[HPFGU-OTChatter] Anyone Up For A Good Old-Fashioned *Mixer?*

[ambiree at students.bradley.edu]

> Name: Amber
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> Also known as: Ambiree, Bubby, Bam, A.C., that HP freak, that Lotr freak
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> Age/Sex: 24/f 
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> Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same: Peoria, il, USA, all my 
life..close to fam and more or less happy here
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> Family Life: live w/ mom, talk to dad, irritated by sister, currently single 
after 8 years of dating a jerk who became my stalker....
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> Personality: obsessive about my hobbies (HP, Lotr, Cabbage Patch Kids), 
generally happy, and can be a total pain if torked off, somewhat of a 
smartaleck.
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> Words friends have used to describe you: weird, insane, talkative, 
compassionate, caring thoughtful, whiny pain in the tuckus.
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> Words you have used to describe you: all of the above and blondy
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> Things you do when not staring at the computer: crochet, read, write, do 
homework, watch movies, sleep, work 3 jobs...
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> Comfort foods: mashed potatoes, ma's cube steak and hominy, dad's roast
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> Education/Work: almost finished w/ my college undergrad (Marketing --B.S.-- 
and History  --B.A.-- w/ a minor in Women's Studies.) Currently work in 2 
libraries (one academic, one public) and a bookstore.
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> Language skills: speak a little spanish
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> Technical know-how: Um...my boss would say i'm Bloody Brilliant, i would say 
fair to middling....but enough to get by....but don't ask my help, i can't 
explain how to boil water...
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> Favourite HP book: Prisoner
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> Favourite HP character(s): Ron Weasley, Ginny and the twins...
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> Favourite HP line:  too many to count
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> Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?: watching...but making notes of the changes 
in my paperback copies...
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> Into HP fanfiction? Not really
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> Books you'd recommend to just about anyone: HP (DUH!), Lotr, J.D. Robb books, 
and a few others depending on the preferred genre... 
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> Favorite TV shows: The Simpsons
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> Favorite Movies: Lotr, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Robin Hood: 
Prince of Thieves, Rio Bravo....hmmmm..
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> Favorite Musical Artists: i'm rather eclectic, so i don't have a real 
favorite, although, i tend to like boy bands (pathetic, i know), oldies, and 
whatever my dad writes...
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> One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
> may not say "lose weight"): The last 3 years i dated the jerk (see family 
life comment above)
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> One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
> copy of Book 7: my mama
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> Philosophy for an easy life: i won't bother to say anything trite because, i 
believe it is only in retrospect that we see how easy life was through 
hindsight and age and experience
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> How you found HPfGU: surfing for clues about book 5...
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> Active at other HP sites: Not really...well maybe TLC and Marta's Art Page
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> Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction: Ginny and Neville will date
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> Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally met: my 
mama...
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> ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AND ANSWER IT:
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> How did you get into HP?  My mama kept recommending it and i put off reading 
it because i wasn't interested.  Then she started borrowing the audio version 
from the library.  i couldn't escape it so i made fun of it.  However, for her 
b-day in 2001, i surprised her w/ an HP b-day party...but to do it right, i had 
to read the books...now i'm a bigger fan that her
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Amber

***It's all fun and games 'til I get tickled~~Amber C. Lowery***