Clear Eyes, Full Hearts Can't Lose

I have written about my TV addiction, right? It sounds like I watch a lot of TV. I actually don't watch a horrendous amount, but I have my "shows" that I am shamelessly addicted too. See, the English major in me used to be all "Who me? Stupid TV? That wasn’t me you saw watching Party of 5, I am too busy reading classics!" Then one day I decided to stop the lies and in my effort to be truthful, I became, and still remain, annoyingly proud of my TV watching. It is very silly.

During the half marathon that I FINISHED in 2 hours and 20 minutes on Sunday (about 11 minute miles—not my old pace, but who cares, right?), I had bit of a hard time around mile 10. I was looking for inspiration and thought to myself that I should have rented that Mathew Modine wrestling movie, Vision Quest, to get myself psyched up. You know, where he goes running in a silver sweat suit? So good. But since I didn’t think to rent Vision Quest (this isn’t a joke, this thought process happened), I tried to think of something else inspirational. That's when I began chanting the cheer from Friday Night Lights, my current TV fave. “Clear minds, full hearts can’t loose!” At first I thought of it jokingly, “wouldn’t it be funny if I started saying ‘clear minds, full hearts can’t loose’ to get through this, like on Friday Night Lights?" Unfortunately, desperation is powerful, and eventually I was chanting sincerely. Pathetic! Truthfully, it didn't really work since Friday Night Lights is only fronting as a football show. It’s really teenagers having sex. It’s the OC repackaged. Genius.

I have given up on 24. It is the same thing every season and I don't care anymore so I have no Sunday show. Monday night I watch Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Tuesday’s I don’t think I have anything (usually Monday’s TIVO’d Studio 60) Wednesday is Friday Night Lights and then Top Chef or whatever Bravo incarnation they are doing. Thursday is a triple whammy with The Office, Grey’s Anatomy (sucks I’m not also watching Scrubs since it conflicts with Grey’s) and ER. I have been watching ER for over a DECADE. I think I started in ’94. Is that possible?? So…that’s my regular TV line up. It’s’ not too much, right? Oh. I also don’t watch ANY during the day. For some reason TV in the daytime makes me depressed. Like I am home sick, or on bedrest.

In other news, the very controversial Supernanny started today for half a day. She was fantabulous, and I was happy to have a few hours to myself.