i have been sick since saturday.

probs the flu.

sore throat, headache, runny nose, aches and pains, 101 fever, blah blah blah..

the kind of flu that means you are stuck in bed without the strength to do anything.

that inlcudes little strength to eat which equals skinny- SUCCESS!!

but it also means surfing the interwebs for pictures of jlo's and kim kardashian's butts (obsessed), blog reading,

and watching shows that i normally don't have the time to watch..

such as:

this show is so awesome.

it's on PBS so watching it makes you smart.

i know what some of you are thinking..

you: a new show? i already watch 6,000 shows i just don't have time for another one.

me: yes you do. it's better than all those other shows anyway.

you: even the bachelor?!?!!!

me: yes. especially better than the bachelor.

you: but it's british, it will be all dry and boring and so predictable.

me: see that's where you are most wrong. i thought the same thing. i thought i would just be watching it for the gorgeous english countryside scenery, the costumes and the interiors. but it turns out that the characters are so richly drawn, the performances pitch perfect, the story so engaging and NOT predictable that after one episode i was hooked. and all those things i thought i was watching it for became highly secondary.

you: hmmm...well...when is it on?

me: see, that's where you blew it. it isn't on the telly (i am british now) anymore, we missed it. i watched it from the comforts of my big bed on pbs.org.

you: i can't do that bc i don't have a lap top or a big bed.

me: are you fucking with me?

you: no.

me: ok, well then you need to buy the dvd.

you: i can't i don't have any money.

me: it's only 16 dollars for the dvd of the first season...

you: yeah..i think i can save up.

me: yeah..do that.

and scene.

not boring. funny and interesting.