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Back to an Old Obsession

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About twelve years ago, I started watching the FOX show Bones. I think season seven was airing at the time. After a few episodes, I was completely hooked. I binge watched every season and started episodes as they aired. I rewatched the series more than I can count. Up to a point. Around season ten, I became less entranced with the show. Characters that I really liked seemed to become caricatures. I am all for character growth. I encourage it. I just wasn’t seeing much of it in seasons nine and ten. So, after watching the two hundredth episode midway through season ten, I stopped watching. In 2017, Bones ended with season twelve, leaving me with 45 unwatched episodes.

Here we are in 2023, and I find myself floundering for something to watch. I considered a complete rewatch, but found myself skipping many episodes. I decided to do what I am calling a Top Ten Rewatch. I am watching my favorite ten episodes from each season. There are two exceptions to the ten episodes – in short seasons I’ll watch my favorite episodes, however many that may be. For previously unwatched seasons, I’ll watch every episode.

Following this plan, I am currently watching season four of Bones. I have already selected the episodes that I will watch through season seven. I’ll select episodes for seasons eight and nine when I get closer to them. And I’ll select a few episodes from the first half of season ten before watching the rest of the series.

To my delight, most of my favorite episodes remain favorites. I know my favorites might not be yours, but I think they are pretty darn good. If you’d like to know which episodes I’m watching, just leave a comment and I can post them here. I wish I could say that I have discovered some deep meaning that I had previously missed, but I haven’t. I’ve just rediscovered my love for an old show.

I plan to apply this plan to other shows in the future. As always, I’ll keep you posted.

Now Reading: I’m in between books at the moment. I finished Forever is the Worst Long Time by Camille Pagan

Now Listening: The Long Game by Elena Armas

Now Knitting: Temperature Blanket 2023 for my mom

Now Watching: Bones season 4

August Book Wrap up

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Seventeen books. Three of them five star. August was another light reading month for me. I blame the puppy. He doesn’t let me do much reading when he is awake. He likes to demand playtime and I am happy to comply.

Here are the best of the month:

Hello, Stranger by Katherine Center – I discovered Katherine Center last year when I read The Bodyguard. As much as I loved that book, Hello, Stranger was even better. When Sadie Montgomery, a portrait painter, suddenly becomes face blind, her world is thrown off its axis. Sadie is forced to “see” in a new way. Through run-ins with her stepmother, evil stepsister, and two men that she is drawn to, the reader sees the world through Sadie’s eyes. I listened to the audiobook and would have happily listened to the whole thing in one sitting if I had been able to. You should read this one. Go on, get it now.

The Way I Hate Him by Meghan Quinn – Any Meghan Quinn book is an automatic read for me. Her books are always funny and a little swoony. TWIHH has those in spades. If you like enemies to lovers romance, this is one for you.

Glimmers of You by Catherine Cowles – This is the third book in a series by Cowles. Again, Cowles is an automatic read for me. Her books tend to be a little angsty, which I love. Some days I need the laughs of a romcom and some days a heaping dose of angst hits the spot. If you like angst and a fake dating trope, this could be the book for you.

What I’m watching now: Bones, season 2

What I’m reading now: What We Left Behind by Lucy Score

What I’m listening to: The Honeymoon Crashers by Cristina Lauren

What podcast I’m listening to: The Shuttlepod Show

What I’m knitting now: Anthology Throw, which is a Christmas gift