i heart documentaries

we've been on a bit of a documentary kick lately,

and if you have netflix- these are easy to get...

note on documentaries- they are fun, and informative,

but not all of them are action-packed.

some move kinda slow and you have to be ok with that.

also, docs are not rated. 

so yeah, the baby ones are going to show things...

 you've been warned.

heart of the game

possibly my favorite. 

this one follows a high school basketball coach and his career over 7 years. 

it captures the heart and spirit that i can almost remember about high school.

toward the end, it gets pretty involved and it is hard to believe that its real.

you can't write this stuff.

trekkies

yes, this is exactly what it looks like.

 yes, it involves lots of crazies that believe they are the real thing...

yes, it has moments of sheer hilarity.

 otherwise, it is a fascinating commentary 

on what media has done to the world as we know it!

king of kong

 after losing his job,

this guy decides- "what else is there to do?"

and goes after the world record

of the old school donkey kong game.

 also full of crazies,

and way entertaining.

it's crazy how intense it can be watching some dude shred a game of kong.

but it is.

babies

we love to watch babies everywhere we go these days...

but it is fun to watch these 4 from completely different cultures

 without words

and get an idea of what life is like on the other side.

 there are some boobs in this one, 

but they are all mom boobs so it isn't at all offensive.

this movie makes me giggle, 

and it makes me so grateful to live in a place 

with all of the technology and support that we have to raise a child.

spellbound

admit it, 

you have totally stumbled across the spelling bee on espn at some point in life 

and found yourself watching for hours.

these kids are the classic bunch- 

some are complete nerds, obsessed with winning,

 some are forced by psychotic parents to study fort nightly,

and all of them have a unique story.

entertaining and intriguing for sure.

super size me

i know this is one of those you may have already seen,
if you haven't, you have at least heard about it.


if there was any piece of media your mom could make you watch to put down
all that fatty crap you are eating and stop going to mcdonalds,

this would be it.

it is brutally disgusting,
horrifyingly informative,
and pretty funny...

it would probably have changed my mind about fast food altogether
if i hadn't jumped right into,
"i have to have curly fries and cheap burritos" 
mode so soon after...

my date with drew

this wasn't as entertaining as i wanted,

 but it is fun to see an average joe with a life crush

using the 6 degrees of separation to his advantage.

because he had a very low budget it reads very real and 

he is an easy guy to root for.

business of being born

if you had any questions about midwives vs. hospital birth-

get this and watch it now.

this made me even more confident to go natural with a midwife.

this one talks more about the home-births specifically,

but definitely outlines why midwives are so great.

bottom line: midwives are trained to deliver and handle all aspects of the birth of a child.

obstetricians are surgeons.

and hospitals are businesses.

they will explain why the cesarean rate in american hospitals has shot up 

and remained there in the last 20 years...

and it has to do with inducing labor, and doctors making the call.

[warning: if you are not prepared to see a few naked women giving birth, maybe hold off.]

if you know of any other docs that i need in my life, please share!!!