"Am I too late? I got lost on the way to the *Mixer*!!"

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> Name: Francesca
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> Also known as: "Anna . . ."
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> Age/Sex:43/F
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> Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same:
  Born in Boston; I currently live about 50 miles southwest: I "love 
  that dirty water"!! Love living here, and would not move, probably  
  ever. Living where I do, I actually commute into Boston, so that 
  I can have dinner in the cafeteria and watch the skyline at dusk!
  
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> Family Life: Married, 14yrs; three children, ages 13,10,6
> Oh ya, and a 4 year old yellow lab who loves to swallow and 
regurgitate my kids' socks.
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> Personality: This is a hard one.  I'm pretty easy going.  Although
  my kids wouldn't say so (they think I'm mean!!) I like people.  
Being an only child, I have lots of friends.  I  like to think that 
people are intrinsically good, although that has slapped me in the 
face in the past.  I like to laugh.  I like goofy things, esp DH!!
I get angry when I have to clean up dog-throwup-socks.

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> Words friends have used to describe you: naive, gullible, good  
friend, always prepared for a headache (got ibuprofen?)
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> Words you have used to describe you: loyal, honest, caring, 
impatient, disorganized, forgetful,lazy, indecisive and loves to buy 
shoes.
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> Things you do when not staring at the computer: When I'm not 
cooking, or cleaning, or doing laundry, or helping with homework, or 
shlepping the kids around, I work in a Blood Bank. Oh, I've also 
taken up sewing, but have too much junk piled on the table where my
sewing machine is, and too lazy and impatient to organize it all.
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> Comfort foods:CHOCOLATE --> bars, icecream, cake; microwave popcorn
  potato chips; tostitos and salsa; you know, the usual PMS 
stuff.          

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> Education/Work:BA in Biology plus one year intership in Medical 
Technology.  I work in a "small" (the residents and interns think 
it's small, but they are WRONG!!) teaching hospital
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> Language skills:I spoke nothing but Italian until I was 4; now I 
talk american.
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> Technical know-how:Uh, you mean computers?  Usually I call DH at 
work and he tries to talk me through it.
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> Favourite HP book:PoA
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> Favourite HP character(s): Canon or Fanon?  Well, Harry in both; H 
and D in Fanon; Ron in canon (like his humor), Gred and Forge in both;
Sirius and Lupin . . .  do I really have to pick?
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> Favourite HP line Oh my, there are so many. First one that comes to 
mind is in GoF, when Ron and Harry have to get a date for the ball.
Harry says (I'm not quoting here) "Why do they travel in packs? How 
are you supposed to get one on their own?"
Ron answers; "Lasso one?"
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> Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?: Ooooo!!! Watching with 
Omnioculars!
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> Into HP fanfiction? YES!  The DT by C.Claire; Pou by L.Summers; ASC 
by Carole J. Estes; currently reading IP by Rhysenn, and still 
waiting for her to finish Windswept Feelings; 
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> Books you'd recommend to just about anyone: Well, I really never 
enjoyed reading much before HP. In school I remember reading and 
enjoying 'The Pearl' by John Steinbeck; 'I Know Why the Caged Bird 
Sings' by Maya Angelou; 'A Death in the Family' by James Agee.  
Most recently, I've read 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison; 'Skipping 
Christmas' by John Grisham; I just listened to 'Hitchhikers Guide to 
the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams on cd.
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> Favorite TV shows: I used to  watch all the thursday nite shows, 
but since I work thurs, now, I can't.  But I LOVE  'Will and 
Grace','Friends';used to like ER, but don't recongnize anyone 
anymore; Love David Letterman, Ellen Degenneres (sp?);Trading Spaces,
Smallville, Charmed.
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> Favorite Movies: "The Birdcage" with Robin Williams, and Nathan 
Lane.  
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> Favorite Musical Artists: sarah McLaughlin; Queen; K.D.Lang; Elton 
John; Enya; just fell in love with Evanescence, and Amy Lee's voice.

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> One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
> may not say "lose weight"): to be more organized
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> One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
> copy of Book 7: my family
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> Philosophy for an easy life: I hated philosophy!! 
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> How you found HPfGU:searching for HP info
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> Active at other HP sites: mostly lurk at FA, TLC, Mugglenet, HPFG, 
PoU, Cassie and Rhysenn, and  LMRourke's art Gallery
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> Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction: Harry's scar will 
hurt.
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> Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally 
met:  :(   Haven't met anyone, but I did exchange emails with Carole 
and Lisa Rourke once!
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> ADD A QUESTION OF YOUR OWN AND ANSWER IT:

Do you remember your first "crush"?
Yes, and I actually spoke to him after 27 years! 
God I'm old.