Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Joining the Ranks
Most of you who know us, know that we don't have t.v.
Well....we HAVE a t.v., but it's not hooked up to anything. And it's been that way for about 3 years now. No Grey's Anatomy, no American Idol, no Sports Center, no Brady Bunch marathons. That said, I think we're still pretty hip to American culture and media, via the internet - but we've just chosen not to have cable because in our first few years of marriage when we DID have it - we were junkies. Just like every other American in the U.S. We both grew up in homes where the tv was the nightly "family time" and it was flipped on at 7pm and stayed on until 11. The week revolved around it, everyone was excited about it. "Oh, it's Thursday night - Perry Mason comes on at 8:00. Let's get home and watch it."
And for us... Steve would walk home from work and turn on the tv to watch ESPN. 1-year old Owen would be glued to Sesame Street by 8am. I would stay up until midnight just because Leno was on...but really, did I NEED to watch Leno?? Of course not. We decided to go without tv for awhile and attempt to improve our quality of life. And it did. We went on walks, we played with our kids more, the constant noise of television was NOT a part of our life and it was nice. We would go to visit family and I'd feel like I was going to pull my hair out - people talking, kids playing, sports blasting from the tv (or worse yet, Noggin and that basted Dora the Explorer's highly annoying voice ringing out from the television). The noise overwhelmed me.
So...the past few months we've both been jones'n for some tv again. There are times in the evening where I'm burnt out from working on photo shoots, or just tired from being pregnant (and huge) and I'd think how nice it would be to sit in front of the tv with a coffee and veg out for an hour or so. And with the tornadoes that blasted through our area a few months back, it would've been nice to have been able to flip on the tv and see when would be a good time to head for the closet for safety (although the radio and the internet did ok, tv would've been easier). Steve-o, of course, has always missed ESPN -- I *haven't* missed having sportscenter on 24/7.
Anyway....the cable guy came today. Installed cable.
I think I'll enjoy it. I'm hoping I won't regret it. We'll see how it goes over the next few months....hopefully by now we can be mature enough to turn that boob tube off for most of the day and it won't become an addiction for us again. Because if so....it's outta here!!
Any addictions out there?? Must be home in time for Dancing with the Stars?? Can't live without your daily fix of Emeril? Would go into seizures if you missed a single episode of Cribs?? Fess up...tell me what's got you hooked.
So I can stay far, far away from it.
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Well I dont have many TV show obsessions because we dont have our TV hooked up to anything either. I do have to say I own the seasons of Gilmore Girls... I am obsessed with that. Although at the kids house that I am babysitting I have come to LOVE Cribs...
So I may be at your house every night fulfilling my cable craving.
dont do it... tv will consume your life once again.. haha
dvr is amazing bc then i never worry about missing the two shows i actually watch... No planning my life around tv. Not that thats an option lately
another one bites the dust
my word verification is:
bewar
but I don't think it is a sign.
It's just like anything...a little discipline goes a long way.
And hooray for the DVR.
Frankly, right now...nothing is on. But I have been enjoying the food network.
you go girl.....
Must be foe the Cavs final run!
My favorite two shows are Boston Legal and House! But I would never rush home as a special time to see them....not since I have discovered Tivo!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Tivo!! I can record anything I want and watch it at my leisure. Currently I have enough recorded on Tivo that will keep me entertained all through the summer reruns. Having Gerry home recuperating for the last six weeks has prevented me from sitting on my tushy and vegging out. Get Tivo!! :)
The only TV shows I watch are The Unit and NCIS. Partly because our channels got cut drastically and partly because I am addicted to my Xbox360 too much and don't spend too much time watching actual TV. Yet I am in front of a TV the entire time I am playing my 360.
P.S. I forgot to tell you thanks for the blogline plug ages ago, it saves me a ton of time, I had completely forgot about rss feeds and such. so yeah thanks :)
Steve-o... happy for you to have ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNews, ESPN Classic, and whatever other ESPN's might be back... enjoy Baseball Tonight...
RT
OK here is my question ---- TV addiction or computer addiction - Is there a difference????? :-)
Know Stephen will enjoy watching the Cav's --- And with summer here you won't have to worry about anything to watch cause there is NOTHING on!!!!!!!
Wonder how I am writing this - LIBRARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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