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

[annemehr]

::deep breath::  All right, here goes...and thanks, Cindy!
 
 Name: Anne
 
 
 Also known as: Annemehr
 
 
 Age/Sex: 43/female
 
 
 Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same:
Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh.  I love it, but the old joke that says if the
world ends, it won't happen in Pgh. for ten years is true -- the city
govt. is all proud because we recently got a Hard Rock Cafe!
 
 
 Family Life: A husband I married when we were 22, and three kids.
 
 
 Personality: Quiet, naturally cautious and overanalysing, but
loosening up considerably in my old age.
 
 
 
 Words friends have used to describe you: I don't know; I guess they
only talk about me behind my back! 
 
 
 Words you have used to describe you: Moody, lazy, curious.
 
 
 
 Things you do when not staring at the computer: Reading, walking,
painting or drawing.
 
 
 Comfort foods: Coffee, Tostitos Taste of Lime Tortilla Chips. 
 
 
 
 Education/Work: BS in physics, SAHM.
 
 
 
 Language skills: English, very rusty French.
 
 
 
 Technical know-how: Pretty basic.  Learned FORTRAN in school. XP
 
 
 
 Favourite HP book: So far, books 1 through 5.
 
 
 
 Favourite HP character(s): Harry! (dear), the Weasleys, Hermione,
Neville, Luna, McGonagall, Snape, Lupin. Oh, and Alice Longbottom!
 
 
 
 Favourite HP line: There are two:
"Who do you know who's lost a buttock?"
and
"People don't like being locked up!" Harry said furiously, rounding on
him.  "you did it to me all last summer --"  (About time, Harry!)
 
 
 Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?: Watching! ... so far...
 
 
 
 Into HP fanfiction? No. I'm saving myself until after book 7.
 
 
 
 Books you'd recommend to just about anyone: The Weirdstone of
Brisingamen, and the Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner, The Phantom
Tollbooth by Norton Juster, In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel
Philbrick, Holes by Louis Sacher, The Eight by Katherine Neville...
(By the way, anyone know how to pronounce "Brisingamen"?)
 
 
 Favorite TV shows:  Channel surfing for weird stuff late at night.
 

 
 Favorite Movies: Runaway Train, Chocolat, Pirates of the Caribbean,
Jurassic Park. 
 
 
 Favorite Musical Artists: David Benoit, Anita Baker, the Proclaimers,
Pink Floyd, Kansas.  New ones too, but they never say their names on
the radio, so I don't know who! 
 
 
 One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
 may not say "lose weight"): I should have studied art to begin with.
 
 
 One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
 copy of Book 7: My family, and all of you.  Oh, wait, that's way more
than one thing... 
 
 
 Philosophy for an easy life: Make enough money to live modestly and
then don't spend any more than that (hey, you never said it had to be
a *good* life!).
 
 
 How you found HPfGU:  A year ago, desperately following links to
anything HP, found myself in a forum on Sean Biggerstaff page; someone
mentioned HPfGU.  Eureka!!!  Anybody here recognise themselves?
::sends big hug::
 
 
 Active at other HP sites: This one takes up all available time!
 
 
 Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction: When Harry defeats
Lord Thingy, it's *not* according to Dumbledore's plan.  Is that too easy?
 
 
 Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally
met:  I haven't met any yet  ;_;
 
 
 ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AND ANSWER IT:
Which magical shop would you visit second, after Weasley's Wizard
Wheezes?  Florean Fortescue's.