No more TV Week#4

4 Weeks without TV, I just checked on my calendar. It seems to me, that it has been months since our plasma screen decided to start a strike. We canceled our satellite membership , so there is no way back, they should come soon remove the dishes on the roof.
Now we watch the french news on the internet on a tiny tiny window, and download one or two series , that means one or two hours a week not more.
Effect on kid : NONE :Hugo is still hyper, so no the TV was not the culprit. He doesn't seem to miss Diego either.
Effect on romance : WOW, we hired a babysitter so we can go watch movies and have diner out.
Effect on communication: HUGE
Things you can do without TV:
Read
Learn to play a musical instrument
Play with the DS
Watch video clips on yahoo
Exercise (just started Belly Dance and Brazilian samba)
Clean
Eat less
Play a game
Go outside
Start a new hobby
Make babies
Learn to cook
Learn a foreign language
Volunteer
Listen to music
Listen to audio books
Paint
Learn to paint
Browse art galleries
Go to a museum
Visit the library (planned on this week)
Explore the neighborhood(too silly)
Bike
Run
Walk (completly unsafe after 8PM in LA)
Jog
Play with your kids
Hang out with friends
Replace TV with salt water aquarium (I have to ask to Taco first)

Comments

[BoD]

Argggh !!! I feel for you man :))

Just kidding. Well, I haven't had a TV for more than a month now, but I've used my (small) computer screen instead, and I still watch TV series a lot (currently: ER), so it didn't change that much from having a "real" TV. The only difference is I can't watch live programs but only downloaded episodes... it's not like I miss anything :)

But *today* I received my new plasma so the nightmare is over!!!!! :))

[Soraya]

I like a lot:
"Make babies"...

and about the last point of your list, I'm sure Taco won't mind at all ;)