Just for the record, I'm not reading or listening to anything these days. I can't seem to read since I moved, and my computer is not set up to play any music. I didn't even have a computer the first two weeks, and I can't believe how much I missed it. I felt very isolated without it, like I used to feel without a phone.
I can't knit or crochet either, or do anything much other than working to put my new place together. And I'm not being a fanatic about that, either. I can't seem to concentrate on anything.
Hey, but I'm doing great watching TV. Yes, that's right, the Idiot Box has been capturing most of my attention in the last couple of weeks. The reason that is, of course, is that I now have cable. I haven't had it before, I didn't want to spend the money, and the times I tried it, I really didn't watch it so I canceled it. I have it now because of TV going digital etc so I thought cable would be the easiest way to take care of that. The problem is if I have it I watch it and it eats up my time. I thought I watched too much TV when I just had network TV and the few independent stations and PBS. Now, it's even worse.
The other day when I didn't have a car I stayed home and watched about five episodes of Law & Order, or CSI or one of those shows, one right after the other. I felt dazed afterward. Cox Cable has the built-in TV guide (maybe they all do, I don't know) and I feel compelled to check and see what's "on" at various times of the day. I wouldn't want to miss anything wonderful. Do I really think that would happen frequently? How about infrequently?
Well, I think I'm still going to spend the money and get a digital converter box or two for my old TV's. Just in case I decide to be deprived again and cancel the cable. When I first moved in, I didn't have the cable and I got all of two stations on my TV. And I was pretty okay with that, as long as one was PBS.
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