[HPFGU-OTChatter] Late to the Mixer!

[illyana delorean]

Wow, I am really late to the mixer. I know I don't post here very 
often, but I really like filling stuff out...

Name:  Illyana

Age/Sex:  23/female

Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same:  Born in Dallas, TX; 
moved to Tucson, AZ in 1986, which is where I live now... I want to 
move away from here soon (preferably to New England)

Family Life:  Living with my boyfriend of five years, no kids

Personality:  I am very blunt and not afraid to confront people; 
however, I am quite shy when faced with a crowd of strangers, and I am 
not a big fan of crowded public areas. I am quite impatient and cannot 
stand people who have no common sense

Words friends have used to describe you:  impatient, sarcastic, witty, 
bitchy

Words you have used to describe you:  impatient, sarcastic, witty, 
bitchy

Things you do when not staring at the computer:  stare at the TV 
(although I am generally staring at the computer and the TV 
simultaneously), read, do crossword puzzles, look for a job, sell stuff 
on ebay

Comfort foods:  chips (corn *and* potato), cheese, potatoes in any 
form, pizza, fried chicken, salty candy bars

Education/Work:  recently graduated from a community college with an 
Associates Degree in Administrative Support - I was looking for a job 
as a Legal Secretary (because that is my specialty), but have kind of 
given up on that and am now looking for any kind of Secretary position

Language Skills: English (obviously), can read and speak basic Spanish, 
used to be able to read and speak basic German, but I have forgotten 
all of it :(

Technical Know-How:  I can install a Hard Drive, RAM, and an airport 
card in *my* computer (only because I have watched my boyfriend do it 
so many times - we both have the same laptop); I could probably figure 
out how to set up a wireless network, since I've lived with one for 
about three years; I can easily set up a home theatre

Favorite HP book:  Prisoner of Azkaban

Favorite HP character:  Snape, Draco, Fred and George

Favorite HP line:  "Mum! How really corking to see you!" - Fred Weasley

Watching/Avoiding the HP movies:  I saw PS/SS before I read the books 
(so I had no opinion at the time), and COS came out a few months after 
I had read the first four books (so I was really excited about it and 
pretty let-down). I have pretty high hopes for the direction of POA 
because of Cuaron's past work, but I am not going to get my hopes up 
regarding the story. As for Columbus, well, I just have to say that I 
am glad he's not directing....

Into HP fanfiction? I don't really read any kind of fanfiction - but I 
don't dislike it. It's just not my kind of thing, at the moment.

Books you'd recommend to just about anyone:  Anything by Louis Sachar, 
"Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut, "Catch me if you Can" by Frank 
Abagnale (his other book is also really good)... other than that, I 
only really read reference/non-fiction books

Favorite TV shows:  The Daily Show, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The 
X-Files, Columbo, Jeopardy!, Kids in the Hall

Favorite Movies:  Back to the Future, Donnie Darko, Quiz Show (<-- 
those are my *very* favorites - I have many movies that are favorites, 
but I don't want to bore you guys too much!)

Favorite Musical Artists:  Bad Religion, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, New 
Order, Assemblage 23, VNV Nation, 80's Madonna, Oingo Boingo, Covenant, 
Face to Face, The Replacements, The Buzzcocks

One thing about your life you'd change if you could:  My boyfriend 
would be able to afford to go to art school without having to take out 
student loans... oh, and I would have a job

One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance copy 
of Book 7:  Oh, a ton of things! Who would want an advance copy of Book 
7 - you wouldn't be able to discuss it with anyone for years and years!

Philosophy for an easy life:  Ignore philosophy

How you found HPFGU:  I have been a member of many yahoogroups for 
years, and I figured there would be a great HP group here - so I just 
searched and found it (along with a few other, more juvenile, HP groups 
that I am no longer a member of)!

Active at other HP sites:  I don't participate much, but I sure do lurk 
a lot!

Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction:  Dumbledore dies - I 
dunno when, but it's bound to happen!

Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally met: 
  No one on HPFGU

ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AN ANSWER IT:  Ummm... who wants cake? They 
all want cake....

illyana

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visit my livejournal! http://www.livejournal.com/users/illyanadmc

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