Note to the readers

Hey everyone,

Another British Isles trip post is still coming, but I've just gotten a little preoccupied with other things. Sorry for those waiting on tenderhooks for them.

But since I don't have my pictures with me in order to complete another fabulous post on that subject, I thought I would write about something else that is near and dear to my heart....

TV & Tivo!

That's right. This handy dandy storage system of all my favorite shows has given me so much freedom. I'm an avid TV watcher. I mean avid. I don't mind admitting that I am somewhat ashamed of myself of the amount of TV I watch. But that is how it has always been. Of course, I read quite a bit too, but mostly in summer months and winter, you know when the reruns are on.

If you know me then you know how much I love movies. Well, TV shows are just mini movies. While I was growing up we only had the four basic channels and so I would watch various shows on those channels. Remember TGIF or Must See TV? Oh I was all over it. Then when I got to college the world of cable was opened up to me. I'll just tell you my pool of TV went even higher. I had to have a VCR to record things if I was gonna be gone.

When my second year of college came around, I made a pact with myself that I would not watch any upcoming new shows and as my old shows got canceled I couldn't replace them to reduce my TV watching experience. That worked for quite a few years. But then in the two or three years I threw that pact out of the window and enjoyed whatever. Again with much use of the VCR.

And I've gotten sucked into some really great and some really silly shows, but I try really hard to not let them get in the way of going out and socializing. Even though if you also know me, you'll know that socializing isn't my favorite thing to do, but I push myself. It's not hard either now with shows being aired on the internet for anytime watching its fabulous.

Several months ago a coworker gave me his old Tivo machine, it took a while for me to set it up, but once I did I have not been sorry. It is fabulous. I rarely rarely watch live TV now. I just go about doing what I need to do and then come home and watch all my lovely recorded shows. It's the best thing ever. I start to feel like a couch potato sometimes when my roommate comes home and I'm always in the same position every day. Then I'll usually stay out of the house for a few nights and then catch up on the shows later, because I can now. Better than VCR.

In case you're curious of my current television watching schedule, well I'll tell you. Prepare to be appalled or envious whichever way you float on this issue. This is when the shows air, but not necessarily when I watch them.

Monday:
How I Met Your Mother
Accidentally on Purpose
Heroes
Gossip Girl
Castle
Dancing with the Stars (usually catch on the internet)

Tuesday:
So You Think You Can Dance
V (Starting in November)

Wednesday:
America's Next Top Model
Glee
So You Think You Can Dance

Thursday:
Grey's Anatomy
Flash Forward
Vampire Diaries
The Office
Project Runway
Models of the Runway

Friday:
Dollhouse
Say Yes to the Dress
The Soup

Saturday:
The Dish

Sunday:
Desperate Housewives

There you have it. Pretty disgusting huh, but yet oh so much fun to watch!