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Login/Join to ParticipateThe official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
Hello! Thought I should update this bit as - however much I wish - I am not 24 any more! Anyways here is me!
Name; Karen
Age; 26 with the scars to prove it
Sex; F
Location; Colchester or in a daydream
Toys; Poi, eager to learn hat manipulation and very rudimentary juggling
Spinning since; Christmas 2004 but a slow learner
Occupation; Schools co-ordinator at an art gallery and wannabe 60s TV Emma Peel
Other hobbies; The Avengers, travelling, daydreaming, trying to see the beauty in things (aaaaw!)
Book: Sophie`s World, Harry Potter, Philip Pulman
Film; Some Like it Hot and musicals - i'm just a romantic who wants to live in a Hollywood movie!
Country; currently Australia....lovely lovely lovely
Oh - and for all those who were asking where I got my HoP name from Here is the Winged Avenger
Hope this is an OK intro! And if anyone has any hat manipulation advice i`m in need!
EDITED_BY: Winged Avenger (1199119060)
"Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
Running hippy spinning lemming
15 posts
Location: Scotland
hello and welcome!i've seen some very good hat manipulation.... but sorry know idea how its done... must be strings or something
Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering...
with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
Welcome !
I want to learn hat manipulation too! (right after I've mastered the basics of unicycling, staff, club juggling its next on the list!)
Live like there is no tomorrow,
dance like nobody is watching
and hula hoop like wiggling will save the world.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
hello
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Cornwall eh? whereabouts, theres loads of us down here!
Welcome to HoP!!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
The official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
Thanks guys for the warm welcome!
Well, I live in Threemilestone, which is on the outskirts of Truro but have lived all over the place mainly around Truro and Falmouth though.
Hopefully will be around this summer,
"Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Hello Karen
Glad to see you've eventually signed up here!!
How are you?
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
hello gorgeous! sorry I should have posted in here far earlier!
Anyway here's some
and 
to make you feel welcome!
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
The official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
Hi Pink....?
Sorry about the delay. Had to get all my coursework in for Thursday so have been pulling all nighters...then was celebrating!
I'm good. How is the move working out?
Just got back from a fleeting visit to Strawberry Fair in Cambridge. Saw a few HoP faces and soooooooooo many general poi-ple! Excellant!
"Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
member
161 posts
Location: Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Hey There Karen
Welcome to HOP!
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Hi and welcome Karen!
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Well i have got a place to move into...so very well thanks!!
How are you? you coming to the clapham on the 19th?
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
The official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
Possibly. Depends on Glastonbury and whether I leave from Cornwall or London. I hope so though!
Glad you found a place to move to big relief!
Thanks for the welcome everyone. Ry, hows Oz?
"Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
y0! congratulations, because I anti-hate you!!!
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
14 posts
Location: head in the clouds over columbia, sc
High, welcome from another (sort of, new to the site not to spinning)nOOb. Hope u have much fun spinning. And yes, i too support sparkey!'s anti- hate u
Pooh-Bah
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Thank you for my christmas card and it would be a pleasure to see you in the new year!
Gayle.....!
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
Written by: Winged Avenger
Hi Pink....?
Sorry about the delay. Had to get all my coursework in for Thursday so have been pulling all nighters...then was celebrating!
I'm good. How is the move working out?
Just got back from a fleeting visit to Strawberry Fair in Cambridge. Saw a few HoP faces and soooooooooo many general poi-ple! Excellant!
i should of said hello sooner meh............. i was at strawbery fair too it was much fun and soooooooo many spiny fun people about. i spent most of my time near the unofficial dance tend and in the reggea tent, and the beer tent 
are you panning on going next year?
The official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
Merry Kissmas everyone!!!
I hope 2006 will be full of spinny goodness...look forward to meeting you ravehead...come down to the Cambridge meets sometime...would be fab to meet you non-virtually!
and for everyone! "Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Hi Karen! It was great meeting you tonight you're a beauty!! Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
The official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
shucks! thanks lovelies. Gayle! Yes we are coming to visit and to ply you with hugs....hurrah!
"Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Heya! welcome to hop!
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,895 posts
Location: Cambridge UK
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
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Yay! I Karen and Guy! wooo!! 
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!
I hope you have a great day
Did you get any nice things? Or are you waiting till you get back to England?
Hows France?
:hug
There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
HoPpy Birthday lady! I hope you have a fantabulous day filled with fun, frolics and ..... um.......fishfingers?...... no, not fishfingers......um..... ferrets?......nah....... fragrant flowers!
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
Pooh-Bah
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Happy Birthday sweetheart!
Have some fudge brownies to celebrate
Gayle.....!
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Happy Birthday Karen! I love you !!! xxx
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Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Momma Bear
4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Non-Https Image Link
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
The official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
Thank you for the birthday wishes.
Feeling older...but not much wiser!Had a lovely time in Paris thanks to the best boyfriend in the world!
Anyways, as Marilyn Monroe says in Some Like it Hot, " I'm 25. A quarter or a century... makes a girl think you know"...i'll take it up soon...thinking that is!
"Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
The official Emma Peel wannabe
226 posts
Location: Colchester, England (UK)
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooo!
I just experienced one of the best feelings ever...I openned my curtains and it was snowing!
Its snowing outside! Do you think I ould call in and say I can't make it cos of the snow even though its a 20 minute walk?
*sits down puffed out from running around being and being an excited areoplane*
Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaah! I wuv snow!
BTW...Sym - I got some lovely pressies...including a book on fab grafitti artist Banksy (www.banksy.co.uk), Avengers DVD replacement for one which was in my laptop when it was half-inched, handcare set after many hours of wood-carving and giant teabags (really) which go in the bath..ooo and un peu de mooolah!
I'm going to go and make snow angels!
"Always keep your bowler on in times of stress and watch out for diabolical masterminds" - Emma Peel
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Thinking is over rate, apparently.
We just have grey skies here. No snow
I Loooooooooooveeeeee snow too. Make a snow angel for me and a small snowman with a dog Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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