destined to be a Mother's Day classic

In answer to auntyem's query, yes, there are actually many Good Things about being home. Topmost: the free movies. Last night I finally got to see Goodbye, Lenin!, and thoroughly enjoyed it. (First time in a long time a movie's received higher praise than "not bad" from me.)

The writers did a nice job of including enough background information for those of us whose memories of the fall of the USSR are a little bit fuzzy (to say the least). I feel like I would have appreciated it more had I known more about that period, its politics, and the events leading up to it...but I could still try to relate to it on the human scale.

I'll come back and add a more detailed summary later, since I need to go clean my room (I just love living at home some days, let me tell you).

EDIT: 6/03 ( details )