Showing posts with label TV TURNOFF WEEK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV TURNOFF WEEK. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Podcasts


Today I have a weird work day... only have to go in for a couple of hours in the evening. That gives me a little extra time during the day to enter some long neglected mail-in sweepstakes (those are them in the pic above) AND catch up with a bunch of podcasts that I subscribe to, but don't always have time to listen to.

One of my favorites is the NPR Story of the Day podcast where I learned more about the new "Super Earth" found in the constellation: Libra. I REALLY want to go there, it sounds wonderful.

I also listened to my first episode of The Mopod Show where I learned that I have a little crush on Rufus, or at least his voice.

While catching up on missed episodes of Jason Bellini's Here and Now podcast from LOGO I learned that he has just adopted two very adorable puppies. You really need to see the video, they are cute. I ALSO learned that I THINK Jason is dating Will Wikle from Big Brother and that Will now works at a hospital. Who knew!? By the way, get that podcast from iTunes... the Logo site is S L O W, at least on my mac.

I'm a big new fan of Ragan Fox's show Fox and the City. Today he introduced me to a Pussy Pilot and read a HYSTERICAL poem about what it's like to go to school at Arizona State University (sounds a LOT like Washington State by the way). This is really good show in my opinion. He is very smart and very funny and that show is TIGHT as a drum, edited to within an inch of it's life.

Jason, Chuck and Kevin on Jive Talkin' entertained me with tales of Clothing Optional vacations and introduced me to some Musical Theater I'd not heard of before. Y'all are going to have to let me know where the name for your show came from because as the old lady on "Airplane!" said, "You ain't Jive." You're entertaining, but Jive?

I went back and found the very first episode of A Shanty No Lemon to find out why it's called that... I still have no idea. Something about an anagram generator I think.

Dan Savage and his callers made me very uncomfortable (in a good way).

Who needs TV?

Monday, April 23, 2007

57 Channels (And Nuthin' On)



Remember that Bruce Springsteen song? Back when The Boss wrote that, 57 channels was A LOT! It seems almost quaint now. By the way, "Back when," was only 1992. Nowadays if you have under 100 channels you're pretty much a looser. Here in This New Condo, I only get 70 I think. I haven't yet gone "digital" so I don't get any of those niche networks and I don't pay for any "Premium Channels." Maybe someday if I get a big fancy TV I MAY spring for some of the extras, but right now basic is working pretty good for me.

I mention all this because this is TV TURNOFF WEEK and I am participating. Well, as much as one who actually MAKES Television CAN participate. While I'm at work I really don't have any choice but to watch, but at home... I'm not going to. It's just a week, Today through the 29th. Frankly thanks to a lot of YOU out there, I spend a lot more time away from the tube these days anyway. I have a long list of blogs that I try to read every day, not to mention a few podcasts that I enjoy. When those cease to entertain me I actually have a BOOK to read!

Ironically I had forgotten that it WAS TV Turnoff Week till I saw an ad ON TELEVISION! Adbusters has a couple ads they've been trying to get on TV... this one is my favorite:



Creepy isn't it? Ever catch yourself looking like that in front of the box? I hope you give it a shot... even for just 1 day. You'll notice so many things... mostly how quiet your house is when the telly is switched off.

In the spirit of the day, I'm also taking down my advertisements. We'll see if they return next week.