TV break-up (part 2 - the sound of silence)

I don't know how long I've been without TV, but I suspect it has been at least a few months. My condo (a.k.a. shite apt-style condo that is worth about $34 now, thank you housing market) is filled less often with wasted time, and more often with the sound of silence. I do find myself being a bit more productive, and there are less distractions to disturb Mrs. Robinson and I when she comes to visit.

This is not to say that I don't miss Cesar (you can give me season 3 on DVD for my b-day in a few weeks), reruns of Scrubs, or Blue Planet, but I have learned to cope. If you've ever quit an addiction cold turkey, you know that the experience can be really... strange. Unless you were addicted to heroin and hookers, that is, because depriving oneself of such healthy morsels of ecstasy is just plain foolish.

If you think I'm a tree-hugging, stinky hippy who eats tree bark and thinks all technology is evil, then you are mistaken. You are also mistaken if you think I'm one of those white-haired conservatives that blames professional wrestling and video games for all the world's violent tendencies. All that I'm searching for is balance. TV was an unbalancing force in my life, so I did what I had to do.

If you're an "average adult household," you're watching television for about 4 hours a day, 1 whole day each week, 2 full months each year, and 1 entire year out of every 6 in your lifetime. You may have trouble sleeping. If you're young, you may be increasing your chances of developing attention disorders or learning difficulties, and have a front-row seat to the spectacle that is our increasingly materialistic society.

If you sense a strain in your relationship with your sexy TV, as I had, then give this cancellation idea a try. Worst case scenario is that you end up re-signing up for cable a month later, and get that low introductory rate again. You can also DVR your shows, too.

Or, just get some HD rabbit ears, as I might end up doing. You know, just in case the world is about to end (this is awesome, just click the link) I'd like to be able to watch it burn from all angles.