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Posted:
i'm so glad you're happy! i love being happy, it makes me even happier to know that somewhere somebody else is also happy. .:big hug:.
i'm so glad you're happy! i love being happy, it makes me even happier to know that somewhere somebody else is also happy. .:big hug:.
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
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Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
Hiya Andy, enjoyed reading your intro very much. Wonderful to meet ya. Please keep the tidbits of your life coming!
Hiya Andy, enjoyed reading your intro very much. Wonderful to meet ya. Please keep the tidbits of your life coming!
busy-tofu!
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
133 posts
Location: montreal: bagel capital
Posted:
When I first wrote my intro, I said something quite like this
This is very true! I have never worked so hard in my life and after a year and a half as a full time student, I have never been more sleep deprived, and rarely been more hungry and poor (save the time I was living in a 1 1/2 with my boy-fiend, eating P-B and jam sandwiches and thinking: 'Oh dear, peanut butter is soo expensive! We really should make oatmeal instead'). But hey, I've never been this happy and fulfilled before.
So hugs to everyone who follows the path of what they love. Hugs and spatulas!
When I first wrote my intro, I said something quite like this
Written by: soldari
to go tackle the challenges of being a full time student... I hear this has something to do with the combination of beeing poor, eating unhealthy foods, and not sleeping enough.
This is very true! I have never worked so hard in my life and after a year and a half as a full time student, I have never been more sleep deprived, and rarely been more hungry and poor (save the time I was living in a 1 1/2 with my boy-fiend, eating P-B and jam sandwiches and thinking: 'Oh dear, peanut butter is soo expensive! We really should make oatmeal instead'). But hey, I've never been this happy and fulfilled before.
So hugs to everyone who follows the path of what they love. Hugs and spatulas!
there is no better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula!
SILVER Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
welcome back to HoP!
welcome back to HoP!
-v-
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