The Deal With The Television

So it's only Tuesday? Okay, sure.

The world today is filled with a ton of distractions. It's easy to say that you'll only spend a few minutes looking at something only to discover you've been observing whatever it is for almost an hour.

One of the biggest distractions of today? The T.V.

I know that I've admitted to enjoying a few shows, which I think is fine. However, there are times I think, "Why bother?"

I know that I've spent summers wasting my time watching reruns and all that jazz. It's a bit depressing really, but what's done is done. This summer, I've hardly spent time gazing at the tube. I watch my Glee Project on Sundays, Futurama on Thursdays, and occasionally watch E! news, but even that is looking less appealing lately.

I suppose that things clicked when my sister was flipping through channels one day. She proclaimed, "There's nothing on!", which instantly made me think, "Then why bother watching it?"

Seriously though. Why waste your time on something that you don't even find entertaining?

One of the other things that has made this summer so summer-y is the fact that I'm not wasting a bunch of time watching TV. Plus, I'm actually using the sunny times of the day to be out where it's actually, you know, sunny. The shows I like are on when it's dark and cold out, so it's not cutting into that.

Somehow, I'm not sure how though, I was taught that badmouthing the T.V. makes you pretentious. No, I wasn't actually told that, but you know how you get the vibe of something you should be doing? It kind of felt like that. Y'know, like those uppity people who sneer, "We don't own a television." It's not quite the same, but call me pretentious. I also happen to like spending time with *gasp!* quiet! Helps me think.

When my dad gets home from work, he almost instantly turns on the television. It stays on as he falls asleep on the couch, and finally gets turned off when he wanders up to bed in the middle of the night. I don't want that to be me.

So yeah, I like T.V., but more than an hour at a time isn't happening.
(But if I'm running on the treadmill at school, it's a pretty good distraction.)

As a last little bit since I'm on the subject of TV, does anyone out there watch The Glee Project? It's kind of my guilty pleasure. This week's episode featured Hannah getting annoyed at Samuel because he stole her "Skadoosh" line.
Sorry to break it to you, but that's from Kung Fu Panda. Get over yourself.

Are you a constant TV viewer, an occasional viewer, or someone who never watches TV?

Uppity People and Turning In Early

Who's ready for the weekend? I am, but just because I dig the weekends.

There is a certain type of person who can simply be referred to as uppity. You can find them just about anywhere, but I've noticed a large amount of them can be found in my English classes.
Now, uppity people are not hard to find. They tend to state their opinions quite frequently in class. I'm not saying that stating your opinion in class is a bad thing, but there's a difference between stating it politely and stating it like a jerk. For instance, you could be thinking that one character in a story has much more wisdom than any of the other characters. A good way to say this might be like this:

"Well, So and so could be considered a more intellectual character because..."

Then you state your reasons why that character is more intelligent with proof. Now, if you say it in a more uppity tone, it comes out like this:

"CLEARLY he's the more intellectual character, and there is no reason why anyone should think otherwise. Only a fool would think anything else."

Uppity people tend to come off as a tad ignorant, or their ears are blocked off to any other reasoning.
...Can you tell I dealt with a few of them today? Because I did. These people seem to try to make you feel bad or stupid. They are quite the pet peeve.

On a more positive note, today happened to be one of the most relaxed days in awhile. I kicked in my pjs early in the day and zoned out while surfing on the web. I thought, "Shouldn't I be getting ahead in work? Shouldn't I be doing things that I haven't had time for?" But then I decided you know what? It's okay to relax once and awhile.

Well, I am already in my pajamas...

Other positive part of my day? I decided to run on one of the treadmills in the wellness center today. I'm not usually one for treadmills, but a cool thing about these treadmills are that they have TVs on them. Yeah, the new center is not messing around! I ended up watching How I Met Your Mother, and I'm guessing it was quite a sight to see someone laughing like crazy while running.

When was the last time you encountered someone you considered "uppity"? Hopefully not recently!