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Still haven't read more than a couple pages of my book. Every time I pick it up, I do enjoy it, but somehow reading isn't happening now.
Happily I'm doing much much better with shows! (Small blessings?)
I'm on season 2 of Castlevania, but I'm really, really not enjoying it. It feels like a whole different show than season 1. I haven't closed the tab yet, which means I haven't given up on it, but I pretty much hated the first two eps of the season, which isn't a good sign for me to continue. I heard season 3 is better, but not sure if I'll make it that far.
The Amazing Stories remake is very very hit and miss. The first ep was horrible, the second better, the third worse, and this week's was pretty darned good. Since it's only an hour a week, I guess it's worth sticking with, but it's nothing like the original series was. (Or maybe my memories of it are colored by me having been a kid when I saw it...)
Based on a Stephen King story, The Outsider is not really my cup of tea and isn't hooking me at all. A small town murder mystery with a heaping helping of supernatural. Not sure why, but the story just doesn't interest me at all. Wow, I've only watched three eps of it, feels like I've spent 20 hours watching. Not a good sign! The season is only 10 eps, but I think I'll likely drop it (again, I already dropped it once).
I've been watching to rewatch one of my favorite series, but I couldn't decide which. I narrowed it down to West Wing or Battlestar Galactica. I thought maybe West Wing would make me even more grumpy over idiot Trump, so I went with Battlestar Galactica. Holy cow, it's so so so good. Everything about it! The acting, the character, the music is amazing, and the camera work is like no other show. I watched eight eps in a couple days. I only wish I didn't remember the story so well, I know all the twists and what happened in each ep.
Major Crimes is another rewatch, by chance with the same star as in BSG. Mary McDonnell. Surprisingly, she plays almost the same character in both: A very intelligent, very kind woman who takes no shit from anyone. In both shows she's tossed into a position of leadership in a new area to her, and she learns the ropes and quickly becomes a good leader. I love her to death.
And lastly, a slow rewatch of Community. Talk about a show with humor and heart!
I wish I could spend this time watching new stuff, but I can't find any show I want to marathon. Luckily I'm enjoying these three rewatches.
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And in the non-media end of my life: I'm very very VERY much enjoying working from home. I have to be better about not going out though. I went almost two weeks without going out (except once to drop off masks and gloves I had to a hospital), but now suddenly I want to go out for any reason. I went out and bought a sandwich today. My apartment is full of food, I have no need to go out!
Luckily I have a lot of toilet paper (by chance I had gone to Costco right before all this started, so I have a 30 roll pack I haven't even opened yet), but still just reading about it makes me want to go buy more. (Which I know is exactly why the "shortage" is happening -- there isn't one, everyone is just buying it up because they think there is one...)
We have an all hands (video) meeting at work tomorrow. Hopefully it will just be to touch base with everyone and to extend us working from home. I'm in California, so it's pretty bad here.
Stay safe and healthy, all!
Happily I'm doing much much better with shows! (Small blessings?)
I'm on season 2 of Castlevania, but I'm really, really not enjoying it. It feels like a whole different show than season 1. I haven't closed the tab yet, which means I haven't given up on it, but I pretty much hated the first two eps of the season, which isn't a good sign for me to continue. I heard season 3 is better, but not sure if I'll make it that far.
The Amazing Stories remake is very very hit and miss. The first ep was horrible, the second better, the third worse, and this week's was pretty darned good. Since it's only an hour a week, I guess it's worth sticking with, but it's nothing like the original series was. (Or maybe my memories of it are colored by me having been a kid when I saw it...)
Based on a Stephen King story, The Outsider is not really my cup of tea and isn't hooking me at all. A small town murder mystery with a heaping helping of supernatural. Not sure why, but the story just doesn't interest me at all. Wow, I've only watched three eps of it, feels like I've spent 20 hours watching. Not a good sign! The season is only 10 eps, but I think I'll likely drop it (again, I already dropped it once).
I've been watching to rewatch one of my favorite series, but I couldn't decide which. I narrowed it down to West Wing or Battlestar Galactica. I thought maybe West Wing would make me even more grumpy over idiot Trump, so I went with Battlestar Galactica. Holy cow, it's so so so good. Everything about it! The acting, the character, the music is amazing, and the camera work is like no other show. I watched eight eps in a couple days. I only wish I didn't remember the story so well, I know all the twists and what happened in each ep.
Major Crimes is another rewatch, by chance with the same star as in BSG. Mary McDonnell. Surprisingly, she plays almost the same character in both: A very intelligent, very kind woman who takes no shit from anyone. In both shows she's tossed into a position of leadership in a new area to her, and she learns the ropes and quickly becomes a good leader. I love her to death.
And lastly, a slow rewatch of Community. Talk about a show with humor and heart!
I wish I could spend this time watching new stuff, but I can't find any show I want to marathon. Luckily I'm enjoying these three rewatches.
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And in the non-media end of my life: I'm very very VERY much enjoying working from home. I have to be better about not going out though. I went almost two weeks without going out (except once to drop off masks and gloves I had to a hospital), but now suddenly I want to go out for any reason. I went out and bought a sandwich today. My apartment is full of food, I have no need to go out!
Luckily I have a lot of toilet paper (by chance I had gone to Costco right before all this started, so I have a 30 roll pack I haven't even opened yet), but still just reading about it makes me want to go buy more. (Which I know is exactly why the "shortage" is happening -- there isn't one, everyone is just buying it up because they think there is one...)
We have an all hands (video) meeting at work tomorrow. Hopefully it will just be to touch base with everyone and to extend us working from home. I'm in California, so it's pretty bad here.
Stay safe and healthy, all!
