Most of the time, I have my radio tuned to NPR and I listen to the news and talk of the day. Sometimes the topic is not interesting to me, or I am unable to listen to the whole program, or I just want something of my own choosing. I do not have an iPod, and I'm not a member of Netflix, but I do watch televison programs or movies online. I listen to podcasts of radio programs like "Radiolab" and "This American Life." My son has turned me on to "Ted" lectures and audio books., too. There is something about engaging that other part of my brain while beading that makes the time pass and actually keeps me more focused since I'm not distrsacted by ambient sounds around me. I read about a bead artist once, who watched the "Lord of the Rings" movies while working. She paid particular attention to the beadwork in the films! If I am feeling a little guilty about watching something silly, I remember another article I read about a pair of bead artists. Since they worked together, there was no need to watch something else, but these women recognized the need to refocus their eyes to alleviate eye strain from close beadwork, so they set a kitchen timer for 10-15 mintues and would alternate getting up and walking across the room to turn it off, then back on again! With that in mind, watching an episode of "Criminal Minds" is eye therapy as well as another presence in the room.!