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

[Jen Reese]

I've only posted to the main group, but this looks like fun! I'm 
always visualizing people based on their name, ideas, etc. so now 
I'll have more to go on--thanks, Cindy, this is a great idea. (Oh and 
by the way, Cindy and annemehr, I just posted three sinkers in a row 
on the main list and swear I didn't even notice..... :) 

Name: Jennifer Reese

Also known as: Jen, Fifer (long story) and Ariadne, my mysterious and 
adventurous alter-ego....

Age/Sex:36/F

Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same: Birthplace was 
Midland Texas--I got out as fast as I could. Now I live in Austin, 
Texas and love it!


Family Life: Married for 9 years to Steve; one son Samuel age 5; 
Butter and Max, our dog and cat respectively


Personality: Easy-going, shy at times, good sense of humor. 
Obssessive when I'm in a bad mood....

Words friends have used to describe you: To my face? Um, loyal, easy 
to get along with, opinionated at times, sweet.

Words you have used to describe you: Persistent, problem-solver, 
spiritual, feeling-oriented.


Things you do when not staring at the computer: Play with my son--
he's big into pretend and I can't wait for him to start being 
interested in HP! I also read alot, try to make myself do Pilates, go 
to movies, eat out whenever possible....
 
Comfort foods: Diet Coke!!! Oatmeal, anything doughy.
 
Education/Work: Masters in Social Work--I work part-time for a 
hospital network, mostly in the Emergency Room.  Oh how I'd love for 
Snape to drop by sometime so I could do a comprehensive psychosocial 
assessment on him ! (See, this is the type of fantasy a social worker 
has).

Language skills: English, some Spanish

Technical know-how: Do e-mail and chat groups count? 


Favourite HP book: POA, hands down!  


Favourite HP character(s): Sirius *sniff*, Lupin, Lily, Harry


Favourite HP line: "I'm *not* going to be murdered," Harry said out 
loud.  "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily.  LOL, I 
still laugh at that one every time I read it.


Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?: Watching, multiple times. I 
recently rented SS just to watch the scene with the Mirror of Erised 
*sniff*

Into HP fanfiction? No

Books you'd recommend to just about anyone: Anything by Barbara 
Kingsolver, especially The Poisonwood Bible, and all four (five?) of 
the books by Sarah Bird. 


Favorite TV shows: Everybody Loves Raymond; VH1 70's and 80's 
flashbacks

Favorite Movies: ?

Favorite Musical Artists: Train for a current group.  I'm a child of 
the 80's though, so U2, Police, Journey too. Practically any hard 
rock ballad that ever came out gives me the urge to take out my 
lighter and hold it high......


One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
may not say "lose weight"): Less fear 

One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
copy of Book 7: My son


Philosophy for an easy life: From Pooh, "everyone is Ok, really."


How you found HPfGU: I felt very distraught after reading OOTP and 
needed someone to talk to. None of the other books made me feel so 
upset (I started the series right before GOF was released). So I 
started searching on the web and actually spent a month lurking on 
the BBC teen-site before thankfully finding HPFGU! The BBC site is 
great fun, but unless you want to join a club and take quizzes....

Active at other HP sites: No


Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction: Lupin will not be 
evil!! In fact, he and Arthur will take over the running of the Order 
when Dumbledore is seriously injured or compromised in some way in 
Book 6. 

Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally 
met: No one yet--looking forward to it!

ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AND ANSWER IT: 

If you had a magic wand, what one thing would you change in the HP 
series so far? Harry would listen to Hermione at the end of OOTP and 
realize his vision of Sirius was a hoax.