I haven’t had cable since I lived at my mom’s house years ago, and I honestly haven’t missed it, because most of what’s on is junk. I still watch TV. We use a digital signal antenna, so we pick up about twice as many channels as normal network TV, so there’s usually something to watch. I get CW, Fox, several PBSes, and a couple scary religious channels. What would I watch that’s not on those channels? What Not to Wear. If I could just order TLC, and maybe the Discovery Channel and the Food Network, I’d be good. But for the rest of it, like Big Love, and the Riches, I borrow DVDs from the library. TV is so much better on DVD.

The internet is a different matter. I’m trying to limit how much I use it at home since I use it all day at work. And even though being on the internet all day is now considered normal and not nerdy, I don’t want too much of my real life to be consumed in virtual land.

It’s much easier to limit these things when it’s warm outside… sigh.