Every May I (attempt to) do a pretty thorough cleaning and sprucing up of my house. I take time off work, I put a little money into projects that need a kickstart, and I give myself an excuse to clean things more than usual. I don’t like to watch anything new during that time because that would mean me sitting and staring at a screen instead of being up and about and cleaning. So I like to put on shows in the background that I’ve seen a bunch of times and don’t feel bad about missing bits of.

This spring, I rewatched:

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  Noah’s Arc: one little mention of it in a discussion with a friend and I had to watch the whole series again, minus the terrible movie, sorry boys; it really wasn’t very good. But the series is awesome and will always have a place in my heart.
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  Charmed: I started rewatching it in December and only made it about 3 seasons in, so I picked up there and finished it off again. I’ve probably watched this show more than any other in the world when it comes to rewatches, but not usually all in a row because I typically used to catch whatever was playing on TNT.
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  Star Trek: Deep Space 9: I’ve seen the first two seasons several times, which was all I got through during May, but I’ve only made it through the rest of the show once a few years back; this was a nice excuse to fall in love again.

In addition to being great background accompaniment to housework, I love rewatching good shows. There’s something so enjoyable in marathoning a show that I know so well I can recite bits along with it. It’s like a familiar rhythm or song you can’t help feeling part of. That kind of familiarity always makes me smile (even if things aren’t going so well for the characters during that particular episode).