Smile #18

I took my first paid-time-off day to prepare for this eventful weekend (more on that in a later post).  It has been a while since I had a "binge-show-watching" day.  Weekdays are filled with work and weekends just never seem to be long enough.  Especially now that I decided to maximize my time, to be more productive during my off work hours.  Frequenting the gym, picking up new novels, and lastly taking free courses.  It's been my latest addiction.  I have completed two since graduation and finishing one this week.  Starting this week, I am also starting two new courses.  Being freely able to choose what I want to learn based on my interest makes learning a lot more pleasant.  :)

It is quite refreshing to be able to sit in front of my computer watching episode after episode.  This fall's TV lined up is impressive.  I think love is the big theme.  

The series I had my eyes glued to since its premiere, Revenge, is back.  Back with vengeance and war is to begin in the Hamptons...again.  Can't wait to see what this season has to bring.

Finally caught up to the latest episode on Reddington.  Since Netflix's announcement on releasing the Blacklist, I have been itching to binge on season 1.  Each episode leaves me craving for the next with each villain's connection to the bigger crime lord and how Red is able to tie the FBI into it.  Red perfectly balances both his business and being on the world's most wanted list.  His charm is quite addicting.

The many love shows this fall bring include Manhattan Love Story, A to Z, and Marry Me.  Each network bringing a different angle on love and I just can't pass it up.  I am all caught up to the latest drama.

Can't go through the season without some comedy.  Blackish explores the complicated issue of race and how this African American family deals with culture.  The father's crazy behavior to make his kids more "black" is hilarious!  Selfie is another sitcom I am following.  It is pretty self explanatory.  Girl being obsessed with likes, tweets, selfies transitioning to a less self center life.  The dialogues are funny and very relevant to today's society.

On the more dramatic side, I am watching Red Band Society.  Focused on a group of sick teenage patients living in a hospital.  It reminds me of The Fault in our Stars.  Each patient carries life story and being sick doesn't hold them back.  It is an empowering series.

  

I am keeping myself busy this fall for sure.  Let's hope I didn't overload.  :)