On the Name

I sometimes joke that my life is like a "telenovella", a Brazilian soap opera. Hence the title "telenovellista". According to wikipedia, the suffix "ista" denotes:"One who follows a principle or system of belief...A member of a profession or one interested in something." I suppose it is these two definitions I am thinking of the when I apply this suffix to my blog title, though I am more focused on the gestalt effect of the suffix than any individual definition, along with the addendum that: "The Portuguese suffix -ista does not have the same pejorative connotation as the English suffix -ista." (Thanks, Wikipedia. Beijos, querido!).

Now that you've seen the introductory scene, hopefully there will be more to follow after the commercial break.