September 4, 2001
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I gave up today and watched too much TV. Five hours at least.
I’ve found that television is cheaper than other drugs such as heroin, as long as you’re ready to give yourself over to it.
My good friend and housemate, X (no, that’s really her nickname), was startled to see me emerge from the converted basement/TV-watching-place. She thought she was alone in the house, and I suppose she was right, ultimately.
I did end up watching about three hours of a PBS thing about the history of public education in the US. It was pretty interesting to see the roots of all the current debates over education. An apt way to end Labor Day, I suppose; talk about IQ tests and career tracking.
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Once in a while, everybody needs a day like that.
–Blue
once and a while being the operative words.
My TV brain-rotting is usually movies, but PBS is definitely an easy way to lose a few hours. Give me a history show, and I’m glued to the screen. This is the reason I don’t have cable.
Kill your television.
(I never watch TV, but I’m really NOT a radical. I just don’t ever find anything INTERESTING on there…)
The Duchess
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