My roommate and I made a commitment to not get cable because we would be more willing to study, read, workout, and save money without it. Almost 2 months later I can now say, “I HATE LIFE WITH OUT CABLE”. Instead of studying, working out, or reading I find myself just sitting around wondering what to do. Even more so than before I feel like I just don’t have anything to do, and I am always bored. My friends are probably tired of seeing me, but what am I supposed to do when I walk in my apartment door I am confronted with the grief and pain of a recently old friend; my television.
The warm light blue glow of the screen use to flicker around the room teasing my interest with every hop. I would dash through channel after channel, almost as if I were in a race. I now walk pass my dark black screen and feel sympathy for a television that was still in the prime of its life, until I cut it short.
I use to feel so superior when flipping through stations; I would see a show on cable that would try to demand my attention with cool special effects and actors, but I would keep going because I called the shots.
The worst part about giving up cable is the giving up of old friends. Yes, I do save money not having cable, but what is the point of saving money when you don’t have old friends like Matlock, Brenda Johnson, Lucy, Jessica Fletcher, HBO, Venus Williams, Aang, and Monk to share them with.
I might be in the early stages of a healthier life both physically and mentally, but that life has meant the end of warm blue nights and entertaining friends.
So, goodbye old friend; until we meet again. As Jim Carey would say, "someone has to kill the babysitter", I just wish it wasn’t me.
