All about me, for my new LJ friends

[madeleone]

Well I've found all these new LJ friends on secretlypadfoot's friending meme. (Thanks so much BTW, it is nice to see my more postings on my flist). Since a lot of folks are doing an introductory post, I thought I'd join in.

first here is the info I posted on the meme

Name? madeleone
Other site usernames? magalena at TPP/FF.net, and magdalena at GE
Which site do you post to most often? LJ, Fics: at AO3, ff.net, GE, the Maple Book Shelf
Are you over the age of 18? very much so
Rough location? Michigan, USA
What do you post in your journal? mostly fandom stuff, occasional rambles, a little RL, links to fics, etc.
What is your Friending policy? will friend folks with similar interests

Who are your favorite HP characters? Hermione, Severus, Lucius, Luna, Neville,
What are your favorite pairings? SS/HG, LM/HG, SS/HG/LM,
What do you enjoy? (Het? Slash? Femmeslash? Threesomes? Modern AU? Canon?) Het, 3-somes, AU in that Snape lives, fics set several/or more years post DH
What are some of your favorite kinks/themes/genres? romance, humor, hurt/comfort, fluff, smut, bdsm,
What are you squicks? I'll read almost anything, but not keen on rape-fic, or fics where the H/h dies.
What are some of your favorite communities/fests? comms: one_bad_man, fests:anything SS/HG, LM/HG,

What do you do in fandom? (artist/writer/beta/graphics maker/mod/lurker/etc) write, read, lurk, do a weekly rec over on one_bad_man
What rating is your journal/work? anything from G to NC-17
How long have you been in fandom? Discovered HP fanfic right after book release of DH so 2007
Are there any other fandoms you play in? nope just HP, mainly SS/HG, but also read Lumione, Dramione
Any other interests you want us to know about? (Music? TV shows? Politics? Family? Pets? School? Hobbies?) I'm married, a mom to four kids all grown up now, four grandkids so far, retired, hobbies: reading, writing, netflix, travel, camping.

Other fandom stuff:

I didn't even know what fanfic was until DH was published (2007), then looking for HP info online I read a blurb about fanfic and started digging deeper. The first few fics I read were canon compliant, but then I found Dramione. Made more sense to me than HG/RW, that Hermione would develop a thing for the 'bad boy'. After a while I found SS/HG and honestly my first thought was Ewww! But I read a few fics and I got hooked, SS/HG is still my OTP but somehow Lumione also slipped into the mix, I don't know how that happened but Lucius just kind of grew on me. Although, my Lucius must be redeemed while still retaining some of his Luciusness. After a couple of years I started writing a bit, drabbles and short ficlets mostly, until I got brave enough to sign up for a fest. In addition to writing and lurking on LJ, I also do a weekly Tuesday rec over on one_bad_man.


Most of the fic I read and write is Hermione centric, but I do like an older more mature HG, (am not big on schoolgirl HG, or just after the war). Fave pairings: SS/HG, Lumione, Dramione. Some other pairings that I also like to read are Snape/Hermione/Harry, Snape/Hermione/Lupin, Snape/Hermione/Draco, Hermione/Kingsley, (if anyone has any great recs for these, let me know). Secondary pairings Harry/Draco, Harry/Luna, Harry/Pansy, Harry/Millicent, (or same pairings with Ron instead of Harry), Draco/Luna, Draco/Luna/Neville. I also like fic with unexpected post war friendships—non romantic—like Snape-Neville, Snape- Harry, Snape-Ron, Hermione-any of the Malfoys, Hermione any of the Slytherins. I also love MLC fics.

I rarely read outside of HP, but I have read a couple: Hobbit, Big Bang Theory, Hook.

Real LIfe stuff:

In RL I am one of the old ladies hanging out here, just turned 61 last month. I've been married 41 years (all to the some guy) and have four grown kids 2 boys (ages 35 and 33) and 2 girls (30 and 26) And four grand-kids: two from oldest son: a boy age 5 and a girl age 3, one from oldest daughter a boy age 20 months, and one from my baby, a boy 2 months old. I retired two years ago from Home Health Care where I worked 23 years as a Physical Therapist Assistant (and 11 years before that in hospital and out-pt PT depts).

I love to read and write. Besides fanfic I like any kind of romance: romantic suspense, paranormal romance, bdsm romance, erotic romance, historical romance, (there's a theme here: you get the idea). I've discovered TV series on Netflix and tend to find a series and watch it beginning to end, for some reason I favor crime drama and mystery/suspense series with a sit/com here and there to break up the tension.

I love to camp. Although we do like the comfort of our RV now (spent plenty of years in tents but are too old and stiff for that nowadays--not sure I could get up off the ground if I had to.) we still prefer rustic camping to developed campgrounds and tend to frequent state or National forest campgrounds. I also love to travel and have gone to Ireland twice and Scotland once, as well as a couple of cruises to the Bahamas and the western Caribbean. Looking forward to doing more travel in the next few years as long as our health holds out. And although I've never got a chance to attend a HP con, I have been fortunate enough to meet a few of my fandom friends in RL on my various travels and hope perhaps to meet more in the future. :)

Two things I typically avoid discussing are Religion and Politics but just for the record. I was raised Catholic, but don't really follow anymore. About eighteen years ago I developed an interest in Wicca and neo-Paganism, and I kind of loosly worship nature/the earth/the cycle of life and basically try to follow The Wiccan Rede and the Rule of Three. As for politics I consider myself a liberal thus any political leanings go that direction.

So that's all about me! Looking forward to getting to know my new LJ friends

Comments

[toblass.livejournal.com]

*waves*

And totally off topic, doesn't Aurette's Whom The Goddess Chooses kind of hit the spot as far as sshg and pagan festivals? Sorry, that just popped into my head as I was reading your post. 😄

[madeleone]

It does indeed. You know she wrote that fic for me? It was a sshg_bingo prize during one of the exchanges. The prize was supposed to be for a drabble but once she got started it took off. She emailed me and said 'I know this is supposed to be a drabble but do you mind if it ends up longer?' I was like DUH... of course not! LOL! I do miss her, we still exchange an email every so often, but I miss her fics. She is one of favorite ss/hg authors.

[toblass.livejournal.com]

Now that you mention it, I do recall that fic being written for you! And it's one of my favorite ones, and she's definitely one of my favorite authors. I miss her too. :(

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

So wonderful to meet you! :D

[madeleone]

You too! I'm excited to see fresh activity on my flist. So many people from my corner of the fandom have moved on, either out of the fanfic world entirely, or to other fandoms, or different media. I dislike FB (although I have two one for RL and one for FF), and I don't do twitter or tumbler or whatever.

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

It is so exciting and I love it. I also do fb but I tend to post about different things there. All my peeps there should know by now how huge a geek I am though. This is much more personal and conversation prone which I prefer. I love just getting to talk with people.

[anticleaelegans.livejournal.com]

Delighted to get to know you!

[madeleone]

Thanks, you too.

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

So awesome to meet you :-)

I forgot to mention it in my intro post, but I'm forty-six.

It's so nice to see all this lovely activity on my flist! Livejournal has always been my online home, and it's been a bit heartbreaking to watch it slowly die down to almost nothing. I don't and won't do FB. I can't understand Tumblr. I do enjoy Twitter.

Oh, and one word: Shamy ;-)

There's going to be a nice HP conference in Vegas next year! Just saying!

[madeleone]

It is nice to see activity on my flist again. As of late there have only been a few posts daily. Of course I have no place to complain as I tend to lurk and only post periodically.

I know about Leviosa, and have been eyeing it but not sure I want to jump in the pool. :)

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

I tend to be fairly quiet too... I usually post a few times a week; my livejournal activity is pretty consistent :-)

~but not sure I want to jump in the pool. :)~

Oh, I understand! Conventions can be intense. That's why I'm known to disappear into my hotel room to recuperate on a regular basis during conventions ;-)

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

Speaking as someone who's had shoulder surgery, PTs are the closest thing to magic wielders that I've come across. I wouldn't be able to have the freedom of movement I have today without them! :D I'm not far behind you in age (58) and was also raised Catholic, though I left it behind me decades ago. Still, it creeps in when I least expect it. I'll probably always have the impulse to cross myself whenever I walk into a church, for example. I'm glad to be getting a chance to get to know you. :D

[madeleone]

So nice to meet someone of an older generation. I know what you mean about old habits creeping in, I do the same thing with the sign of the cross. LOL! Glad to get to know you too. :)

[junewilliams7.livejournal.com]

In RL I am one of the old ladies hanging out here, just turned 61 last month

(waves) 59 here. We may be old ladies, but we are marvelous ladies!

[madeleone]

(waves back) We certainly are my dear!