Went out with a friend who has recently 'recovered' from the FLU on 25th Feb.
Perfectly fine on 26th and 27th.
Full blown sore throat and fever by 28th morning.
Off work on 28th and 2nd.
At home, sick, coughing, ribs aching due to coughing.
How to spend time at home when you are alone with the flu? Netflix ofcourse!
Watched movies which were 'not deep'. like 'The transporter refuelled', 'Unlocked' a bit of 'Fast & Furious' series, Keanu and started seeing the Netflix show called Love and sort of enjoying it! I can't believe that I , who only likes crime is actually enjoying this show!
And it is such a pleasure to see the homes, gardens and streets of LA in Love....it reminds me of the sunny weather of south India and I am missing that sun and heat so much now! Having this flu this winter is making me miserable and longing for the heat and sun of south India!
Watched the show 'Money for Nothing'. It is the right show to watch when you have the flu.
I watch it and gradually drift into sleep; the guy's voice is so lulling.
I enjoy this show....I love the concept of the show and the creativity of one guy in particular i.e. Rupert Blanchard.
I like the way the ?artists who restore the 'junk' describe what they plan to do....their words are like poetry to my ears. And I feel bad that I simply cannot expresses those ideas so beautifully in my language..Kannada. The problem is not with me..it's with Kannada. Indian languages did not grow like English and have stagnated and it's impossible to convey modern thoughts and ideas, smoothly in Indian languages. We simply substitute English words now when we can't find words in our language.
Recycling is something which fascinates me and I enjoy looking up recycled stuff on Google images and Pinterest and etsy. I can spend hours looking at images of beautifully recycled stuff. In Money for Nothing, one gets to see the actual recycling process. For example, a guy who works with wood, a couple who work with metal, and others. I was thrilled to see a female blacksmith in this show as I have not met or even heard of female blacksmiths till now.
There is something different about British shows when compared to American. I love the British shows. I like the American ones too but there is something more 'genuine' about the British shows ...not sure if honest is the right word. In this show, they failed to sell some items and it was mentioned. I don't recall seeing expressions of 'failure' in American shows. I love the British talking, the words they use. The flow of ideas is so smooth. Also there is a lot of 'perfection' in American shows which makes them look great but also too good to be true. I am referring to the ultra white and ultra perfect teeth of everyone in the movie or shows, the perfect makeup or at least the perfect skin, the neat suits and so on. The naturalness of the people in British shows seems to appeal to me sometimes more than the photogenic looks of the ones in USA.
I hope the Money for nothing come up with more episodes. This show is more appealing to me than the many shows they have on antiques buying and selling. Here there is actual transformation through craft and skill of something. It's not just buying and selling which is basically passing on an object from one person to another.
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Another great show for someone down with the flu is America's worst driver and Canada's worst driver on UTube. I keep trying to see what makes them drive like that! ADHD, Personality issues, comprehension issues, w-h-a-t makes them drive like t-h-a-t???
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People who like Allan Hawco and Paul Gross of Republic of Doyle and Enuka Okuma of Sue Thomas F.B.Eye. should catch 'Caught' on CBC TV. I am loving it!
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Also saw movie Wind river.
BBC show Collateral..binged and finished at one shot. A scene at the end reminded me of something I had once read in a New York times article '...bad people don't see themselves as bad people; they see themselves as good'.
Brought up since childhood on a diet of extremely naive, foolishly simplistic Indian movies, I simply can't fathom the grays in today's shows. My mind and heart longs for clear-cut good and bad...I simply can't handle this modern stuff where there is no clear cut good hero and bad villain!
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March 17th weekend: Binged on Netflix original, 'On my block'. My sister suggested though I was not keen on a kids show...it was good and mature and I felt really sorry for the kids born into that area of the world...the freedom is limited...choices are limited and imagine worrying about being killed or attacked...when one is so young!
Enjoyed the Hitman's bodygaurd...I wish it had been funnier but I did see the full movie
Saw a couple of romantic movies though I generally don't watch romance...Uma Thurman's The accidental husband
Perfectly fine on 26th and 27th.
Full blown sore throat and fever by 28th morning.
Off work on 28th and 2nd.
At home, sick, coughing, ribs aching due to coughing.
How to spend time at home when you are alone with the flu? Netflix ofcourse!
Watched movies which were 'not deep'. like 'The transporter refuelled', 'Unlocked' a bit of 'Fast & Furious' series, Keanu and started seeing the Netflix show called Love and sort of enjoying it! I can't believe that I , who only likes crime is actually enjoying this show!
And it is such a pleasure to see the homes, gardens and streets of LA in Love....it reminds me of the sunny weather of south India and I am missing that sun and heat so much now! Having this flu this winter is making me miserable and longing for the heat and sun of south India!
Watched the show 'Money for Nothing'. It is the right show to watch when you have the flu.
I watch it and gradually drift into sleep; the guy's voice is so lulling.
I enjoy this show....I love the concept of the show and the creativity of one guy in particular i.e. Rupert Blanchard.
I like the way the ?artists who restore the 'junk' describe what they plan to do....their words are like poetry to my ears. And I feel bad that I simply cannot expresses those ideas so beautifully in my language..Kannada. The problem is not with me..it's with Kannada. Indian languages did not grow like English and have stagnated and it's impossible to convey modern thoughts and ideas, smoothly in Indian languages. We simply substitute English words now when we can't find words in our language.
Recycling is something which fascinates me and I enjoy looking up recycled stuff on Google images and Pinterest and etsy. I can spend hours looking at images of beautifully recycled stuff. In Money for Nothing, one gets to see the actual recycling process. For example, a guy who works with wood, a couple who work with metal, and others. I was thrilled to see a female blacksmith in this show as I have not met or even heard of female blacksmiths till now.
There is something different about British shows when compared to American. I love the British shows. I like the American ones too but there is something more 'genuine' about the British shows ...not sure if honest is the right word. In this show, they failed to sell some items and it was mentioned. I don't recall seeing expressions of 'failure' in American shows. I love the British talking, the words they use. The flow of ideas is so smooth. Also there is a lot of 'perfection' in American shows which makes them look great but also too good to be true. I am referring to the ultra white and ultra perfect teeth of everyone in the movie or shows, the perfect makeup or at least the perfect skin, the neat suits and so on. The naturalness of the people in British shows seems to appeal to me sometimes more than the photogenic looks of the ones in USA.
I hope the Money for nothing come up with more episodes. This show is more appealing to me than the many shows they have on antiques buying and selling. Here there is actual transformation through craft and skill of something. It's not just buying and selling which is basically passing on an object from one person to another.
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Another great show for someone down with the flu is America's worst driver and Canada's worst driver on UTube. I keep trying to see what makes them drive like that! ADHD, Personality issues, comprehension issues, w-h-a-t makes them drive like t-h-a-t???
######
People who like Allan Hawco and Paul Gross of Republic of Doyle and Enuka Okuma of Sue Thomas F.B.Eye. should catch 'Caught' on CBC TV. I am loving it!
###########
Also saw movie Wind river.
BBC show Collateral..binged and finished at one shot. A scene at the end reminded me of something I had once read in a New York times article '...bad people don't see themselves as bad people; they see themselves as good'.
Brought up since childhood on a diet of extremely naive, foolishly simplistic Indian movies, I simply can't fathom the grays in today's shows. My mind and heart longs for clear-cut good and bad...I simply can't handle this modern stuff where there is no clear cut good hero and bad villain!
................
March 17th weekend: Binged on Netflix original, 'On my block'. My sister suggested though I was not keen on a kids show...it was good and mature and I felt really sorry for the kids born into that area of the world...the freedom is limited...choices are limited and imagine worrying about being killed or attacked...when one is so young!
Enjoyed the Hitman's bodygaurd...I wish it had been funnier but I did see the full movie
Saw a couple of romantic movies though I generally don't watch romance...Uma Thurman's The accidental husband
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