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Posted:
A very, very newbie seeing as I only got my first set of poi yesterday!
Anyway - I saw someone using fire poi at a campsite last summer and thought it was one of the most wonderful and mesmerising things I had ever seen. so six months down the line I thought I may as well give it a go myself (though the fire can wait till I stop banging my head around the head with my poi!).
Anyway - I just wondered how old most people here were when they started, cos I'm 28 (that just sounds worse each time I think about it) and don't want to think of myself as too old!
As for anything else you need to know about me, my name is Amanda, though I also go by Am, Mand, Daisy, Maggot, Kestrel and FaerieGirl.
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Location: Surrey, England
Your favourite website/s: This one is pretty damn good!
Favourite Toys: My brand new poi which keep hitting me on the head
Been twirling: Erm... this morning
Occupation: Computery bad-ness (but free internet throughout the day!)
Hobbies: being outside, dancing, festivals, magic, music, being alive
Music: Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Outkast, Alex Parks, The Calling, pretty much anything from musicals to rap
Movies: Finding Nemo, all the Die Hards, X-Men, The Beach, Almost Famous
Books: anything by Charles DeLint at the moment
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Quote/Saying: There can be no rainbow without a storm and a cloud.
A very, very newbie seeing as I only got my first set of poi yesterday!
Anyway - I saw someone using fire poi at a campsite last summer and thought it was one of the most wonderful and mesmerising things I had ever seen. so six months down the line I thought I may as well give it a go myself (though the fire can wait till I stop banging my head around the head with my poi!).
Anyway - I just wondered how old most people here were when they started, cos I'm 28 (that just sounds worse each time I think about it) and don't want to think of myself as too old!
As for anything else you need to know about me, my name is Amanda, though I also go by Am, Mand, Daisy, Maggot, Kestrel and FaerieGirl.
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Location: Surrey, England
Your favourite website/s: This one is pretty damn good!
Favourite Toys: My brand new poi which keep hitting me on the head
Been twirling: Erm... this morning
Occupation: Computery bad-ness (but free internet throughout the day!)
Hobbies: being outside, dancing, festivals, magic, music, being alive
Music: Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Outkast, Alex Parks, The Calling, pretty much anything from musicals to rap
Movies: Finding Nemo, all the Die Hards, X-Men, The Beach, Almost Famous
Books: anything by Charles DeLint at the moment
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Quote/Saying: There can be no rainbow without a storm and a cloud.
the one and only, just like chesney
295 posts
Location: here
295 posts
Location: here
Posted:
ello
welcome to hop
of course your not to old to start poi thats ridiculous
some people start when there ickle some when there big it doesnt really matter as long as you enjoy yourself
P.S-28 isnt very old
ello welcome to hop
of course your not to old to start poi thats ridiculous
some people start when there ickle some when there big it doesnt really matter as long as you enjoy yourself
P.S-28 isnt very old
birds might be able to fly,
but weasels dont get caught in jet engine's
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
Greetings Amanda.
We have a resident HoP'r named Mand (on HoP), though she's off in the wilderness of Wales through May, then the wilderness of France through September.
I'm 32, and I started playing and working with poi when I was 28/29. Age of folks on here really does vary.
Please feel free to stop by our intro threads to say hello. We don't bite, usually.
Welcome to the madness.
Greetings Amanda.
We have a resident HoP'r named Mand (on HoP), though she's off in the wilderness of Wales through May, then the wilderness of France through September.
I'm 32, and I started playing and working with poi when I was 28/29.
Age of folks on here really does vary. Please feel free to stop by our intro threads to say hello. We don't bite, usually.
Welcome to the madness.
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
Blueass
183 posts
Location: Edinburgh badger set
183 posts
Location: Edinburgh badger set
Posted:
Hello
This is the place to come for poi!!! And sillyness
Don't forget to go and check out the video threads - lots of fun to be had there.
R
Hello
This is the place to come for poi!!! And sillyness
Don't forget to go and check out the video threads - lots of fun to be had there.
R
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Breathing fire doesn't look good on the resume - Everclear
(*) (*) .. for the gnor ;)
2,568 posts
Location: sitting on the step
2,568 posts
Location: sitting on the step
Posted:
elooooo newbiue from north surrey
welcome
... so where you camping then ?? .. sorry im real nosey
elooooo newbiue from north surrey
welcome
... so where you camping then ?? .. sorry im real nosey
she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
member
47 posts
47 posts
Posted:
Yay-ness for lovely friendly people!!! However, I've just discovered that other people have done the *form thing* so am going to edit my original post.
Another Mand? How cool, never met someone else who shortens it to that.
Glad I'm not too old, it's something I'm always fixated about, silliness really...
Yay-ness for lovely friendly people!!! However, I've just discovered that other people have done the *form thing* so am going to edit my original post.
Another Mand? How cool, never met someone else who shortens it to that.
Glad I'm not too old, it's something I'm always fixated about, silliness really...
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
Yup, another Mand. Her username is Mand on HoP. 
*gives a silly grin and zooms around the room, tossing chocolate covered strawberries about and giggles*
Yup, another Mand. Her username is Mand on HoP.
*gives a silly grin and zooms around the room, tossing chocolate covered strawberries about and giggles*
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
Ah, another ani difranco person. Yes, you'll fit in JUST fine.
Ah, another ani difranco person. Yes, you'll fit in JUST fine.
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
member
47 posts
47 posts
Posted:
"chocolate covered strawberries"??? I think I'm really going to enjoy this place!!
"chocolate covered strawberries"??? I think I'm really going to enjoy this place!!
member
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47 posts
Posted:
Camping was at a scout camp late last summer (I help out with a Guide unit and we took fifteen of them away for a few days). Can't remember where the campsite itself was, somewhere in the middle of nowhere, but was very lovely!
Camping was at a scout camp late last summer (I help out with a Guide unit and we took fifteen of them away for a few days). Can't remember where the campsite itself was, somewhere in the middle of nowhere, but was very lovely!
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47 posts
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Posted:
Narr, what do you mean by "fairy wing internet empire"? Selling them? If so, any chance you could let me have the address? Pretty, pretty please with pears and a cherry on top!
Narr, what do you mean by "fairy wing internet empire"? Selling them? If so, any chance you could let me have the address? Pretty, pretty please with pears and a cherry on top!
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello TD! Welcome to HOPing mad spinng peoples house!
Liking Faeries and Ani will certainly stand you in good stead!!
Hows your bruises? I've never had as many bruises in my whole life as I did in the first two months I learnt poi!!!
And deffo check the vids, they're ace!
Hello TD! Welcome to HOPing mad spinng peoples house!
Liking Faeries and Ani will certainly stand you in good stead!!
Hows your bruises? I've never had as many bruises in my whole life as I did in the first two months I learnt poi!!!
And deffo check the vids, they're ace!
Let's relight this forum 
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47 posts
47 posts
Posted:
Thank you!! It's nice to find other faerie/Ani fans as well, hardly any of my friends even know who she is
I've been showing my colleagues some of the videos, they all reckon I'm completely bonkers for wanting to try playing with fire!!
Thank you!! It's nice to find other faerie/Ani fans as well, hardly any of my friends even know who she is
I've been showing my colleagues some of the videos, they all reckon I'm completely bonkers for wanting to try playing with fire!! GOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Posted:
They'll only think you're bonkers until you dazzle them with your skills (in a couple months anyways!) and then they'll all want to try!
They'll only think you're bonkers until you dazzle them with your skills (in a couple months anyways!) and then they'll all want to try!
Let's relight this forum
(*) (*) .. for the gnor ;)
2,568 posts
Location: sitting on the step
2,568 posts
Location: sitting on the step
Posted:
okay me needs to edit my intro
but if you let me know what shape of wing and colours etc i would be more than happy to make you some when i get back to the uk in a few weeks
OOO finding nemo ddddddooooooooooo yyyyyyyyyyooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuu ssssssspppppppeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkk wwwwwwhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllleeeeeeeee???????
okay me needs to edit my intro
but if you let me know what shape of wing and colours etc i would be more than happy to make you some when i get back to the uk in a few weeks
OOO finding nemo
ddddddooooooooooo yyyyyyyyyyooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuu ssssssspppppppeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkk wwwwwwhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllleeeeeeeee??????? she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
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:
WOO-HOO!!!!!! ANI FAN!!!!!!! AND TORI FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ya i'm like the resident Ani fanatic. there are a few others who love her too, but i've noticed i'm the phreak of them all so far heck, even my email addy says so
i've been doing clubs and flags since i was about 13 years old, fire breathing and eating since i was about 18 years old, and poi since i was 22 years old (i'm not 25). but don't let the time fool ya....i'm not nearly as good as i should be for the time i've been doing it. oh well. i just don't practice enough.
come visit our intro threads tho, meet us all
OH! and 'ello!
Non-Https Image Link
and welcome!
WOO-HOO!!!!!! ANI FAN!!!!!!! AND TORI FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ya i'm like the resident Ani fanatic. there are a few others who love her too, but i've noticed i'm the phreak of them all so far
heck, even my email addy says so i've been doing clubs and flags since i was about 13 years old, fire breathing and eating since i was about 18 years old, and poi since i was 22 years old (i'm not 25). but don't let the time fool ya....i'm not nearly as good as i should be for the time i've been doing it. oh well. i just don't practice enough.
come visit our intro threads tho, meet us all
OH! and 'ello!
Non-Https Image Link
and welcome!
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**
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
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:
iiiiiiiiiii ssssssssssppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkk wwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllleeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
iiiiiiiiiii ssssssssssppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkk wwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllleeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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**
not just a juggler...
101 posts
Location: edinburgh
101 posts
Location: edinburgh
Posted:
hi amanda!
welcome to the mad world of HoP
enjoy spinning (playing with poi)...
phin
hi amanda!
welcome to the mad world of HoP
enjoy spinning (playing with poi)...
phin
"look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a dog"
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Posted:
Welcome to HoP!
Cheers!
Welcome to HoP!
Cheers!
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
member
47 posts
47 posts
Posted:
hehehe - Oh I like that!! Thank you!
hehehe - Oh I like that!!
Thank you! BRONZE Member
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Posted:
Hello
Where abouts from North Surrey are you?
And do you like the colour pink?
Alice
Hello
Where abouts from North Surrey are you?
And do you like the colour pink?
Alice
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
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47 posts
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Posted:
I'm in Egham and i am a very big fan of the colour pink In fact, I have a pink fuzzy bird type pen on my desk!
I'm in Egham and i am a very big fan of the colour pink
In fact, I have a pink fuzzy bird type pen on my desk! BRONZE Member
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Posted:
Egham? Which is near (i am very bad at geography - even though i live in Surrey
)
Glad you like the colour pink an awsome colour dont you think?
Egham? Which is near (i am very bad at geography - even though i live in Surrey
)Glad you like the colour pink
an awsome colour dont you think? Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
back after 5 years...
35 posts
Location: UK
35 posts
Location: UK
Posted:
Helloooo!
welcome to HOP, enjoy your stay !
28's not old!
I'm 27 and still going strong but my arthritis and tennis elbow do slow me down and my tired old fingers do struggle to type on these new-fangled computer devices.
bobbins to that, only as old as you feel, keep practicing and check out the free lessons, you'll soon be twirling with style!
Helloooo!
welcome to HOP, enjoy your stay !
28's not old!
I'm 27 and still going strong but my arthritis and tennis elbow do slow me down and my tired old fingers do struggle to type on these new-fangled computer devices.
bobbins to that, only as old as you feel, keep practicing and check out the free lessons, you'll soon be twirling with style! Wizard of LED poi !
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47 posts
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Posted:
Egham is near... erm, Chertsey/Staines/Windsor, well that vague direction anyway. Totally opposite end of Surrey to where nice friendly twirly spinny people seem to be!
Egham is near... erm, Chertsey/Staines/Windsor, well that vague direction anyway. Totally opposite end of Surrey to where nice friendly twirly spinny people seem to be!
member
47 posts
47 posts
Posted:
Free lessons are wonderful but having a sore jaw and split lip isn't!
These new fangled computer devices never cease to amaze me...
Free lessons are wonderful
but having a sore jaw and split lip isn't!These new fangled computer devices never cease to amaze me...
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Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Mistress of Pink...Multicoloured
6,140 posts
Location: Over There, United Kingdom
Posted:
Ahh... I'm from Redhill. I'm East Surrey.
Ahh... I'm from Redhill. I'm East Surrey.
Never pick up a duck in a dungeon...
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Location: Sultan,WA, USA
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Location: Sultan,WA, USA
Posted:
Hello amanda
28 is not old at all!
I started poi just under a year ago , right after my 13th birthday. Now in 2 months my 14th bday is nearing..that'll make a year of spinning. Watch out for killer @ss blisters, and watch out for buzzsaws. Only the girls need take notice of this one 's and 
for you! Happy bruising
M-P Kid
Hello amanda
28 is not old at all!
I started poi just under a year ago , right after my 13th birthday. Now in 2 months my 14th bday is nearing..that'll make a year of spinning. Watch out for killer @ss blisters, and watch out for buzzsaws. Only the girls need take notice of this one
's and for you! Happy bruising M-P Kid
In order to achieve what most people cant, you must do what most people wont
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194 posts
Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA
lurker
194 posts
Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Posted:
Hello Amanda - welcome.
28 is NOT OLD. I started last year - I was 29. In fact I think it's better this way - if you're a little more mature you're less likley to burn your hair off, I think
Hello Amanda - welcome.
28 is NOT OLD. I started last year - I was 29. In fact I think it's better this way - if you're a little more mature you're less likley to burn your hair off, I think
member
47 posts
47 posts
Posted:
Heh! Thank you! Hmm... less likely to burn my hair off, I'm not too sure about that, I must confess that I have a slight problem with causing myself injury!!
Heh! Thank you! Hmm... less likely to burn my hair off, I'm not too sure about that, I must confess that I have a slight problem with causing myself injury!!
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