A few days ago I decided I was watching too much television. So, I resolved to go without TV for a week. I worked out some details--movies didn’t count nor did downloading Rachel Maddow on the iPad--set my jaw firmly, and went back to my book and coffee. Later that evening, 20 minutes into The Evening News with Diane Sawyer, I remembered my resolution. Not only had I broken my firm resolution, I hadn’t even remembered that I had made such a resolution. Only one thing to do at that point: say “fuck it” and spend the rest of the evening watching TV.
And thus with most of my resolutions . . .
Interesting resolution. What prompted it besides thinking you watched too much TV? I have a friend who doesn't watch TV, but uses it for watching movies. She hides it behind her couch--and not to avoid temptation. She just doesn't watch TV. You could try again--one hour at a time. :-) Oh, and who is that character at the end of your blog? Don't know what he/it stands for.
ReplyDeleteI keep a list of books I read; it's gotten disturbingly short. So I decided I was watching too much TV. Still am! As for the figure at the end: another resolution short-lived: to lose weight. That figure is pretty much a profile of me. Next week I'll start the diet. Definitely. For sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining, but I hardly doubt that caricature resembles you--but I get your point. Where did our metabolism go??! I probably don't watch too much TV, but I SIT too much. And that seems to be the deadly thing to do these days. If it's not one thing, it's another--I should probably move to a farm and start doing some real work. Office work definitely isn't good for the human bod! And I loved your "short-lived" rant--I will NEVER forget how to pronounce it now. ;-)
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