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the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
Name: Anthony



Location: Edinburgh, Scotland



Hometown: Brisbane, Australia



DOB: 29/03/1983



Age: 23



Sex: Male



Occupation(s): Currently happily unemployed. Actually an engineer, will start looking for a new job soon...



Favorite Food(s): I like variety! It's too hard to narrow down to one.



Favorite Colour(s): Red, Blue



Toys: Staff (single). I need a new one, my old one's in Aus still...



Hobbies other than the obvious: Rock climbing, guitar, cycling (cross-country for preference), books (mainly sci-fi & fantasy), sketching



Education: Engineering degree



Favorite Book(s): Something by Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett probably.



Favorite Movie(s): Erm. Next question?



Favorite TV show(s): The Mighty Boosh, Top Gear. Never seen either on actual TV though...



Plans for life in general: I have no idea, as yet!



Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Eels



Favorie ice cream flavor(s): Chocolate, Mint, or anything citrusy



Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? Nutella, definitely.
EDITED_BY: the_anti_anthony (1163351358)
BirdGOLD Member
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom

Posted:
Hi Anthony, welcome to HoP!

wave weavesmiley

Now you'll be able to tell all the other Brisbanites what "cold" actually is! wink

My state of mind is not yours to define!

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

Pogo69SILVER Member
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia

Posted:
gday anthony!! welcome to HoP, mate!!! biggrin

so you had to travel half way round the world till you found the place? u missing your weekly twirl? hooked up with any edinburgh spinners yet?

--pogo (pat) [forever and always]

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
Thanks Bird. Apparently it's not cold yet, but this concept of wearing a jacket all day... while the sun is out... in autumn... is somewhat unusual!

Pat: pretty much, yeah. There's a regular meetup on Mondays, which I'll wander down to next week, and meet some of the locals. Judging from on here, there's a reasonable size group, so it should be good. And yeah, I'm missing WEFF after 2 weeks...
BirdGOLD Member
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom

Posted:
You're wearing a jacket all day already!?

oh dear!

ubblol

My state of mind is not yours to define!

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
Hi Anthony, welcome to HoP and Edinburgh! hug

Hope you'll have a good time here smile

I won't meet you for a while yet cause I'm busy this Monday night and then away for 4 weeks and then away somewhere else for Xmas and away somewhere else again for New Year's... so I'll hopefully meet you next year wink

There's also uni juggling club on Wednesday nights (7-9), and it's indoors! Maybe see you there? Let me know if you wanna go and I'll supply the details!

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Posted:
Heya! welcome to Hop! hug
the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
Bird, not really a jacket, but... anything more than t-shirt and shorts means I'm making concessions for the weather, and a jumper is definitely cold for me!

Birgit, I'm sure I'll see you there eventually, I plan on being around for a while. Not sure about juggling, I can keep 3 balls going but that's about it!

Thanks for the welcom Adya!
BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
oh, it's spinning and all that, too, it's just CALLED juggling society. "Object manipulation and some circus skills" society might be a better-fitting name, but then uni admin would probably get a bit suspicious as to which objects are being manipulated (and rightly so of course!)

But seeing that I've got either Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday to agree to going on a date with a very cute trainee massage therapist (bounce) and Saturday already semi-planned for a pre-Christmas party I may have to pass on juggling on Wednesday, too. Sometimes having a life is difficult ubblol rolleyes

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

poigmarmite and nutella sandwich
1,590 posts
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire

Posted:
Hi, welcome and
*streaks*

THE hop Pyro.
(with parents)
Unowned

BasstonesGOLD Member
Do you do the poiz?
530 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Posted:
Phew look a this...

I leave hop for a few days and suddenly *BAM* here you are biggrin

Hope the trip is going well smile From what i have heard it sounds awesome though yay

"In the end there is only fire and a waterfall"

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
Righto Birgit. Don't think I have time at the moment for more than one fire night a week, so I might leave it as Mondays for now. As for the date: if it's Wednesday, you can fit another one in Friday if it goes particularly well! wink

Tony, that's what happens when you stop paying attention :P I'll let you know what's been going on when I get a chance, I still haven't got photos.

And I've already attracted my first streaker, apparently! Hey poiq!
poigmarmite and nutella sandwich
1,590 posts
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire

Posted:
Hello anthony! Has fyrespirit not been here yet? No? I WIN!!!

bouncebounce

THE hop Pyro.
(with parents)
Unowned

faith enfireBRONZE Member
wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted:
hello and to be different
*walks by with ALL my clothes on*
wave

Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed

BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
Won't see ya this year then, Mr. Anthony... boo!

Date's on Saturday. But it means we can start early, I'm planning to coerce him in going to try if the kite I bought ages ago can actually fly if the weather's nice biggrin And he said if he was boring I could kill him and throw him in the Water of Leith, so I'll better take a knife, too ubblol

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
poiq, there's something about the concept of racing streakers that leads to weird mental images! Almost as much as faithinfire implying that wearing pants was an unusual state of being around here! biggrin

Birgit, if you're dumping bodies in the Water, can you make it downstream of, say, Stockbridge? That way I don't have to worry about possibly finding it? I'll probably see you early next year, there's not that much left of this one anyway!
Pogo69SILVER Member
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia

Posted:
the dress code varies from room to room, anthony... but poig's made himself at home in a room that pretty much requires you drop your dacks at the door... so don't be taken aback by his apparent forthrightness...

and bugga that you won't meet birgit... well, not till next year anyway... I was going to demand that you give her a massive flying mega tackle-glomp of a hug from me... but it'll have to wait till next year now

--pogo (pat) [forever and always]

BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
Anthony, it'll definitely be downstream of Stockbridge, there's the pretty Pizza Express with view on the water of Leith, and I don't want to spoil people's appetites!

Pogo, here's one for you anyway! hug

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
Pat, I have no problem with pantlessness, I'm just used to people getting to know me before taking their pants off in front of me wink

Birgit, I've been told that the Pizza Express you speak of is quite good. It would indeed be unfortunate to ruin it with corpses!
BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
Apparently when I was 4 or so I discovered a body swimming in a river! I can't remember it, though I vaguely remember being on the boat. According to my dad I was quite fascinated and they had to pull me away from the railing. Goes to show that you can sometimes tell which kid is going to be a scientist later biggrin

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
"Mummy, why's that man lying face down in the water?"

It's probably a good thing you weren't a bit older, may have freaked you out. And less than 20 posts to discussion of corpses in my intro thread? I'm not going to take that as a sign!
BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
hey, at least people are talking to you ubblol hug

Actually I was with my dad I think, cause my mum was on a weekend away. He must've been torn between being excited and watching and taking me away from the sight smile

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
Hehehe, you make it sound as though it runs in the family, this obsession with corpses?

Last Monday was almost a write-off down at the Meadows, was quite damp. But I did get to meet a couple of guys, I think their names were Andy and Ron, but I'm not sure.

How'd the date go, anyway?
Pogo69SILVER Member
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia

Posted:
if there were no news stories on the weekend, of a body floating down the water of leith... it all went well... rolleyes tongue

--pogo (pat) [forever and always]

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
Too true Pat. I should've paid more attention to the news then!
BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
We didn't go to the water of Leith but to the beach biggrin It was great, but that's about it... don't think I really fancy him, so no intimate details to tell, sorry. I think I may have a new good friend though, which is just as good smile

In other words, no new bodies in the North Sea (at least not because of anything I did).

Met up with the Cambridge lot last night who were absolutely fantastic, especially when putting down the car window and shouting "ABUSE!" at other jugglers. So yay!

Ron and Andy sounds about right, I haven't seen them in a while, so say hi next time smile

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

the_anti_anthonymember
36 posts
Location: Edinburgh

Posted:
You went to the beach... in Edinburgh... in November... you must be insane! It was 7 degrees maximum today, that's not beach weather!
BasstonesGOLD Member
Do you do the poiz?
530 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia

Posted:
7 Degrees + Beach :o

I need to take a hot shower just thinking about it.

Hope all is going smoothly over there biggrin

Got a replacement bike over there yet?

"In the end there is only fire and a waterfall"

Pogo69SILVER Member
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia

Posted:
pretty sure I would love it... cos I ubblove the cold...

did anyone else notice that birgit didn;t explicitly rule out the possibility of a floating body being the direct result of her date? glad things went well... rolleyes

**takes 2 cautious steps back towards the nearest door**

--pogo (pat) [forever and always]

BirgitBRONZE Member
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
4,145 posts
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

Posted:
It was really cold, but we still sat down for a picnic biggrin The hot chocolate kept warm in the mugs for about 5 minutes ubblol

But "there's no bad weather, just bad clothes" tongue

And Pogo, there you go: spank

"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)

Owner of Dragosani's left half

Pogo69SILVER Member
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia

Posted:
wOOT!! my cunning ploy to elicit spankage, has worked yet again... tongue

--pogo (pat) [forever and always]

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