Not Having TV
So a little over 10 years ago I left my parents house for college.
And since then, I haven't had TV. I mean, I've had TVs, but I haven't had channels; I've never even hooked the coax up to the wall.
Usually when I tell people this, their first reaction is something along the lines of, "what!? omg, wtf do you do all night!?" Which I find hilarious. I just can't imagine coming home from work and flipping on a TV. I also find it pretty hilarious when we have TV-head guests over and they have no idea what to do.
So what do I do instead? I guess the short answer is that I just let my A.D.D. decide. I try to stay social, work on 1000 random projects (at once), and listen to music non-stop.
I'm pretty proud of not having television for over 10 years. I've been doing more productive things, right? Probably, but I feel like I should have more to show for it... I feel like, without TV my house should always be spotless, I should have no unfinished projects, etc.... Definitely not the case - there's always more to do.
And I guess there are a few downsides that come along with no TV. I find that I miss out on a lot of jokes, sit silently while people are talking about the latest shows, rarely hear about new movies, and miss out on commercials (which I think are hilarious). But uh.... if those are the only cons I can think of after 10 years... I'm pretty sure no-TV is for me.
Another interesting thing that happened 10 years ago... I bought my first computer, which I don't think is a coincidence. If I need to sit down and do something mindless, I'll work on photos, find new music, organize something, browse the internet, etc. Most of which I still find fairly productive.
So yeah... 10 years. Kinda crazy.
We should go have a celebratory drink or something.
You'll find my face glued to the bar TVs. "omg! what are these moving pictures!"
And since then, I haven't had TV. I mean, I've had TVs, but I haven't had channels; I've never even hooked the coax up to the wall.
Usually when I tell people this, their first reaction is something along the lines of, "what!? omg, wtf do you do all night!?" Which I find hilarious. I just can't imagine coming home from work and flipping on a TV. I also find it pretty hilarious when we have TV-head guests over and they have no idea what to do.
So what do I do instead? I guess the short answer is that I just let my A.D.D. decide. I try to stay social, work on 1000 random projects (at once), and listen to music non-stop.
I'm pretty proud of not having television for over 10 years. I've been doing more productive things, right? Probably, but I feel like I should have more to show for it... I feel like, without TV my house should always be spotless, I should have no unfinished projects, etc.... Definitely not the case - there's always more to do.
And I guess there are a few downsides that come along with no TV. I find that I miss out on a lot of jokes, sit silently while people are talking about the latest shows, rarely hear about new movies, and miss out on commercials (which I think are hilarious). But uh.... if those are the only cons I can think of after 10 years... I'm pretty sure no-TV is for me.
Another interesting thing that happened 10 years ago... I bought my first computer, which I don't think is a coincidence. If I need to sit down and do something mindless, I'll work on photos, find new music, organize something, browse the internet, etc. Most of which I still find fairly productive.
So yeah... 10 years. Kinda crazy.
We should go have a celebratory drink or something.
You'll find my face glued to the bar TVs. "omg! what are these moving pictures!"