Tuesday was a black day.
Many of you know Tuesdays as being the one day a week where almost anything you want is validated.
This is not that kind of story.
On Tuesday, something happened that was, in fact, not okay.
Because of our location, my roommates and I have never been able to get a landline through our local cable company.
Well, Tuesday was supposed to be our lucky, freakin' day.
A helpful cable company employee informed my roommate that we were now eligible for a landline and could get the internet, TV and a landline for a low monthly fee.
What this hateful shrew failed to mention is that our television privileges would be downgraded to basic cable.
BASIC. CABLE.
Now, some of you may be rolling your eyes and saying, "Big deal. Get a hobby."
Grad school is my hobby. TV is my life, you pretentious ass magnet.
So, what does this mean?
This means that I no longer get lulled to sleep while watching CSI:NY reruns. I don't even remember how I could drift off without a Brooklyn accent yelling things like, "We'll ask the questions, if you don't mind!" or "Run that secondary transfer through the database!"
Fortunately, the magical cable gods have allowed me to keep E! as part of my television package. This means I still have Chelsea Lately, Joan Rivers when there's any sort of red carpet event and all things Kardashian.
As you can imagine, E! has been on ever since tragedy first struck.
The unlikely friend I found through all this has been Kendra.
I never watched Kendra because I thought she was a large-breasted bonehead who didn't realize when people were making fun of her.
Now, I'm not saying she's a rocket scientist, but I think she comes off far more intelligent than several other televised morons who somehow manage to fly under the radar, e.g. Jenna Bush Hager. So, I've warmed up to her dippy sincerity and wacky centerfold insecurities.
My sitting around time will take the biggest hit in all of this. I mean, I still plan to sit down for hours at a time and stare at the big black box that once used to sing songs to my heart. It'll just be a little less fulfilling.
In the meantime, please don't ask me about Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team on CMT.
It's too soon.
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I'm certainly willing to weep with you over this sad turn of events, and stuff. Calling someone an ass magnet seems fitting under this situation as well. ;)
Box sets are your friend... I don't have a TV! Can you upgrade it?
Dang girl, that's a big hit.
Oh no! I'm so sorry. At least you get to keep E!. No one in Canada has E!, and it's sort of harder to explain to them than you might think. I miss the Soup most of all.
I actually like Kendra more than I would have thought, too. She's sort of out of it, but she seems like a really sincere person. And she's funny. You could do worse.
I'm sorry. I know how hard the withdrawals are. And I do feel for you.
my sincere condolences. i'm so sorry for your loss. i have no tv and have no clue what is going on in the world (world meaning pop culture). look at the silver lining... at least you can keep your foot in the door with E!
You poor dear. That is a really rotten situation, and I feel for you. I remember the Great TV Strike of my own head school years... I barely made it through alive.
Oh nooooo!!! I feel your pain. Really. I do. Hugs. ;)
I once decided that my bank account would thank me if I went without cable for a while. A few months of my only tv being a fuzzy CBS affiliate cured me of that delusional idea. Although it did give me a new appreciation for late night infomercials.
Do you hear that? It's very faint. It's the world's tiniest violin playing for you and your poor, unfortunate basic cable self.
And don't send Surferwife after me, either.
Does this mean you'll be blogging more in your spare time?
PS Somebody get Jenna off The Today show. Her daddy's not the president anymore. We don't have to take this.
Tragedy strikes in all our lives sometimes. I know you'll make it through!
Have you ever tried NCIS reruns? They're on all the freaking time.
I'm SO sorry for your loss. I don't even have words, really. Does Hallmark make a "sorry you lost your shows" card?
Make like a poster kitten and hang in there!
Oh Sara...I'm so sorry. That's a rough one.
We just dropped HBO...HBO!!!! because we're trying to save money, the two year old has to go to college, blah, blah, blah.
I too have been finding comfort in E! Might I suggest "Married to Rock" which I think follows Kendra on Sunday nights. The silicone and overall bimbo-ness is getting me through this difficult time.
Somewhat.
Dude. Try not having ANY cable! Suck on that! I have to resort to watching whats on Netflix and online.
We had to leave our cable when we moved, i feel your pain.
BUT you can find everything for free online! try hulu or stagevu or casttv!
also it's kinda great to be free of commercials..
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Hey Sara.... You poor, poor thing. This isn't just a cable TV issue, it's bloody TORTURE! Sorry you have to watch anything related to a Kardashian, which to me is the ugliest kind of torture!
Once in California where my entire apartment building had bootlegged cable TV, we were suddenly found out and cut off. I got one channel for 5 months. The only thing that was EVER on was I Love Lucy which I slept to, dressed to, came home to and had dinner to until I was blue. What a lesson.
Wishing you and yours a very gracious and happy Holiday. It warms my heart to have you in my mix of cyber friends. I am thankful for your acquaintence. Have a BLAST! Keri
I really wish there were more TV on the internet. It would solve a lot of problems for me.
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