that’s my DVR. Yup. A slice of heaven. I don’t know that I could ever go back to “normal” TV watching. Not ever.

I was against them at first. I thought it was just a waste of money and they didn’t do anything my trusty rusty (read: VHS) couldn’t do. It tapes and plays back, what more could you really need? Well, boy was I wrong. Pause live TV, tape anything and everything by the press of one magical little button; and series recordings. Fabulous!

I think I spend less time in front of the TV now, but watch more. Does that even make sense, is it possible? I have everything and anything that I like scheduled and I can get to it when I have time for it.

I remember the day of recording using a VHS. Setting the programmer and then “testing” it to make sure that it was going to work; breathing a sigh of relief that you’ve got it set up and have notified the house that if they even remotely breath in the direction of the TV you will slaughter them. (Hey, I only got like that for Melrose Place.) Then only to rush home to a horrific scene of a VHS tape popped out of the VHS player (it’s been so long, I forgot that they were called VCRs, Thanks Brenda!); a sure sign that the tape was at the end. Crushed, you realize that you’d forgotten to rewind it. What a nightmare! Damn, I (don’t) miss those days. That’s a piece of history to share with Carter someday. “Back in my day …”

So, now I have a faithful DVR that rarely lets me down. I have everything I want to watch right there waiting for me. Now, I just have to find the time to watch it all; that’s the only part that is difficult about my watching schedule (or lack of). I can’t gossip (cuz we know I love that!) about what I watched last night since I am more often then not, about 3 weeks behind everyone else. I have to run with my ears plugged screaming wildly so I can’t hear them walk away so my precious shows aren’t ruined for me. I tell ya, I am still so far behind on America’s Next Top Model! What a sad, sad life I lead.