Comments on: Tossing

By: jaded

jaded — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:41:59 +0000

meno, it’s a hard habit to break. I could justify it if I were doing other things
(ie. sketching sewing) while watching, but the series marathons are turning me into a vegetable.

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de, negotiating with a partner can be a losing battle, but if he uses the TV to unwind at the end of the day, it can have redeeming value.

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Maggie, you guys probably have more restraint than I’ve had the past few months. Cable, when watched properly, can be a window to the outside world, entertain kids long enough to cook dinner, and provide white noise to fall asleep to on the couch.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:29:20 +0000

and we’re getting ready to turn it back on. we should probably use our usual cure and go stay in a cheap B&B for a night and watch TV. It only takes about 2 hours and then we’re done. Sick of commercials, nothing on to watch. The gears start turning and the cost analysis kills the whole notion. Then again, we are weak and sometimes resistance is futile. Heh.

By: de

de — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:24:54 +0000

also, it’s hard to remain frugal when you live with someone who is not, and will denigrate your tendency to be so.

By: de

de — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:23:44 +0000

you’re right. I can’t believe I’m still paying for cable instead of hooking a laptop up to the TV and streaming things that I actually want to see instead of flipping past hundreds of channels that have nothing of value on.

By: meno

meno — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:29:47 +0000

But, what WERE you doing together if you weren’t watching tv???????

Yeah, tv can be a great time waster better spent on almost anything else.