Paper Mache
My friend E. took this photo of a paper mache mannequin on Madison avenue, New York. She took it with her iPhone, then emailed it to me. Needless to say, I immediately asked for her permission to post it here. It’s GORGEOUS, isn’t it?
I also thought to myself, that just a few short years ago, we couldn’t have done this. She would have taken the picture with her non-digital camera, and if I were lucky, I would get a print of the photo a few weeks later. Times sure have changed.
I love how fast and connected the modern world is, even if the fast pace is sometimes tiring.
Another random thought: “Paper mache” made me think about the Seinfeld episode where George dumps his pretentious girlfriend. Remember that one?
George tells her, “The truth? You want the truth?… It IS your earrings! It IS your chopsticks! But it’s so much more than that! You’re pretentious! You call everybody by their full name! You called my doorman Sammy “Samuel”! But you didn’t even say “Samuel”, you said it “Samuelle”! Papier-mache? WHAT is pah-pee-ay-mache?”
I stopped watching TV a couple of years ago. Just lost interest. But I do miss Seinfeld.
Do you watch television? Are you happy with your TV-watching habits? Do you consider it a huge waste of time, or a legitimate tool for winding down and relaxing?
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Bamboo Forest responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 1:20 am →
A very interesting piece of artwork. You’re right, the camera phone has changed everything. It used to be, that only a small percentage of people had a camera on them at any one time. Now? Almost everyone thanks to the majority of all cell phones including this technology.
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Robin responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 1:24 am →
Love the photo - I love how fast and connected the modern world is - I don’t think it’s tiring. I think it’s all amazing - say, how the blogging-network-thing works.
Don’t watch any TV at all - we are missing a few good programs, especially music ones, but we just can’t make our way into the room with the TV. I used to watch TV to fill in time, but I don’t need to now. Cheers.
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Barbara Swafford responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 1:37 am →
Hi Vered,
That is an amazing photo, of a fabulous work of art. Can you imagine creating that?
Technology has come far. At times it’s wonderful, but other times I want to be completely disconnected. Although I do watch some TV, I often have it on just to listen to when I’m doing other things.
ironman responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 1:51 am →
I don’t watch TV. It’s a waste of time. I do miss Seinfeld. Have you seen him perform on stage? He’s pretty good.
Cassie responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 4:12 am →
Ever since that big writer’s guild strike I’ve completely lost interest in TV. When I want to wind down, I usually open my Google feed reader and catch up with my favourite blogs. I do miss Seinfeld though. That will always be a classic. I’m also a sucker for anything that has to do with Chef Gordon Ramsey so you might catch me watching some Hell’s Kitchen or Kitchen Nightmares occasionally. Other than that, the TV is just a giant energy drainer for me.
phyllis responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 4:41 am →
gorgeous picture. i must admit, i do like watching tv. i watch a bunch of different shows….there’s some good stuff out there!
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Christina responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 5:36 am →
That really is awesome. And hooray for modern technology! I don’t watch too much tv - but my husband does!
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Jan responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 5:53 am →
That is a beautiful piece of art. Thanks to your friend for sharing it with all of us. I love all our new technology. I don’t use everything that’s available, just what I need. When one of my daughters moved across the country, it wasn’t as traumatic because of email, IM, blogs, in addition to phone calls.
I don’t watch much TV. When Bob retired, TV became an outlet for him. His viewing choices are far different than mine, and I chose to ignore the TV, and do other things, rather than argue about what to watch (it’s really not that important), or go to another room, just to watch my program.
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MizFit responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 6:06 am →
I do watch a LOT of tv.
I admit it.
but all taped (so it’s sans commercials and shorter that way).
Im a student of popculture and am fascinated by what fascinates us as a society so I cant ever see giving up my lowbrow addiction.
Miz.
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Urban Panther responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 6:07 am →
Okay, I say pah-pee-ay-mache and my French boyfriend says paper mache. Gawd, what a pretenious English woman I am. *chuckle*
TV…well, in my previous relationship, I never got control of the remote, so not too much TV viewing going on there. For my year on my own I got a PVR (DVR?) and ended up watching TV, but only 4 shows. Now, at the Urbane Lion’s we do not have cable, so those 4 shows have gone by the wayside, and I don’t miss them at all.
During the winter, we do get a boxed set of a TV season and work our way through that. Fills in the long dark Canadian winters, there are no commercials, and we can go through an entire season in a couple of weeks. Mind you, the series we do watch tend to be not so mainstream..like Doctor Who and Torchwood. Ah the preteniousness of it all!
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zoe responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 6:18 am →
I probably have 5 shows a week that I look forward to and will watch with my undivided attention. I tend to do other things like read, or blog, or fold laundry, or clean,or whatever while the television is on. I would prefer to have music on, but BP is a TV junkie. She needs is to numb her mind.
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Hunter Nuttall responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 6:41 am →
I think calling TV a waste of time is like calling the internet a waste of time. Or books, movies, sports, piano, etc. It depends on how you use it.
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NTE responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 7:30 am →
A lot to think about, here. It’s one of the coolest things, I think, about modern times, that someone can see something that reminds them of you and share it with you immediately. And it’s one of the greatest feelings, to know that other people are out there in their world, but took the time to think of you.
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Kim responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 7:33 am →
Fun shot! I don’t think I ever saw that Seinfeld episode…. I do like my TV, but usually don’t watch it until the end of the day when the kids are in bed and the chores are done. I guess it’s my wind down tool….
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Tanya responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:01 am →
Super cool shot! Aren’t photo phones fab?
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Andre Kibbe responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:03 am →
I’m not a TV person. There’s a line in a Midnight Oil song I quoted recently on my blog: “The screen is no comfort. I can’t speak my sentence.” Unlike the internet, TV is a constant stream of input that offers no way to respond in the moment, and since the input arrives as a fixed-rate stream (a succession of events), the viewer is compelled to watch uncritically. With text media, the reader controls the rate of input, so it’s easy to pause and respond (”Hmm, I don’t think that’s true” or “Yes!”).
That said, my thinking is much clearer when I keep my internet intake to an absolute minimum. I’ve been writing offline as much as possible. But it’s hard to stay away from, er, certain blogs
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Amanda Linehan responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:09 am →
Seinfeld was a great show. You could probably write many a blog post centering around some idea from a Seinfeld episode. Maybe even a whole blog!
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Melanie responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:24 am →
Hmm… am I the only one that finds the mannequin scary? Sheesh! I watch far far too much television. I try really hard not to do it around Greyson, but I find that while I work on pictures on the computer for hours and hours, I MUST have it on. I did have to stop watching the news. I’ll read the newspaper, listen to NPR, and search the Web for news, but I can not handle the sensationalist news format. Funny that out of so much garbage that I watch, the news bothers me most…
And when I read the title of your post, I totally read it pah-pee-ay mah-shee-ay!
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chris responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:28 am →
Love the fast pace technology. I don’t watch tv that much. I use to when I was in college. Now I just use tv for sports and to put me to sleep at night. Wait I also use it for satellite music.
With the advent of internet and downloadable tv shows, I find no need to watch tv with its annoying commercials.
Before I use to say I couldn’t live without tv, but now that’s replaced with “I can’t live without the internet.” But of course this is not true because when I travel, I find it very easy to function without the internet.
hyrcan responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:43 am →
Great picture, and it’s cool that technology can allow us to do things like that! In fact you can even take a step beyond posting an image that you got on your computer, and post directly from your camera phone. With the Blog By Email plugin for WordPress, or the combo of Mailhandler and Mailsave on Drupal (which is what I use) allows you to post via e-mail. Take a picture on your camera phone, and send the image to your email address with some text… and *poof* it will post to your blog.
With my setup I can give special commands that tell it if there should be comments, or not publish it, and even specify the categories. By default I have mine going to “On The Go” which conveniently posts them all to a “On The Go” gallery.
So now when I take a picture on my phone and want to share it with the world, I just e-mail it to my website.
Like this…
It’s pretty fun, and quicker than a full blog post… and as I’m in the middle of moving, it’s about all I have time for right now. :-/
As for TV…
I’ll apologize now for the forth comming TV rant…
–start rant–
Ugh, I don’t own a TV right now. I’ll pick up one to plug a Nintindo Wii into (WarioWare: Smooth Moves is a great example of how video games can actually be a social activity), or play a DVD on. But “TV” as in the visual diarrhea, and poor excuse for “News Reporting” that comes across U.S. Networks? Spare me. While there are some sources of worth while information out there, I think the other 99.9% makes it not worth it. TV has failed us, and has provided the most effective and widespread propaganda delivery system known to man.
–end rant–
As you might guess I’m not a fan of TV.
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Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 9:35 am →
What a great picture!
I love Sienfeld too! It’s hilarious! Like you, I seldom watch TV now. No time to. Got lots of social bookmarking and voting to do…LOL!! Stumbled!
Evelyn
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Tim Brownson responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 9:47 am →
It’s actually almost impossible for people to properly relax watching TV. It seems like they’re relaxing, they’ll tell you they’re relaxing but their unconscious mind if it could only talk, would tell you a different story. It can be very entertaining though.
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Linda responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 9:50 am →
Hi Vered,
That mannequin truly is a work of art. Thanks for sharing it.
I agree, I love the intensity and quickness of the e-world, yet sometimes it is overwhelming and I feel like I can’t keep up. It also makes me sad that while it connects us in cyberspace, it seems at times to be separating us in the real world. For example, it feels like I spend more time on the computer than interacting in the real world some days.
I watch much less TV than I used to — mostly sports, late night Leno, Letterman or Craig Ferguson, and all of the dance shows (Dancing with the Starts, So You Think You Can Dance), since dancing is my passion. There are a few remaining series I still watch from the “old days” like ER and Law & Order SVU, but a few years ago I decided that when a series goes off the air, I’m not going to replace it and start watching a new one. I’d rather read a book or be online reading and blogging instead. I’ve stuck to my decision and it’s worked.
I didn’t watch Seinfeld the show. I prefer Seinfeld “pure” — doing stanup routines or on a talk show rather than in the sitcom actually.
Cheers!
Ann responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 9:59 am →
I’m one of the few people I know who didn’t like Seinfeld - all the whining got on my nerves. Every time I tell my mom (who LOVES Seinfeld) that I never liked it, she just laughs and laughs; that’s almost as funny as the show itself, apparently . . .
As for TV in general, I watch a lot less than I used to. Too much gore and mayhem these days. How many Law & Orders do we need, really? And that absurd character played by the red-headed fellow on CSI Miami - well he makes me laugh, he’s so preposterous! Does he EVER look right at someone when he’s talking to them?
I will say that there are a few things I love on TV. Last night I treated myself to “Inspector Lewis” on PBS’ Mystery. Sat down with my knitting and it was heaven!
Love the art your friend send - just lovely!
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Mark Salinas responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 10:20 am →
I also miss Seinfeld…great picture!
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Maggie responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 10:45 am →
That is an awesome shot — how cool! I always AMAZED at the things that people can create.
I will be the first to admit that I watch a lot of TV - although I do watch less now than I used to. I turn it on while I am doing other things, partially because I feel the overwhelming need to do a million things at a time, and partially because getting lost in the world of someone else - even when it’s fictional - is something that relaxes me when life is moving at lightening speed.
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Clay responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 11:11 am →
Hum…. I think that must of the stuff of TV is crap. But it’s addictive crap. Cable television is like hookup sex during college: it’s fun while it’s happening but it’s not fulfilling and you regret it later.
hyrcan responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 11:17 am →
@Hyrcan: You fail at HTML today. *facepalm*
Sorry for the extra A tag just after my “like this…” link in my post. That’s why it has the weird underlining…
I promise to double check my posts next time.
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DavinaH responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 11:32 am →
The mannequine surely is a work of art. Brought back memories of a King Tut mask I made in Grade 5. It won 1st place in a contest…. actually my mom did most of the work
(She was teaching the class that day.)
I went without TV for 2 years and survived. But I ended up buying another tv and although I only have a few channels, I watch more than I’d like to admit. I’m careful to pick and choose: Crimminal Minds, CSI, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The Price is Right, Idol, Corner Gas. It’s good company when you live alone. I more of a movie person though; can watch the same DVD a number of times.
I have a friend who turns the tv on first thing when he gets up and leaves it on all day until very late…. watches while surfing the Net. Drives me nuts! Guess we all have our “distractions”.
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Sarah responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 11:55 am →
I rarely watch real-time TV, but my hubby and I record a few shows we like to watch together when we have time. I’m impressed that you haven’t really watched TV in 2 yrs!
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Marelisa responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 11:57 am →
Hi Vered: I think in a way all the features on cell phones, like digital cameras, and being able to record what others say and even catch things on video, makes everyone a potential reporter. Whenever anything noteworthy happens, whether it be extreme weather, a mugging, and so on, you can almost bet that someone caught it on their cell phone. I also think it makes life so much more interesting because we have access to so much information.
I’m not a TV junkie by any standard, but I do enjoy watching about an hour of television a day, mostly while I eat. Although I have a confession to make: I don’t like Seinfeld or the Simpsons.
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MomGrind responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 12:07 pm →
@ Bamboo Forest: True, and I think it’s wonderful!
@ Robin: “I used to watch TV to fill in time, but I don’t need to now.” Ditto!
@ Barbara: I wish I could create something like that! Technology is great - can’t imagine my life without it - but at times I do feel over stimulated and like I have to disconnect, even if just temporarily.
@ ironman: yes! Ido and I saw him twice - in Oakland and in Vegas. He is very funny and thoroughly professional.
@ Cassie: “When I want to wind down, I usually open my Google feed reader and catch up with my favourite blogs.” - same here!
@ phyllis: I would totally watch TV if there were more hours in a day.
@ Christina: My husband watches more than I do too, especially sports, but I think he watched way less than he used to.
@ Jan: “His viewing choices are far different than mine, and I chose to ignore the TV, and do other things, rather than argue about what to watch (it’s really not that important”. I feel the same. It’s just not that important.
@ Urban Panther: You ARE pretentious, aren’t you.
Actually I think you just have a strong and interesting personality.
@ zoe: “She needs is to numb her mind.” That’s an interesting observation, and although you said it jokingly (I think), this is exactly the issue that some people have with television. I do agree that there ARE good shows, I just really don’t feel that I have time to watch TV right now.
@ Hunter: Very true. As long as it’s not excessive, it CAN be a great tool for entertainment and relaxation.
@ NTE: It IS great. I was so happy when she sent me that photo.
@ Kim: I think it can be a great wind down tool.
@ Tanya: thanks.
@ Andre: TV watching is very passive indeed and does not encourage thinking. And… thank you.
@ Amanda: It was a classic!
@ Melanie: “I can not handle the sensationalist news format.” I agree! It’s not just about sheltering our kids - we need to protect ourselves from some of that stuff. It’s quite disturbing.
@ chris: Interesting… I feel that NEED the internet but I guess you’re right: it’s one of the things we WANT, or enjoy, rather than truly NEED. It’s just hard to imagine a world without internet!
@ hyrcan: I love your new blog post
and really enjoyed your TV rant. 
Fixed your comment.
@ Evelyn: I feel the same! Thank you so much for the Stumble!
@ Tim: I think there’s research that supports your statement, although needless to say it is not as funny as your comment.
@ Linda: ER and SVU gradually became more and more intense and violent - until I couldn’t watch anymore. I agree that Seinfeld is at his best on stage.
@ Ann: I actually know several people who never enjoyed Seinfeld so you’re not a freak (’m sure you’re relieved now).
@ Mark: Thanks!
@ Maggie: “getting lost in the world of someone else - even when it’s fictional - is something that relaxes me when life is moving at lightening speed.” That was a beautiful sentence!
@ Clay: College must have been fun.
@ DavinaH: Some people do like to have TV as a background to their lives. I find the noise annoying.
@ Sarah: I do watch the occasional Seinfeld rerun… but generally I don’t watch TV and I can’t say I miss it!
@ Marelisa: You’re not alone in not liking these shows! But I did enjoy both. I agree that we have all become potential reporters. I wonder if it helps with evidence when there’s a crime.
Cath Lawson responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 2:27 pm →
Hi Vered - That is a cool mannequin. I don’t recall watching that episode of Seinfield but I don’t watch much TV. I do enjoy watching documentaries and biographies now again and I love watching films when I get time though.
Kelly@SHE-POWER responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 3:15 pm →
Great shot. You read so often people on the internet saying they don’t watch tv, which I can understand if they’re on the net, but I don’t think it’s correct when people say there’s nothing good on tv these days. I think tv has improved a lot over the years and has better characterisation and story telling than films these days.
As a fiction writer I love a good story so while I wouldn’t say I watch a lot of tv, I have some die hard favorite shows that I hate to miss. Number 1 is LOST, followed by BROTHERS AND SISTERS and BONES. I also like HOUSE and LAW and ORDER SVU, but I wouldn’t tape them or anything. Just watch if I was in the mood. I don’t have cable because in Australia it’s just not necessary and then I’d only get stuck on the couch instead of writing.
I would also say I find tv relaxing because when I watch one of my shows I am engrossed so it keeps me present and turns my over active mind off. And sometimes I get an idea for my own work from something said on tv. I think the important thing is not to have it on for the sake of it.
Kelly
Joel Falconer responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 4:12 pm →
I don’t watch TV. I do download a couple of shows on my computer, so I spend about an hour watching television shows per week (Mad Men at the moment). I work 14 hour days at the moment so I found it was the best way to relax at the 7-hour midpoint without leaving home and getting out of the headspace.
And Kelly: I had Foxtel for a while. You’ll hate free-to-air forever after that.
Sara responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 6:56 pm →
I enjoy TV, but I also enjoy the feeling that I don’t need my TV. I get irritable when I spend too much time watching things I don’t absolutely love. (Which used to include Seinfeld, but for me, that show isn’t holding up as well as I imagined it would…)
And that mannequin totally makes me want to try papier mache.
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Amanda - The Mom Crowd responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 7:25 pm →
What a fun shot! The camera phone has certainly changed things! Even just a cell phone has changed a lot. Seinfeld is so funny!
Great question! I (heart) my tivo. I can watch my favorite shows whenever I want. I am usually wrapped up in one reality show (or two) at a time. I love Project Runway and right now, So You Think You Can Dance! One of my all time favorite shows was Gilmore Girls. I still haven’t deleted the series finale from my tivo yet. I want to give it a proper send off. So yeah, I guess I like TV. I always have. And it may be wrong, but I am super excited that my 13 month old daughter is just now getting to watch TV. We already have our favorites Blue’s Clues and Yo Gabba Gabba! Also, with tivo I don’t watch as much TV, because I watch only what I want and I get to fast forward the commercials.
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Allie responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 7:48 pm →
Don’t really do tv that much, and honestly never really did (was the only person on the planet who didn’t watch Seinfeld!) I do love certain shows, like Lost, though, so I love my DVR so I can just record and watch what I want . . .
Very cool art piece. Thanks for sharing.
theramblinghousewife responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 7:57 pm →
I think you already read about my new addiction to the television since my recent acquisition of “My Beloved DVR.”
Still in love with it!
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Chanel responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:05 pm →
I watch a little bit of TV - but in the interest of merging two non-productive activities into one, I usually revolve my solitary meals (the ones I’m not eating with the family) to land around the time the TV shows I want to watch are on … so I’ll save my evening snack for Dancing with the Stars, or sit down for dinner with CSI the odd evening. That sort of thing.
I love that paper mache woman! If I remember my paper mache days correctly, that must have been incredibly hard to do.
(And for the record: I pronounce it paper mache, despite being partially French and having grown up with the French language. :P)
Alik | PracticeThis.com responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 8:41 pm →
shift happens…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q
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MomGrind responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 9:01 pm →
@ Cath: Sounds like your TV consumption is under control.
I agree that a lot of it is about lack of time. If I had more time, I would allocate some of it for TV watching.
@ Kelly: ” turns my over active mind off” - I think that’s one of the best things TV offers. Forgetting about your own reality and becoming absorbed in the plot.
@ Joel: You work too hard.
@ Sara: “And that mannequin totally makes me want to try papier mache.” Me too! I wish I could make something like that!
@ Amanda: My kids love TV and they certainly watch more than I do!
@ Allie: Ah, another one that doesn’t like Seinfeld. There are so many of you!
@ theramblinghousewife: I know… I remember that post.
@ Chanel: Glad you’re pronouncing it the non-pretentious way.
@ Alik: Thanks for sharing!
melody is slurping life responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 9:13 pm →
Love the shot! And your random thoughts. I was a Seinfeld fan, too, in my TV watching days.
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RJ responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 10:28 pm →
Also don’t forget that if your phone has a camera in it, chances are it can record video too. Able to record the time when the sun rises or when a star falls down, from being drunk I would imagine (Thank you YouTube)
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Shamelessly Sassy responds:
Posted: June 30th, 2008 at 11:47 pm →
oh, that’s looks awesome!
MomGrind responds:
Posted: July 1st, 2008 at 10:50 am →
@ melody: Thank you!
@ RJ: True - that’s pretty amazing, isn’t it?
@ Shamelessly Sassy: Thanks.
CharlesP responds:
Posted: July 1st, 2008 at 7:55 pm →
My TV viewing has dropped to… well just about all I watch on TV is baseball anymore. My wife and 11 year old son are huge fans of just about any reality TV that comes down the pipe and I have very little stomach for any of it so… I watch/listen to podcasts and audiobooks for my non-reading entertainment.
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MomGrind responds:
Posted: July 1st, 2008 at 10:38 pm →
@ CharlesP: I can’t stand reality TV either. I can see the entertainment value, but I just can’t handle it.
CharlesP responds:
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 at 6:52 am →
In my house there are two types of “Reality TV”: the game show in disguise (Survivor, etc), and the “real” reality TV (John and Kate plus 8, Little People Big World, etc). I can see the entertainment value in both, just not for me. I could enjoy some TV (House and Dr Who come to mind), but as I keep multiple books going at a time (I’m currently reading 6 and listening to one), plus all my blog/news reading, plus my own writing (blogging and fiction)… TV holds little charm for me.
Now I’ve been dreaming of a Netflix subscription for ages, because I DO like to watch movies. The hang-up there is that (aside from being not in the budget) with 3 kids they always have the DVD players occupied.
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MomGrind responds:
Posted: July 3rd, 2008 at 1:21 am →
I keep subscribing then unsubscribing to and from Netflix b/c we never seem to use it enough to justify the subscription!
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