Update: Nerd Television Watching

In attempt to illustrate that I am still alive, I decided I should write a little something.

Tonight in a drastic departure from the last three weeks, I declined to freak out about my thesis. Instead, I guiltily took part in watching a part of an episode of the series, The Impressionists. This series is based off of the true stories of the Impressionist painters in France during the late 1800's. It is historically accurate, it shows many of the paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir, and other contemporaries by title and in what context they were painted in, all the course of a fascinating story. It is a good brush up on historical details prior to our impending visit to my favorite museum in Paris, the Musee d'Orsay.

The only other television I have watched in the last month is an hour of Unnatural Causes, a series on what is really making us sick in this country. The findings will shock you and make you think a lot more about the country that we live in and the price that we pay for the lives that we lead. Check it out on PBS in the next weeks.

The other television watching I might do soon is a DVD that I requested from the library, Rick Steve's Germany and Scandinavia 2000-2007. Husband has turned into a big fan and I like his movies when I have seen them on PBS. Plus, it is intriguing to see what he chooses to show, I am hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the sites we are still deciding on. I will let you know how it is if I have time to watch any of it.