television

tv wasn't something that we watched much of in my house. in fact, we practically NEVER watched tv. we'd watch movies or tv shows we recorded. then in college i started watching more tv. i watched the competition cooking shows and the america's next top model and law and order. here i've discovered what a huge part of culture tv is. we have the tv on like 24-7. even if no one is watching it. it's just background noise and something to watch, if there is nothing else to do. at first i loved it. being able to watch tv whenever i wanted. it was like a surge of power! power i'd never truly experienced. the power to control the remote and channel flip through show after show after show... but over the past week-ish, i've started to truly understand why my parents didn't let us watch tv - ok, ok so they had different reasons. they were concerned about the commercials and content and messages being portrayed through the tv to us. which they have every right to be, oh wow. i would NOT want my little siblings watching a lot of the stuff on there. i don't want ME watching a lot of the stuff on there, and i'm an adult! - but it's mind-numbing. it sucks you in. you end up watching things you don't care to watch. just to watch something... i've started avoiding the tv room/living room to avoid the temptation to just flip it on. because half that stuff i don't actually care to watch. a few of the shows i really enjoy and am intrigued by. but most of the other shows? not worth my time.

i started a book yesterday. it feels so good to read again. i've taken it to our community pool with me yesterday and today. it's hot outside, but the pool is refreshing, and it feels so good to get in some reading and some vitamin d.