Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto
When I was a little "mijito" back in the late 70's we had television with 4-5 channels. Radio was cool and record players were cool. Tapes were just beginning to become super bad-ass (does anyone use them anymore?) and 8-tracks were on the way out. Movies passed through town and you had to wait 3-4 years for it to hit the small screen and that's only if it was good. There wasn't a huge variety of choices for entertainment for those that didn't have cable access. If you missed Charlie's Angels, Falcon Crest, Dynasty or Wonder Woman, TOUGH SHIT! Now, we have VCR's (about to die), DVD's, CD's (what happened to vinyl?), internet, 3 million movies per weekend, 18 million channels on TV and the Grand-daddy of evil...The DVR (sometimes lovingly referred to as TiVo). Now I can have my cake and eat it too. I can go anywhere and do anything with the comfort of knowing that my shows are being recorded, and I only have to ask the box once. It will record the whole series if you ask. I can rewind and pause live TV. What will they think of next, perhaps a direct link to my brain that changes channels with the blink of an eye...Literally. I guess I'm just spouting off because I've only had DVR access for about a week and I'm in heaven. Am I complaining? YES, because now I have a valid excuse to not do my homework or work at home. But then through the internet I can connect to my office. Why go in when I can work on my blog at home? I'm just kidding. It just means that I have to have self-control and MAKE myself do the important things. I have a bad habit of passing the blame on everything and everyone I can. Why do I have to be more responsible??? !!! CALL 9-Wah-Wah...We need a Wah-mbulance !!! Dave's growing up now and wants life handed to him on a sliver platter. Somebody SLAP me!!! In all honesty, I love my DVR and all of the other "grown-up toys" that I am lucky to have. I guess even big boys need to whine sometimes. On a different note: I didn't think I was gonna have anything to say in my blog and I just vented about my own lack of initiative. This blog thing might be a better release for me than I thought. Thanks Raf and Monkey, you've been a true inspiration.
posted by Minerva @ 1/21/2005 09:55:00 AM
2 Comments:
I think it's a good thing that you wrote about this. We are so very spoiled and dependent on sound and vision technology today.
In our household we have the computer, a printer and photocopier, a 27" new color TV, and old 19" TV which is color but half the time you can't tell because the picture is so bad. We also have a Bose' radio and CD player, several portable tape or radio players and a couple of CD players.
My car's cassette player has been out of commission for a long time, but I haven't felt that our budget can afford a new one. I have a cell phone, but have reduced to the lowest priced plan, and rely heavily on the free weekend and night minutes and our land line.
We still don't have DSL, digital cable or cabled internet, or satellite TV. Nor do we have TIVO or satellite radio. Partly this is because our priorities are not set on entertainment or being so very tied up to the world that we lose our peace of mind. And of course lose capital which we should be investing or saving for other purposes.
I know that communication can be very useful in serving business, but have yet to develop a business which would warrant the expense of increased tech use.
Welcome to the world of DVRs, Dave. :-) The way I see it, my Tivo has not only increased the amount of TV I can watch (because it records shows that play when I'm not home or awake, and also because fast-forwarding through commercials actually lets me watch more shows in the same amount of time), it's also increased the quality of the shows I watch (because all these other timeslots have just opened up for me with really good shows I otherwise would have missed).
I am a TiVo whore, and I say it proudly. :-)
PS. I'm glad you've been blogging so diligently: keep at it! :-D
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