1. My Kindle went to its maker last night. I turned it on, and a bunch of lines showed up all over. This is exactly how my old Kindle died, but it was fine since by that point I had it for years and it was literally held together with duct tape. This Kindle I only had for a few months. Thankfully, Amazon has been awesome and I am getting a free ( Read more... )

In between working, prepping for Baby Mousie's third birthday party, and entertaining both sets of our parents, I got time to sneak more of my newest obsession ( Read more... )

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To my everlasting shame (if I had any such thing, that is), I have fallen for Cuidado con el Angel, a Mexican telenovela that is being subbed on viki.


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I thought someone on flist might know :)

I am specifically looking for the Brazilian telenovela La Esclava Isaura from 2004-2005. The 1976 version was the first telenovela I ever saw and I was obsessed with it, precursor of my drama mania. I really want to check out the 'new' version ( Read more... )

I have a sudden craving for a cheesy 80s movie. Recommend me? I don't mind if I've seen it before. Just no fantasy please, because 80s fantasy gives me hives.

This week I saw two rather different movies based on the same idea: imagining a literary figure's life as if it was one of his/her works. The movies? Becoming Jane (Jane Austen) and Moliere ( Read more... )