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Login/Join to Participatefluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Hi, I'm brand spanking new to HOP, never even new it existed until I stumbled upon it recently. Only just starting to get my sea legs as far as the technology thing goes. Just typed poi into a search engine and BAM, Here I am. And right glad I am too. Been spinning for years on and off, started in South Africa and the enthusiasm kinda waned once I got to the UK and refused to leave the warmth of indoors for months. Years later I am regaining my passion and learnig to accept that 26 degrees celcius is warm.
Think Hop is amazing, looking forward to learning and living and loving and growing.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Thank you!
No more cake! 
I just can't eat any more. All I want is a cheese sandwhich 
Birthday was OK I guess, lots of people didn't make it because of the snow, but that didn't stop my house from getting rediculously wrecked. Bloody clumsy wreckheads! Ben's had a bit of a bee in his bonnet too so we have spent the past week mostly arguing and then making up,
which is fine I guess. 
And I get to spend Christmas once again eating food I don't particularly like and pretending to be all sweet and nice infront of other peoples parents, when really I just want to roll around in my own muck and eat nothing but doritos and watch John Hughes movies. Roll on 2011. 
Merry Christmas Everyone!
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
You can come to ours - We have sweets and um not much else, I think I need to go shoppa....Come and be nasty at ours
You can bring ben if you like but if he's bad we can lock him on the balcony for you and he can plead through a baby monitor to be let back into the warm.THAT's how you should treat a man
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
For better or worse right?
Defenitly going to have to re-write our wedding vows...I can't be mean to him, he's too pretty. Unforunately that means that he gets his way most of the time, and I get to moan about it constantly...because I'm vocal like that
When he grows old, loses all his hair,and starts to wrinkle he's going to get it though.I've managed to get him to agree to spend Christmas in Brighton next year, so it's not all doom and gloom.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Star Trekker
1,733 posts
Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
Hello lovely lady
how are you? 'The last rays of crimson on the spindle tree as the cerise fruit splits and reveals its orange seeds in a gloriously clashing colour scheme no-one would ever dare to wear'
Euonymous Europeus
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Hello gorgeousness! My my it has been a long time!
I'm good thank you. Planning my wedding for August and just got a new job with a small travel company that organises Stag and Hen parties! I will be training and coaching the 20 people who are on the phones to be better sales people, so it's all very exciting. It will be a very welcome change to training people how to sell warranties to people who don't want them in corporate hell!How are you loveliness?
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Originally Posted By: blu_valleyPlanning my wedding for August
Dude 'gratz!
The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
Star Trekker
1,733 posts
Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
COngrats on the wedding plans and the new job - hen parties are much more your style than warranties
I'm pretty good thanx - leastways I'm happy so the shiznit doesn't bother me. Am sooooo looking forward to Play this year, there's been a gaping hole that nothing quite fills in the summer.
Will you be there or will the wedding take over?
'The last rays of crimson on the spindle tree as the cerise fruit splits and reveals its orange seeds in a gloriously clashing colour scheme no-one would ever dare to wear'
Euonymous Europeus
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Thanks guys.
No festies this I am afraid, don't have the time and certainly don't have the cash. The only festy I really go to these days anyway is southern lights in Dorset, but even that is probably not going to happen until next year.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
:ditto: And I'm an Organiser of the bloody event
I may make the saturday but I don't know if I'll have enough time to do everything I want / need to this year, We'll have to see how things pan out once the baby is a little bigger.
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
You don't think you are going to be able to make YOUR OWN festival??!!
Now THATS what I call BUSY! ...So long as you make the wedding in August dude
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
I have requested the friday for SL and I have requested the 12th & 15th August off just in case I change my mind (and for you my dear
).Thing is I can't really leave Marie alone to handle tiny baby AND dominic for the weekdays leading up to SL it's not fair on her and I don't want to spend all my summer away from my new Boy, he's only tiny for such a short time I want to fix it in my memory for when dementia sets in (probably around October).
I actually want to spend this summer using holiday to do fun things with the kids rather than work my ass off to earn money, or so others can have a wicked time this year. I have years to do that but only a short time with the boys being little so I plan to make the most of being a dad.
mental note to double check baby sitter for August
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Fair play dude, and kudos! Holidays should be for fun things! If all else fails , Saturday 13th August is the important day for the wedding, so as long as you are there for that I am happy, Sunday is second most important day and monday is for recovery really as we have the site from friday night to set everything up,to monday midday, where we will mostly be clearing up! "I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
yay! I have requested my mum as a back up babysitter so we have 2 people lined up to cover us just to make sure.
have you noticed how easy it has become to spot our intro threads... we appear to be the only ones with thousands of posts whilst the rest seem a little flighty with under 10
does this make us veterans now
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
ProbablyWell our HOP intros are the main way you and I keep in touch! And we have been doing it for a very long time!
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
1,264 posts
Location: Lawrence, KS
That's what she said (sorry, couldn't resist)
Never take candy from strangers...... But popcorn is okay!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,384 posts
Location: mancunian, United Kingdom
wow, weddings, babys, im so happy for you guys
so whats happened these past few years? Disclaimer:im not responsible for what i say or do whether it be before,during and after drinking alcoholic substances (owned by BMVC).
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
I just bought a new car
see not everythings changing
although my new car is NEW
and shiney and red where have you been! the north is no place for fun it's cold and grim, by ecky thump.
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
:wavehi: Thank you! You already said what has happened. Weddings and Babies!
Where have you been!? "I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
965 posts
Location: London
Blu!!!! Miss you incredibly. How are things all going?!?! xXx
PS Congrats
Q:"How many Jugglers Does it take to change a light bulb?"
A:"One, but another 99 others saying,'I could do that if I only practised more'"
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,384 posts
Location: mancunian, United Kingdom
ive been hiding away lol, i wanna come out and play more now, its nice to see you guys are still around
Mynci, that made me laugh out loud, try not to blow it up! also theres no excuse not being able to visit with a new car
Blu, so who is he? where did you meet etc? nice to know you have met someone
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Virginity like bubble,one prick all gone.
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Missing you guys too. Where are you now Dougie and what are you doing??He's the love of my life Jen! His name is Ben and he went to university with one of my friends here in Brighton. I met him when he was down visiting, and at a few festivals (bigger ones like Bestival). He used to live in London so it was a long distance thing for a while, but then he moved to Brighton and now we live together in a lovely little one bed place with a garden on the outskirts of brighton. Been together for about 4 years now and getting hitched in August.
I start a new job on Monday training sales people in teh travel inductry. A small company that mostly organises package holidays, stag and hen parties, so very nervous and excited!
Looking into honeymoons, but we won't be able to have one until next year due to holiday allowance and funds, but thinking Thailand- (well Koh Samui and Koh Pangan anyway) and in a few years- BABIES!!!!
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
965 posts
Location: London
I'm in Cornwall aat the moment, still at university, but off to Holland for 3 months to finish my degree there. Then it looks like I maybe off to the Middle East to work. 
But will try and put off living in the real world for a bit, and still be a child. Seems that life is treating you well, and thats great to hear. 
xXx Q:"How many Jugglers Does it take to change a light bulb?"
A:"One, but another 99 others saying,'I could do that if I only practised more'"
Gate Keeper to Shocked_Prawn. None may pass.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,384 posts
Location: mancunian, United Kingdom
wow sounds amazing blu, things have changed so much
im so happy for you!You heard much from babylee?
hey doug! been a while as well, sounds like yu have some wicked plans coming up, where abouts in the middle east? my mum went to work in qatar for a few years.
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Virginity like bubble,one prick all gone.
965 posts
Location: London
It has indeed been a fair old while. It looks like I am off to Oman. An absolutely beautiful country, as I remember it. Really looking forward to it. They are all plans at the moment, but if things come together, you never know what could happen. Hope things are well with you, and hopefully see you soon. xXx
Q:"How many Jugglers Does it take to change a light bulb?"
A:"One, but another 99 others saying,'I could do that if I only practised more'"
Gate Keeper to Shocked_Prawn. None may pass.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,384 posts
Location: mancunian, United Kingdom
excellent, well you can do whatever you want mr, im sure itll all come together
you have an idea of when you will be going?
Disclaimer:im not responsible for what i say or do whether it be before,during and after drinking alcoholic substances (owned by BMVC).
Creater of Jenisms(TM)
Virginity like bubble,one prick all gone.
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