Of TVs, DVRS, and Other Initials

We got a DVR last year, and my TV watching has thus increased dramatically. The odd thing is, though I am a writer, I find myself watching more reality shows than scripted ones. Here is a list of my current shows:
Sunday -- Kerry Shook
Monday: The Closer
Hell's Kitchen
Treasure Hunt
Tuesday: Rock Star
Last Comic Standing
Wednesday: Rock Star
SYTYC Dance
Thursday: SYTYC Dance
Friday: Stargate Atlantis
Saturday: Nothing

Two scripted shows. TWO. (Three, if you count Kerry Shook -- a local pastor.) Out of ten. Now, during the reglar season, it's not so bad. I watch Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives (yes, i AM a heathen), Without a Trace, House, and Numb3rs, with the reality shows being confined to Survivor, and Amazing Race.
You'll notice among the list, tho, not a single sitcom is featured. I like comedy -- I like to laugh. What I dislike, above all things, is that blessed laugh track. DON'T tell me when to laugh, especially when most of the laughs on the laugh track come after something that's not particularly funny. Spend the money on a studio audience. They'll tell ya when something's funny. Plus, half an hour. It's not worth it to sit down and watch for a measly half-hour. Give me a nice 42 minute long show, with some funny parts and some not-so-funny parts, not a 22 minute show, when I can tell you from the get go, once I see the set up, what the plot is going to be, and what the jokes are going to be. Humor comes from the unexpected, and most sitcoms are tired retreads, IMHO.
Now, while I do like reality shows, I do not like ALL reality shows. I don't like freak shows. I don't like shows where the whole premise is to deceive someone (Joe Millionaire), or treat someone badly for humor's sake (Viva La Bam), or dating reality shows (Elimidate), or, really, shows where the contestants are in a confined space prescribed by the producers (Big Brother). I realize this includes Survivor, and as the seasons go on and on, I find myself increasingly bored with Survivor. I much prefer The Amazing Race, as there are so many variables. It's not a controlled environment. There was one season, one of the teams on TAR put gas in their diesel gas tank. Who could have predicted that? Whereas, on Survivor, you've got the bickering, the complaining in confessionals, the water challenges, the fatigue, the hunger, the chickies in skimpy bathing suits, blablabla. I don't care anymore. Call it the ER syndrome. Too much of the same thing.

I'm back

Not that I went out of town or anything. I just have neglected to post in a while, due to fatigue, procrastination, or lassitude.
Anyway. I just got back from seeing "Lady in the Water", which was meh. It features a curious lack of cyncicism and disbelief on the part of the characters, when confronted with this supposed other-worldly creature which oddly enough looks EXACTLY like a HUMAN. Hunh. I don't believe their belief.

how to bowl when you're 5

1. pick a purple ball because purple is your favorite color.
2. stagger up to the foul line because the purple ball weighs almost as much as you do.
3. set the ball down.
4. gently tap it toward the pins.
5. run back to your pizza because you're afraid someone is eating it in your place.
6. ignore the fact you bowled a strike.

of procrastination and other excuses

so i downloaded this computer game last night that's kind of like "i spy" for adults, where you have to find 60 things hidden in a picture to solve a mystery. i had all these plans for last night: laundry, ironing, mending, dishes, reading with the girls, scrapbooking. nope. had to find the gear, the maple leaf and the soldier and then....

i'm thinking of joining playwrights of america so i can find out about other playwriting contests. a colleague of mine just had one of his short plays produced by a company in cali -- the same play that didn't make it into the top ten of the local competition in houston. maybe that will inspire me to do more writing....

new trash bins

we now have 4 trash bins. not that we produce so much solid waste that we NEED one trash bin per family, but two came floating down the street during the recent heavy rains and stopped in front of our house. we left them there for several days, but no takers.
thing is, it's kinda bugging me. i don't WANT 4 trash bins, and these aren't ours to use. but i don't want to get rid of them, because they aren't ours to get rid of. oh, the angst.

weighty matters

i'm going to go work out today. really. i'm all dressed in my work out clothes. here i go. cause i LOVE to work out -- all that sweating and exercise and sweating and stuff. yee. haw. plus, the florescent lighting makes me look FABULOUS.

beginnings

Yes, I'm beginning most of these posts with "so". That's because I'm viewing this forum as how I would start a phone conversation with you, if I had the time and energy to call all of you. I have for years considered it a waste of time to start off phone conversations in the conventional way, to wit: hi, hi, how r u? fine. how r u? fine. what r u doing? not much. what r u doing? u can skip 3 minutes of nothing by getting straight to the point. so, if i call u and u pick up, i'll usually start off with the point of my call, e.g. "So, did u know that Godiva sells chocolate-covered strawberries for FOUR DOLLARS?"

on shopping

So I just got back from Kohl's, where I returned 3 little girls' shorts which came to a total of $62. Since my husband was with me, we did a little shopping. And spent $162. We saved so much money!

Is it only me?

So I was in Barnes and Noble the other day and saw a book, in English, on how to pass the TOEFL test. Am I the only one that thinks that's funny?

on sickness

here's the thing about being a SAHM. you never get to have a day off. ever. i've been battling a cold the past few days, and have tried to get some rest. nothing doing. because i am surrounded by my workplace, i always see things that need to be done. so i have been doing laundry, and then resting. doing dishes, and then resting. plus, the princesses Need Food. And Entertainment. Sigh. When does school start?

A question.

So, if you're driving in a parking lot, and some mope tries to turn right in front of you, almost hitting your car, and then you honk your horn at him to get him to stop, thus avoiding injury to ourselves and our respective cars, would you then expect him to flip you off? Just wondering.

Just a typical day in the life of a SAHM

So, I'm at McDonald's the other day, and order my DDs a 6 count nugget happy meal with apples and a cheeseburger happy meal with apples. i pay, and then stand there waiting for the food. a lady comes and hands me two happy meal containers. i go, and start parceling out the food and discover that we had received 2 4-count happy meals with fries. so i go up to the counter, and, do i get an apology? no. a smile? no. the lady looks at me and says, "the deal was, you took the wrong meals."
ah, great customer service.