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Maria Elena B

Maria Elena B

Born here, living there and wanting to travel, I’m passionate about books, reading, writing, languages and education.
  • TX, USA
  • member since February 2, 2009

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  • elisa

    elisa says

    Strange and brilliant... Great description Lizbeth! I'm reading number two now, about half way through :-)

    As for here, we just got hit by the tail-end of hurricane Irene (you've probably heard or her) and, happily, there hasn't been too much damage around our parts. Not everyone was that lucky. It's been an interesting summer, weather-wise. It seems like it's an all or nothing kind of weather pattern: extra dry (Texas, or worse, East Africa) or extra wet (tsunamis, Mississippi flood, hurricanes)...... Anyway, stay safe.

    Are you reading anything worth recommending lately?

    All the best,
    ~e

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Hey Maria Elena,

    I really enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Lizbeth, with hoe photographic memory and computer skills, sounds like a good friend to have :-)

    Hope all is well and that the drought is not affecting your life too much where you are,
    ~e

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Samuel Pérez García

    Samuel Pérez García says

    Wow, trabajando para una Embajada, ¡tremendo! ¿Y de qué es el libro que escribiste? ¿Lo publicaste?

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Samuel Pérez García

    Samuel Pérez García says

    Ese "algún día buscare el tiempo" se convierte en un "nunca" antes de que te des cuenta. Una de las razones por las que renuncié a mi trabajo anterior fue porque no me dejaba tiempo (ni fortaleza mental) para escribir.

    Claro, si tu trabajo te encanta y es algo que quieres hacer toda la vida, pues no hay problema. No todo el mundo es igual. Algunos disfrutan más leyendo que escribiendo, igual que muchos prefieren ver películas a ponerse a hacerlas. ¡Pero a mi francamente me interesa ser parte del juego!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Samuel Pérez García

    Samuel Pérez García says

    ¿Y qué te gusta escribir, algún género en particular?

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Samuel Pérez García

    Samuel Pérez García says

    Pfffft! Se me olvidó mencionar el nombre del grupo; se llama "Club Obi Wan" y lo puedes encontrar en la siguiente dirección: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/86469/about

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Samuel Pérez García

    Samuel Pérez García says

    Hola María Elena,

    He creado un grupo para lectores y escritores hispanos, en donde podamos compartir de todo lo referente a la literatura, desde Twlight y Angels & Demons hasta el Quijote y Cien Años de Soledad. También para aquellos que gustan de escribir (ya sea profesionalmente o por puro entretenimiento) es un lugar donde compartir sus experiencias. ¡Anímate y únete a nosotros!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • César Lasso

    César Lasso says

    Mucho gusto igualmente, María Elena. Y gracias por las felicitaciones :)

    Me ha gustado conocer cosas tuyas (de dónde eres, en qué país vives, lo del club del libro...).

    En cuanto a mi teclado portugués, el único pequeño inconveniente es abrir interrogaciones y exclamaciones. Tengo mis trucos si debo enviar a Madrid un artículo académico, pero pierdo un poquito de tiempo. En cuanto a la eñe, no tengo tecla, pero basta escribir el acento nasal portugués ~ y a continuación pulsar la ene.

    En otro momento te enviaré alguna palabrita por la opción "send a private message", que llegará a tu e-mail. Cuando me la contestes, obtendré tu e-mail y podré enviarte el PDF de Pérez-Reverte. Por cierto, me parece que Reverte es uno de esos españoles que llegan a conocer México y se enamoran o guardan de él un grato recuerdo para siempre :) (otros ejemplos: el cantautor Joaquín Sabina, el periodista especializado en cuestiones de la lengua española Álex Grijelmo...).

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • César Lasso

    César Lasso says

    Hola María Elena.

    Te iré comentando poco a poco, que me acaban de nombrar bibliotecario de Shelfari y conviene que empiece a enterarme de mis nuevas funciones.

    Arturo Pérez-Reverte me parece muy interesante, aunque apenas me he asomado a él. Tengo «Territorio comanche» en PDF (si te interesa), que es una lectura rápida, y un libro que reúne cierta participación periodística suya entre 1998 y 2001: «Con ánimo de ofender». Fue lo primero que leí de Reverte. Me gustó su humanidad apasionada y llena de palabrotas cuando está indignado. Las palabrotas también pertenecen al patrimonio de la lengua española... La Real Academia Española me parecía una institución muy respetable pero excesivamente conservadora, así que fue un buen fichaje cuando, en 2003, entró a ocupar uno de sus sillones.

    Otro día te comento mi modesto conocimiento de la obra de Saramago.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • César Lasso

    César Lasso says

    Luego te respondo con más calma...

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • César Lasso

    César Lasso says

    Hola, Maria Elena!

    Gracias por tu contacto. Me encanta hacer amigos de todas partes y culturas. De dónde eres? (o, de dónde sos?, je je je...).

    Me acaban de nombrar bibliotecario (librarian) de Shelfari, carambolas. Soy el primero no anglosajón de la Comunidad.

    Disculpa que no abra interrogaciones ni exclamaciones, escribo con teclado portugués y con esa pequeña licencia voy más rápido.

    Un abrazo,

    César

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Maria Elena,

    How are things? I am well and you are right, it has been a while. I'm really liking the Hunger Game books, very captivating. I did not know what there was to be a movie. I'll look out for that. Speaking of movie, I saw Into the Wild which is based on the book by Jon Krakauer, based on a true story. Very good movie if you haven't seen it. Good music as well, which ads to the movie.
    I have yet to put my hand on the Millennium series, which is permanently on the waiting list at the local library (because it is so popular), and I am too cheap to buy anything that is not a classic that I know I will read again and again... So, I have not read it yet but I will get to it. You do recommend the movie? It seems to me a waist of time to Americanize the story if the original is already good, as you say.

    Are you reading anything interesting? I, just last month, read Jitterbug Perfume for a book club discussion. I can't say I would recommend it but lets just say, there was plenty to talk about! I also read 1984 by Orwell for the first time. What a book!

    Hope all is well and thanks for the note, it's always nice to hear from you :-)
    ~e

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Rutilia

    Rutilia says

    muchas gracias Elena por la recomendación lo pondré en mi librero de espera...ojalá lo pueda tener, te mando un gran saludo

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    I'm so glad you're involved with the effort to clean the spill! It's such a hard subject... On the one hand, there's this mess that's been going on for two months now and where we haven't seen the big corporation do as much as it should (in my mind anyway) and on the other, we, the consumers, keep pouring our dollars into those same big corp.'s pockets as we are so dependent to oil and all it's by-products... when will the madness stop? I can only hope and pray that the effort of individuals such as yourself and your group, will get us on the right track.

    Take good care,
    E

    PS: are you still into the recorded classics? Which one have you listen to lately?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Chris Tusa

    Chris Tusa says

    Great. E-mail me your e-mail address (my address is mail@christophertusa.com), and I'll send you the download link for the e-book. I really don't want to post it publicly.


    Thanks,

    Chris

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Les feux de foret hors contrôle de mon Québec natal et le dégât d'huile du golf du Mexique m’inquiète et me font sentir très impuissante mais sinon je vais très bien, merci :)
    Oh! P&P, one of my all-time fav!! I'm sure it's just as good as an audio book. There's nothing like going back to the classics, they are not called classics for nothing!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Bonjour Maria Elena!
    J’espère que tout va bien! How have you been these past few months?
    Have you read anything good?
    I just wanted to pass along a title that I just finished by a Belgian author, Amelie Nothom. It is called Les Catilinaires and it is in french, a short, surprising story. I'd heard of that author before but never picked up her book until now.

    Hope all is well!
    ~e

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Chris Tusa

    Chris Tusa says

    Just received the finished file (not 2 minutes ago). Send me your e-mail address, and I'll send it over.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Chris Tusa

    Chris Tusa says

    About another week.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    You've summed up my feelings about books and book stores exactly: like a child going in a candy store! I don't think I'm ready for a Kindle either.

    Hope all is well :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

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