User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-23 18:41
	Subject:	40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	pleased
	Music:	Alone (Glee Cast Version) - Glee Cast

Thanks mandebooks for linking this:

	User:	jordangrant
	Date:	2009-11-22 09:35
	Subject:	Owned (HP/DM) -- Post 103
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	cheerful

Title: Owned
Rating: Adult
Summary: The Malfoys have always been owned by the Potters. HP/DM. Deathly Hallows compliant although the epilogue is ignored.
Warnings: Slavery, dominance/submission, slash, angst, romance. Since this story spins off of canon, Harry's in a relationship with Ginny when we begin.
Disclaimer: Based on JK Rowling's Harry Potter works, the full canon except the DH epilogue. No infringement intended and not for profit.
Feedback: Yes, please.


---- This story is based on a prompt provided by lothy.
---- Latin incantation and translation provided by fabula_rasa.
---- Owned banner art by quill_lumos.
---- Thanks to triomakesmehot, quill_lumos, hogwartshoney and clauclauclaudia for the feedback and valuable comments.

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	User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-20 13:47
	Subject:	REVIEW: Tunnels of Blood (Cirque Du Freak #3)
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	busy

Tunnels of Blood by Darren Shan


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Well, I've stuck it out for three books with Darren and I'm actually enjoying the ride. While I don't normally enjoy whiny main characters, there's something about Darren (perhaps his keen intellect) that keeps you coming back for more.

Summary: Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses are discovered drained of blood, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to be the end of them all.

	User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-16 14:59
	Subject:	About me - now with photo links!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	calm

Well, I have failed NaBloPoMo already. Damn colds and busy working weekends! But, I shall continue on as best I can with the rest of the month, posting as often as I can.

Let's see... what can I blather on about today? How about a little "Get to know Minnie" meme since some of you are new to my journal and others likely know little else since most of my posts have been twitter horoscopes. Sorry about that!

1. I am Puertorican. Born in Aguadilla and raised in Ponce. Moved to Orlando, Florida in 1984 at the age of 11.


2. Though I am an island girl, I'm not fond of the beach. I may go and sit on the sand and read but it would take an act of God, and several hot, gay men to gawk at to get me to stay and enjoy it.


3. I used to love the beach as a child. Especially when we went as a family and my cousins got to go with us. We'd play mermaids and pirates in the water, eat crabs by the water and pretend to fish while we talked about who we kissed and who we wanted to kiss.


4. My husband is a Newyorican. He was born and raised in the city (born: Manhattan, raised: Bronx) and misses it terribly. He doesn't miss the cold, but the pulse and life that is New York City, I know calls to him as much as Las Vegas does.


5. My husband is a poker dealer with All In Poker Series and is a damn good poker player. If we could get him into one of the local tournaments that award the buy-in to the World Series of Poker, he'd get in. I'm sure of it!


6. We have three kids; girl - 15, boy - 13, boy - 11 and they keep us well-entertained! Their sense of humor is amazing and they're at the perfect age to enjoy them! :D


7. We live next door to my Mom. We rent a 3-bedroom house, she has a 4-bedroom house. It's easier to live next door in a smaller house than it is to live in her house (which we did for over 5 years). We get along so much better this way too!


8. I work in textbook publishing and really love what I do. I just wish my bosses would see me for what I am rather than what they think I should be. Lots of politics and well, Latina women are not at the top of an Irish-owned company. Not stirring the waters, just stating facts.


9. I just completed my Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix online. I planned to go straight through for my Master's but without the guarantee that the company will help with tuition reimbursement (which they've balked at and made it damn near impossible to get) I figured it wasn't worth the aggravation. I'm proud of finally achieving a degree I set out to complete as soon as I finished high school. Now it's time to get my kids ready to achieve theirs.


10. My daughter has been in martial arts with my father (a 10th degree black belt and grand master in Iaido) since she was 3 years old. She's a jack of all weapon trades. She's a good marksman and she wants to be a Marine. Did I mention I'm a democrat in a family of right-wing, conservative republicans? Yeah... it's never a dull moment at my house!


11. I have a Min Pin named Dobby who thinks he's human. We've never put a pillowcase on him, but I did get him in drag for Halloween.


12. I'm a founder and captain of the Harry Potter fanfic archive, The Quidditch Pitch and am extremely proud of our staff, authors and members. Their generosity, dedication and determination have been a great strength to me and the other Captains.


13. I'm a Mac Girl (though I wish I looked like her!). I love Macs and only use Macs. I do not like PCs. I do not like them with a mouse, I do not like them in my house. I do not like them here nor there. I do not like them ANYWHERE! But seriously... I have several Macs in the house (most of them laptops) and I won't own a PC for many reasons. The first being, I don't like viruses. I've been a Mac owner for over 5 years and have yet to lose a laptop to a virus. Yes, they're more costly but no, I don't have to replace them every other year.


14. I've learned not to argue with people over politics, religion, income, GLBT issues or Mac versus PC. I value everyone's opinions and welcome opposing viewpoints. I draw the line at preaching, personal attacks and rants that lead to wank on my journal or any of my friends'. If we agree to disagree, life will be much simpler for us. Live and let live as my friend joesther says.


15. My car's name is Sevvie (2000 Black Mistsubishi Galant), my husband's car's name is Wheezy (1996 Red Buick Regal) which I owned first then gave to him when Sevvie came around. Both cars need major repair-work and since I married neither handyman nor mechanic, they are being run into the ground, the poor dears. Well, not really into the ground, we just can't replace the rear shock absorbers on Wheezy just yet and are waiting to get the CV joint for Sevvy at a price we can afford.


16. I love to slash all pairings. I do. I can slash pretty much anyone, though I had trouble with Neville Longbottom because I really just don't see him as sexual at all. Sorry coffee_n_cocoa, it's just been tough to do. But I will say, Neville's growing on me and I've been able to slash him recently in a trio with Harry and Remus.

	User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-16 09:43
	Subject:	REVIEW: The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak #2)
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	sick
	Music:	Some show on Food Network

The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
If I had read the books and then gone to see the movie, I would have been very disappointed that Sam never made it to the big screen and that he was replaced by a monkey girl that so far, does not exist in canon (mind you, I'm only 2 books in).

Summary: Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy - until his visit to the Cirque Du Freak. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a Vampire's Assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. But destiny is calling... the Wolf Man is waiting.