"On Planet Bullshit."
"In The Planet Of This Sucks Camel Dicks."
Do you like yourself some Stepbrothers? It's a pretty terrible/really funny movie, probably more fun to quote than actually watch. And there's a lot better quotes than these, but these words are of the moment. For this is how the boys react when they are told there will be no TV for a week. And less than an hour ago, the man came from Shaw Cable and removed our digital box, officially rendering us a family without cable.
It's pretty major, if you ask me. At least to do it of your own volition. We're not in bankruptcy, and we don't live in an igloo. And I'm a pretty big fan of the television. We probably had ten shows that we were PVR'ing, so it's not like there's nothing good on. And we'll be watching a lot of DVD's, many of them of programs originally aired on television. So it's not like we've gone all hippie commune/batshit crazy. It's just the absent-minded, time-sucking viewing we don't like.
It's all just an experiment anyway. The Canucks are out, the good shows just had their series finales, we'll see how it goes for a bit. Our regular programming may well resume in a couple months.
In the interim, here are some of the motivators:
1) http://www.vancouversun.com/Vancouver+rated+fourth+best+city+world+quality+life/3072680/story.html. (seawall two blocks from our place).
2) http://www.vpl.ca. (massive central branch two blocks from our place)
3) (in our place)
Your cable television is experiencing difficulties. Please do not panic. Resist the temptation to read or talk to loved ones. Do not attempt sexual relations, as years of TV radiation have left your genitals withered and useless. ~Matt Groening, The Simpsons
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