Ask Me Anything Meme; Dec 11-12

My semester is finally over as of Thursday. Yay. So last week has been very busy with all the grading and finishing everything up. I barely had time for anything else. So I will now catch up to some Ask Me Anything questions, comments and just general posts I've been meaning to make.

11.What is your favorite thing about the place where you live? (user name=moongirl24.livejournal.com)

I live in Brooklyn, New York and I love being in the New York. I don't get to go to the city (Manhattan) that often (other than passing Macys in the work commute) but I love the ability to go there if I have time/inclination. I love having Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Met Opera, Broadway and other Manhattan things within reasonable distance. And even after living in New York for over twenty years, there are still so many little corners and museums and new things to discover. I love the variety of food and just the general diversity of it all. Just the other day Yeva and I got together and went to get Turkish food.

Also, thank you moongirl24.livejournal.com for the pretty holiday card - I loved it!

12.If you could magically give yourself a skill or talent that you don't have, what would it be and why? (user name=qwentoozla.livejournal.com)

To be less awkward and more street smart so I can charm myself into a better job and be much better at social situations that seem to help people network. I'm not that great at networking, although I'm not terrible at being social. But I tend to be shyer that I need to be to promote myself - I wish I had the skills to push, to make connections and to advance myself more.

And thank you very much qwentoozla.livejournal.com for your awesome holiday card - loved the llama - it made me laugh.

TV for 2016

I actually recorded all of the TV shows I watched this year in a Word document. So far, 222 hours of full hour shows, and 63 half-hour comedies. I don't think there is much TV left to watch in 2016; maybe one more episode of "Modern Family" and some Christmas specials. I also watched some award shows, usually some pieces of it as I was doing other things, and I caught Olympics when I could. And there were a few documentaries like "Hamilton's America" on PBS.

I am going to break down my TV shows. Out of those 222 full hour shows, I only watched 1 - the season finale of "Supernatural" - in real time. I watch everything later, usually the same week it airs on the computer or on the tablet. Or I just watch it on Netflix at my own pace. It was strange during the Olympics to actually turn the TV on and watch as something aired.

Looking at the show breakdown I think my favorite discovery and show I enjoyed most this year was "Flash."

Broadcast TV shows

1. Downton Abbey -Season 6
2. Sherlock Special (Abominable Bride)
3. Supergirl
4. Supernatural
5. Grimm
6. Modern Family

Netflix

1. Flash (Season 1:Apr 4-Apr 28; Season 2:Oct 5-29, first few episodes of Season 3:Oct 29-Nov 1, now Flash is a regular Broadcast show I can watch the week it airs )
2. Agents of Shield, Season 3 (June 16-July 7)
3. Orange is the New Black, Season 4 (June 17-June 29)
4. Stranger Things (Aug 17-Aug 30)
5. Luke Cage (Sept 30-Oct 19)
6. The Crown (Nov 13-24)
7. Fuller House - Season 1 (Feb 26-Mar 2) and Season 2 (Dec 9-Dec 16)
8. Grace and Frankie, Season 2 (May 6-13)
9. Gilmore Girls: A Year in a Life (Nov 25-26)

Other (shows my Dad downloaded for me through mysterious means)

Doctor Who - Season 9 (May 16-23)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell (July 20-Aug 7)

Random episodes

Star Trek S2E5
Buffy Thanksgiving episode
Friends Season 5 Thanksgiving episode
1 episode of "Arrow" and 1 episode of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" to see all of "Invasion" crossover episodes
3 episodes of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" - I tried but it was annoying me
1 episode of "The Real O'Neals" - didn't like it
1 episode of "The Good Place" - didn't like it
2 episodes of "This is Us" - it's a good show but didn't grab me