Best Invention Ever!

             By reading the title of this post you are probably thinking one of a few items: Iphone, Ipad, the internet (thanks Al Gore, haha), the shake weight (just kidding, weird).  But no, it isn’t any of these things which I love and own, except the shake weight, again, weird.  It happens to be the DVR that records all my beloved television shows.  This particular blog is the first (and most likely not the last) subject that was inspired by a patient of mine.  I walk into my patient’s room the other night, he was kind of a strange guy, and he just all of a sudden says to me, “anyone who says they don’t like TV is lying.” I proceed to tell him that I personally love TV.  I am not a huge movie person.  Don’t get me wrong, I like to go to the movies, and I like to watch them at home.  But if I was forced to choose between television and movies, TV would win by a landslide. 

                It all started back around the 9^th grade.  My friend Angela was the first person I knew with “TiVo.” The first time she showed me how it worked I was amazed.  “What?!? You can set it to record all your favorite TV shows and you don’t even need a VHS tape?! This is crazy!” Soon after we got one for our own house, and I never looked back! Well, except for those few years in college and a few months when I first got married, and was dying without one.  Once you have a DVR it is kind of hard to live without one.  I hardly ever watch anything on “live” TV except sporting events.   Now, I wouldn’t say I watch an excessive amount of TV, it’s all about quality over quantity.  I also don’t watch TV every day.  I have several shows I record each week and catch up when I can.  You are probably wondering what shows I watch…well let me tell you:

Monday: Hawaii Five-O, Intervention

Tuesday: Biggest Loser,

Wednesday (crazy day): Survivor, Top Chef, The Middle, Off the Map, Mr. Sunshine, Criminal Minds  

Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Perfect Couples

Friday: The Soup; The Defenders

Sunday: The Amazing Race

I also record The Ellen Show every day, and I like The Real Housewives of Orange County and Flipping Out when it is in season.  I know, this is crazy (and slightly embarrassing), but it would not be possible without the help of technology and my DVR.  I found out after I got married (bonus!) that another one of my husband’s  great personality traits is that he could care less about TV, and most of the time he lets me choose what we watch.  Luckily both of our favorite show is Survivor (and no I didn’t force him) so we enjoy watching that together, and another show that we just discovered is Perfect Couples, probably one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen.  Other then hockey, he likes The Office and Parks and Rec.  This leaves plenty of time for us to enjoy all my shows when we sit down to watch TV.  Thanks honey!

So there is my confession… I love TV! I promise I am not a slug, I just like watching stuff I like when I sit down to relax.  Hopefully this doesn’t make you look at me in a different light.  Stay classy San Diego…

In the Beginning

So it begins…

I have toyed with the idea about writing a blog for a while now, I guess I’ve finally caved.  I see this blog as one long status update that would look totally obnoxious on facebook.  First off, I want to recognize that a blog is vain.  I mean, here I am assuming that what I have to say is interesting enough for other people to read.  But then again, here you are reading it! Sometimes I think a blog would be useful to vent frustrations of the day or week (or whatever time period is going to occur between my updates), other times I think it’s a little place to share so many of the comical things that I come across in life.  But what really inspired me to actually start a blog is my bible study tonight.  I felt compelled to share the wonderful little nugget of truth that I read tonight in Acts 13.  No, not every time I write is going to be a sermon (not saying it’s a bad thing), but it’s a big part of my life so it would be sad if I never talked about it my “cyber diary.”  And oh, by the way, I do not intend on being grammatically correct or proof reading what I write too much.  This has been a fare warning!

EVERYONE SHOULD READ ACTS CHAPTER 13.  In 52 verses it sums up the entire bible.  So many times I find myself not reading His word daily because I don’t have “time.” I was too busy sleeping, working, watching TV, going to the gym.  It’s painful to say it out loud because it’s so selfish.  What would have happened if God said he didn’t have time to send his Son, or if Jesus said he didn’t have time to die on a cross?  I’ll tell you what…we would all be going to hell in a hand basket, literally! If we call ourselves Christians, we should be making time daily for God, and it should be our priority.  Now if you aren’t a Christian, I could see how you could think you wouldn’t have time to be one.  Look at the bible, who has time to read that book to figure out what it is all about.  I discovered something tonight, you don’t need to read the whole book first to figure it out.  It is all laid out in Acts chapter 13, starting in verse 13 (easy to remember).  He started with His chosen people the Israelites, and was patient for 450+ years while they complained and rejected, then he sent them the earthly king they asked for, some were good, some not so good.  Then he brought prophets to prepare them for his promised son Jesus.  Then he brought Jesus, they rejected and crucified Him, but as promised Jesus conquered death and was raised from the dead(that was promised too).    So while your TV is paused so you don’t have to watch commercials later in the show, make time to read Acts 13.  It’s a reminder of all God has done for us, and how little we do for him.

“Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.  Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.”

Acts 13:38-39

So there it is, my first blog, hopefully not my last.  Stay classy San Diego…

Britt