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…