Kindle

So my poor Kindle has decided to die on me. See, there's this dictionary that I really wanted (yes, I know, that's a bit nerdy, but it was the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage, which is a particularly cool dictionary), and I found the Kindle version, so I had to buy it. And then I pulled out my trusty Kindle to play around with my new dictionary. I turned it on, and this is what I got:

Yes, I know that this is not what the Kindle screen is supposed to look like. Usually, when I turn it on, I get pretty words that make up poetry, or novels, or dictionaries, not this. This looks like some kind of abstract art that I would really rather not see.
So I tried going to the Kindle troubleshooting site, and reset it just the way I was supposed to. I tried charging it. None of that worked. I emailed Amazon customer service to ask them how to fix my Kindle. Based on what I said, they said that the only option was to replace the poor thing. My Kindle, which isn't even quite three years old, is dead, and it has no hope of resurrection. I can't even turn it off. So I called Amazon about replacing it, and it turns out that it would be almost as expensive to get a refurbished replacement as it would be to just get a new Kindle. So I guess that I'll just get a new Kindle. It's still kind of sad that my old one had to die, but oh well. C'est la vie.

The Joys of Modern Technology

I am realizing today how amazing modern technology is. See, for our ward FHE tonight, we watched one of the old "Disney Sing-Along Songs" on VHS. It had some of the songs from "The Lion King" on it. So one of my roommates and I decided that we wanted to watch "The Lion King," since I have that one. I have that one on Blu-Ray, and it was really eye-opening to get to compare the Blu-Ray version to the old VHS version. I could really appreciate how clear the pictures were and how much better the color was. Technology has come such a long way even since I was young. It was just a cool experience to get to make that comparison.