When some friends visited in February, I was four stars embarrassed that I knew the story lines to so many pointless tv shows. Shows I didn't care about, but was storing personal and criminal histories for up to eight characters each.also, these friends are also those mysterious creatures that don't own a tv.
So I decided I was done watching wife swap and desperate housewives, not to mention law and order svu and its horribly dramatic puns. No more sitting in front of the tv with the excuse that Iowas saving money while I was loosing valuable grey matter.
So for the last six weeks I dramatically cut back on tv. I listened to he radio when I needed background noise, and decided that I could actually give my computer my full attention instead of trying to split it five ways and wondering why my automatic payments are getting messed up.
But I really love tv.
And I don't think that I would be who I am without Murphy Brown, Designing Women, Cheers, and My So-Called Life. Big cities! People that worked in OFFICES. Teens that were nervous and got into trouble! So glamorous to someone who grew up in rural North Dakota.
My parents are moving back to the farm we grew up on, and I've decided I need to start growing my own vegetables. So trendy for a young couple in the big city of Chicago.Part of me really misses the air and sky. And the clean dirt.
But I don't think I'm ready to leave the city. At the moment, I'm walking with about 100 other train passengers to see the murky green Chicago River get dyed Leprechaun Green.
And I forgot to wear green. Should have watched the news this morning.
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I hope you haven't cut your Gossip Girl viewing, however. It's the Most Important Show Of Our Time, due to the high quotient of Chuck Bass-ness. I'm not even ashamed to love it despite my lack of tv ownership.
I completely agree with everything you discussed in this post. I also feel bad about the fact that I probably watch too much television but it is hard to change your roots. Growing up in ND required you to find some melodramatic excitment in TV shows. How would I have been ready to move to a big city without understanding the culture? Television prepared me for my future.
I was doing awesome not watching TV much, but breastfeeding has plopped me right back on the couch! I'm currently addicted to America's Next Top Model. :( So. so. s-a-d.
Ruth, we are totally going to start a garden in the backyard this spring/summer! H and L are totally cool with it. When I start my sprouts I'll have you over!
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