One of my former students told me that....and you know what, I think he may be right! We got cable last week, the first day we moved in, and I have been gleefully catching up on my baseball games, and my science and reality shows. No, not such reality as "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" or even "Jack and Kate plus 8", but shows like Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, National Geographic, and History. And here in MA, we have NESN which shows every Red Sox game....I'm in heaven!
I don't know if the shows I watch will make my brain mush, but it does take up much of my day. At first I tried to avoid it, but then I thought about it a little more. I'm looking for a job, unpacking, and cleaning while I'm watching TV, so it's not as if I'm sitting, mouth agape, starring at the screen. And I also will (hopefully) be employed soon, and then I'll never get to watch TV, except in the evening when I get home. And I am finding wonderful ideas for new recipes to try, and ways to decorate/arrange our new apt. And my last excuse is that the weather blows here! It's been rainy/overcast almost every day since we got here. While my new community has a wodnerful pool I could utilize, I'm stuck inside because of the rain and cold. So whatelse am I to do...but turn my brain to (semi) mashed potatoes:)
I do the same thing with TV. I never watch it in Poland because I can't understand it but I watched so much when I came home. Isn't it funny now that we're older we love HGTV and Food Network and stuff? My dad and I watched like 6 hrs of food network a day, lol
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