verbalizing minutaie

[thoreau]

I am now in my third week without cable television. Granted - I had a week of Australian Uberhawtness to distract me - but it took till last night for me to really notice how much I used to rely on the television. I got home at my normal 615pm-ishness - - and took the goddess that is Miss Kate out for a walk, put dinner in the roaster - and sat down on the couch - and reaching for the remote i realized there was no CSI marathon running on my television - no eight viewing of the same episode of Top Chef - no cartoon network.

So I played a little PSP (yes - I unashamedly own Madden Football for my PSP), read my book for a little while (god I'm in love with Fforde's wit and conversation writing skils), and I did some research on the Gay and Lesbian Ski Club (since I'm going to get up in the mountains skiing this winter!), chatted with Mr (aforementioned Australian Uberhawtness) Vaz for a while (it's truly wierd to realize he's a day ahead of me (6pm PST equals 11am there the NEXT day)), and did some housecleaning. This list of stuff isn't neccesarily remarkable - or something totally out of the ordinary. I had Dianna Krall and Jane Monheit softly singing the entire time.

It feels good to pull loose of the dominant paradigm and not have cable. I notice that it puts me all in a calmer space. It was bizarre to realize that affect of the constant barrage of commercial noise from the television.

Now I can see how I now might look forward to reading DWELL magazine with some jazz playing and a glass of Port.

How I might work on some craft projects or some other personal ideas - whereas a few weeks ago - the allure of just vegetating on the couch watching simply anything sometimes had become the trend.

I am enjoying the life-reset that the comcasticless life has created.

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In 'whatsupformyweekend'^tm news - - my friend Sky Renfro (tatmoof) is visiting. Sky is a treasured friend - I met Sky for the first time when in Palm Springs this past holiday season. Sky and I just immediately bonded - and we've seen each other everytime he visits the bay area. He was my first houseguest back in February when I first moved into the apartment - and he was back in town for my book reading in July - and now he's back. :) and it's our first unstructured no-events time together, which is actually very nice. So I'll cook us dinner and we'll catch up - - and just hang out.

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Then tomorrow night is my workoutpartner and friend David C.'s 50th birthday party. Looking over the guestlist on evite - it should be an interesting evening. almost every comment on the evite reminds David to be ready for the paddle. ;)

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Then next week is the arrival of my brother Drew, (bootedintexas), for our 40th birthday on Folsom Sunday - and the arrival of my Folsom houseguest Pete, (pulsecub), who will be busy DJing around the big weekend; I half suspect him coming in at 4am most nights after encouraging all the leather pervs in town to dance their asses off. At least I'll have morning coffee with his Pete-ness. ;) Drew and I also have lots of events planned - and that Saturday I'll be getting the reminder of my tattoo outline accomplished. so a busy couple of weeks.

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We are launching the final of the three websites on Monday - with the new website for the country station THE WOLF. It's not a dramatic redeaux - we just added some bells and whistles and a real cool download store - that lets you purchase the songs we play at the click of a button. Learning the PHPness behind it has been overwhelming - and lots and lots of work.

Comments

[pulsecub.livejournal.com]

I am truly looking forward to spending some time with you and Miss Kate next weekend, Robert!

[broduke2000.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's a drawing of a flying spot scanner!

[stivalineri.livejournal.com]

Not that I want you back suckling on the Electronic Teat, but have heard about Miro? it automatically downloads torrents of the shows on cable that I want to see. And there's TVrss that lists all the torrents:

http://www.getmiro.com/

http://tvrss.net/

[cuboz.livejournal.com]

Damn, I SOOOOO wish I was gonna be there at Folsom Street to help the 2 of you celebrate your birthdays!!!

WOOOF!
xxx