Just had chemo this morning, which means I’m pretty much bed-bound all weekend. This sucks because I will be missing the local wedding reception for friends of mine who just married in HI.
Also because it’s boring as hell.
Recommend me new entertainments! Cat pics/gifts/videos, games (free and iPad playable, please), interesting/educational articles, I’m not picky.
Like to travel?
Atlas Obscura
I hear ya.
Let’s see. Plants vs Zombies (v1) on iPad is fun if you haven’t already conquered it yet.
HBOGo - do you you have this? There are a bunch of shows that are worth watching if you do. Ditto AmazonPrime.
What kinds of books do you like? I’m happy to make some recommendations.
Like to shop?
https://flipboard.com/ can bring up all kinds of interesting articles.
Ooooo! Have you see The Hour yet? A BBC show - maybe 10 episodes. Set in a 1950’s UK, they are setting up a news program, even while some sort of clandestine murder conspiracy is happening. Strong women, great characters (well, a couple of episodes in), crackling dialogue. It is what Aaron Sorkin wanted The Newsroom on HBO wanted to be, IMHO. Oh, and great, great music. So far, I have see one intense bit of violence - but it was used a punctuation more than gore.
I also recently watched the old HBO series, Rome - really, really well done, but more violent.
Although if your tummy is already upset, perhaps the violence will just skate on by 
Both are on Amazon Prime.
Take care of yourself!
Keeping a woman entertained in bed. I think you’ve got us stumped.
Radio drama of BBC4extra. Good listening when you are awake but need to rest.
Today I was wondering which MLB team had the highest and lowest total when one adds up the uniform numbers of their 25-man roster.
Perhaps you could do some math.
Lots of time-wasting here:
The Brink - on HBO; political satire
Blacklist - NBC (?), kinda lightweight crime drama. It’s just fun watching James Spader running circles around everyone.
Books
Ilona Andrews, urban fantasy, some romance
Patricia Briggs, urban fantasy, some romance
Andy Weir, The Martian, science fiction
Thea Harrison, romantic urban fantasy
Jim Butcher, Alera books, fantasy
Anne Bishop, The Books of the Others, starts with Written in Red, urban fantasy
If you like old/historic/interesting houses, I recommend this site. http://www.oldhousedreams.com/
Has plenty of nice pictures of old homes for sale/sold recently.
I just did an amazing one man rendition of a modern mash up of Hamlet and The Book of Mormon. Sadly, my video camera missed it, so I can’t post the video. You’ll have to imagine it.
On Twitter: @badbanana and @xplodingunicorn. Funny stuff.
Get the Sims and it’ll keep you busy.
You like cat videos? These are usually pretty funny.
Stumbled across this during a car trip today:
National Park Service Skyline Drive Fall Leaf Color Report
Sounds dull as hell, right? Well, whoever writes it must be aware of the potential for dullness in the topic, and they are warding it off with fantastical, florid language. Some parts are just poetry – quite literally – but the predominant vibe I get from reading it is they’re channeling celebrity gossip at the Oscars’ red carpet:
There’s more, much more, most of it either poetic or hilariously over-the-top, depending on the listener. We wound up reading several descriptive passages aloud in breathless, self-important tones, and laughing…but we were frequently interrupted by the beauty of the views themselves, so maybe it’s not so over-the-top after all.
You can’t be out to see it right now, but maybe the blog will allow some vicarious enjoyment.
One of my favorites:
It’s St Crispin’s Day!. We’re going to watch Henry V after dinner. I still like Branagh’s best but Tom Hiddleston’s is quite good, too. You can find one or the other on your streaming service, I’d think.
This is an old one but it’s kind of fun to see what we crazy people do to ourselves: Things I Learn From My Patients | Student Doctor Network
And this never fails to lift my spirits: http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/bubble-wrap.swf