Katya wrote:
I watched Midnight in Paris over the weekend and really enjoyed it.
That movie is great! I loved the aesthetics, the writing, the acting, the music... everything. I am a lot like the main character, so maybe that influenced my liking it, as well.
I wouldn't have pegged Owen Wilson as the type to star in a Woody Allen film, but I thought he pulled it off well. It was fun to recognize a lot of the minor actors and actresses, too. (And I loved Michael Sheen's character. He was SO annoying!)
Midnight in Paris is one of the few DVDs I own. Perfect music, pitch-perfect screenplay, and the SETTING . . . le sigh heureux.
I'm a third of the way through A Dance with Dragons. It's hard to put down! All of us in the "office" are rather obsessed with the TV series.
I finally looked up the online lending library for ebooks and audio books that I've known about for two or thee years. I have checked out A Study in Scarlet, a book about America's national security, some kind of biography about Bernie Madoff, and the one I'm listening to is about hoarding. Hooray for listening to something other than The Scarlet Pimpernel for the 50th time!
The Epistler was quite honestly knocked on her ethereal behind by the sheer logic of this.
bobtheenchantedone wrote:I finally looked up the online lending library for ebooks and audio books that I've known about for two or thee years. I have checked out A Study in Scarlet, a book about America's national security, some kind of biography about Bernie Madoff, and the one I'm listening to is about hoarding. Hooray for listening to something other than The Scarlet Pimpernel for the 50th time!
I knew about Orem's the entire time I was there. I checked it out once, but never really used it. Almost immediately after moving to Lehi I checked out theirs (which is run by the same site) and have been using it hardcore ever since.
bobtheenchantedone wrote:I finally looked up the online lending library for ebooks and audio books that I've known about for two or thee years. I have checked out A Study in Scarlet, a book about America's national security, some kind of biography about Bernie Madoff, and the one I'm listening to is about hoarding. Hooray for listening to something other than The Scarlet Pimpernel for the 50th time!
I knew about Orem's the entire time I was there. I checked it out once, but never really used it. Almost immediately after moving to Lehi I checked out theirs (which is run by the same site) and have been using it hardcore ever since.
Is this the Pioneer Online Library? I think it's consortial, so every library that participates should have access to the same collection. (And behind the scenes it's run by a company called Overdrive, FYI.)
Dragon Lady wrote:Yup. Pioneer. And yes, Overdrive. That's the name of the app I use on my iPhone to listen to said audiobooks. So that makes sense.
Maine has it's own consortium, whose name I forget, but we had to go to a big meeting about how Overdrive system works so that we'd be able to help patrons.
I'm listening to Mansfield Park right now. I've never read it and have only seen the movie. Several times. With that background I have been pleasantly surprised at Sir Thomas. From the movie I've interpreted him to be a high-handed, self-righteous jerk. I actually quite like him so far in the books. That's one thing I like about Jane Austen. She does a good job of showing perspectives from all (or at least most of) the characters, which is just harder to do in movies. But in the book, you get to hear Sir Thomas's thoughts and he's really a good-intentioned, kind man. (That said, I'm not done, and if I remember right from the movie, he's got some mean parts coming up. But I'm curious if they'll be as bad as portrayed in the movie, since so far they haven't been.)
Right now I'm mad at everyone. They're all (even Edmund!) pressuring Fanny to marry Henry and thinking it's good. But no one will listen to her! And had they not oppressed her so much growing up, she might have told them why she's against it. But she can't because she'd be out of place to do so. I'm intrigued, though, that I'm so angry. Probably because I know what Henry will do in future. I kind of wish I could forget that and read the book again. I wonder if I'd be on their side or Fanny's if I didn't know the future...
I have been reading a lot of Sherlock Holmes lately, and really enjoyed it. I am actually amazed to think about how imitated it is these days - there are probably half a dozen shows currently on TV where people analyze the evidence and try to solve a crime in a very similar manner (though it usually involves more computers and technology than Holmes had). In fact, I might ask a Board question about some details soon if I don't find my own answers online.
bobtheenchantedone wrote:I finally looked up the online lending library for ebooks and audio books that I've known about for two or thee years. I have checked out A Study in Scarlet, a book about America's national security, some kind of biography about Bernie Madoff, and the one I'm listening to is about hoarding. Hooray for listening to something other than The Scarlet Pimpernel for the 50th time!
I knew about Orem's the entire time I was there. I checked it out once, but never really used it. Almost immediately after moving to Lehi I checked out theirs (which is run by the same site) and have been using it hardcore ever since.
You should check out my Goodreads review of Mansfield Park, since we're friends on the most important social network of them all. : )
Katya wrote:I've decided I don't spend enough time watching the DVDs I own. (If I bought them, it's generally because I really, really liked them. So why don't I watch them more?)
Anyway, I just finished rewatching Stranger Than Fiction.
I do the same thing! We stopped buying movies because we never watched them once we owned them. And yet, if I see one of them when I am flipping channels, I'll stop to watch it. I looked at them a few weeks ago and was surprised by what we owned. Made me feel really dumb. I'm so glad for netflix.
I rarely watch the DVDs I own (and rarely re-read the books I own), but I don't regret it much. There's something I really like about owning a copy of my favorite things. I like to be surrounded by good things, whether or not I interact with them all the time. Also, since I like to share the things I like, owning a copy is very convenient. I can (and frequently do) loan out my movies and books to friends. Somehow, it's a more solid recommendation than saying "really, you should check this out sometime."
Katya wrote:I've decided I don't spend enough time watching the DVDs I own. (If I bought them, it's generally because I really, really liked them. So why don't I watch them more?)
Anyway, I just finished rewatching Stranger Than Fiction.
I do the same thing! We stopped buying movies because we never watched them once we owned them. And yet, if I see one of them when I am flipping channels, I'll stop to watch it. I looked at them a few weeks ago and was surprised by what we owned. Made me feel really dumb. I'm so glad for netflix.
I rarely watch the DVDs I own (and rarely re-read the books I own), but I don't regret it much. There's something I really like about owning a copy of my favorite things. I like to be surrounded by good things, whether or not I interact with them all the time. Also, since I like to share the things I like, owning a copy is very convenient. I can (and frequently do) loan out my movies and books to friends. Somehow, it's a more solid recommendation than saying "really, you should check this out sometime."
Hmm. I don't reread the books I own very often, but for some reason, that doesn't bother me.
TheAnswerIs42 wrote:I have been reading a lot of Sherlock Holmes lately, and really enjoyed it. I am actually amazed to think about how imitated it is these days - there are probably half a dozen shows currently on TV where people analyze the evidence and try to solve a crime in a very similar manner (though it usually involves more computers and technology than Holmes had). In fact, I might ask a Board question about some details soon if I don't find my own answers online.
Though I love the stories and characters, one of my other favorite bits about Sherlock Holmes novels is how poorly researched they are. I know the Mormon one is a classic example, here in Utah, but my favorite remains the Speckled Band. For a fun read, check out this Wikipedia article, starting with "Swamp Adder" and cutting off just before "Adaptations." Maybe it's the fact that my dad was a zookeeper and my family's made fun of this story since I was in diapers, but the herpetologist's article had me laughing so hard I couldn't breathe.
I am a lot like the main character, so maybe that influenced my liking it, as well.
