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dangermousie1. 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 replacement early next week. Meanwhile, I have put a Kindle app on my iPad because I am like an addict with crack - need my fix.
2. Speaking of books, I have just finished Daisy Godwin's The American Heiress. I think I could sum it up as "what if Consuelo Vanderbilt married someone who was not an utter loser." The story centers around Cora Cash, the richest heiress of the Gilded Age. Her ambitious, steely mother would like nothing more than for her daughter to marry into the upper echelons of the English nobility and takes her over to England for that reason. Luckily for that plan, Cora falls in love with the impoverished but very blue-blooded Ivo, ninth Duke of Wareham. Happy ending, right? Not really - their worlds are very different and Cora often feels like a fish out of water. More importantly, her new surroundings are shrouded in mysteries and secrets, some of which are huge enough to destroy her marriage.
It's a very good novel - I loved the period detail, the leisurely pace that is nonetheless not dull, and characters themselves - neither Cora nor Ivo nor any of the others peopling the book are flawless but they are all understandable and more or less sympathetic.
3. Chuck - eeee! I watched the ep with the truth serum and the bit where Chuck asked Sarah as to whether she saw them having a future and she said no and his face and then it turned out she's been trained to lie under truth serum. My heart! It really shows her feelings though because if she felt nothing, she'd have no problem leading him on. But she doesn't want to admit she feels for him even to herself. Also, aaawwww at Ellie and Awesome having a functional relationship.
4. I tried History of the Salaryman and it's smart and funny but I don't think I can do black comedy for 20 eps. A movie, sure. A series, nope.
5. Everyone loves Wild Romance but I remain cautious because except for Lee Dong Wook, I don't like anyone in the cast and the promos seem so OTT.
6. Cuidado con el Angel continues to be excellent and deliiiish.
7. I just finished ep 7 of Haven and I am beginning to see where the threesome fans are coming from :P
2. Speaking of books, I have just finished Daisy Godwin's The American Heiress. I think I could sum it up as "what if Consuelo Vanderbilt married someone who was not an utter loser." The story centers around Cora Cash, the richest heiress of the Gilded Age. Her ambitious, steely mother would like nothing more than for her daughter to marry into the upper echelons of the English nobility and takes her over to England for that reason. Luckily for that plan, Cora falls in love with the impoverished but very blue-blooded Ivo, ninth Duke of Wareham. Happy ending, right? Not really - their worlds are very different and Cora often feels like a fish out of water. More importantly, her new surroundings are shrouded in mysteries and secrets, some of which are huge enough to destroy her marriage.
It's a very good novel - I loved the period detail, the leisurely pace that is nonetheless not dull, and characters themselves - neither Cora nor Ivo nor any of the others peopling the book are flawless but they are all understandable and more or less sympathetic.
3. Chuck - eeee! I watched the ep with the truth serum and the bit where Chuck asked Sarah as to whether she saw them having a future and she said no and his face and then it turned out she's been trained to lie under truth serum. My heart! It really shows her feelings though because if she felt nothing, she'd have no problem leading him on. But she doesn't want to admit she feels for him even to herself. Also, aaawwww at Ellie and Awesome having a functional relationship.
4. I tried History of the Salaryman and it's smart and funny but I don't think I can do black comedy for 20 eps. A movie, sure. A series, nope.
5. Everyone loves Wild Romance but I remain cautious because except for Lee Dong Wook, I don't like anyone in the cast and the promos seem so OTT.
6. Cuidado con el Angel continues to be excellent and deliiiish.
7. I just finished ep 7 of Haven and I am beginning to see where the threesome fans are coming from :P
