Yesterday I was talking with my friend Dan, who has also liberated himself from the television. He said, "It's great! I don't even really miss it!" While I'm excited for Dan, I don't know if I'm in the same boat. I wish it was! But I think I still miss it a little. A lot less than I thought I would, but still - I do miss it.
Last night, I went out for a pretty long run while Emily watched a little Hulu action. I put that all together in my head a little later that night. So, of course, I asked in excitement, "What'd you watch?" Community! Ohhhh... "What did Troy do? Peirce?!" Oh I bet it was funny! Apparently, Peirce has become a level six buddhist hot-tub monk. I'm sure something funny must have happened with that.
So you see, I clearly still miss it. It's like when you break up with someone. If you're not really over them, then you still want to check in with someone about them - find out how they're doing. Probably a nice thing to do, even if you are over them, but if you're jumping out of your seat to find the juicy details - you're probably still a little dependent upon them. I think of these scenes of Friends and 30 Rock and I think about what it looks like when someone is still not over something they've given up.
... sadly the scene from 30 rock where Jack makes Liz eat a $54 steak in front of him is not available. I did find this song that Vaughn made up (the hippy that always takes his shirt off on Community) about getting over Britta after she dumped him. It's a break-up song about life after the relationship... so it's... well... almost fitting. :-) Enjoy!
The bottom line though, people, is this. Though I feel I feel the impact of a world without them (them being my TV buddies), the course of my favorite shows probably hasn't been altered by the fact that I'm no longer watching them. In fact, yeah... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the course of those shows DEFINITELY has not changed as a result of my lack of viewing. A little sad for me to think about, but also very true. And I think that's an important step in getting over something/someone you miss - that is, knowing that they're over you (or in this case, that they never knew you existed in the first place because "they" are fictional).
So I guess I'm not out of the woods with this TV thing yet... but we're still moving forward!
Today's temptation rating: 3 (It's too nice outside to be tempted by sitting inside watching the TV)
Days without incident: 54
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