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Name: Danielle

Age: 23

Location: Western Massachusetts

How do you identify?: (sexuality/gender) I’d consider myself a lesbian, though I am of the belief that sexuality lies within a continuum. I’d say maybe I’m a 98%...;)

Interests/hobbies: I am an avid reader and writer. I write mostly fan fiction of various fandoms. I am a huge movie and television buff. I love beautiful women, yoga, knitting, walking in the cemetery, practicing random acts of kindness, making friendship bracelets, sending snail mail to my friends just to say hello, spending time with my friends, and eating cupcakes.

Favourite books: “The Hours” by Michael Cunningham is without a doubt my favorite book; it has had a considerable impact on my life. I love the Harry Potter series, anything by Jane Austen, the “Wideacre” trilogy by Philippa Gregory (as well as anything else she’s written), “Life Mask” by Emma Donoghue, “By Myself and Then Some” by Lauren Bacall, “The End of the Affair” by Graham Greene, any book by Sarah Waters (especially “Affinity”), “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin, anything by Virginia Woolf (my hero…), and many more than I am probably forgetting.

Favourite films: Anything with Meryl Streep (especially “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Bridges of Madison County” and “The Hours”), anything with Catherine Deneuve (especially “Belle de Jour” and “The Hunger”), “Gone With the Wind,” “Rent,” anything with Lauren Bacall, Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Jean Harlow, and Julianne Moore. I LOVE classic films, foreign films, queer films (though, let’s face it, some of them are pretty crummy), romantic films, historical films, and many more.

Favourite music: I’m a BIG showtunes fan, so I love just about any of it (ie “Rent” or “Thoroughly Modern Millie” or “Wicked”). I love Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Brandi Carlile, Joshua Radin, Chris Pureka, Cher, Bette Midler, A Fine Frenzy, Lenka, Ingrid Michaelson, Fiona Apple, Lara Fabian, Madonna, Peaches, Regina Spektor, etc.

Favourite TV shows: (okay, I’ve gotten impatient with quotation marks…) The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie, United States of Tara, True Blood, Dexter, Desperate Housewives, The House of Eliott, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, Xena, The X Files, La Femme Nikita, The Pretender, Bad Girls, etc.

What would you like to send/receive?: I’m not super interested in emailing or IMing, to be completely honest. I’d love snail mail or postcards…it’s a dying art! It makes my day to see something addressed to me in the mailbox that isn’t a bill.

Who would you like to send and receive mail from?: Money’s a little tight so international stamps would add up, but I wouldn’t object to having an international pen pal. I’d honestly be happy to write to anyone who wanted to write to me.

Anything that you would particularly NOT like to receive?: (eg. "food/candy with nuts") Nothing extravagant. I can’t afford lots of fun gifts and packages in return and would feel guilty if I received them. Also…nothing creepy. No locks of hair or fingernail clippings….

What would be in your dream letter or package?: Anything! I’d love something that someone put time into, because I’m the type to give time and effort in return. I would most like to write with people who were honest and open.

Anything else you'd like to add?: I’m an open book. Any questions, just ask! I think this is awesome…I really hope to meet some new people!

Picture (optional): Does knowing what I look like make me more or less appealing to write to? *raises eyebrow*

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I LOVE your icon, btw.....love. it.

May I add you? I know you said you weren't super interested in talking to people online (that's one of my prerequisites to finding people I actually *want* to snail mail!) but I'd still like to have you on my list. You seem really nice and like you would have a lot to say...

Oh, and I LOVE your icon as well!

You certainly may add me! I will add you back. I should probably rectify what I wrote; I don't necessarily mean that I abhor any sort of online contact...I just am totally geeked out about having a snail mail pal! :-P

Yaaay!! Thank you! (I have to admit, I find this reassuring. I wanted to talk to you! *lol*)

You have a lovely name, by the way. <3

I just read a few of your entries in your journal; the most recent one (in which you muse upon a scene from True Blood) was haunting.

Let me know if you'd be interested in pen palling or getting to know each other a little better!

I definitely, definitely would...both, actually. <3

(See! I'm staying up far later than I should just talking to you! xD)

oh hey, can you link me to your intro post! i want to bookmark it! :)

Harry Potter! <3 YAY!

MA! I'm moving to Boston this August. I'm really excited.

Gone With the Wind. I love that movie and I need to read that book. I first saw it when I was seven, my friend fell asleep while I was glued to the screen. After that, I was Scarlet for Halloween. When I was seven. It was totally awesome.

If you wanna be penpals: http://community.livejournal.com/queermail/87555.html

haha OMG love your icon. That just gave me a huge laugh.

Yay for Boston! It's an amazing city!

The book of GWTW is pretty amazing. I remember hauling that massive thing around with me when I was younger; such a huge nerd for it. I was Scarlett for Halloween as a teenager in high school - everyone thought I was from Titanic. *eye roll*

I checked out your page and you seem, quite frankly, very bad ass and awesome. I'd love to be penpals! So how does this bidness work - do we PM each other our addresses? Oh, and I'm gonna add you to the el jay as well.

And um, will you totally rescind your interest in being my penpal if I say that my favorite HP pairing is Snape/Hermione (het) or Rita Skeeter/Hermione (femslash) or Snape/any dude (slash)?

:) Thanks. I love that icon too. I honestly have such a crush on her as Draco.

I am so excited about moving there. It's gonna be so much fun. I'm going flat hunting in the second week of July. Gonna be awesome!

Dude! Awesome! What dress of hers did you wear? When I was her--only the adults knew who I was, and Titanic wasn't out at that time--I wore her typical red dress. I wish I had a scanner. I have a very old, crappy quality picture from it. Do you have a picture of yours? I would love to see it! I bet it was drop dead gorgeous!

>_< Oh, why thank you!!! And I would love to be penpals! Yes, we message each other! I shall add you back and message you and we will write letters and send goodies!

And, even as I shudder at the thought (Rita/Hermione doesn't make me shudder just makes me go 'Huh?" -head tilt), I really do not judge you by your ships. I, personally, do not get it. But I believe to each their own. :)

Edited 2010-06-24 02:18 (UTC)

My Scarlett dress was weird in a way - it was red, had this weird hat thing...I suppose it wasn't totally recognizable as Scarlett. I'll have to dig up a photo!

I tend to like, um, weird ships. I get bored with the ones that are the most obvious, you know, or canon...*shudder*. I wrote fan fic like it's my J-O-B and get requests all the time, and people ask for Harry/Ginny or whoever and it makes me want to claw my eyes out.

And yay! I'm pretty excited :) Yay for pen palling! Good luck flat hunting next month!

You hate H/G??!?! -clings- Ohmygod I love you! YAY! I mean, I'm not big on things that don't make sense in the canon, or things that seem out of character, so H/S, Hr/S... things like that are weird to me. But H/G is just so awful. It is so... trite. And cliched. And can you say Oedipal complex???

That's one reason I like H/D. Well done H/D. Because I like the actual building of the relationship. They actually have to try.

I take requests, sometimes. I've done it a lot recently, but I only take requests for fandoms/pairings I am willing to write so I don't get stuck writing H/G or something. I don't mind R/Hr, but not to write. It's like... "duh. I know. I get it." So it's not fun writing it.

I will send you a message right now!

I know what you mean about that pairing! I like pairings that aren't forced - that's my biggest gripe with JK Rowling because it was so OBVIOUS from the beginning that she was gonna stick them together that it was like...okay...well, THAT was fun. I like unexpected pairings and seeing them being made to work (Ron/Hermione is NOT an example of this, because I think they are also cliche and annoying and make NO sense)...so I see what you mean about H/D.

My problem is...I tend to take every request that's given to me. I really do. Even if I loathe the pairing, like the H/G one. I am doing this writing challenge for myself and have 100 requests, and I take requests on the side, and just started an A to Z Drabble Meme :-X Writing is my drug...and I'll suffer through the crappy pairings as long as I have the chance to make them my own and make them unique in a way. I don't want anything I write to be expected and obvious, ya know?

Yeah. I like R/Hr. I do. It's cute in its own right. But definitely cliche. Still much more bearable than H/G. Also, I can't think of anyone else that i would pair them with. Hermione just doesn't come off as gay to me, Ron is way too straight, and I can't think of any other opposite sex people to put them with.

Although, one time I thought Ron/Luna was cute. That one isn't so bad.

Ah. See, I just can't write something if I'm not invested in it. If I don't like it. You know? My fic journal

eerised_da has a prompt request thread and it has... rules. It's mostly because I'm kind of OCD sometimes, and I like the order of it, and to be pristine. But also because I do not want to risk getting some pairing I do not like. So I specifically said, "These are my fandoms. These are my ships. I will not deviate." I feel silly even having the thread on my journal. It's not like I'm a popular writer. I'm not a BNF. But I am so OCD about my fic journal being organized, and sometimes I just need inspiration and I can ask for help from readers. >_<

But I write fanfiction for me and fandom. I write because I like to write, I need the practise if I want to get published, and because sometimes the actual work isn't always the most satisfying. Like with Harry ending up with Ginny. I hadn't even noticed it because it didn't make any sense. She was just this side character for soooo long. You know? And with her annoying crush. Ugh. I mean, Luna had more character development and she started in teh fifth book! I used to like H/L. Well, I still do, but H/D is my OTP. So I don't write H/L.

haha. Yeah.

Man, I talk a lot.

I can see Hermione as gay mainly because I can see anyone as a little bit gay (that whole continuum thing)...but even slashing her with someone like Ginny kinda bores me. I like the complex ones that shouldn't work, like Hermione and Rita or Hermione and Bellatrix. Now THOSE I enjoy reading because they step outside of the norm.

organization for your fandom and writing is good, definitely. I just have a hard time saying no to people and have this need to please, so I will write whatever they ask for, and I pride myself on doing my best to give my readers what they want. it's such a great moment to receive feedback and feel like you did a good job. Makes my day! But I can certainly see how having restrictions could be beneficial. I had those ones....at one point I was all "I won't write RPFs and I won't write death fics or incest fics or etc etc etc" and, well, I didn't exactly stick to that :-P

haha. Yeah. I definitely stick to my guns. I'm bad at sexy time stuff, so it all comes out pretty vanilla, or fades to black, and I don't detour much from my usual with my ships. If I ship a character with two different people, it's a rarity. Like, shipping Harry with Luna, as well as shipping him with Draco. I don't normally do that. But H/L was the first thing I actually shipped in HP aside from R/Hr. And I love Luna, so it stuck.

And I could never do incest. Or RPF. I draw my lines beforehand though so I don't have to say no because I hate to do it. I had someone request porn from me and I was like "EEK!" and I had to explain how bad I am at it, but told them to please come up with something else. I definitely don't like disappointing, so I feel you on that for sure.

I do agree with you on the whole continuum thing. I guess what I should have said is, "Hermione doesn't read as the type to be open-minded enough about her own sexuality--same as Ron--to actually experiment." You know? Like... sure Hermione would totally be all for gay rights, and Ron might actually be more okay with it than one would expect, but I can't see them accepting that about themselves. Also, Hermione, being little miss fact, would probably love the theories behind queer studies, gender, sexuality, all that, but in a practical sense I don't think she could get past what she believes as fact. Does that make sense? However I commend you and anyone else who can write her or any other character like her, in an honest gay relationship. :)

I really get what you mean about how you see hermione - so analytical that she'd have a hard time getting out of her head long enough to physically explore a relationship with a woman. that would be a fun story to read! *searches*

and i commend you for sticking to your guns! i wish i could!

Your Icon is love personified. I just needed to tell you...Pigfarts. It's on mars.

:)

I know right! I love it.

I LOVE Meryl Streep !

Meryl Streep is luuuuurve :D

Harry Potter, yoga, showtunes, all your movie tastes, tv shows, etc...yes!!! Love it. :)

yay for shared interests! :D

-highfive-

-low five-

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-fistbump-

heh-heh. :P

You are the caddie writer that I remember the most in the greys circles. I took me a second to remember where I knew your name from. I love your fics. I am so joining this comm lol

Awe! I feel beyond geeked out that you recognized my name from fandom...it makes me feel special. *beams*

Hey :) I do get that I look like Molly Ringwald a lot, but it's ok because I don't mind. And I don't think I would choose to write someone based on their appearance, it's just that I like to have a face in my head to go with the words. I would be really interested in exchanging some snail mail with you-I agree about being online pen pals, I would much prefer to see a letter in my mailbox :) So perhaps we could exchange emails with our contact information? That is, if you want to.

I'll send it to you in a message :)

Molly Ringwald is gorgeous - I'm glad you don't mind the comparison!

I'd love to be your pen pal :) I will send you my information! Also adding you as an LJ friend!

Hey, I think we have a lot in common, I've not been in HP fandom for a while (I was pretty hardcore obsessed from 99 to 2006ish) but I'm getting back into it lately. I'd love to write with you, if you'd like to write to a British chick? If you want to send a PM via LJ with your contact info I'll get writing over this weekend :)

Writing would be awesome! Do you have a profile thingie that I can look at to get to know a little more about you too? I'll PM you my info and you can send me yours!

hello fellow knitter reader and writer of fanfiction!! what fandoms do you write for. :D

Hi there! I write for a lot of fandoms. My biggest seem to be Grey's Anatomy and The Devil Wears Prada. For a better idea of everything I write, here's a link to my master list of stories: http://community.livejournal.com/ubiquitousmuse/345.html

that is amazing. i've been sucked into writing american idol rpf. (ducks head) but first foray into fanfiction writing was Harry Potter.
you have an amazing array of fandoms. i wish i could do that. *rubs hands* looks like i have a lot of new stories to read. :D

ha! i know a few people who've also written american idol rpf, so you're certainly not alone in that! i think my first ever fan fiction was for The X Files, but i never finished it. after that i wrote fan fic for a random soap opera called Another World. oye...how time flies!

i hope you enjoy my writing :)

ooo really that is awesome. hmmm wonder if i know any of them. :D i've been writing american idol rpf for about three years now. damn that david cook and michael johns XD.

i would love to keep chatting with you if you'd like i could send you my email or even my addy. i love sending letters to people usually i send little things i've knitted too. XD

added you on lj as a friend if that is ok with you.

i know a friend of mine has written for paula/kara. he used to be all high and mighty about RPFs but he couldn't help himself i suppose :-P

i'd love to write more with you! PM me your address and i'll send you mine :)

http://community.livejournal.com/queermail/86998.html here is my intro.

ok now onto the pm XD

also, do you have a link to your intro post? just wanted to bookmark it :)

It is official. we HAVE to be friends, lol. You hit me up on mine, I read yours, and I think you + me = homies.

Erin

I completely agree! Let's do it! Send me your info and I will send you mine!

Pen pals?

yes! let's do it! let's exchange info!

This is going to sound so odd, but I just moved back from London and haven't memorized my new address yet!

But I might have it in a sent text message, because I know I gave it to one of my friends! Let me look...

Lmao...that's fine. I will PM you mine first :)

The Awakening, 30 Rock, and X Files? So, so so excellent. I'm also way more into snail mail and post cards. I just rebuilt a typewriter and am dying for a reason to use it! I love, love, love showtunes and musicals as well. :D Let me know if you'd like to get in touch!

I just walked by a typewriter store not two days ago and drooled over them. I'd love a letter written by typewriter!

And your Scully icon? so much love! I posted a big YES PLEASE to your intro post, but again I say...I 'd love to write with you!

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but - I like snail-mail! I like fanfiction and cemeteries and friendship bracelets and Harry Potter and Jane Austen and Sarah Waters and showtunes! My profile doesn't say much and my journal right now tends to mostly include sporadic weather reports, but if anything in either interests you, please email me at maryleithharris@hotmail.com and I will introduce myself properly! :)

*Leith

Hey there! I'm not sure if you got the email I sent you a few days ago or not, but I would love to get to know you a little better!

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