About Me

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Books

  • Favorite Books: "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves," "The Bell Jar," "Jane Eyre," "Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Gone With the Wind," "Anne of Green Gables," "Girls' Poker Night"
  • Favorite Authors: Jill Davis
  • Favorite Genres: I have a soft spot in my heart for chick lit. But I love anything creative and anything that makes you really feel life....
  • Recent Reads: "Pride and Prejudice"

Food

  • Favorite Dishes: Lasagna, Cheese Enchiladas
  • Favorite Desserts: Tiramisu, Chocolate Cake, Coffee-flavored Ice Cream
  • Favorite Drinks: Dr. Pepper, water, White mocha latte, Peaberry Frozen Bear, Bailey's and Cream
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Chips and really, really hot salsa
  • My Original Recipes: Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Favorite Restaurants: Olive Garden, Buca di Beppo, Hacienda Colorado, Chili's

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Sheryl Crow, Evanescence, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, The Killers, The Fray, Joshua Radin and Schuyler Fisk, Arcade Fire, Chris Tomlin, Hillsongs
  • Favorite Genre: acoustic alternative, girl-power, worship, oldies
  • Songs for Roadtrips: anything by the Cranberries or U2
  • Guilty Pleasure: "Afternoon Delight" by the cast of Anchorman

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Lost, The Office, SNL, The Colbert Report, House
  • Favorite Channels: Comedy Central, TLC
  • Favorite Reruns: Friends
  • Most Addictive Show: Lost
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: David Letterman
  • Characters you relate to: Pam on The Office
  • Favorite Theme Song: The Office.....I actually get excited about copy machines and office supplies every time I hear it
  • Show I Secretly Watch: The Brady Bunch, Little House on the Prairie

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Garden State, Office Space, A Mighty Wind, Little Miss Sunshine, Reality Bites, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Anchorman, The Sound of Music, Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice, Elizabethtown, Great Expectations, Ocean's 11, 12, and 13
  • Favorite Actors: Peter Sarsgaard, Steve Carell, Zach Braff, Ethan Hawke, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Garden State, Royal Tenenbaums
  • Movies I can watch over and over: all of the above
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: always kinda thought Drew Barrymore...but you tell me

Travel

  • Places I love: Denver, Seattle, northern California, New England, Montana, England, and Germany
  • Places I've been: Hong Kong, China, England, Germany, Canada, Mexico, and 38 states
  • Places to see before I die: Israel, but also Australia/New Zealand and selected parts of Europe, as well as New York City
  • Dream Vacation: a Mediterranean cruise, or backpacking through Europe....am I too old for that now?

College

  • School Name: Oral Roberts University
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 2000
  • Attended: 1996 - 2000
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Mass Media Communications
  • Minor(s): Public Relations and Advertising
  • Organizations: The Oracle (newspaper), The Promethia (literary magazine), German Club, RA program

High School

  • School Name: Riverview Christian Academy
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 1996
  • Attended: 1986 - 1996
  • Sports: Basketball, Volleyball
  • Organizations: Yearbook, Student Council, Honor Society, School Newspaper, Praise and Worship Team, Choir

More About Me

  • Religion: Christian
  • Interests: Being with my husband and little girl, being adventuresome, introducing Ryley to the magnificent world in which we live.... Interestingly, my interests have become less interesting over time.
  • Expertise: BS in Mass Media Communications from ORU
  • Website: www.myspace.com/joyandryan