Anyone Up For A Good Old-Fashioned *Mixer?*
junediamanti
june.diamanti at blueyonder.co.uk
Tue Sep 16 11:52:34 UTC 2003
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> Name: June Diamanti>
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> Also known as:
Sometimes use the nom de web Azazello
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> Age/Sex: 48 Female>
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> Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same:
Newcastle upon Tyne. If there is a bright hub to the universe, this
probably isn't it.
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> Family Life:
Single one daughter 14
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> Personality:
Manic, merry, enthusiastic, irritating, smart arsed
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> Words friends have used to describe you:
Mad, smart-arsed, loyal, generous
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> Words you have used to describe you:
Mad, smart-arsed, generous, soppy, romantic
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> Things you do when not staring at the computer:
Work because I have to. Read lots, watch movies, hit the theatre,
listen to music - rock, classical, opera, 1940's
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> Comfort foods:
Cheese
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> Education/Work:
BA Hons, University of London Russian Studies
Finance Manager at Small public funded organisation promoting arts
and culture.
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> Language skills:
English, Russian (rusty), currently learning italian
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> Technical know-how:
Network manager at work (by default). Can put up shelves, hang
wallpaper, and assemble flat-pack furniture (the joys of single
parenthood)
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> Favourite HP book:
GOF
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> Favourite HP character(s):
Oh, god, isn't that obvious, Snape. Followed (at some distance) by
Lupin.>
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> Favourite HP line
"Do not kill Longbottom as it will mean a lot of tedious paperwork
and I shall be obliged to mention it if you apply for a job and need
a reference" or words to that effect my text is at home.
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> Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?:
Watch occasionally. CoS irritates me because the trolls behind me
when I saw it dropped coke down the back of my neck.
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> Into HP fanfiction?
Starting to get there - provided it's reasonably well written. My
fic (blushes and looks fixedly at the ground) is complete and being
beta-ed.
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> Books you'd recommend to just about anyone:
The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri.
LOTR
Silmarillion
The Sandman (entire series)- Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere - ditto
Smoke and Mirrors - ditto
The Dark Tower Series, Stephen King
The Stand - ditto
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> Favorite TV shows:
TV just isn't doing it for me these days. OK - I Claudius in 1970's
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> Favorite Movies:
LOTR. 17/12/03 is already in my diary for ROK
Shrek
Matrix
Terminator 1 and 2 but not 3
ET, Schindler's List, Jaws
Star Wars - even the last two.
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> Favorite Musical Artists:
Adiemus
Love: Alone Again, or
The Smiths
and many others.
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> One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
> may not say "lose weight"):
Nothing now - what I have been is what made me what I am
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> One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
> copy of Book 7:
My daughter.
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> Philosophy for an easy life:
Nil illegitami carborundum
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> How you found HPfGU:
Surfing
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> Active at other HP sites:
No.
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> Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction:
Snape is toast in Book 7
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> Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally
met:
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> ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AND ANSWER IT:
Why are the things that are bad for you just so nice?
So that you can actively try/fail to resist temptation every day.
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