Monday, August 16, 2004
Killing My Television
Tomorrow is my last day of easy TV. Steph and I are moving on Wednesday. As a result we've vowed to keep our expenses to a minimum. The effects of such a sound fiscal policy or loss of frivolous drains of the everyday variety. No more 18-paks of Miller Lite. No more trips to The Coffee Been and Tea Leaf on Saturday and Sunday morning. No more on-sale shoe shopping just because.That's right, we're turning over the old leaf (acting like the poor students we were) and taking this opportunity to kill our television as well. Thought not completely. We're keeping the DVD player and the TV. Just getting rid of the broadcast medium behind them. Keeping the internet. Keeping the electricity. Along with filtered water, we're going to be more conscientious about the media we digest. So from here on out, it's Netflix and the New York Times.
We're trashing Time Warner if only to recycle our energy for more productive matters; namely keeping in touch with old friends, reading books we do -- yes, really do -- want to read, and creating more content of our own. Steph goes back to school here in a few weeks. Me? I expect to be writing more. Photographing much more. And perhaps even sending a few more personal letters to the folks I love and deserve more from me.
I do have one parting request. If you know of any good movies for me to put on my Netflix account, please let me know. I pay in kind.
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