Howdy from Florida

[dmf1984]

SITE USERNAME: dmf1984
REAL (FIRST) NAME OR WHAT YOU WISH TO BE CALLED: Dianne or Di (pretty straightforward)
AGE: 40 (41 in November)

FAVORITE HP BOOK: Oh tough one, how about OoTP?
FAVORITE HP MOVIE: For now, GoF, but I'll probably be a wreck with these last two films
FAVORITE HP CHARACTER: Albus Dumbledore
FAVORITE HP SHIP: ADMM followed closely by PSFF (I'm learning!)

FAVORITE PASTTIME: working in the garden with my three year old son, Jimmy
FAVORITE NON-HP BOOK/AUTHOR: Jean Auel's stuff
FAVORITE T.V. SHOW: CSI, original flavor
FAVORITE NON-HP MOVIE: Star Trek Wrath of Khan
FAVORITE NON-HP SHIP: Jim Brass/Cath Willows (CSI-LV)
FAVORITE SONG/ARTIST: KT Tunstall

MY LJ, MYSPACE, XANGA, PERSONAL SITE URL(s): Umm, don't have these yet.
MY YAHOO, AIM, ICQ,etc: Don't have this yet either :-)
MY EMAIL: [e-mail]

HOW I FOUND THIS SITE: Sprinks told me about it!
MY BIO, ALL ABOUT ME: I am a single mom of a gorgeous three-year old boy; we garden lots and play with the cats and dogs; we go to the zoo. To pay for all of this fun stuff, I teach college biology and chemistry. I'll eventually get around to posting more of my fics (mainly CSI Jim Brass stories)

[laundrybasket]

Hi Dianne! Welcome aboard! Yay for another person who ships ADMM along with Charming Roots, too! Oh, you have a three year old? Awh! We love babies around here ;D
I hope you post some fics soon, and see you around!

[childminerva]

welcome Di...your son sounds like a joy
If you need anything just ask!

[Smaug]

Hey Di and welcome I'm Elo. I'll see you around I imagine, I'm always about.

[dmf1984]

Thank you so much everyone! It's nice to be so happily welcomed. :-)

Yes, Jimmy is very much a cause of "exhausted joy"; he's a good guy, most of the time. We're in potty training just now...oy vey.

I will certainly post some stories as soon as I can; my biggie these days is a many chapters long story about Albus & Minerva's son, Brian (ADMM or MMAD "What if?" over at fanfiction.net). I left it off at a point where it's almost Christmas at Hogwarts, one of my favorite parts from the first book and film.

We're working in the newly renovated kitchen today: new cabinets with new countertops on the way!

Cheers for now,
Dianne

[pinkie]

How wonderful to see you here! I am revelling in your 'What if' story! Can't wait to see what wonderful things you have in store for Filius and Pomona!
pinkie/landslide

[dmf1984]

Cheers, landslide/pinkie!

Yes, I'm adding in some PSFF to the next chapter (10: Christmas at Hogwarts), to be followed by some New Year's Eve "action" (winkwinknudgenudge...saynomore). A plot bunny attacked me over the weekend, and I had (had, I say) to write Brian's birthday with his Mom and Dad. That particular muse was very insistent.

I'm finding that I must combine my ADMM storylines with some PSFF to keep things "interesting". And they're both such freakin' adorable older couples!

[OSUSprinks]

Welcome, Di! I'm so glad you joined here and seem to be enjoying yourself. We are pretty much all staffers with a few exceptions, so feel free to ask anyone if you have any questions.

I hate to tell you this, but I think I will anyway. I have been in college off and on for 7 years (I'm working my way through) and am graduating soon. The only classes I have left are upper level History, Poli Sci, and Sociology...and Biology 101. I am dreading it. I am horrible at science. I love math, and so I did well in Physics and beginning Chemistry in high school. So far in college, I have taken meteorology, geology, and human nutrition and now I am putting off Bio till the last minute. I tried it last winter quarter and ended up dropping after the first class because I was confused and everyone knew so much more than me. It was bad. My boyfriend (who just graduated with his BS in Psych and minor in Neuroscience) and our good friend (who graduated with a BS also, but in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology) swear I will be fine, but I'm still a scaredy cat. lol

Your son sounds adorable. I bet you guys have a lot of fun in the garden. My goddaughter is 3 weeks old today and my sister-in-law is being induced tomorrow, so I'll be an aunt then, and Adam and I are already planning trips to the Zoo and the museums. lol

I can't wait for you to post here! I'm excited to read your FFPS fics and to read more of What If?, if I can ever find some spare time!

see you around,
Laura