A Modern Hypocrisy
Laura Irwin
Issue date: 10/27/08 Section: Op/Ed
I haven't had television in almost three years.
It's not something I mention as a braggart, I'm not proud of
not having cable, I just don't.
I always need to clarify this: I own a TV and a DVD player,
but if you turn the TV on without having the DVD player on,
you will see I receive nothing but white noise. No basic channels,
no scrambled channels. Nothing. I call this television and
not just cable because I don't get a thing and I associate cable
with a minimum of one station.
I wish I could watch the World Series without getting
boozed at the bar or have friends text me scores. I have no
excuse to not watch on a night I'm not working, but Sunday
night has never been a big drinking night for me.
I'm dying. I love baseball. I love keeping score.
Some people have rather strong opinions on baseball-it's
boring or minimally physical-but I think it's awesome.
My family is a big baseball family. I would be disowned if I
didn't know the basic stats, and my dad can ramble off details
on any team, 1920 to current.
I've always said there are three categories of men: the fix-it
guy, the sports guy and the arty guy.
Give me the sports guy.
So I take up multiple hobbies and indulge in Blockbuster
rentals.
I joined that Blockbuster online thing for the minimal package;
$4.99 a month for one movie at a time, and returning that
movie for one free exchange a month. For those unfamiliar
with the program, instead of mailing the movie back you can
take it to the store and exchange it for another movie.
Depending on the package, your exchange is either free or discounted.
As well, their new free store card allows you buy one, get
one for non-new releases on Monday through Wednesday.
This has allowed me to rip through "House," "30 Rock," and
currently, "Six Feet Under."
Aside from music and occasional "meows," TV noise is
something I can have on in the background to keep me company.
It's not something I mention as a braggart, I'm not proud of
not having cable, I just don't.
I always need to clarify this: I own a TV and a DVD player,
but if you turn the TV on without having the DVD player on,
you will see I receive nothing but white noise. No basic channels,
no scrambled channels. Nothing. I call this television and
not just cable because I don't get a thing and I associate cable
with a minimum of one station.
I wish I could watch the World Series without getting
boozed at the bar or have friends text me scores. I have no
excuse to not watch on a night I'm not working, but Sunday
night has never been a big drinking night for me.
I'm dying. I love baseball. I love keeping score.
Some people have rather strong opinions on baseball-it's
boring or minimally physical-but I think it's awesome.
My family is a big baseball family. I would be disowned if I
didn't know the basic stats, and my dad can ramble off details
on any team, 1920 to current.
I've always said there are three categories of men: the fix-it
guy, the sports guy and the arty guy.
Give me the sports guy.
So I take up multiple hobbies and indulge in Blockbuster
rentals.
I joined that Blockbuster online thing for the minimal package;
$4.99 a month for one movie at a time, and returning that
movie for one free exchange a month. For those unfamiliar
with the program, instead of mailing the movie back you can
take it to the store and exchange it for another movie.
Depending on the package, your exchange is either free or discounted.
As well, their new free store card allows you buy one, get
one for non-new releases on Monday through Wednesday.
This has allowed me to rip through "House," "30 Rock," and
currently, "Six Feet Under."
Aside from music and occasional "meows," TV noise is
something I can have on in the background to keep me company.
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