Confession Time

I forced myself to acknowledge a frustrating truth this month: I'm addicted to a few TV shows.

I have always chosen not to have a TV in my home (my roommates own TV/VCR/DVD that we use for watching movies, but it doesn't get channels). It's been a long-known fact that I am easily sucked in to wasting hours of time very quickly by mindless entertainment. It used to be (and is still easy to revert to) books (I can read a 250 page novel in an hour and a half, which means a sick day or lazy Saturday can conquer 3-5 books, depending on the length and depth). Reading, although definitely a potential time-waster, is easier to justify: it's engaging the brain, building imagination, and (depending on the book) learning.

My issue began with the discovery of Hulu.com, and it's hundreds of shows & movies, easily accessible by my home laptop. I can watch the latest episode of my favorite show while doing dishes, cleaning my room, working on an art project or just vegging after work. It's become a big problem, and one that needs to be dealt with. As a result, I have announced to my roommates that I am giving it up. One of my roommates has even been gracious enough to hold me accountable to this. There may be occasional exceptions (as in a roommate wants my company while watching Glee), but otherwise it's a banned site.

Of course, the day I determined this was also the day that Hulu posted the newest Castle & Chuck episodes. I'm also going to quickly be missing Bones & Fringe. Hopefully the curiousity and draw wears off quickly!

Next step: start focusing on what to fill that time with!

So much for getting in the habit of regular posts...

I've had a few post ideas bouncing around in my head the last couple of months, although most are now long forgotten. The problem is time, energy & creativity; there are definitely plenty of moments I could have found/made time, but none of them had me in the right mood. There were instances of creativity, but not when I had any time. And energy... I vaguely remember what that feels like.

I could vent about work, but my boyfriend & mom read this, and they've heard enough of that over the last several months (let's just say it's been extremely stressful).

Another thing I could vent on is how my dog has decided to make it a habit of leaving messes on the living room & music room carpet. *sigh* Actually, that just reminds me I was going to Google tips for dealing with that behavior. 

I could gush about my boyfriend, but since he reads this that gets a little awkward after awhile.

On a semi-fun note, I ended up having to purchase a new laptop last month after the video card went out on my old one. Purchasing a new computer was not fun, but I like the new one far more than the old one! The 10-key pad is the coolest feature; it's always annoyed me that most laptops don't have that.

One thing I had planned on writing about awhile back was the day I realized I'd had a chorus echoing through my head as worship for quite awhile, but I couldn't quite remember the rest of the song. Eventually it clicked - I was worshiping to the theme song of Gilmore Girls. ("Where you lead, I will follow, anywhere you tell me to..."). That kind of spoiled THAT moment!! Thankfully a couple days days later Chris Tomlin's "I Will Follow" came on the radio, and so I could replace it.

"Where You go, I'll go, Where You stay, I'll stay

When You move, I'll move, 

I will follow You,

Who You love, I'll love

How You serve, I'll serve,

If this life I lose,

I will follow You"

I have realized that I've turned random songs into worship songs in my head in the past (was a great way to cope with Country music back in the cafe some days), but Gilmore Girls felt a little sacrilegious.


My lunch break is drawing to a close, so this will have to end. Maybe I can try once again to turn writing into a habit.