Anyone Up For A Good Old-Fashioned *Mixer?*

[Tracy]

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> Name:  Tracy
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> Also known as:  NeonSister, or just Neon (on the computer)
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> Age/Sex: 37/female
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> Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same:  Born in Cleveland, 
Ohio and living in Columbus, Ohio.  Ohio is not as boring as some 
people think it is - there's lots of interesting stuff if you know 
where to look!
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> Family Life:  Married, no kids
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> Personality:  Good listener and observer; warped sense of humor; 
thirsty for knowledge
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> Words friends have used to describe you:  "I thought she was quiet 
and shy until I got to know her better!"  People tell me I seem calm, 
but that's just on the surface.  
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> Words you have used to describe you:  enigmatic, non-
confrontational, open-minded
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> Things you do when not staring at the computer: I have two 
wonderful greyhounds (Arlan and Casper) whom I adopted when they were 
retired from racing. I am involved in several greyhound adoption 
organizations.  I am also a runner myself - last winter I ran the 
Mardi Gras Marathon to raise money for diabetes. I was training for 
the Columbus Marathon, but recently developed a stress fracture in my 
foot and can't run for a while. :-(
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> Comfort foods:  ice cream, pizza, and chocolate
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> Education/Work:  Graduate of Ohio State University in Occupational 
Therapy, graduate of Central Ohio School of Massage.  I worked in the 
OT field for 11 years and am now working as a massage therapist full-
time.  
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> Language skills:  English.  I took Spanish in high school but 
wouldn't say I'm fluent.
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> Technical know-how:  Just the basics of computer use.  I can make 
an assortment of splints for orthopedic injuries, though!
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> Favourite HP book:  POA
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> Favourite HP character(s):  Lupin, Peeves, Luna, Sirius
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> Favourite HP line:  "Before we begin our banquet, I would like to 
say a few words.  And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"
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> Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?:  Watching and enjoying them
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> Into HP fanfiction?  I have read some
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> Books you'd recommend to just about anyone:  "A Prayer For Owen 
Meany" by John Irving. Authors in general: Bill Bryson, Ruth 
Rendell/Barbara Vine, Stephen King.
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> Favorite TV shows: Six Feet Under, ER, CSI (only the Vegas one), 
assorted Discovery Channel and Animal Planet.  Gone but most 
certainly not forgotten:  The X-Files and Millennium.
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> Favorite Movies:  Apocalypse Now, Signs, Withnail and I, Waiting 
For Guffman...I know I'll think of more later.
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> Favorite Musical Artists: U2, Crowded House, the Beatles, the Who, 
80's alternative. I like classical music as well.
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> One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
> may not say "lose weight"):  I wish I had been more confident when 
I was younger
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> One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
> copy of Book 7: My family
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> Philosophy for an easy life:  Stay young at heart
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> How you found HPfGU:  I read about it in an article about Nimbus 
2003.
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> Active at other HP sites: I read others, but only post here
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> Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction: Sirius (and 
possibly even Regulus!) will be back in some form.
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> Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally 
met: none yet, but hoping to meet many of you sometime.
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> ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AND ANSWER IT:
  If you had a job in the wizarding world, what would it be?
  I would be official massage therapist for one of the professional 
Quidditch teams.  Those Bludgers hurt, you know!