Covid Update: I tested negative the other day after a round of Paxlovid. I’m feeling pretty OK, but I’ll test again over the Labor Day weekend.
Apparently, I can leave the house now, but I’ll need to wear a mask for five days.
Meanwhile, I’m taking it easy, doing a lot of crossword puzzles and binge watching “Friday Night Lights.”
More binge-worthy TV suggestions are welcome. I’ve got time on my hands. Just type your suggestions into comments below. Thanks.
I’ll post another covid update soon. And thanks for the messages of concern. They helped!
More encounters with viruses at my house at: “Mono — It’s Never Too Late to Come Down With the Cool Kids Disease.”
And here’s one from the early days of the covid shutdown — when we worried that the virus lurked on every surface: “Sheltering at Home Week Three: 20 Seconds — What’s Good for the Hands Is Good for the Potatoes. Right?“
I hesitate to recommend any shows until I know what kind of shows you have loved in the past. Any titles you recommend to US? And then I’ll see if I can rec some in the same vein.
Good idea, Lindsey.
Here are my favorite TV series, all very high quality — literary, imo — drama.
The Crown — Some rocky moments, but hang in there. It gets Shakespearean in later episodes.
Grace and Frankie — Stories of life, love and friendship for grown-ups.
Big Bang Theory — Funny and witty, especially if you count brainy folks among your loved ones.
Bridgerton — Great drama and with a touch of edgy.
Outlander — I’m dying to know what happens next. Great drama. Kinda sexy.
The Good Place — Starts out cornball, winds up profound. Watch this then read the showrunner’s book How to Be Perfect, which will bring back what you’ve forgotten from Philo 101.
Mad Men — Took me back to my 1960s Madison Avenue days.
I’ve also been known to indulge is good, corny, high-quality soapy stuff:
Downton Abbey
Friday Night Lights. The first season is great. I’m not so sure about the melodramatic plot turn in season two.
Anne With an E — Nice comfy story.
Grey’s Anatomy — This doctor series had me hooked for years.
All Creatures Great and Small — animals!
The gritty stuff:
Homeland — Gritty CIA drama. Jon was there to watch this with me. Otherwise, I would have bailed.
Breaking Bad — Ditto my Homeland comment. I would never have made it through this one without Jon.
So glad to hear you are okay! See you in class😘
Hope to be there soon — with my brand new, mighty antibodies
Oh I have so many show recommendations: Call the Midwife, Great British Baking Show, Borgen. Feel better soon!
Borgen. That one’s new to me. I’ll give it a try.
I use it to practice my Danish. 😉 It’s on Netflix with the newly added 4th season. as I wrote to Maja recently (who is also about to start it): I’m jealous you have 4 seasons of it ahead of you!!
OH, right! It’s that show in Danish. I started watching it, then stopped. I’ll go back and pick it up again now that I know you like it.
I’ll practice my Danish, too. lol
The best tv for bingeing: “A French Village” (French), “Detective Montalbano” (Italian), and “The Restaurant: (Swedish)—all available on the great MHZ network.
A feast! I have not seen any of these.
thanks for the update. hope you continue to feel better. “borgen”
OK. Two votes for Borgen. Gotta see that one.