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I Can't Imagine NOT Owning One!
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 10:09pm.I wouldn't be able to watch Big Brother, Survivor, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, First 48, Taboo, Wife Swap, Super Nanny, Ellen Degeneres, The View, Regis & Kelly, Good Morning America, My Name Is Earl, ER, The Moment of Truth, all the movies on cable...
Oops! Gotta Go! Time to watch America's Next Top Model!
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
Now I've got
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 10:25pm.A line from George Harrison stuck in my head... "Brainwashed by the televison set..." from the song "Brainwashed"
That's an awful lot of umm well awful TV JPO :-)
"Safety is a tyrant's tool; no one can be against safety."--Unknown
I Told You
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:12pm.I have no life! LOL!
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
That my dear
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:16pm.has just become quite patently obvious to even the dimmest observer. :-p
Hey next time you drive down to TugBoat Annies, PM me first and if I'm around I'll meet ya.
"Safety is a tyrant's tool; no one can be against safety."--Unknown
It's Kind Hard To PM Ya
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:18pm.from the motorcycle! hehehehe! Mr. Onry comes back to town tomorrow from Atlanta but leaves again for Oregon Friday morning. Are you working Friday or are you off?
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
Sadly I lack a life too...
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:20pm.I have Monday and Tuesday off. And Monday is usually "expend whatever live ammo I have managed to buy, find, reload or scrounge" day.
Personally I think TugBoat Annies would be a great place to have a big Olyblog meetup. Plenty of room, wifi for "live" coverage and they take reservations.
Oh, did I mention good brew?
"Safety is a tyrant's tool; no one can be against safety."--Unknown
I Love Tugboat Annie's!
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:43pm.Set something up! I'm always up for some fried clams and their San Francisco sammy and a good brew!
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
So who is up for the evening of the 24th?
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:46pm.Tugboat Annies around 6pm? I'll be drinking so I won't be packing for the somewhat leary who would be nervous.
"Safety is a tyrant's tool; no one can be against safety."--Unknown
But Should We Be More Leary
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:56pm.and nervous if you're not packing? ;-)
I'm game! Mr. Onry might join me too! He likes it there! And a bonus for me, I can drink because he doesn't so he's always my designated driver!
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
Well if we can scare up a few more
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 11:57pm.Olybloggers it could be fun. Who else is game? No drunken crashing on the boat though!!!
"Safety is a tyrant's tool; no one can be against safety."--Unknown
Maybe Not Your Boat
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 12:05am.but others are fair game right?! And who needs a gate code? There are plenty of boats sitting out in the parking area! I've tried to crash on couple a few times after a few too many Captain Morgan & Coke's on girls night out there!
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
We have a tv. Owen
Submitted by OperaGirl on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 10:02am.We have a tv. Owen watches a couple of shows on PBS and Trevor really enjoys watching Mythbusters and Survivor man. But mainly we try to keep it off. It's such an imagination killer. I am really against the over use of tv for children. I can't believe how many young children have their own sets in their room! It's crazy. I have been watching the Complete Jane Austen series that has been going on on Masterpiece Theater and Terry and I also really like watching Ghosthunters. Just typing that all out makes me feel like we watch a lot more tv than I thought we did. Bleh!
A get together on the 24th sounds fun. Maybe start a new post about it so others will be sure to see it.
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. ~Ludwig van Beethoven
TV + PS2 + Netflix
Submitted by chad360 on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 10:24am.I use a PS2 for my DVD and watch Netflix on TV-
I'm debating installing an antenna (no COMCAST!).
and as chad360 knows....
Submitted by epersonae on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 4:22pm.Ah Netflix!
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 4:41pm.an amazing business idea that provides hours of fairly cheap, entertainment with little to no effort! We love it!
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown
HDTV. It's an amazing thing.
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 7:58pm.HDTV. It's an amazing thing.
it's a kind've sort've thing
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 11:57pm.We have a t.v. We use it for the occasional movie and french cartoons for our kid. On average it's on for about 60 minutes per week.
About seven years ago I got rid of it in order to dispense with a distraction while studying for the LSAT. I discovered my productivity and general quality of life improved too drastically to ever really bring it back. Sometimes I marvel at how much of my life I willingly passed away in front of that thing.
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
Reminds me of this
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 1:34pm.You might want to pack a toothbrush, people are going to come knocking, and people are going to jail, sooner rather than later.
Sheriff Dan Kimball, referring to videotaped rioters being identified.
Thank you Merwyn
Submitted by enpen on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 1:59pm.That is most excellent.
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
It's funny, I was gonna do a poll on the same subject...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 12:15pm...except I was more interested in who has cable, dish, rabbit ears etc.
I did not watch TV from 1989 to 1999 and then I moved in with a roomate who had cable. It took all of about an hour to get completely hooked again.
With the baby comin', Marcie and I are planning to cut the cord when it comes to cable. I wil miss watching the city council meetings on TCTV.
I guess I'll have to actually go to the meetings now.
Whenever I want to veg out, I'll just put in "The Power of Myth"...I could watch that over and over again.
We got rid of our TV in 2001...
Submitted by jlw on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 12:45pm.I think you're right
Submitted by enpen on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 1:20pm.Given the increasing evidence for visual priming I think it's impossible for t.v. to be other than increasing and decreasing self-perception. Our ability to witness art, other cultures and people on our planet due to t.v. is a little mind blowing. But I don't think those are the culprits as they all encourage recognition of "other". It's all the stuff that gets piled on top of it. The stuff that tells you what's fashionable, how neighbors interact and your morals? The news is a joke. Thinking of OlyBlog on a worldwide scale, we can get reporting directly from most human inhabited areas of the world now. Within minutes. And yet we keep worrying about the centrally produced news. T.V. really does seem to keep us in check.
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
No TV
Submitted by Phil Owen on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 1:26pm.I keep up with the news on my computer, which doubles as a DVD player for our Netflix movies. I really like having one tool for work, education, communication, and entertainment.
I also just downright hate televisions. Hundreds of channels of crap, and the news is always better in print. My folks had a TV when I was a kid, but we only got three channels and the antenna was knocked over in the inaugural storm (Clinton's inauguration... great big massive windstorm happened here in Western Wash.), so I didn't have TV reception at all from the age of 13 on. I don't think I'll ever own another TV set.
The Canaanite's Call
HDTV is a beautiful thing
Submitted by NWarty on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 3:20pm.HDTV is a beautiful thing TFI!
Watching the History Channel's "Dogfights" in high-def is awesome :)
I Agree!
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 4:42pm.and nothing beats watching HDTV on a 12 foot theater screen or a 50 inch plasma!
"A point of view is only a view from a point..." ~ Unknown