if this is about you, sorry

Had a convesation with someone at work today, it went something like this:

co-worker: Hey do you watch One Tree Hill?

jim: no.

c.w.: Oh you should--it's an awesome show--

j: I don't have cable.

c.w.: You don't, what you have direct tv?

j: No. I don't have cable, and I don't really watch--

cw: You don't have cable? Wow, what do you do?

j: Read, write, listen to music.

cw: hmm

j: hack up neighbors, bury them in my cellar

cw:(playing with a pencil--totally oblivious)

cw: Oh, well anyway, One Tree Hill is on the WB so you can still watch it.

j: Oh.

cw: Yeah it's a great show.

Maybe it's because I said "hack up neighbors" so matter of factly, maybe she just waits for a pause in the conversation to continue with her small-talk. . . maybe she's just very open minded about today's serial-killer on the go, regardless this conversation is why I don't have cable. Yeah there are shows I'll watch (Jay and I watch House MD every week and I love Arrested Development and who doesn't love the Simpsons)and I do miss not having the history channel (nerd!) but reading, writing, music and dvd's seem to be more functional forms of entertainment--or how about talking to friends? Having conversations that have nothing to do with electronic transmission of language--you know face time, grabbing a coffee or a beer? And here I am venting on my blog--maybe I'll IM my coworker and she can email me a link to the One Tree Hill website:www.whogivesarat'sass.com.

And if you are reading this, sorry and nothing personal but I really don't watch tv--I got stuff to do.


today's soundtrack: green day american idiot; ryan adams demoliton; bob dylan nashville skyline; arcade fire funeral; gillian welch hell amongst the yearlings; jimmy eat world futures; sonic youth goo; tom waits bone machine; hank williams 24 greatest hits; razorlight up all night; rolling stones goats head soup