Where To Next?

So, most of us are stuck inside for the majority of the time at the moment (thanks pandemic!). I'm not going to lie, it hasn't changed my life a great deal. I work from home, and I do not like going out at the best of times. I would much rather be at home reading a book or watching TV than going out shopping or something. I do miss catching up with friends in person (we now communicate mostly via memes), going out for dinner (I can't wait to go out for dumplings, because they're just not the same when you get them delivered), and seeing live theatre and comedy shows. But mostly, I am enjoying living my best sloth life. And I'm ahead of schedule on my Goodreads challenge for the first time ever. My husband and I have also completed two whole puzzles, so we are absolutely winning at life. So, I thought I would share what I have been watching and reading, because then I can claim it was research. Yes, it is all writing research, very important. Can I claim Netflix as...

I have finished watching Tiger King, and it was fascinating, sad, and crazy as all hell. Just as described. I wrote about the first episode here, if you want an intro before you dive right in: https://wheretonextblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness.html If you haven't yet jumped on the bandwagon and watched Tiger King on Netflix then you are missing out. There will be spoilers below, so if you're planning on watching the series then go do that and come back. So, where to begin? Well, the series focuses on Joe Exotic, the owner of a "zoo" which houses over 200 big cats, mainly tigers, as well as monkeys, alligators, and probably a bunch of other animals. They delve a little bit into how Joe began his love of big cats, how he experienced homophobia from his family and was in a dark place, even trying to kill himself, and when he was recuperating he found comfort in the baby tigers belonging to a friend. He started his zoo as a memorial ...