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my so called addiction to tv

i don't have cable.

this isn't exactly a bad thing. although i really miss southpark, queer eye for the straight guy, daily show with jon stewart *ahhh, jon*. . . and many others.

last summer i didn't have cable, and i read a ton of books. i even went back to having cable and retired early to my room to read! however. . . that slowly waned. . . right as i got rid of cable. then i was missing all these shows that i somehow needed to see. (by the way. . . tv is my biggest drug. . . . i admit it unashamed. . .. but in parentheses)

my former roommate (hi swon! hope things are good in korea. . . kick butt on your interviews!) moved in just after winterbreak. i spent time at my parents' during winter break. . . they have digital cable *drool* i became addicted to hbo programming. . . then i discovered netflix, where i can rent all the hbo shows. . . as long as they are released! how exciting! it started with sex in the city. a group of girls would congregate at my place and all gush and giggle over the show. but then we ran out! no more shows on dvd! so i decided i had heard some good talk about sopranos. my roommate came home one evening while i was watching and excailmed that she didn't understand why people always talked about this show! she was only taking one class, and spent most of her time at home sketching, swatching, painting, and writing. she was left alone with the infamous dvds. i started coming home to her watching and catching up with me on different soprano episodes. then finally we were even and watching them together. . . and she would watch and rewatch them. . . with commentary, without. . . while working. . . until i sent them away for another set. (she is now a complete convert.... . who finds tony soprano very cute. . . which i analysed by telling her that she found him attractive because his character protects the women he cares about, even though his 'caring' involves gunfire and cheating on his wife)

alas. . . we ran out of sopranos. . . and decided to move on. but i couldn't imagine it getting any better. . . but lets try out this six feet under. wow now the other shows are really great don't get me wrong. . . but this show really caters to my dark quirky humor. it's really amazing. another friend (hey sara!) got a little upset that swon and i would get ahead of her in the episodes because our schedules didn't connect well. and by the way all you people over at hbo programming---who, i am sure tune into this blgo like it is gospel--i'm still waiting for another season of this show to be released. i'm starting to get the shakes so hurry it up.

so by this summer. . . i'd gotten though all the aforementioned and decided to try oz. oz is an incredible show. . . and the narrative is so clever and intriguing. but i suggest for those weak of heart, try sopranos first. . . if you find it too violent. . . maybe oz is not the show for you.

over the summer, my friend sara (as mentioned earlier) and i caught up together on the back episodes of six feet under. . then, she being a big fan of the bbc. . . she hooked me up with red dwarf (very inventive and fun) and coupling. both shows are fabulous! (and the british version of coupling is soooooooooo much better than the american that was just properly cancelled).
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where was i going with this? oh yeah. . i have no cable.
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the gym i go to has cable. i can stay on the treadmill while watching mtv. . . not my first choice, but it makes the shakes subside :)

i got caught up in the best of broadway on bravo. a show that had singers and actors from different genres singing their favorite broadway hits. it was really well done. . .and well. . . i didn't quite realize that it was going to last 2 hours. i had already been on the treadmill for about 20 minutes. after an hour and a half of the program, it started to slow down. . . and i wasn't as interested in the performers. so about 2 hours after getting on the treadmill. . (granted, i was only speedwalking) i went to finish the rest of my workout. and for the rest of the day. . . my lower back and ass hurt.

yes ladies and gentlemen. . . this is the price one pays when they don't have cable. they---being me----put themselves through physical tortures in order to get the one small cable fix that they need during the week. and what i'm left with is. . . . .

i have no cable. . ..
my ass hurts. . . . .

hope you have a nice day.

"and we'll be saying a big hello to all intelligent life forms everywhere . . .and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys."