Friday Five: Guilty Pleasures

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Marie, over at RevGals offers this Friday Five meme, following the end of her favorite television show.

For today’s Friday Five, tell us about your guilty pleasures.
TV Show: I always end up with a love/hate response to television shows, even ones I have watched for years. I just hate the way the writers will build a completely ridiculous story line, especially when most of the time the story line is engaging. I watch Scandal, Good Wife, Madam Secretary, and Grey's Anatomy. I also really LOVE Call the Midwife, when it runs in the spring. 
Food: I'm not really big on any particular food. But I always need to have a good cup of coffee in the morning. When I developed acid reflux last year I had to change the kind of coffee I drink, no more high acid Mexican coffee, now I have to drink coffee grown in the Pacific or Indonesia (Sumatra, for example). Thankfully Sumatra is a really tasty roast.
Reading Material: I am thick into the "Outlander" series....I've tried to read another book in between my obsession with the series but I just can't. I am not sure why the story line is so compelling, it is kind of silly, but I am obsessed. 
Music: I use to listen to a lot of music, lately I don't. I do listen to podcasts, especially On Being.
Wildcard guilty pleasure: Yoga isn't really a guilty pleasure, but it is something I do on a regular basis that leaves me feeling so much better. I suppose something a little more decadent would be a really find glass of red wine or maybe some excellent Scottish Whiskey served "neat." 

Comments

Marie said…
I love those TV shows, every last one of them and especially Call the Midwife! And yes, I'd have to agree that yoga is hardly a guilty pleasure. :) I will happily concur with the Scottish whiskey!
11/13/2015 8:48 AM
Elaine said…
I read the Outlander series...loved it. Started on a re-read and am bogged down in the 4th book. One of the premium channels made a mini-series of the first book. The first DVD has 8 episodes and I think there is a second DVD out.

~~Elaine

p.s. My WP blog is not being very friendly these days...hence no link back to me!
11/13/2015 11:23 AM
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