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So what are your latest obsessions?

Kiwichik

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Ok ladies keep those deep dark "fifty shades of grey" obsessions to yourselves. My question comes off the back of spending the last 2 days at home nursing a cold - coughing, sneezing, medicating & sleeping. But in between times I fed my obsessions which were:
- rewatching the whole X-Files series I've made it to Season 3 - I forgot how cute "Mulder" was & OMG those 1990s suits that Skully wore.
- rereading Sara Douglass' Troy Game series - dark doings in London town. Decided that if they made this into a mini-series then Rufus Sewell should play Brutus -
yummy
- added about a thousand pins to my Pinterest Page. Check it out
http://pinterest.com/Chikkiwi/

So those are my dirty little secrets tell me about yours.

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Transcona Shannon

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CLAPPING HANDS!!! I'm a HUGE X-Files fan Kiwi - to the point where we own the entire series on Blu-Ray. Didn't you just love Skully's big shouldered, double-breasted suits?

My latest obsession is a TV show on the food channel called Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It's this chef going around the US (and some in Canada) to all these little places that serve unique meals and they show how they're made. Always makes me hungry...

Kiwichik

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I love shows like that we had something similar here in NZ where a well known chef made his way around different beach locations and remaking some kiwi summer favorites.

Mo

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Breaking Bad is coming back this Sunday and I can't wait!! All my other TV shows got cancelled over this last year

Kiwichik

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Just googled that as it's not airing on NZ TV at the moment but must watch out for it. Currently watching Pillars of the Earth - hence my Rufus Sewell fixation . Reruns of True Blood and waiting for the next series of Homeland.

christieanne

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Hope you feel better. I confess that my Pinterest obsession has suffered and diminished with going back to work. All my blog reading is so behind in fact. Oh well!
Current obsession (like most July's) is Tour de France. Hubby and I watch daily usually at dinner time but occasionally early in the morning. Ten more days to go I think.

Kiwichik

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Yep christieanne it finishes on July 22 just in time for us all to become obsessed with the London Olympics.

lyn*

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I am obsessed with BBC TV shows - I've caught up on Sherlock, and just started Robin Hood Something SO refreshing and a huge change from junk reality tv!

christieanne

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lyn - I agree! Sherlock is so good. I am a huge Inspector Lewis/Morse geek and try to catch all the Masterpiece Mysteries. They are online at pbs website too.

Kiwichik

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lyn & christieanne I obviously watch way too much TV already but looking forward to the next series of Sherlock - it hasn't hit our shores yet. I'm still watching reruns of Wire in the Blood recorded from the UKTV channel.

anne

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I am quite keen on Masterchef, and a bit obsessed with trying to almost replicate a "mojito genoise" cake that was demonstrated there a few weeks back. But I haven't watched it a whole week now, and I am living!

CocoLion

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A while back I watched the 70s British TV series "I Claudius" starring Derek Jacobi. It was fantastic. It got me interested in ancient Rome. I'm thinking of watching the series again.

Along the history lines I also watched the Tudors, really enjoyed that as well.

jayne

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my current obsession is clothes related...no tv here. trying to plan a wonderful fall wardrobe an figure out my holes, it there are any!

Kiwichik

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@anne I haven't watched the Aussie masterchef, we have a kiwi version as well but it's not screening at the moment. I have watched the Brit series but I enjoy it more when they get down to the finalists & their various challenges.
@CL I have a bit of a history fetish (oops sorry meant to keep that shades of grey stuff to myself) & I have I Cladius on DVD but haven't watched it yet, I've also just ordered Elizabeth I Helen Mirren) I prefer her to he dad although Jonathan Rhys Myers does make good viewing.
@Jayne like your obsession better than mine but have been swanning around in PJs or yoga pants fot the last 4 days

rae

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Nursing a cold, too - feel better! Love the X-Files and DH and I rewatch the boxed set periodically.

Those books look a little like something I have to check out. I've just finished "The Name of the Wind" - I think it was on NPR's top 100 Sci-Fi/Fantasy books list.

DeclawedJaguar

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Kiwichik, have you seen Zen? It's a detective mini-series with Rufus Sewell in the lead, set in Italy. He is unbearably delicious. I loved everything about the series: the actors, the plot, the scenery, the music. Sadly, it was cancelled after only one season.

How fun to see that there are others here who share the penchant for crime dramas. I also love Wire in the Blood, Luther, Sherlock, and Prime Suspect.

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ManidipaM

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All my favourite TV seems to be on break, so I'm catching up on old stuff. I don't actually own a TV, so it's all on the net, which has the advantage and sterling disadvantage of being able to (enticed to?) watch stuff back-to-back if I time myself well. Thus far this quarter, I've caught up on the usual suspects (Bones, Mentalist, Falling Skies), but the ones I'd really recommend are Sherlock and Downton Abbey; I'm also a fan of Midsomer Murders and *cannot* fathom why we're left high and dry mid-season!

I've been running low on foodie shows (the last I enjoyed was Jamie's Great Britain), so thanks, Shannon, for the heads-up. I've watched a few seasons of Masterchef (prefer the Aussie series), but I find I'm more interested in straight-up cookery than competition.

At the moment, watching this movie called Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Ewan Mcgregor and others), rather a sweet one. I'm a sci-fi and fantasy fan in books (including those written for children) as well as movies, but have hit a dry patch of late. Last good one was the Uglies series, read early this year. Anyone got a recommendation?

I'm really missing my cookbooks back at Homebase 1 (Calcutta), too--or possibly because--I'm cooking a lot more these days.

RunnerChick

Declawed Jaguar, I just came across Zen this summer and I love it! I agree with you -- unbearably delicious is a terrific way to describe it. It airs on PBS' Sunday night mystery show, along with other favorites like Inspector Morse, Inspector Lewis, and Sherlock. Watching these shows on Sunday night really makes the end of the weekend somewhat bearable.

I'm also watching a summer series called Suits (it's on its second season in the US, although I think past shows are available on Hulu). I love everything about it -- the quick witty dialogue, the plot and character development, and -- oh my God -- the style.

I'm addicted to food blogs; my current favorites are:
http://101cookbooks.com/
http://www.dinneralovestory.com/
http://smittenkitchen.com/
http://everybodylikessandwiches.com/
http://onehotstove.blogspot.com/

I've always enjoyed cooking, but summer produce (tomatoes, basil, berries, stone fruit, and more tomatoes and more basil) really wakes up my palate and the food that I put on our plates. I'm exploring simple Italian cooking this summer -- two keepers so far have been capellini pomodoro (angel hair pasta with a simple, fresh tomato-garlic sauce) and pan fried salmon with a lemon-basil sauce.

Kiwichik

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@Rae - summer colds are a bummer. Must checkout Name of the Wind as I've nearly finished my current book. Although having said that I still have the whole Game of Thrones series to read. I love Fantasy (not so much Sci-fi).
@DJ & Savitha I will now be surfing the net to find Zen sounds like a great show.
@Mandipa my bro raves about Downton Abbey but I have not yet dipped my toes in the water.

citygirldc

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My latest or current obsessions:

mango smoothies
So You Think You Can Dance tv show
Tour De France
ballet
House Hunters International
30s and 40s fashion
wedge shoes forever
My inner geek shows: Eureka, Game of Thrones, True Blood
Anthony Bourdaine

cheryle (Dianthus)

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I am in the process of buying a new house and so am obsessing about decorating and design. I am heading out this afternoon to pick a tub and shower. I met with the sales agent yesterday to ask about moving a wall and it was no problem so now I have enough room in the ensuite to have a bigger shower. I have to decide whether to add an extra foot to the MBR or the ensuite and WIC in the next few days so the shower selection is high on my list.

As to TV, I really enjoy Game of Thrones, Fringe (kind of a current X-files), and Modern Family for comedy. I have the books for Game of Thrones on my reader but haven't read them yet.

Kiwichik

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Goodness I thought this thread had died.
@City Chic I am so with you on Game of hrobes and True Blood
@ Dianthus- DH & I are planning a house renovation. Still reaching agreement on the plans but once we have that sorted my obsession will also move to decorzting & design.

Victoria

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Glad I am not the only person who likes X-Files;). These days my favorite shows are Project Runway and any other style reality shows, also Nikita(I did like the La Femme Nikita better but that's just me). I am also addicted to Hell's Kitchen(and I got my DH addicted to it too and its probably the only show that we watch together, LOL). I have watched the Downton Abbey and really liked it too

RoseandJoan

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Another shout out for Sherlock, I could watch that series over and over.

I also really enjoyed BBC drama series White Heat
http://lifeofwylie.com/2012/04.....l-episode/

Kiwichik

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@Victoria I had forgotten about Project Runway which I record & watch when it's on
@ R&J ohhh another series to add to my growing TV watching addiction

Janet

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I'm with Mo on the Breaking Bad train -- I was itching for 10pm to arrive last night! With Mad Men and my other favorites on hiatus, it was a welcome return! Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are so excellent in it.

I'm a bit obsessed with Game of Thrones. I watched the first season, read the first book, watched the second season, read the second book, and then lost all patience and had to keep reading! So I'm on the fourth book now.

Outside of the TV/entertainment world, I'm currently obsessed with finding a way to work with my photographs to incorporate them into fabric and fashion. I have been fascinated with the photo print items in the stores (Anthro has had a few), but I have to admit I've liked the concept better than the executions I've seen so far. So what better way to fix that than to make my own! I'll need to recruit a seamstress once I master the printing process and work up the sketches. Who knows, I've worked in so many areas of design -- why not fashion?

I'm also spending too much time looking at kitchen and bath renovation ideas. We're probably going to start on a master bath reno this year, and I am a total control freak about these things.

Mo

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Janet, that sounds like an awesome idea! I would love to see one of your photos made into a print on a dress or blouse. I dare say you would have ladies lined up waiting to buy them.

Kiwichik

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I'm with you Mo - great idea.

JulieJohn

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Great thread, kiwi!

My current obsessions are:
* YLF
* out-of-body experiences and Hemi-Sync audio
* starting a Community Sing in my area - finally making progress, I've been taking baby steps for months
* learning more about Wedding Videography for our video business
* incense
* Primal eating and cooking - I'm broiling some salmon after I finish this post
* anti-aging - read a fab Suzanne Somers book called "Bombshell" that rocked my world
* realizing this world is just an illusion and I am an eternal being with no limits!

Thanks, it was fun to list my inner soul.

RunnerChick

Oh yes - add YLF to my current obsessions too! Especially now that I've screwed up the courage to stop lurking!

My husband and I moved into our house (the first we can call our own) almost 4 years ago, and we're still in the process of moving in and getting it to a place where we like how it looks. The obsession with decorating waxes and wanes depending on how much time I have, but I think it's safe to say that it's not going away.

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