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
Robin Hobb
Rebecca
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Lord Of The Rings
Swallows & Amazons
Absolutely Fabulous
Ally McBeal
M*A*S*H
Jonathan Creek
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman
Quantum Leap
Scrubs
Sex and the City
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Fifth Element
The First Wives Club
Indiana Jones
Just Like Heaven
K-PAX
The Last Unicorn
The Man Who Cried
Much Ado About Nothing
The Neverending Story
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pirates of the Caribbean
Sabrina
Singin in the Rain
The Sound of Music
Star Wars
Watership Down
James Bond
Finding Nemo Seagulls
Orlando Bloom
Judi Dench
Colin Firth
Audrey Hepburn
Gene Kelly
Billy Connolly
Louis Armstrong
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Blondie
David Bowie
Maria Callas
Ella Fitzgerald
Franz Ferdinand
Gyllene Tider
Queen
Simon & Garfunkel
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 ::

 

Films :: TV/Radio ::
A Very Long Engagement
The American President
Down Periscope
The Fifth Element
First Wives Club
The Illusionist
Just Like Heaven
K-PAX
Love Affair
The Man Who Cried
Much Ado About Nothing
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
Pasta
Toast
Brownies
Dark Chocolate
White Chocolate
Cinnamon
Creme Egg
Ice Cream
Turkish Delight
Mentos
Peanut Butter Cups
Water
Ice
Champagne
Whisky
Wine
Citrus Fruits
Passion Fruit
Raspberries
Silver
Class of 2004
Alfa Romeo
Aquarius
Chemistry
Astronomy
Balloons
Candles
Cats
Ducks
Fireworks
Skating
Flying
Russian History
Magen David
Languages
Life
Love
Jiu Jitsu
Formula One: McLaren
Penguins
Perfectionist
Chemistry
Portugal
Reading
Roses
Sweden
Sleeping
Swings
Bubble wrap
Currently ::

Mood ::
www.imood.com

Twitter :: 

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