As I once must have already said, I didn't keep the Google TV channels when I moved to the loft. It was because it cost $80 a month more and I didn't think it was worth that. I also didn't keep my old land-line number so my total Google bill went down, from $140 a month to $50. I hooked up an antenna the other day, but I only get, like, three channels. I don't know what you're supposed to do if you still think TV signals are just in the air, free for the taking, like they used to be. Nowadays, you have to PAY for your advertising to be beamed, no, pulsed--possibly pumped--into your livingroom.
Today I went out for breakfast, then went to my old apartment to load up some more of the remaining miscellaneous crap still left there, then went to the management office of the building I now live in to give them the list of things they need to fix--already--in the new place. Then I ate lunch, and then sat and talked with a friend at the coffee shop for about three hours, then went to find a grocery store. There is a Price Chopper four miles away. They have these ridiculously large, plastic grocery carts that make you feel like a little kid whose mom let him push the cart for her. I picked up a few things, and tried to make sure none of the things touched any of the other things, as they all were just swimming around in this huge grocery cart. I was successful. Except of course for the two bananas, which were connected at one end. While waiting in line, I remembered that I once read somewhere that grocery stores sometimes supply huge carts to encourage people to buy more stuff. I estimated that if I had filled this cart up to the brim, it would have cost me about four hundred dollars.
Right at the moment, I am beginning to binge-watch the seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix. I wonder if there are any episodes that I haven't seen at one time or another. Surely. Last night I watched S1 Ep.1 and 2. Hilarious to watch the actors plunge into these roles with, apparently, no idea what they're going to do with them yet. They were all like animated cardboard cutouts. So, episode 3 coming up.
Pumped. Definitely pumped. Whenever I happen to catch a glimpse of a TV show, I'm blown away by how much advertising there is. People really watch this stuff? Every few minutes the show is interrupted with an advertisement. It's absurd.
ReplyDeleteIt feels like this is an answer to a group therapy question, like, "if you were an apartment, what apartment would you be". Finally, your personality and your location would appear to be merged. Regarding TV, I am told by very good sources that "Kodi" is a thing, but you didn't hear it from me and there's a very steep learning curve and wtf, you've got Netflix.
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