That's right- Stuff it. Consume it. Eat it. Life happens between meals and commercials- Dirty TV trays and the race to finish first begins the moment the food hits the plate. Smacking lips & eye envy. As a child, me and my two brothers would have to turn off the TV and sit at the dinner table as a family. Well, that meant eat fast and jump back to the couch the fastest you could if there was something good on- and the commercials were essential for doing the after dinner chores. Nowadays with Tevo and Roku and pause buttons that can stay paused for ever- well, I still find myself rushing to eat, rushing to consume- as though meal time and watching what is in my Instant Queue is just another chore on my list of "to do's" while the clock tic toc's down.
I have to admit that sometimes I kinda miss commercials- it's much easier to get up and do something when a commercial comes on then to intentionally push a pause button. Then again, the luxury of watching what you want when you want, is sweet cupcakes in my mouth. The TV no longer controls me- no, now I have the upper hand as well as having not one remote, but 5. (Good lord, whose controlling who? And where did my self control and will go to? )
RSS Feed