Hello! If you've friended me, please take the time let me know by commenting here (comments are screened). Also, if you know me from somewhere, please let me know where from, and if I don't, please let me know what's brought you here and tell me a little about yourself! New friends are always nice ( Read more... )

Does anyone know/remember offhand if the ITV version of Persuasion (that was on PBS last year) made it seem like Wentworth bought Kellynch for Anne at the end? I remember him twirling her about in front of a house but can't remember if it's supposed to be her family's house, and I don't own it to check.

WOOOOOHOOOO!!!!!

Right on YANKEES!!!!

From today's NY Times: Swiss Model for Health Care is Gaining Admirers

Now, Ms. canutius is currently undergoing a long overdue tonsillectomy (or about to) so I'm not expecting her to weigh in on this right away, but I thought my US based flisters might be interested in this article and in getting her perspective as a Yank living in the Swiss Alps, and on ( Read more... )

Just got this via the Jane Austen Centre's newsletter.

If Jane Austen had a laptop (Boston Globe)

Their accompanying pic is priceless:


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Found this today when I went to check something at JASNA's website. Those of you who love to loathe Fanny Dashwood in S&S and in the Emma Thompson adaptation will get a kick out of it.

Fanny Dashwood's backstory
(Note: .pdf file)

The keyboard on my laptop has gone berserk. I've tried System Restore, uninstalling and reinstalling its drivers, uninstalling my other language settings, contacted Sony Tech Support and NOTHING. The best solution they can give me is to recover the system entirely. I've run a backup, I'm now trying to clean the registry to see if that helps. I ( Read more... )

Are you having a bad day? How about stepping outside and letting our beautiful planet cheer your soul? If it's raining, focus on the sound of the rain or the smell of the area as the water cleanses the air. Snowing? Soak in the silence and the brilliance of the snow. Sunny? Let the warmth seep into your limbs (and don't forget some SPF lotion ( Read more... )

You Are a Bay
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I LOVE MY COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!