Never Never Land

May 12, 2008 13:55

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hooping, never never land, hoops, tacoma

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urbandelirium May 12 2008, 21:33:19 UTC
I love the hula hoop photos. I've been trying to learn, but it's hard to figure out on my own. My body just doesn't want to get with it.

And what a neat little place.

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dreamlogic May 13 2008, 00:08:32 UTC
Where did you get your hoop? Did you make your own? Are they padded?

The first one I made (the one in the photos) is 160-psi 3/4" tubing, and I really banged myself up with it before I wrapped it with insulation foam. Makes it bulkier, but I have less bruises and it's easier to work with. Man, I split open my lip a few times before I padded it. My knees were black and blue, too, from the knee hooping.

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urbandelirium May 13 2008, 00:20:39 UTC
I was just using an old junk one, light plastic from a toy store. It's just all over the place and I ended up bending it a little.

Padding is such a good idea...I think I'll look into making one. I was going to ask how you did it.

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dreamlogic May 13 2008, 00:27:05 UTC
Oh no, you definitely don't want to use a kid's hoop. They're not sized right, and the plastic is too flimsy. It's not your body, it's that hoop!

I'll email you some info.

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goddamnitbabies May 12 2008, 21:53:52 UTC
pleasure.arghhhhg!( you + this post ) = so cute/i die.

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Hmm dgbearcat May 13 2008, 01:39:53 UTC
You know, some of those first photos reminded me of that sequence from Ender's Game, at the end where Ender finds what the buggers have left him on that planet. I suspect you've read it, so you probably know which part I'm talking about. If you have not read it, I suggest you do.

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Re: Hmm dreamlogic May 13 2008, 07:06:51 UTC
Of course I have! I can see what you mean.

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dreamlogic May 13 2008, 23:40:31 UTC
I've never been to Enchanted Forest either. We'll be heading southwards for camping in August for a week, so perhaps we'll visit on the way.

Never Never Land is quite small -- the pictures caught nearly all of it -- but the park it's in is huge - Point Defiance Park. It has a beach (Owen Beach) on the Sound, an aquarium, a zoo, an arboretum, and miles of hiking trails in lovely wildwoods. If you're ever in Tacoma, I'd recommend stopping there.

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mavinga May 18 2008, 17:58:20 UTC
Such a beautiful place... Like something out of a dream for me. Though I suspect I'd be a relative giant there.

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