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LazyAngelGOLD Member
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2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK


Posted:
Hey there everybody!
I'm a student at London uni and I live in Cambridge during my holidays. I don't drink cos of epilepsy but I do smoke (though I'm trying to cut down on that). I like all sorts of music but not country or manufactured pop. I love drum and bass, funk and chill, and I love my poi!
I first saw fire poi this year when I went to a party after my final exams at uni. There was live Drum and Bass being played on the roof of this house, and some people doing fire poi. I thought, 'I gotta get me some of those..' and despite remembering only about 5 names out of a possible 50 from the party, I remembered the poi!
Anyways, a little over two months ago I started using some comet poi, got addicted, and basically have been practising for about an hour a day since then. About a month ago I bought monkey fist fire poi, and practised with them to get used to the weight and feel of chains. Then a little over a week ago... FIRST BURN!! was a little timid at first, but then did wraps constantly when burning and blackened up my hoody and jeans until i wasn't worried about the flames anymore, now I feel free to revel in my pyromania! I LOVE POI!!

Edit: now updated to include basic info

Name: Guy

Location: Cambridge

Hometown: Born in Boston (the UK one!) moved to cambridge 5 years later

DOB:27/3/81

Age: 24

Sex:Male

Occupation(s):unemployed but soon to be a student yet again

Favorite Food(s): Chinese (especially Dim Sum), anything sweet, anything chocolate, mild curries, mushrooms with blue cheese

Favorite Color(s): Not sure really but I seem to wear blue a lot, and i like to have red colours in my room

Toys: poi, staff, nunchuks, flag on a pole (wielded sword style), rope dart, cj ball

Hobbies other than the obvious: shoddy guitar playing (and singing songs about pot when no-ones about), experimental cooking (very occasionally), reading, drawing on my hand on long journeys, listening to music all the time, worrying about the environment, playing compulsive computer games, photography (occassionally), watching Kung fu films (especially the badly dubbed old ones) and skinning up.

Education: BA Ancient World Studies 2:1, waiting for my MA in Public Archaeology marks, about to start a TEFL course hopefully

Favorite Book(s): Dark Materials trilogy (Philip Pullman), Armageddon the musical trilogy (Robert Rankin), Dear Monkey (abr. Alison Waley), the Dark is Rising books, Satanic Verses (although I've only managed to read it once I really liked the ideas in it)

Favorite Movie(s): Any old school kung fu, Iron Monkey (kung fu film), Most Jackie Chan films, Hero, Catch me if you Can, Orange County, Cheech and Chong: up in smoke (funniest stoner movie EVER), Shaolin Soccer, Gladiator, Donnie Darko, Starsky and Hutch (the recent one), The Royal Tenenbaums

Favorite TV show(s): Lost, 'Allo 'Allo!, Dad's Army, Diagnosis Murder

Plans for life in general: still working on that one, interested in media, teaching, archaeology and the environment. Go figure.

Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Far too many for me too write them all here! Quantic, Fila Brazilia, Banco de Gaia, buddha bar type stuff, the Levellers, James Brown and a lot of other music from the seventies, also Aphex Twin and Squarepusher.

Favorie ice cream flavor(s):Mint choc chip, raspberry ripple, mango sorbet, lemon sorbet, who am I kidding? I love all Ice cream!

Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? Nutella first by a long way then vegemite then Marmite, but I don't hate any of them really

Edit: Photos from China at https://www.flickr.com/photos/7356164@N05/

EDITED_BY: LazyAngel (1293446362)

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Neon_ShaolinGOLD Member
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Posted:
You don't need luck. I have faith...

(Though just in case...)


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mcpPLATINUM Member
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Posted:
I have found a template for the megasaurus:

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biggrin hug

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alien_oddityCarpal \'Tunnel
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Location: in the trees


Posted:
ubblol you said mega sore ass tongue

blu_valleySILVER Member
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197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom


Posted:
ubblol I dont even want to know!

wave Guy

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LazyAngelGOLD Member
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2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK


Posted:
frown failed again! this time on not checking my mirrors when stopping *le sigh*

otherwise I had a pretty much clean sheet, apart from stalling a few times (due to nerves) frown grrrr...

ah well, third time's a charm....

Meg: cool, that's a much better pic than any of the others I've found! if I have time I'll have a poke around for some bits tomorrow! hug

Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant

Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.

'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi


jo_rhymesSILVER Member
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom


Posted:
hug ubblove rolleyes nevermind Guy, you're right 3 is a magic number baby wink

To cheer you up, here's a nice picture for you:


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alien_oddityCarpal \'Tunnel
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees


Posted:
hug sorry to hear that guy, i'm dreading my test i have sooo many bad habbits ubblol

linden rathenGOLD Member
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6,942 posts
Location: London, UK


Posted:
dave - you made guy fail that horse shoe should be the other way up!

guy- when i say poor student i mean more student as in i had no money what so ever- i couldnt even afford to get to london on sunday for jemma's leaving party (shes in ghana for 3 weeks)

i have money now though smile but tis too late frown

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Helz BellzSILVER Member
lovin' it...
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol!, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hey Guy!
Great seeing you again last weekend.
Sorry to hear about your test hug Keep at it hun. Fingers crossed for you.

See you at Falmouth?

ubbrollsmile

Live well, love much, laugh often...

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Neon_ShaolinGOLD Member
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Posted:
 Written by: linden rathen


dave - you made guy fail that horse shoe should be the other way up!




Meh, as if anyone believes in that stuff rolleyes

As for MY third test - if only. My second test was a distaster. Forgetting my licencing RUSHING back to the house find it, couldn't find, when to my parent's shop, couldn't find, went BACK to the house. FOUND. RUSHED to the test centre, got there just in time. But was already stressed. Started pissing it down. Forgot what to do in a meeting situation, bumped into a car when pulling out, had the audacity to ask 'did I fail?'.

Right. After all that, before my third test my instructor and I agreed that she should keep hold of my licence lest I forgot. Come the day of the test she denied knowledge of ever having it. Needless to say after that I gave up. And that was 9 years ago...

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Helz BellzSILVER Member
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Location: Bristol!, United Kingdom


Posted:
ubblol Neon! hug

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mausBRONZE Member
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Posted:
9 years ago!!!????

Jesus dude how old are you!!?


Gutted about the test Guy...better luck next time, and they always say the people who take longer to pass always end up making the best drivers!

Neon_ShaolinGOLD Member
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6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam


Posted:
I'm 26 Kelly...

And my theory test expired about 7 years ago...

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alien_oddityCarpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
eek NO WAY your 26 dave ubblol i thought you where 19 or 20 redface

mausBRONZE Member
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Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia


Posted:
eekCrikey hun, you is lookin bloody amazin!

Thought you were only about 20! Whats your secret!?

Or shouldn't i ask........... wink

Neon_ShaolinGOLD Member
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6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam


Posted:
It's my immaturity, schoolboy-like libido and my midlife-crisis like way of dressing like a student... (always getting mistaken for one)



Although there are moments when I feel like I'm looking quite haggard and washed up...

"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock


linden rathenGOLD Member
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Location: London, UK


Posted:
id like to be washed up..... preferably on a desert island with lots of nubile and highly sexed people as well as an large mansion with swimming pool and big celler...

anyone know where this can be found?

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alien_oddityCarpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
hugh heffners mansion ubblol

jo_rhymesSILVER Member
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom


Posted:
hey guy!! here's you and Karen bugging out at Strawberry Fair!!


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TinyPixieSILVER Member
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394 posts
Location: in the clouds..., United Kingdom


Posted:
Hello Guy! hug kiss

Don't worry bout the test honey, feel secure in the knowledge that you are better that me, I'm too paranoid I'll kill lots of slow-moving pensioners if I even get close to a steering wheel eek

Ooh! when are u coming down to London? Balls! misses you!

pounceSILVER 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


Posted:
*peeks in* i dunno if i've ever been in here. so...'ello!

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**


Mr ChutneySILVER Member
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1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK


Posted:
Dooooooood biggrin

It was wicked seeing you at PLAY- I must head over to cambridge again soon smile

linden rathenGOLD Member
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Location: London, UK


Posted:
hee hee love the mask man

*slap* and thats in retaliation for setting tommy on me :P

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LazyAngelGOLD Member
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2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK


Posted:
wow! lots of people poking about in here!

Jo: Thanks for the piccies! ubblol People can actually see what I look like when I'm not wearing a wig and shades now! wink hug

Helz: you too hun! loved the Carpe Ignem show! I doubt I'll be in the country for Falmouth! frown hug

Dave: That is harsh! still you shouldn't let a silly instructor put you off learning! and by the way, I thought you were about 21! hug

Linden: ubblol Thanks! the spliff wasn't part of the outfit... and what do you mean about setting Tommi on you??? hug


Nat: lovely to see you two and Em again! at the moment I'm working pretty hard for this summer tefl job hug

Pounce: I don't think you have, but wave and hug anyway!

Chutney: Doooooood!!! you should come to Cambridge again, [Old link] hug

So the past two weeks I've been working REALLY hard. First week at school was a nightmare, the lessons were ok but I had the worst class in the entire school (in terms of behaviour and ability) within 3 days I had to *really* shout at them frown which I felt like a git for doing, but they deserved it! I also had to shout at students to stop walking in the middle of the road on blind corners: something along the lines of 'DO YOU WANT TO DIE??!!! GET OUT OF THE ROAD!!!!'
*le sigh*
2nd week was much better as we could just leave the students to get on with it: i.e take them for an activity then leave them in the centre of town during the day, although we still had to walk them home at night. My latest finish so far was about 10.30pm rolleyes
yesterday we had the drama perfomances which were the culmination of the week's project. My class did a Jerry Springer episode, but one group did pop idol, replete with miming 15 year old pop princesses, who were doing a chorographed routine which involved a fair bit of wiggling. Problem is being on the front row I didn't really know where to look, just sat there thinking 'this is so wrong, oh look that's an interesting floor/ceiling!' redface
Anyway only another 4- 6 weeks to go!

[Old link] is starting to come together a bit, go and take a look if you're up for coming down to Cambridge before I run away!

Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant

Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.

'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi


jo_rhymesSILVER Member
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4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom


Posted:
aww Guy hug sounds like you've had a really tough time lately hun. I can completely sympathise with hideous kids who dont behave or listen to you. hug It's so unrewarding and tiring!!
Well done though!! It's mean of them to give you the worst class though.

Hopefully I'll see you soon! hug

P.S- I find looking blankly ahead is appropriate wink

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linden rathenGOLD Member
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Location: London, UK


Posted:
hug tough break with the kids man but im sure our teaching them loads all the same biggrin

and yes you set tommy on me - first thing he did when he saw me at balls was slap me and tell me off for not making play from you! tongue

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LazyAngelGOLD Member
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2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK


Posted:
I have new classes now and they're MUCH nicer than the last lot (so far)! biggrin One of my kids from my last class said he thought I was 30 because I shouted at them so much eek

In other news, I spent a whole lesson with one contact lens around the wrong bit of my eye: most annoying! Also I have started teaching poi to 3 staff and 2 students the other day biggrin

Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant

Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.

'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi


Gayle......!SILVER Member
Pooh-Bah
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Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom


Posted:
HINT: go check the workshop listing on the Falmouth wiki, think you might be pleased....

Gayle.....!


jo_rhymesSILVER Member
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom


Posted:
 Written by: LazyAngel



In other news, I spent a whole lesson with one contact lens around the wrong bit of my eye



ubblol ubblol ubblol

Guy you're so silly!!!

glad the new kids on the block are better hug

Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.


LazyAngelGOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK


Posted:
Gayle: that sounds awesome! smile not sure I'll be there though frown



Jo: I am in indeed



I'm quite glad I'm taking some time off, I feel like the worst teacher in the world today..... although our drama production of 'Cinderella' totally rocked! (It had a soundtrack and everything, and a swordfight between superman and Cinderella's dad: and cheesy dancing to James Brown)



On another note, one of the drama productions was seriously trippy: it was red riding hood taking drugs to her grandma, but they got eaten by bambi after she got stopped by the wolf/policeman. Grandma then used a killer rabbit to kill riding hood cos there were no drugs, Riding Hood's dad killed grandma cos there were no drugs, and hunters shot the wolf/policeman by accident with bananas when they were trying to kill bambi.



Yes, it really was that trippy! ubblol
EDITED_BY: LazyAngel (1155640154)

Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant

Like sex, I'm much more interesting in real life than online.

'Be the change you want to see in the world around you' - Ghandi


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