I made the big call today. Cancelled cablevision. Does anyone call it cablevision anymore?
TV has been swallowing too much of my life for too long, but I’ve been letting it because I was consciously avoiding having a life.
Now, however, I’d prefer to have one.
There’s living life and there’s avoiding death. I know what I’ve been doing. No illusions, baby.
I don’t fuckin’ apologize for it, either. I’m not ashamed that I’ve been hiding. It is what it is. I did what I had to. I’d do it again. And, poof. Like that, I’m done.
So, TV has been in the way. By choice, yes, but I suddenly no longer feel I need to be distracted. My to-do list grows by the day. Time evaporates by the second. Something has had to give.
And I’ve made the right choice.
Without TV, I plan to:
- Read novels again
- Work out to music at home, not in front of the TV
- Dance around
- Visit the gym regularly
- Explore music again
- See people often… in the world, not at home
- Play outside
- Garden
- Keep the home clean
- Listen to the radio
- Try to write daily
- Stay in touch with more people
- Make healthy eats daily
- Enjoy the silence
- Read in parks
- Wander to cafes
- Wander for the hell of it
- Do photography
- Pause more
And I’m looking forward to it.
I’m a little nervous. It’s been a long time since I’ve been that alone with my thoughts that often, and, boy, it wasn’t that fun last time. I have a feeling this time’s gonna be a big difference, though.
One more week and the distraction ends. Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’. Indeed.
Hey Steff … Congratulations on pulling the cable plug. I’m here to say there’s light on the other side. I made the big phone call to Shaw in February … and it took until late April for the television signal to fully disappear. Even got to watch a few free Canucks games before they exited the playoffs. So you will be let down gently. But it’s worth it … now, almost a month later, I like the peace around the house without the boob tube grabbing my attention. I’m feeling cleansed … nay, even holier than thou when I hear people talking about American Idol or some such shit.
One thing: be happy if you only achieve five or six items on your list. You will probably be spending more time on the Internet, for one. TV’s a time-waster, but if you’re prone to wasting time, anyway, there will be other roadblocks to your never-ending bliss.
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I admire your strength – reminds me of when I went cold turkey on smoking. I limit myself to at most 2 hours of TV a day. I think Twitter beats TV hands down for entertainment value and I’m sure you’d agree. Good luck with all those nice activities
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