It's 11 pm... do you know where your children are??? Well, to be honest, no kids here... just me, sometimes a big kid at heart... but i love that line - though i'm not enough of a social/media savy person to know even where it comes from, sad eh? I'm sitting in front of my computer, with the furnace safely turned off for the evening and pondering the fact that i've just watched my last bit of cable tv for the foreseeable (?sp) future. I know, i know, a very minor and relatively unimportant fact in the face of the world events that occur around us, but an occurrence none the less. I've decided after some (read much) thought, that i fritter away far too much time on watching tv and should be using my time much more effectively, i.e. reading books i should read (maybe finish one or two of the twelve i have on the go at one time - okay, maybe seven right now, but that's the honest truth - seven books at once, enough to drive one crazy!), spending more time with friends and family, studying for my exams and maybe even finishing up the last few jobs left to do in the house upstairs. Yep, it's going to be a good thing, but i will say i will miss my Top Gear, BBC and home renovation shows which have kept me company for the last few years. The cable lady sounded a little astonished when i talked to her this morning and presented my request... but i do feel the better for it.
As i was driving along this afternoon, listening to the gravelly voice of the narrator of my audio book, the Screwtape Letters, a passage came up where it talks of the devil using things that cause us to waste time and to spend time on pointless activities (a very very rough paraphrase, my apologies to the literary purists out there who deign to read this poor blog). It was a little affirmation that i've done the right thing.
So come on over, i'll brew a cuppa tea or a Senseo, we'll pull out our books, and discuss the politics of the day or the latest sad sports news or some topics infinitely more exciting... i'm all ears!
7 comments:
You pulled the plug on it eh? I know you were thinking about it for a while... think about all those books you'll get read! (although I'm sure you'll still get a couple of channels if you get desperate :) )
Now where will we go for World Cup games???
Way to go Danielle - makes me almost want to get rid of the internet now for the same reasons...almost ;) Anytime you need a night out come on over...
Dani,
Way long time ago we used to watch channel 7 news from Buffalo, and that was how they always began their news casts asking 'Do you know where your children are?' Now I doubt that this saying originated with this TV station but you never know - that is until someone comes up with a more plausible source.
Dad
It's the first night truly without tonight... and it's funny how quickly tv had become a habit, a time-killer, a socialization barrier... i apologize for no longer having fun things like the history channel and world cup games but we'll figure something else out - maybe more time for games and such!
I think some of the World Cup games were on CBC with rabbit ears. Maybe we can figure out how to do games on the phone :) Well, maybe once Nate gets to bed at a regular time :)
No cable here either - internet keeps us busy enough and LOTS of books. Although bunny ears do allow us to watch a few things from time to time...
Not for long though - digital cable will take care of the airwaves very soon.
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