Had enough of intros yet?

[corinthum]

Hello all.  Very nice to see so many of you aren't lost forever in the
HPFGU archives, as I feared.  And I look forward to the same great
conversation at a more reasonable pace.  So, on to the intro...

***Name:
Kelly

***Nicknames/IDs:
Corinth

***Age:
23

***Family:
Mom, dad, three brothers, and a sister.  Single (in the non-married
sense).  Cat Jeze who I consider a companion rather than family member.


***Home
Mississippi.  I think I can say that now without cringing.  Really,
the coast isn't at all like my preconceived stereotype, although I'm a
bit scared to travel north of I-10 for fear of finding
Deliverance-esque areas.

***Birthday, Place of Birth:
June 29, Baltimore, Maryland

***Education/Job/Role in Life etc:
BS in marine science and biology.  Now a physical scientist for the
Navy.  I'm actually quite enjoying my foray into the working world,
although I think I'll be returning to my native academia in a few years.

***First contact with Harry Potter:
I stole my brother's copy of Sorcerer's Stone while home from college
my freshman year.  At the time, the books hadn't gotten much publicity
yet, or at least I hadn't heard much about them.  I expected it to be
just another light entertainment (I have always loved young adult
literature, and with younger brothers there was always something lying
around for me to steal), but was immediately hooked.  I can't remember
how soon I after I read CoS and PoA, but my obsession grew pretty rapidly.

***Favourite Potter things (books, characters, ships, fics, objets
d'Art, general enthusing):
Like so many others PoA is my favorite, with GoF and OoP close behind.
 Favorite characters: Lupin, Harry, Hermione, (although I have no SHIP
preferences), Snape.  Favorite discussion topics: backstory, character
motivations, the science of magic.  Didn't care for the first two
movies, but was pleasantly surprised by the third.  Don't read
fanfiction and don't ship, although some shipping conversations can be
interesting.

***Extent of Potter obsession:
I set up Apache, PHP, mySQL, and a mirror copy of the catalogue
database on my laptop so I could continue working on the project while
at sea for two months.  And once there, realized I had no need of the
books for reference.  In other words, scarily obsessed (with the
books).  However, I don't own the movies, games, cards, clothing, or
any other memorabilia (except one tiny Hermione figurine, which was a
present from a friend).

***Other interests/activities:
Languages, conlangs, play trumpet and a little piano and marched for 7
years, ballet, huge sports fan (Orioles, Penguins, Steelers, Ravens,
Miami Hurricanes).

***Current/recent reading:
Just finished "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire (excellent) and now reading
his "Lost".  Other recent reading: all of Dan Brown's books (all good
except "Digital Fortress", which was horribly predictable), "The Moon
Is A Harsh Mistress" by Robert Heinlein (excellent), "The Red Badge of
Courage" (one of my always-meant-to-read-that ship books, which would
have been much better if the @#$% editor would have stopped putting in
ridiculous footnotes with his ideas on symbolism, none of which I
agreed with).

***Current/recent listening:
Big broadway fan.  Just bought "Wicked", which is rising quickly up my
list of favorites (a list topped now and forever by "Les Miserables")

***Current/recent viewing:
Lately, Olympics, and some random TLC.  May I just take a moment to
praise the wonderful people who started TV seasons on DVD, which is a
godsend to those stuck on ships with only AFN on a satellite
connection that goes out whenever headed east.  Got through the second
season of "The West Wing" and the first half of the first season of "24".

Okay, that concludes all you ever wanted to know about me.  Hope to
begin posting soon.

-Kelly, aka Corinth