[Lyra Greenleaf]

*Shaking my head in shame* I really wrote some complete rubbish before. I'm deleting it now.

*Name: I'm mostly known as Joey- I have the same first names as JK Rowling! (Pointless fact)

*Age: now 18

*Occupation: Sixth Form- French, History, Sociology- and General Studies (a very pointless subject, I'm brilliant at it)

*Future Aspirations: To be a primary school teacher, or recently I've been having doubts and thinking lawyer...couldn't be much more different!

*Goal in life: To be happy, I guess!

*Short term goals: Get off the computer and REVISE! Get an A in History, walk to Rivendell

*Passion(s):Reading, LOTR, my diary, the BARROWDOWNS

*Hobbies: Ice skating, reading again, writing, listening to music, walking

*Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Rejecting Cambridge!!!! Yes, it was me who did the rejecting not them.

*Fave book: LOTR and other Tolkien books, Tamora Pierce, His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman), the Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan), Agatha Christie books, Jane Austen (especially Persuasion), Wilkie Collins, Notes from a Small Island (Bill Bryson), Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder- or something like that!), the Secret Garden and the Little Princess (Frances Hodgeson Burnett)

*Fave movie(s): LOTR, Moulin Rouge (I cried and cried), Mission Kashmir, 8 Mile, Shakespeare in Love, An Ideal Husband, Singing in the Rain, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast (I like Disney!), A Knights Tale, Pride and Prejudice (only I think it was made for TV- but Colin Firth!), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, A Hard Days Night (OK, I love musicals)

*Fave sport: Formula 1(Montoya), football (Arsenal and West Ham- noooooo Division 1!), Cricket (Surrey)

*Fave store: I buy nearly everything I wear at New Look

*Fave music: Daniel Beddingfield, Justin Timberlake, the Calling, the Beatles, Usher, Eminem, Ewan McGregor (Come What May and Your Song), the Corrs, Enrique Iglesias, Nelly and Kelly (but only together), Van Morrison (Brown Eyed Girl), Darius, Girls Aloud (NOT)

*What you can't stand: People who think that their opinion is the only one that's important and everyone else is obviously completely wrong. Aaargh!

*What you plain dislike: Brussel Sprouts, Coronation Street, sociologists. What kind of rubbish do they go on about? No, religion was not made to oppress peole or worship society- it is RELIGION!

*Who you admire: My Mummy. She's incredible! (and a LOTR fan)

*What you most love to do: See: *Hobbies

*Your self-confessed flaws: My opinions change too much. I wish I had fixed, black/white ideas.

*What intrigues/fascinates you: People

*What scares you: Oral Exams. How could I tell you whether famine and war and disease and poverty are ever going to end in ENGLISH never mind French?

*Quotation to live by: It is one of the things men are for, taking the blame. They usually deserve it even if you don't know how- Lini. You have to love Robert Jordan! Also: "Oh sheep swallop. Sheep swallop and BLOODY BUTTERED ONIONS!"
Seriously, Always look on the bright side of life. There's ALWAYS something good about your situation. And if you ever need perspective visit Auschwitz- I have a wonderful life!
"If it wasn't for the last moment nothing would ever get done"

*Additional comments: if anyone is still reading this, and is interested enough to care- thank you! Oh and sorry for the blathering...

[ May 24, 2003: Message edited by: Lyra Greenleaf ]