A moment of silence, if you please...

Our Tivo finally gave up the ghost last week. Apparently, I have very bad hard drive karma as this is the second one (hard drive, not Tivo) that has died in the last month. I guess our Thursday night viewing schedule of My Name is Earl, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty and CSI was just too much for it to take.

What's weird, though, is how quickly you prioritize shows when you no longer have the ability to record them. I always thought I watched less television because I was only watching what I wanted rather than what was on. However, what I failed to realize was it was the equivalent of eating at a buffet. It's all stuff you like, so you eat more than you normally would. Or something like that. : )

This week, I have only made time for Cold Case, How I Met Your Mother, Aliens in America, Heroes (but only because it was Kristen Bell's debut and boy, even that can't save this sucky second season, in my opinion), Life (the best show that no one is watching) and The Office. That's probably not even half of my normal viewing schedule. And you know what? I'm getting other stuff done in the evenings. Even though Tivo was supposed to free me to do other things, knowing those shows were up there waiting for me added pressure to my already increased tendency to procrastinate.

So I'm rather enjoying my freedom. And I, one of the first and most vociferous advocates of Tivo, am actually considering not replacing it. (Also because it costs soooo much right now.)