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

[ellejir]

Elle--late, as usual, to the mixer

Name: Eleanore Margaret E (named after both grandmothers!  Thanks 
alot Mom!)
 
Also known as: Elle, Dr. E., Mrs. J (by children's teachers, friends 
of husband, etc.), mom 
 
Age/Sex:  44, female 

Birthplace/Livingplace:  I was born in upstate New York. I have lived 
in Richmond, Virginia for the past 11 years.  We live in an old 
farmhouse about 40 minutes outside of the city.
 
Family Life:  I live with my husband (of 16 years!) and three 
children--ages 7, 5, and 3.  Also 2 dogs, 2 cats, 3 horses and the 
occasional goldfish (none currently alive.)

Personality:  Perfectionist, procrastinator, a bit moody

Words friends have used to describe you:  Photographic memory, funny, 
moody

Words you have used to describe you:  Obsessive, always late

Things you do when not staring at the computer: work, read, read 
books to the kids, ferry kids to their appointments, watch videos, 
also ski and windsurf (when time permits).
 
Comfort foods: Gummy bears, Breyer's vanilla ice cream
 
Education/Work: M.D. (UVA), M.P.H. (Harvard), I am an ophthalmologist.
 
Language skills:  English, and a pathetic amount of French.

Technical know-how:  Not my forte, although I can read an instruction 
manual.

Favourite HP book: GoF -- I love the graveyard scene at the end.
 
Favourite HP character(s): Hermione (bien sur!) and Harry

Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?: Watching, enjoying but not obsessed 
by them.  I own the DVD's but have watched them only a handful of 
times and not all the way through.

Into HP fanfiction? Have read a bit a few years ago and enjoyed it 
but none recently.
 
Books you'd recommend to just about anyone:  Pride and Prejudice, 
LOTR, To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite TV shows:  "24", used to like the "X Files".  I watch very 
little TV though.

Favorite Movies: Matrix, Gone with the Wind, Young Frankenstein, 
Raising Arizona, Heathers

One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
may not say "lose weight"):  OK, how about be more efficient and on 
time

One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
copy of Book 7:  Of course, my family (but maybe if you offered me 
advance copies of books 6 *and* 7 I might change my mind...)

How you found HPfGU:  I loved GoF and had no one to talk to about the 
book (blank looks from everyone when I wanted to discuss the 
significance of that gleam in DD eye....)  Did a web search and found 
HPfGU back in the old e-group days.  Felt unworthy to post as I had 
not read the first ?3000? posts...silly me.  

Active at other HP sites:  Nope.
 
Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction:  Snape is a dead 
man.  Probably DD too.

Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally 
met:  I've not met anyone personally, but I know alot of your names 
and opinions about things. I enjoy HPfGUs alot (a bit *too* much, 
according to my husband, who wants me off the computer *now*!)

ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AND ANSWER IT:  What is your least 
favorite topic on the main list?  Probably "the number of students at 
Hogwarts"--this has been beaten to death, IMHO.

Elle