Sick Day
pain ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pn)
n.
An unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder.
Today I did one of my favorite things in world to do on a Monday...I laid in bed and watched TV. Now I never mind taking time out to enjoy the small pleasures in life, but today...my back was killing me. Basically no fun. Especially when you don't have those difficult to pronounce pain killers that take you to a place in euphoria. Where you see the purple trees and yellow grass. Being that some of the less mental altering medications have been pulled or are under heavy scrutiny, I was left with a bottle of Advil and a remote control.
Now with modern technology we are able to travel cross country at amazing speeds, make new friends half-way across the world without leaving your home, and recieve over 300 channels via digital cable.
With the cable package that I subscribe to, minus internet access I pay close to $100 a month...when I only watch tv maybe 12 hours a week. (That's not counting the time the tv is on while I'm doing other things). So staying home today made me realize that even with 300 channels...there still ain't shit on tv. Now I know I 've mention this about a year ago about the reality tv craze, but damn I think it has gotten worse. Now I do like to watch the Apprentice and Wife Swap when I remember (You need to see drama every now and again), but today I've seen some questionable if not overkill concepts. Maybe as a I take a real look at myself...I'm more of an exhibitionist.
1. Double Agent: Show about purchasing a home. Two real estate agents trying to sell a home to the same couple. I've been through the home purchasing exercise and it's boring (On a day to day basis)..like this show. I'm not sure if it was the homes or the fact that this would of had the same impact if the show was cut down to 10 minutes as a story on Prime Time Live, but it did what most pain killers cause you to do...go to sleep.
2. Paris Island: Show about Marine Recruits going through Basic Training on the infamous island. This was actually interesting for the first 45 minutes (That's when I realized that the show was actually 3 hours long and I caught in the second) being that the only look into the training on the island was a tour guided by Demi Moore in G.I. Jane and if I'm not mistaken Richard Gere in Officer and a Gentleman. Not to mention the training at the facility was in the news recently.
3. Hip Hop Dancer: Show about Dancers trying to make their break onto the Hip Hop Video scene. This kept my attention as I switched back and forth with Paris Island. (Contrast) I have a different appreiation for the video dancer now...they're getting ripped off...When I heard how much some of them make per video...$200 and they have to fight for that...no wonder one of the dancers was a stripper. The parents of one of the girls was interviewed, and they made a valiant point...what happens when they turn 25? A lot of them only had a high school education, dropped out of college. I think this topic deserves it's own blog...stay tuned. I can never look @ a music video the same ever again.
4. All in the Family Marathon: If you don't know what the show is about...check out TV Land. You got to pay homage to shows that actually made you laugh...and still make you laugh 30 years later. The show that brought us the character George Jefferson. Before the deluxe apartment in the sky (I...ay...I). Before he got the piece of the pie (I...ay..........I...............I).
n.
An unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder.
Today I did one of my favorite things in world to do on a Monday...I laid in bed and watched TV. Now I never mind taking time out to enjoy the small pleasures in life, but today...my back was killing me. Basically no fun. Especially when you don't have those difficult to pronounce pain killers that take you to a place in euphoria. Where you see the purple trees and yellow grass. Being that some of the less mental altering medications have been pulled or are under heavy scrutiny, I was left with a bottle of Advil and a remote control.
Now with modern technology we are able to travel cross country at amazing speeds, make new friends half-way across the world without leaving your home, and recieve over 300 channels via digital cable.
With the cable package that I subscribe to, minus internet access I pay close to $100 a month...when I only watch tv maybe 12 hours a week. (That's not counting the time the tv is on while I'm doing other things). So staying home today made me realize that even with 300 channels...there still ain't shit on tv. Now I know I 've mention this about a year ago about the reality tv craze, but damn I think it has gotten worse. Now I do like to watch the Apprentice and Wife Swap when I remember (You need to see drama every now and again), but today I've seen some questionable if not overkill concepts. Maybe as a I take a real look at myself...I'm more of an exhibitionist.
1. Double Agent: Show about purchasing a home. Two real estate agents trying to sell a home to the same couple. I've been through the home purchasing exercise and it's boring (On a day to day basis)..like this show. I'm not sure if it was the homes or the fact that this would of had the same impact if the show was cut down to 10 minutes as a story on Prime Time Live, but it did what most pain killers cause you to do...go to sleep.
2. Paris Island: Show about Marine Recruits going through Basic Training on the infamous island. This was actually interesting for the first 45 minutes (That's when I realized that the show was actually 3 hours long and I caught in the second) being that the only look into the training on the island was a tour guided by Demi Moore in G.I. Jane and if I'm not mistaken Richard Gere in Officer and a Gentleman. Not to mention the training at the facility was in the news recently.
3. Hip Hop Dancer: Show about Dancers trying to make their break onto the Hip Hop Video scene. This kept my attention as I switched back and forth with Paris Island. (Contrast) I have a different appreiation for the video dancer now...they're getting ripped off...When I heard how much some of them make per video...$200 and they have to fight for that...no wonder one of the dancers was a stripper. The parents of one of the girls was interviewed, and they made a valiant point...what happens when they turn 25? A lot of them only had a high school education, dropped out of college. I think this topic deserves it's own blog...stay tuned. I can never look @ a music video the same ever again.
4. All in the Family Marathon: If you don't know what the show is about...check out TV Land. You got to pay homage to shows that actually made you laugh...and still make you laugh 30 years later. The show that brought us the character George Jefferson. Before the deluxe apartment in the sky (I...ay...I). Before he got the piece of the pie (I...ay..........I...............I).
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