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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
Hey, just thought I'd take a minute and introduce myself - of course, now it's as simple as filling out a form.
Name: Justin
Country: United States
Hometown: Allentown, PA
DOB (Sign?): May - Taurus AND Gemini. Best of all three worlds...
Age: 22 (but only for now)
Sex: Male
Occupation(s): Photographer, but it's time to move on
Favorite Food(s): Spicy foods for me, please!
Favorite Color(s): I try not to single any color out, but if you asked my clothes they'd say Earth Tones and Red.
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?: About eleven.
Toys: Poi and Devil Sticks (not very good at either, yet)
Hobbies other than the obvious: Fencing, sitting on nice chairs, looking for things, being left-handed
Education: Planning to return to college soon
Favorite Book(s): Bear v. Shark, Fear and Loathing, Alice in Wonderland, Jurassic Park, Death Gate, Anansi Boys
Favorite Movie(s): Blood Diamond, the Bourne trilogy, Ocean's 11, Dead Alive, Braveheart, Princess Bride, Lilo & Stitch, Spirited Away, The Illusionist
Godzilla vs. a Star Wars Star Destroyer. Who wins? Why?: I'm gonna have to go with the write-in candidate, Tony Jaa, who will kick anything until it gives up.
Favorite TV show(s): Futurama, Arrested Development, Scrubs, House, Good Eats
Plans for life in general: To have a grand adventure
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: VAST, Ch'uwa Yacu Bolivia, Cocteau Twins, Loreena McKennitt, Disturbed, System of a Down, Vas, Radiohead, Dead Can Dance, Keren Ann
Do you think these pants make my butt look too big?: Wait a minute, those aren't pants... And that's not....
Favorite ice cream flavor(s): Ben & Jerry's Mint Chocolate
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella?: Nutella, because... I don't know any better!
I've been visiting HOP for a little while now, and I love it - even if it does say I registered tomorrow! Silly time zones...
Cheers,
Justin
Hey, just thought I'd take a minute and introduce myself - of course, now it's as simple as filling out a form.
Name: Justin
Country: United States
Hometown: Allentown, PA
DOB (Sign?): May - Taurus AND Gemini. Best of all three worlds...
Age: 22 (but only for now)
Sex: Male
Occupation(s): Photographer, but it's time to move on
Favorite Food(s): Spicy foods for me, please!
Favorite Color(s): I try not to single any color out, but if you asked my clothes they'd say Earth Tones and Red.
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?: About eleven.
Toys: Poi and Devil Sticks (not very good at either, yet)
Hobbies other than the obvious: Fencing, sitting on nice chairs, looking for things, being left-handed
Education: Planning to return to college soon
Favorite Book(s): Bear v. Shark, Fear and Loathing, Alice in Wonderland, Jurassic Park, Death Gate, Anansi Boys
Favorite Movie(s): Blood Diamond, the Bourne trilogy, Ocean's 11, Dead Alive, Braveheart, Princess Bride, Lilo & Stitch, Spirited Away, The Illusionist
Godzilla vs. a Star Wars Star Destroyer. Who wins? Why?: I'm gonna have to go with the write-in candidate, Tony Jaa, who will kick anything until it gives up.
Favorite TV show(s): Futurama, Arrested Development, Scrubs, House, Good Eats
Plans for life in general: To have a grand adventure
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: VAST, Ch'uwa Yacu Bolivia, Cocteau Twins, Loreena McKennitt, Disturbed, System of a Down, Vas, Radiohead, Dead Can Dance, Keren Ann
Do you think these pants make my butt look too big?: Wait a minute, those aren't pants... And that's not....
Favorite ice cream flavor(s): Ben & Jerry's Mint Chocolate
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella?: Nutella, because... I don't know any better!
I've been visiting HOP for a little while now, and I love it - even if it does say I registered tomorrow! Silly time zones...
Cheers,
Justin
Bouncing Baby Pipe!
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old hand
865 posts
Location: Sunderland, UK
old hand
865 posts
Location: Sunderland, UK
Posted:
hello and
to HOP
hello and
to HOP Proud Co-Owner of PoiBoi
Owned by J.A.C
BRONZE Member
compfuzzled
1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
compfuzzled
1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
Posted:
to HOP
to HOP "the geeks have got you" - Gayle
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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
Thanks guys! Don't mind me if I haven't got much to say right off the bat - there are a lot of threads to catch up on!
Thanks guys! Don't mind me if I haven't got much to say right off the bat - there are a lot of threads to catch up on!
Bouncing Baby Pipe!
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nut.
756 posts
Location: Bouncing off the walls., England (UK)
nut.
756 posts
Location: Bouncing off the walls., England (UK)
Posted:
Sitting on nice chairs.. that sounds like my kind of hobby..
And welcome to HoP!
Sitting on nice chairs.. that sounds like my kind of hobby..
And welcome to HoP!
THE MEEK WILL INHERIT THE EARTH!
If that's okay with you?
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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
I only wish I could simultaneously spin and sit in a nice chair!
I only wish I could simultaneously spin and sit in a nice chair!
Bouncing Baby Pipe!
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Teacher, Dancer, Artist, and General Smartass
149 posts
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Teacher, Dancer, Artist, and General Smartass
149 posts
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Posted:
You mentioned Spirited Away, what are your feelings on My Neighbor Totoro? BECAUSE I LOVE IT.
Also, I'm with you on Good Eats, though it's not just Alton Brown, I'm a bit of a Food Network junkie.
Anyway, welcome!
You mentioned Spirited Away, what are your feelings on My Neighbor Totoro? BECAUSE I LOVE IT.
Also, I'm with you on Good Eats, though it's not just Alton Brown, I'm a bit of a Food Network junkie.
Anyway, welcome!
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Member
8 posts
Location: austin, texas., USA
Member
8 posts
Location: austin, texas., USA
Posted:
hell yeah for being left-handed, and hell yeah for loving fear and loathing!
welcome!
hell yeah for being left-handed, and hell yeah for loving fear and loathing!
welcome!
"grab the shovel, harold."
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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
Thanks for the welcome guys! Katie, I'm more or less an all-round Miyazaki fan; I'd watch any of his films any day. I think I just give Spirited Away special treatment because it's the only one I got to see as a theatrical release (I did see Mononoke in a student theater once, but it just isn't the same). I don't have time to be a Food Network junkie (or Anything Network, for that matter), so I just stick to Good Eats; there are enough back episodes of that that there's no fear of it ever getting old.
Nikki, I'm right-handed today, because I sliced my left hand open and it really isn't happy with me!
Thanks for the welcome guys! Katie, I'm more or less an all-round Miyazaki fan; I'd watch any of his films any day. I think I just give Spirited Away special treatment because it's the only one I got to see as a theatrical release (I did see Mononoke in a student theater once, but it just isn't the same). I don't have time to be a Food Network junkie (or Anything Network, for that matter), so I just stick to Good Eats; there are enough back episodes of that that there's no fear of it ever getting old.
Nikki, I'm right-handed today, because I sliced my left hand open and it really isn't happy with me!
Bouncing Baby Pipe!
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compfuzzled
1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
compfuzzled
1,182 posts
Location: hastings, England (UK)
Posted:
gutted,hope hand is better soon
all about being a lefty, was in a meeting at work the other day, and 3 out of the 5 ppl there were left-handed
our time will come
gutted,hope hand is better soon
all about being a lefty, was in a meeting at work the other day, and 3 out of the 5 ppl there were left-handed
our time will come
"the geeks have got you" - Gayle
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the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
You wouldn't happen to be involved with the SCA in that area or part of the group going to Jim Thorpe Midsummer RF would you?
Juuuuuuuuuust curious
You wouldn't happen to be involved with the SCA in that area or part of the group going to Jim Thorpe Midsummer RF would you?
Juuuuuuuuuust curious
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
No, actually I'm not! I was briefly a stagefighter for the Medieval Faire when I was living in Gainesville, FL, but not up this way! To be honest I've never been a great attendee of Faires... I used to practice historical European martial arts, so the SCA's style of combat didn't really appeal to me. I did live in Lehighton, right next to Jim Thorpe, for a little while though! You're familiar with the area?
No, actually I'm not! I was briefly a stagefighter for the Medieval Faire when I was living in Gainesville, FL, but not up this way! To be honest I've never been a great attendee of Faires... I used to practice historical European martial arts, so the SCA's style of combat didn't really appeal to me. I did live in Lehighton, right next to Jim Thorpe, for a little while though! You're familiar with the area?
Bouncing Baby Pipe!
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the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
A little bit. Friends of mine run Jim Thorpe and a relatively new fire troupe will be there again this year.
Another friend, a leatherworker, is from just outside Allentown and last year I did PARF, not far from Hershey.
I might be down that way teaching workshops in June. We were thinking of doing the JT Ren but gas prices are making us tighten how many small rens we can do, because they are less money (sadly as we enjoy doing them more).
I also am in Wilkes-Barre every November for a "gathering" of sideshow peeps.
Huh, guess I do more in Pa than I thought!
I'm not fond of alot about the SCA, their combat style being one. I do have lots of friends who are and my performance partner, so I s'pose I can't diss it too much. Just not for me.
A little bit. Friends of mine run Jim Thorpe and a relatively new fire troupe will be there again this year.
Another friend, a leatherworker, is from just outside Allentown and last year I did PARF, not far from Hershey.
I might be down that way teaching workshops in June. We were thinking of doing the JT Ren but gas prices are making us tighten how many small rens we can do, because they are less money (sadly as we enjoy doing them more).
I also am in Wilkes-Barre every November for a "gathering" of sideshow peeps.
Huh, guess I do more in Pa than I thought!
I'm not fond of alot about the SCA, their combat style being one. I do have lots of friends who are and my performance partner, so I s'pose I can't diss it too much. Just not for me.
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
Yeah I used to hang out with a lot of SCA-types, I haven't got anything against them, just not my cuppa tea.
I've been to the PA Renn Faire a couple times - I actually fenced there once. Is that fire troupe you speak of from PA or just visiting? Do you know Barrett Ravenhurst from the Jim Thorpe Emporium?
Yeah I used to hang out with a lot of SCA-types, I haven't got anything against them, just not my cuppa tea.
I've been to the PA Renn Faire a couple times - I actually fenced there once. Is that fire troupe you speak of from PA or just visiting? Do you know Barrett Ravenhurst from the Jim Thorpe Emporium?
Bouncing Baby Pipe!
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the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
I don't know anything about the fire troupe at Jim Thorpe, though I think they might be local since the show doesn't have the budget to import. Their called Kaji-Da, I believe. A google should pull them up.
I don't know any Sca-dian names, just their real names. I met them at a different Ren we did in PA where we all camped together.
I don't know anything about the fire troupe at Jim Thorpe, though I think they might be local since the show doesn't have the budget to import. Their called Kaji-Da, I believe. A google should pull them up.
I don't know any Sca-dian names, just their real names. I met them at a different Ren we did in PA where we all camped together.
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
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Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Rum-Swilling Combustioneer
227 posts
Location: Macungie, PA, USA
Posted:
I've heard of Kaji-Da, I think they are from PA. I'll have to look them up later!
Oh, and Barrett is his real name (but then my first thought when I met him was that with a name like that you're destined to hang out with medievalists!)
I've heard of Kaji-Da, I think they are from PA. I'll have to look them up later!
Oh, and Barrett is his real name (but then my first thought when I met him was that with a name like that you're destined to hang out with medievalists!)
Bouncing Baby Pipe!
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