Zephyring along

'ello! -looks about curiously- I've known of HoP for quite some time now but only created an account recently when pestering a member of our university's juggling club to invest in more poi. Of course, since I'm the only poiist, this requires a lot of pestering...

(Also, I know some HoPers, who may or may not ever let me live this down.)

But yes. I got into poi this summer after having picked up an interest in glowstringing, and much to the chagrin of some, I found pure poi to be more suited to what I liked. I found it smoother. But as spinning (glowsticks, poi, whatever) has been my gateway slowly out of self-consciousness and back into dance & movement, I'm not picky! I love it all. Even if I'm a rather hopeless newb at it, I promote it vigorously. Especially to those in our university who would go "Po-what?" when I explain why I'm in the juggling club. wink

Name: Lira, to you.
Location: New Jersey most of the time
Hometown: Definitely not New Jersey
Birthday (sign?): June 5. Gemini! grin

Age: Not 42
Sex: Why ye-- er, female
Occupation(s): Student, blah. Occasional singer.
Favorite Food(s): Baked goods & soups/stews <3
Favorite Color(s): Blue, green, the entire spectrum of browns/blacks/whites/"earth tones"
What is the wing speed of an unladen swallow? African or European?
Toys: Poi! Flow-wand (as of December 15 '08), and attempting to rediscover old hooping skills.
Hobbies other than the obvious: Singing above all! Writing and various arts-- handcrafts, painting, paper crafts, anything I can make.
Education: College. Supposedly.
Favorite Book(s): You mean I have to pick a favorite? Lord of the Rings trilogy & Tolkien-verse go here, as do Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles; bugger, I'm forgetting a lot.
Favorite Movie(s): Amelie, the original Star Wars trilogy, The Shawshank Redemption, Ice Age...I'm forgetting some here, too.
Godzilla vs. a Star Wars Star Destroyer. Who wins? Why? A Star Destroyer, because I am an unashamed Star Wars diehard geek, and the Empire LIVES.
Favorite TV show(s): I don't watch TV much, but...er, Avatar: The Last Airbender?
Plans for life in general: (i.e. what you want to do when you grow up) Be stable and do some good along the way...environmental policy/advocacy work.
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Vienna Teng, Imogen Heap, KT Tunstall, Adele, Metric/Emily Haines, Muse, bond, Above & Beyond, Andy Moor, Armin van Buuren, Rurutia, miscellaneous classical music (the Pines of Rome have been wedged in my head recently)-- this doesn't even scratch the surface of favorite music
Do you think these pants make my butt look too big? They look FAB.
Favorite ice cream flavor(s): All variations on vanilla,
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella?* Nutella. Am I going to start a war now?

Cheers! <3

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