TV Is My LIfe

Although today, it's more like TV is taking up my life.

First, there was the DVD that didn't record. Somehow, when I woke up this morning, the recorder wasn't even on, even though I'd set it to record something when I went to bed. Hmm.

Then the afternoon was looking quiet when I got home from school, so I put on Reaper, which was recorded Tuesday night. Two hours later, I finally finished watching it. The phone just kept ringing; R had come home from work a little early so we were able to have a nice, long chat. Very nice, but I don't know if I could tell you what happened on Reaper. There was the devil, of course, and I think Leon Czolgosz, but I can't be sure.

Then, right after the Hubs came home, the cable went out. Again. For about the zillionth time in the last three days. Sometimes it goes out for a half a minute maybe fifteen times an hour. So I'm not so sure what happened on Pushing Daisies last night, either.

So I called the cable company, and even though I spoke to a very nice young man, it was a frustrating conversation. I had them here a couple of months ago and they replaced all the cable in the house. So now what? It must be outside, but they won't send someone just to check the outside, you have to be home. I asked if someone could come Sunday morning, but they were booked. I said to the guy, Oh, no problem, I'll cancel my vacation next week and stay home just to wait for the cable guy. And then I apologized to him, but I was not happy. He talked to a supervisor, and came back and said "Can you be home Sunday between 10 and 6?" And I said "You know? I can't." But I made the appointment anyway. They always call before they come, and if no one's here, no harm done. We're supposed to go have dinner with R on Sunday, so if no one comes by 4, well then, I'll be off to MouseLand on Wednesday, and if the cable goes out while I'm gone, and neither one of them is willing to be here for a repair guy -- and trust me, they won't be -- then it's no cable for K and the Hubs.

But I'm not bitter.

Oh, wait, I am. Too many years of being the only one who makes the appointments, waits for the service people, and ... well, you know, the service people have the code red out on me and they rarely actually show, or else they come ridiculously late.

Ah. Well, Ugly Betty is on now, and I'm going to watch it until the cable goes out a the juiciest moment.

WATCHING LAW AND ORDER :: ENTRY #1618