My DVR Dilemma

Anybody who knows me really well, meaning they have lived with me such as my family or college roommates, knows that I have the ability to be addicted to TV. I don't want to say I am addicted to TV, because I can stop if I want to, but it's a horrible sight to watch. When I watch TV, you cannot talk to me. It doesn't matter what the show, I get completely engrossed. It could be Grey's Anatomy, Wizards of Waverly Place or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (okay, maybe there I can multi-task), but if I am watching you are wasting your time trying to talk to me. Here's a conversation two of my roommates had in college (the wording may not be exactly the same, but you get the idea):

Shelly: I don't think Mary likes me.

Renee: Why?

Shelly: I was talking to her and she just ignored me. She wouldn't even answer.

Renee: Wait, was she watching TV? You know you can't talk to Mary when she's watching TV.

Obviously Shelly and I were not that good of friends, or else should would have known that. Renee knew and still mocks me to this day. It was pretty bad. If I was having a normal conversation with someone and someone else walked up and turned the TV on in the middle of a show I didn't even watch, I would slowly stop talking to the first person and get completely wrapped up in the storyline. The conversation was over and I was toast.

Over the years I'd like to say I've gotten a little better, but not that much. Luckily someone invented the DVR. Now I can pause my TV show, talk to whoever, and then pick up the show in the exact same place. I don't have to miss a single minute. This device has saved us from many arguments in my household. At least I know my weakness and am able and willing to hit pause.

Believe it or not, for at least the last six weeks I haven't been watching that much TV. How do I know it's been six weeks? Because I have at least six weeks of Gray's Anatomy, Glee, Private Practice and a few other shows on my DVR. I can occasionally fit in a 30-minute show here and there, so I have kept up with How I Met Your Mother and the wonderful Big Bang Theory, but the hour-long shows have gone unwatched. Which has caused my latest problem. My DVR is full. 100%. I have no more room to save anymore shows.

Last week I had to cancel a few shows that I hadn't seen yet. It almost killed me. It was a huge decision to decide which ones to keep and which ones to delete. Good-bye my friends. My only saving grace is that most of the season finales have just happened and they will show repeats all summer long. I will get a chance to see those shows I deleted after all, I just have a wait a month or two.

I'm not sure exactly what has happened. Why I've stopped watching so much TV. Oh, yes I do. You can chalk that up to having kiddo number 3. One more reason on Charlie's list of why we shouldn't have that third child. We will never find time to watch TV. Not that we couldn't. It's just that now when we finally get the kids to sleep there are other things we want to or need to do more. Most of them involve using the computer, which is why we are about to buy a second one so we don't have to fight over the one we have. TV has gone by the wayside. We just don't watch it that much. But I can't let go. I LOVE TV.

Luckily, as I said, all the seasons are just about over. Which means I have the whole summer to watch what is on my DVR and don't have any more pressure to clear off space for another new episode coming this week. We can take our time, watch our shows, and then gear up for the fall. Now all we have to do is not talk to anybody else who watches those shows or read anything in People or Entertainment Weekly, so our season finales don't get spoiled.