what we're watching

With the shorter evenings and the fact that by the time 6:00pm rolls around, all I feel like doing is sitting on the couch surrounded by about 6 pillows, our Netflix watching has been on the uptick lately. What I love most about Netflix is the amount of documentaries available. I think I'd take a documentary over a movie any day, unless that movie is Miracle or You've Got Mail, of course. If you have Netflix, here are some of our favorites we've been watching recently.

Long Way Round/Long Way Down: These documentaries have been by far our most favorite find lately! So interesting, adventurous, and hilarious. Since there's only about 10 episodes per series, we would literally have to walk away from the TV so we wouldn't blow through 4 episodes per night...although we did that, too.

Word Wars: a glimpse inside the not-so-glamorous lives of Scrabble experts.

Helvetica: this got a little long and technical at times, but it was still interesting to see just how much people love (an hate) this oh-so-popular font.

A Matter of Taste: we're always up for a good foodie documentary. This follows a young and brilliant chef trying to make it in New York City. It made me want to eat small portions of fancy food on white plates.

Derek: Tim and I both have very specific tastes about the kinds of shows we like - Parks and Rec, The Office, 30 Rock. And when we started this mini-series, we had no idea what to expect. I would say Tim liked it and I loved it. It's hilarious and heartwarming at the same time. Definitely worth a watch.