who lives in a pineapple under the sea...
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purleweAfternoon folks!
I got to watch Spongebob last nite for the first time in what felt like a million years. It really does make me feel better, altho I know many of you wonder where my brain must go for the bit of time I watch it. Last year, when I was in the depths of my depression, for some reason, Spongebob was the only thing that made me feel good. When I had the Tivo, I would have it tape the Spongebobs all day long. Not long after I saw an article in tv guide regarding the "best shows to improve your mental health and mental outlook" and Spongebob was right up near the top. So somehow, I knew it was helping me feel better... And now the occassional Spongebob is just plain fun. Really I just love Gary and Patrick, but don't tell anyone.
ANYWAY! The whole reason I got to watch it is kinda funny. Just don't read if you get squeamish, ok? When I got this new apt, poor and all, the landlord told me that it got cable. She said it was part of the apt price and not to worry about it. When I moved in I was too tired to care. When I plugged it in I did get *something* like cable. But wacky cable indeed. The 3 major affiliates, msnbc, the weather channel, the history channel, disney and the movie channel. HUH?? half of those are pay cable around here, the other half are standard cable. (more what I was expecting.) About a month ago I came home to my poor Sue frantically scrabbling behind the tv with snow on the channel and a sheepish look. "um, well. the cat puked on the remote and I cleaned it off, but I hit some switches and the tv went to snow and well so I unhooked the tv and I can't get any cable anymore" Which, while I am not the biggest tv fan, was sad, b'c I am still a huge today show junkie. It wakes me up, I find out some news and weather and I set off for my day (and that DREAMY anne curry. *sigh*) SO i went to fiddling, wondering WHY on earth she unhooked it when it was only the remote. Couple of butch-like twiddles later and viola! but not the same channels!!! WHAT? now I get a whole BUNCH of channels.. the same 3 big affiliates, still weather channel and msnbc, but now (if I can remember cos it is still too new and I am not a big surfer/watcher) Discovery, abc family (whatever..), nick, fox, some of the homeshopping (which I detest) and a few others i can't remember. Sadly gone is the history channel and the movie channel which helped quite a bit when there was NOTHING on tv, you could always find some old movie with a famous old b/w movie star and watch it.
But that is why I watched SB SP last nite, and then went over to discovery channel and saw monster garage and american choppers. (which reminds me that my little knitting hobby is MILD. MILD I tell you compared to what these guys do to their houses and their cars and motorcycles.) One guy has BUILT his OWN monster garage with a heated floor. I bet that wife gets to spend money on whatever she wants, cause she can always point to the garage and say she will never ring up a tab like that. UGH!
In knitting news: I did knit on 2 purses this weekend. One I am designing and really just not feeling it right now. The colors are beautiful (it is Noro yarn), but I wish it looked a little different. And the other is my standard pattern: knit a tube, seam it, gusset it and felt it. But the big thing I did was to make a knitting journal (like this, but without the extra commentary) and put pics and scraps of yarn and yarn ball guards in it. I have knit 15 items this year, with only Sue's sweater being the UFO (unfinished object for you out there in non-knit land) I have only to make the arm ribbings and the v-neck ribbing. I was taught how last wednesday, but it is a lengthy process I was not in the mood for this weekend.
We did see R & D this weekend for our game nite. Lots of fun. We played my new xmas present: Series of Unfortunate Events game and it was awesome. We beat Sue 2xs. She was not pleased. And she does do Count Olaf's voice so well. And watched an Affair to Remember with them. Cary Grant was quite good, so was Deborah Kerr. Lots of fun for an oldie, and we rented it from the library for FREE!
And for those of you who made it this far. I have made myself a promise. Sue and I will get pics on this website. It might not be tomorrow, but it will be before spring. OK?
I got to watch Spongebob last nite for the first time in what felt like a million years. It really does make me feel better, altho I know many of you wonder where my brain must go for the bit of time I watch it. Last year, when I was in the depths of my depression, for some reason, Spongebob was the only thing that made me feel good. When I had the Tivo, I would have it tape the Spongebobs all day long. Not long after I saw an article in tv guide regarding the "best shows to improve your mental health and mental outlook" and Spongebob was right up near the top. So somehow, I knew it was helping me feel better... And now the occassional Spongebob is just plain fun. Really I just love Gary and Patrick, but don't tell anyone.
ANYWAY! The whole reason I got to watch it is kinda funny. Just don't read if you get squeamish, ok? When I got this new apt, poor and all, the landlord told me that it got cable. She said it was part of the apt price and not to worry about it. When I moved in I was too tired to care. When I plugged it in I did get *something* like cable. But wacky cable indeed. The 3 major affiliates, msnbc, the weather channel, the history channel, disney and the movie channel. HUH?? half of those are pay cable around here, the other half are standard cable. (more what I was expecting.) About a month ago I came home to my poor Sue frantically scrabbling behind the tv with snow on the channel and a sheepish look. "um, well. the cat puked on the remote and I cleaned it off, but I hit some switches and the tv went to snow and well so I unhooked the tv and I can't get any cable anymore" Which, while I am not the biggest tv fan, was sad, b'c I am still a huge today show junkie. It wakes me up, I find out some news and weather and I set off for my day (and that DREAMY anne curry. *sigh*) SO i went to fiddling, wondering WHY on earth she unhooked it when it was only the remote. Couple of butch-like twiddles later and viola! but not the same channels!!! WHAT? now I get a whole BUNCH of channels.. the same 3 big affiliates, still weather channel and msnbc, but now (if I can remember cos it is still too new and I am not a big surfer/watcher) Discovery, abc family (whatever..), nick, fox, some of the homeshopping (which I detest) and a few others i can't remember. Sadly gone is the history channel and the movie channel which helped quite a bit when there was NOTHING on tv, you could always find some old movie with a famous old b/w movie star and watch it.
But that is why I watched SB SP last nite, and then went over to discovery channel and saw monster garage and american choppers. (which reminds me that my little knitting hobby is MILD. MILD I tell you compared to what these guys do to their houses and their cars and motorcycles.) One guy has BUILT his OWN monster garage with a heated floor. I bet that wife gets to spend money on whatever she wants, cause she can always point to the garage and say she will never ring up a tab like that. UGH!
In knitting news: I did knit on 2 purses this weekend. One I am designing and really just not feeling it right now. The colors are beautiful (it is Noro yarn), but I wish it looked a little different. And the other is my standard pattern: knit a tube, seam it, gusset it and felt it. But the big thing I did was to make a knitting journal (like this, but without the extra commentary) and put pics and scraps of yarn and yarn ball guards in it. I have knit 15 items this year, with only Sue's sweater being the UFO (unfinished object for you out there in non-knit land) I have only to make the arm ribbings and the v-neck ribbing. I was taught how last wednesday, but it is a lengthy process I was not in the mood for this weekend.
We did see R & D this weekend for our game nite. Lots of fun. We played my new xmas present: Series of Unfortunate Events game and it was awesome. We beat Sue 2xs. She was not pleased. And she does do Count Olaf's voice so well. And watched an Affair to Remember with them. Cary Grant was quite good, so was Deborah Kerr. Lots of fun for an oldie, and we rented it from the library for FREE!
And for those of you who made it this far. I have made myself a promise. Sue and I will get pics on this website. It might not be tomorrow, but it will be before spring. OK?
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Date: 2004-01-21 12:37 am (UTC)Pictures....I can wait til spring, I don't want to, but I can.