(woo! hoo!)
I came out of the bathroom wondering why it was so quiet, Brad was standing in the kitchen eating a banana. Uh...huh.
The next few days were interesting: coming home from work to a quiet house, no tv blaring to greet me when I open the door....just the quiet sounds of the six o'clock news from the laptop. Or better yet - Brad reading a book on the couch.
Over the next few days I worked tons of overtime and wasn't on the computer at all. On Saturday morning I picked up the laptop and was checking email when Brad walked into the living room. Cereal in hand, big goofy grin on his face....
"Oh."
He wanted to "watch something" while he ate breakfast. I reluctantly agreed. "What would you like to watch?" He thought he would check out discovery channel online. So we did, and ended up watching some crappy show about a big construction project.
The entire time he was complaining about how the show wasn't very good because they didn't give enough information. It was then that I realized that we were channel surfing on the internet.
Not good.
Sigh.....so last weekend we went shopping for a new tv.
This is what I've lived with for as long as I've ever known tv - the classic 19". Oooohhh yeah.
While I'm anxious to see the flatscreen, I'm totally reluctant about this new monster we bought. A 42" flatscreen tv?
Really?
To give you an idea of the insanity - it's 1/2" wider than this bookcase and way higher than all the stuff there now.
People are telling me not to worry - that it's not as big as I'm thinking. Uh huh....
So the first thing that happens:
The next few days were interesting: coming home from work to a quiet house, no tv blaring to greet me when I open the door....just the quiet sounds of the six o'clock news from the laptop. Or better yet - Brad reading a book on the couch.Over the next few days I worked tons of overtime and wasn't on the computer at all. On Saturday morning I picked up the laptop and was checking email when Brad walked into the living room. Cereal in hand, big goofy grin on his face....
"Oh."
He wanted to "watch something" while he ate breakfast. I reluctantly agreed. "What would you like to watch?" He thought he would check out discovery channel online. So we did, and ended up watching some crappy show about a big construction project.
The entire time he was complaining about how the show wasn't very good because they didn't give enough information. It was then that I realized that we were channel surfing on the internet.
Not good.
Sigh.....so last weekend we went shopping for a new tv.
This is what I've lived with for as long as I've ever known tv - the classic 19". Oooohhh yeah.
While I'm anxious to see the flatscreen, I'm totally reluctant about this new monster we bought. A 42" flatscreen tv? Really?
To give you an idea of the insanity - it's 1/2" wider than this bookcase and way higher than all the stuff there now.
People are telling me not to worry - that it's not as big as I'm thinking. Uh huh....
3 comments:
Your old TV looks exactly like mine. Mine's actually a pity-TV that a friend game me 'cuz my old TV was so sad - it was from the early 80s and a cast-off from my grandpa.
All these new, big, flat TVs make me nervous too. You'll have to share a picture of how the new one looks in your place.
I'm with you on the nervousness. We have one of those old TVs as well, and even though the picture is terrible, I'm not quite ready to upgrade just yet. Hopefully your anxiety has been replaced with outright adoration for your new, gigantic flat screen! :)
When I lived with him, my brother got a 42" flatscreen. At first, I couldn't get far enough away to see it properly. It was HUGE. But now? I head up to his place to watch movies and sports AND find myself saying: Next time, should you get one that's BIGGER? Meanwhile, I currently have a TV the size of your old one. I just can't bring myself to get a new one until it stops working...
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