and I’m a bit scared, having turned into a complete Luddite since circa 2003.<\/p>\n
For almost two years now, I have been without a television. I mean, I have an actual television, but I do not have cable. I’ve never been a TV addict, in general, but when I love a show, I watch it fervently, religiously, seriously, and so I do miss those shows, and I also miss watching the news, and being in touch with pop culture trends, no matter how minute. (“Ooh, everyone’s wearing sparkley butterfly barrettes? WHY DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS?”) I love to watch the History channel, and I love to watch E! True Hollywood Story.<\/p>\n
But due to finances, pinching pennies like you wouldn’t believe, I just had to cut some stuff out. TV was one of them.<\/p>\n
However, I am now going to emerge from my dark tunnel. Cable-Guy is coming over on Sunday to hook me up.<\/p>\n
I am so used to not having television, and so used to living in an apartment that has no distractions except for 10,000 books and 389 Cary Grant movies, that I fear the repercussions of finally having it again. I figure I am going to have to give myself a good month of straight TV watching. I will watch the commercials, I will watch Seinfeld re-runs, I will revel in Law and Order, I will watch the news, I will watch Letterman … I WILL PARTICIPATE IN TELEVISION CULTURE AGAIN.<\/p>\n
I can’t wait.<\/p>\n
(And yes. This news <\/a>did have something to do with my finally taking the plunge. I cannot miss that. I cannot.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" and I’m a bit scared, having turned into a complete Luddite since circa 2003. For almost two years now, I have been without a television. I mean, I have an actual television, but I do not have cable. I’ve never … Continue reading