Me ::

Name ::
Briony Rose Ryles

Birthday ::
27 January 1983

Born ::
RAF Halton

Lived ::
England: Braunston (1983-90)
Portugal: Boliqueime (1990-99)
England: Rugby (1999-2001)
Exeter (2001-04)
Oxford (2004-)

Languages ::
Portuguese, French, Swedish

Education ::
A Levels: Chemistry, French, Maths
Degree: BSc Chemistry

Work ::
Editor (publishing)

Alter ego ::
Ice skater

 
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rebecca
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Lord Of The Rings
Swallows & Amazons
M*A*S*H
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman
Quantum Leap
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Fifth Element
Indiana Jones
K-PAX
The Last Unicorn
The Man Who Cried
The Neverending Story
Pirates of the Caribbean
Singin in the Rain
The Sound of Music
Star Wars
Watership Down
James Bond
Finding Nemo Seagulls
Billy Connolly
Louis Armstrong
Blondie
Ella Fitzgerald
The War of the Worlds
I Am... ::
Analytical :: the reason I studied chemistry (plus I like making pretty coloured crystals)
Competitive :: second-best is rarely an acceptable option
Dreamer :: my imagination runs away with me
Hopelessly romantic :: soppy as anything, though equally cynical
Hungry :: I live to eat, as opposed to eating to live
An ice skater :: the rink is my second home
Individual ::
I am content to go against the crowd
A linguist :: new languages come easily to me
Philosophical :: life keeps going
Realistic :: as opposed to pessimistic
Tactile :: I need lots of hugs

 

Books/Authors ::

Arthur C Clarke
Neil Gaiman
Robin Hobb
The Black Magician Trilogy - Trudi Canavan
HHGTTG - Douglas Adams

Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
The Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
The Wind In The Willows - Kenneth Grahame

 

Films :: TV/Radio ::
A Very Long Engagement
The American President
Fred Astaire
Down Periscope
The Fifth Element
First Wives Club
The Illusionist
Just Like Heaven
K-PAX
Gene Kelly
Love Affair
The Man Who Cried
Memoirs of a Geisha
Much Ado About Nothing
My Life as a Dog
The Neverending Story
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Remains of the Day
Shadowlands
Shining Through
Singin' In The Rain
(gotta love Gene Kelly!)
The Sound of Music (my chicken-soup movie)
Star Wars
(original trilogy)
Stardust
Watership Down
Absolutely Fabulous
'Allo 'Allo
Ally McBeal
As Time Goes By
Blackadder
Cybill
dinnerladies
Frasier
M*A*S*H
Jonathan Creek
Lois & Clark
My Family
Quantum Leap
Scrubs
Sex and The City
Star Trek (TNG & VOY)
The Good Life
The Muppet Show
To The Manor Born
Top Gear
Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds
 
Food :: I Like... ::
Basil
Buttered toast
Cheese
Chocolate (dark & white)
Citrus fruits
Crepes
Duck
Fritos
Fudge
Lamb
Marzipan
Mentos
Nectarines
Passion fruit
Pasta
Peppermint
Shellfish
Shortbread
Slush Puppies
Aircraft
Balloons
British sports cars
Candles
Capiz shells
Cats
Clouds
Driving
Freesia & roses
Ice
Italian cars
Penguins
Scandinavia
Silver
Sleep
Tactile affection
Thunderstorms
Travel
Water
 
I Hate... ::

'Comedians' such as Johnny Vegas, Harry Hill, Steve Coogan and similar
Football culture
Green vegetables
Hot-spicy food
Humour at others' expense
Tabloid newspapers
TV ::   - Banality TV (e.g. The Royle Family, The Office)
    - Reality TV
    - Soap operas
    - The Simpsons

Basil
Cheese
Toast
Dark Chocolate
Cinnamon
Ice Cream
Ice
Whisky
Wine
Citrus Fruits
Raspberries
Silver
Aquarius
Chemistry
Astronomy
Candles
Cats
Ducks
Fireworks
Skating
Flying
Magen David
Languages
Formula One: McLaren
Penguins
Portugal
Sweden
Currently ::  

    Mood ::
    www.imood.com

    Photos ::
    here

    Listening ::