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Ready? We'd love to know your answers...
Name: Natasha Smith
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa for now but West Virginia is where my heart lives <3
Hometown: Wheeling, WV
Birthday (sign?): Sept. 3 86
Age: 23
Sex: Female
Occupation(s): Chemistry PhD Graduate student at Pitt
Favorite Food(s): almost any nom nom
Favorite Color(s): Red!!
What is the wing speed of an unladen swallow? However fast it feels like flapping them...but in all seriousness about 15 beats per second
Toys: you can find me playing in a field, the woods, or a chemistry lab
Hobbies other than the obvious: Just started poi so I dunno if I call it a hobbie quite yet, but I love rock climbing, hiking, bicycling, bellydancing, and of course chemistry duh
Education: BS Chemistry WVU, Phd Computational chemistry University of Pittsburgh (in progress)
Favorite Book(s):Stranger in a strange land, the pleasure of finding things out (everyone should read this!) Lots of Scifi Twilight (just kidding guys :P)
Favorite Movie(s):I'm not sure I can list them all but scifi, action, comedy
Godzilla vs. a Star Wars Star Destroyer. Who wins? Why? I'm not sure this is a fair question, for as mighty and scary as Godzilla (Gojira) is, the star destroyer has technology on its side....and lets face it a laser travels much farther and faster than Godzilla's fire breath
Favorite TV show(s): Eh....
Plans for life in general: TBD but I do know my husband and I will be living in WV on our very own self sustainable energy farm
Favorite Music Artists/Composers:Techno, Indie, Dubstep, sometimes some rap
Do you think these pants make my butt look too big? Only if you stand on your head and look sideways three times
Favorie ice cream flavor(s):Mint Chocolate chip
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella?* Nutella fo sho
Ready? We'd love to know your answers...
Name: Natasha Smith
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa for now but West Virginia is where my heart lives <3
Hometown: Wheeling, WV
Birthday (sign?): Sept. 3 86
Age: 23
Sex: Female
Occupation(s): Chemistry PhD Graduate student at Pitt
Favorite Food(s): almost any nom nom
Favorite Color(s): Red!!
What is the wing speed of an unladen swallow? However fast it feels like flapping them...but in all seriousness about 15 beats per second
Toys: you can find me playing in a field, the woods, or a chemistry lab
Hobbies other than the obvious: Just started poi so I dunno if I call it a hobbie quite yet, but I love rock climbing, hiking, bicycling, bellydancing, and of course chemistry duh
Education: BS Chemistry WVU, Phd Computational chemistry University of Pittsburgh (in progress)
Favorite Book(s):Stranger in a strange land, the pleasure of finding things out (everyone should read this!) Lots of Scifi Twilight (just kidding guys :P)
Favorite Movie(s):I'm not sure I can list them all but scifi, action, comedy
Godzilla vs. a Star Wars Star Destroyer. Who wins? Why? I'm not sure this is a fair question, for as mighty and scary as Godzilla (Gojira) is, the star destroyer has technology on its side....and lets face it a laser travels much farther and faster than Godzilla's fire breath
Favorite TV show(s): Eh....
Plans for life in general: TBD but I do know my husband and I will be living in WV on our very own self sustainable energy farm
Favorite Music Artists/Composers:Techno, Indie, Dubstep, sometimes some rap
Do you think these pants make my butt look too big? Only if you stand on your head and look sideways three times
Favorie ice cream flavor(s):Mint Chocolate chip
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella?* Nutella fo sho
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Wind Dancer
126 posts
Location: USA, east coast
Wind Dancer
126 posts
Location: USA, east coast
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Hi Natasha, and welcome to HoP
Refuge will be over to make the official Nutella Club invite, but I'll say congratulations in advance
Hi Natasha, and welcome to HoP
Refuge will be over to make the official Nutella Club invite, but I'll say congratulations in advance
Impermanent are all created things;
Strive on with awareness.
- Buddha
stranger
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Great! Can't wait to get more involved in this forum, meet people around my area and really get into poi
Great! Can't wait to get more involved in this forum, meet people around my area and really get into poi
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2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
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Location: Orlando Florida, USA
2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
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Location: Orlando Florida, USA
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Hello! Welcome to the nutella army!(just made that up btw its really home of poi)
How long have you been spinning?
Hello! Welcome to the nutella army!(just made that up btw its really home of poi)
How long have you been spinning?
We who know chaos do not fear it. We Embrace it and control it.
stranger
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I was recently introduced to poi while traveling in Belize. Its only been about a month and I'm looking for people in my area to learn and grow from.
I was recently introduced to poi while traveling in Belize. Its only been about a month and I'm looking for people in my area to learn and grow from.
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2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
25 posts
Location: Orlando Florida, USA
2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
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Location: Orlando Florida, USA
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Wow did you make sock poi for your first set? Also Uber gratz on the degree.... I was originally a chem major.... organic kicked my butt.
Wow did you make sock poi for your first set? Also Uber gratz on the degree.... I was originally a chem major.... organic kicked my butt.
We who know chaos do not fear it. We Embrace it and control it.
stranger
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Two socks and a two bags of instant rice...does the trick! Any suggestions for a self taught beginner?
Two socks and a two bags of instant rice...does the trick! Any suggestions for a self taught beginner?
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Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
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Location: South Africa
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
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Location: South Africa
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Geochem is as close as I will get to chemistry.
Welcome to HoP!
Stranger in a Strange Land is... strange....
PS: Avoid the squirrels.
Geochem is as close as I will get to chemistry.
Welcome to HoP!
Stranger in a Strange Land is... strange....
PS: Avoid the squirrels.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
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Wind Dancer
126 posts
Location: USA, east coast
Wind Dancer
126 posts
Location: USA, east coast
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Natasha, I definitely suggest taking a look at the poi lessons here on Home of Poi. You should also check out Nick Woosley's website, as his videos have helped me out a lot (I only started this past June). There are many other poi-learning resources, but those are the two I've used. Good luck
Natasha, I definitely suggest taking a look at the poi lessons here on Home of Poi. You should also check out Nick Woosley's website, as his videos have helped me out a lot (I only started this past June). There are many other poi-learning resources, but those are the two I've used. Good luck
Impermanent are all created things;
Strive on with awareness.
- Buddha
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2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
25 posts
Location: Orlando Florida, USA
2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
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Location: Orlando Florida, USA
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Originally Posted By: LaasyaNatasha, I definitely suggest taking a look at the poi lessons here on Home of Poi. You should also check out Nick Woosley's website, as his videos have helped me out a lot (I only started this past June). There are many other poi-learning resources, but those are the two I've used. Good luck
I second Nick's website. It realy helped me out starting from the first lesson after i learned some stuff already. Nick really knows how to teach... I went from weave to being able to actuality do moves lol.
Originally Posted By: LaasyaNatasha, I definitely suggest taking a look at the poi lessons here on Home of Poi. You should also check out Nick Woosley's website, as his videos have helped me out a lot (I only started this past June). There are many other poi-learning resources, but those are the two I've used. Good luck
I second Nick's website. It realy helped me out starting from the first lesson after i learned some stuff already. Nick really knows how to teach... I went from weave to being able to actuality do moves lol.
We who know chaos do not fear it. We Embrace it and control it.
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Cooler than bubblegum!
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Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Cooler than bubblegum!
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Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
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*Pulls up in the Nutella bus*
Welcome to HoP. Since you obviously know the benefits to Nutella, I don't need to tell you. Acsilith is not here, so have some of his popcorn.
Originally Posted By: astonStranger in a Strange Land is... strange....
He most certainly is! I'd like to meet him.
*Pulls up in the Nutella bus*
Welcome to HoP. Since you obviously know the benefits to Nutella, I don't need to tell you. Acsilith is not here, so have some of his popcorn.
Originally Posted By: astonStranger in a Strange Land is... strange....
He most certainly is! I'd like to meet him.
The popcorn extends life... The popcorn expands consciousness...
stranger
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I have actually stumbled across Nick's website when first youtubing poi. Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! I'm excited to grow and get better at poi and meet people such as yourself!
Question- What is the Nutella, Vegimite, ect...battle about anyway? I've gather it's roots grow deep
I have actually stumbled across Nick's website when first youtubing poi. Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! I'm excited to grow and get better at poi and meet people such as yourself!
Question- What is the Nutella, Vegimite, ect...battle about anyway? I've gather it's roots grow deep
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2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
25 posts
Location: Orlando Florida, USA
2 words "Laser Poi" The conversation just ended .
25 posts
Location: Orlando Florida, USA
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well nutalla is the delicious hazelnut chocolate spread from the gods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutella
Vegemite on the other hand is Australian. And from everything I have learned about Australia and the creatures around it everything is dangerous. (cracked.com as a source...) Also its yeast.. chocolate is better! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite
And Marmite? Well lets just say I have never tried it and I fear the day where I see the MarmiteMobile trying to run me over driven by squirrels... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite
For why there is a battle I can only imagine it involved some toast and a breakfast argument that went horribly wrong...
On a side note. Good luck finding some people around you! I cant seem to find anyone really that is willing to respond to my messages! Nicks set of instructions on playpoi are amazing. I would recommend going threw the silly basic spinning because those helped me a lot in the long run . https://www.playpoi.com/poi-basics
well nutalla is the delicious hazelnut chocolate spread from the gods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutella
Vegemite on the other hand is Australian. And from everything I have learned about Australia and the creatures around it everything is dangerous. (cracked.com as a source...) Also its yeast.. chocolate is better! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite
And Marmite? Well lets just say I have never tried it and I fear the day where I see the MarmiteMobile trying to run me over driven by squirrels... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite
For why there is a battle I can only imagine it involved some toast and a breakfast argument that went horribly wrong...
On a side note. Good luck finding some people around you! I cant seem to find anyone really that is willing to respond to my messages! Nicks set of instructions on playpoi are amazing. I would recommend going threw the silly basic spinning because those helped me a lot in the long run . https://www.playpoi.com/poi-basics
We who know chaos do not fear it. We Embrace it and control it.
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The Dragon Professor
203 posts
Location: New York, currently homeless, USA
The Dragon Professor
203 posts
Location: New York, currently homeless, USA
Posted:
Sorry I'm late to the welcoming committee, things have been a little nuts. WELCOME! I see you've already been offered the popcorn, this is good. New days as a spinner are great, everything is learning, no matter what you do. You're going to hit yourself, a lot. Nick is the one I learned a lot from, he's amazing and so is his team. I'm in nyc, but I might know a few people out your way. I can look into it if you'd like.
Sorry I'm late to the welcoming committee, things have been a little nuts. WELCOME! I see you've already been offered the popcorn, this is good. New days as a spinner are great, everything is learning, no matter what you do. You're going to hit yourself, a lot. Nick is the one I learned a lot from, he's amazing and so is his team. I'm in nyc, but I might know a few people out your way. I can look into it if you'd like.
Don't let your world end with you
p.s. No, just in case you're going to ask, I did not misspell Warrior, its supposed to be like that.
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Wind Dancer
126 posts
Location: USA, east coast
Wind Dancer
126 posts
Location: USA, east coast
Posted:
I haven't been able to find a single poi artist anywhere near me. At all. I don't think they exist where I live.
So instead I'm trying to recruit people to join me. Which means I have to get better. Like... now.
Hope you have better luck that I've had
I haven't been able to find a single poi artist anywhere near me. At all. I don't think they exist where I live.
So instead I'm trying to recruit people to join me. Which means I have to get better. Like... now.
Hope you have better luck that I've had
Impermanent are all created things;
Strive on with awareness.
- Buddha
Familiar stranger giving out popcorn. (formerly Ascilith)
1,264 posts
Location: Lawrence, KS
1,264 posts
Location: Lawrence, KS
Posted:
False, godzilla has laser breath and awesomeness. He would win.
Welcome to HoP! Enjoy your stay. Can't wait to see how you contribute to the insanity.
False, godzilla has laser breath and awesomeness. He would win.
Welcome to HoP! Enjoy your stay. Can't wait to see how you contribute to the insanity.
Never take candy from strangers...... But popcorn is okay!
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