Pop a la Mode

A LOST quiz for my fellow addicts out there:

As you can see, I did not so well.

Change all the channels on my TV without telling me.

Charter decided to rearrange every channel that was not basic cable and I cannot find anything. When I look for Headline News, I find the Weather Channel. When I look for Food Network, I find MTV. When I look for the Braves game, it’s a Lifetime movie. And all of a sudden I have Telemundo or Univision one - I don’t know which. All I know is they are speaking Spanish and I don’t know what they’re saying.

And worst of all? My Tivo hasn’t changed over to the new channels! I am missing important things people! Like Ace of Cakes and The Closer and The Middleman and NCIS reruns. This has just been very stressful.

AND to top it all off, my Tivo in my den died. (Yes I have two, I dare you to say something about it.) I feel like I’ve lost a friend. When nothing else in my world was right, I could count on my Tivo to be there for me. It was always on time and had exactly what I wanted when I wanted it. So of course I just found a refurbished model for $50 on tivo.com and it will be here soon.

I know - I have a problem. I am addicted to TV. But you know what? I’m okay with that. I work hard all day and if I want to come home and enjoy my TV shows I will. It makes me happy. And isn’t that what it’s all about anyways? Everybody has their escape mechanism and this is mine.

(And for those of you that read my blog that do not know what a Tivo is - it’s technically a mini-computer you hook up to your TV that records TV shows for you and stores them until you watch them. You can even pause live television. It’s pretty awesome.)

Sigh. It’s just been that kind of day.

I was reading something earlier this week about all the people that go on Sesame Street even though the demographic (preschoolers) has no idea who they are. They go for the adults and because it’s awesome! If I was asked to be on Sesame Street, I would totally do it.

So I was tooling around YouTube and found this clip of Elmo and Andrea Bocelli at bedtime.

It made me think of my dad because the original version was dad’s favorite song for about five years. He had the CD and would turn it up to the loudest setting, lay on the couch with his eyes closed and cross his arms over his chest. He actually looked a little dead. But I guess he was just soaking it all in.

Here’s the original version in case you’ve never heard it. I can’t blame Dad - it’s gorgeous.

But I’m really not. I’ve spent the whole afternoon watching Ocean Force: Panama City Beach.

Now I have not hid the fact on this blog how much I love COPS. The chases, the stupidity and the utmost patience of the law enforcement officers. Why I take such joy in other people’s misfortune is a mystery to me. It’s probably something I should talk about in therapy.

The Panama City Beach shows are awesome because it’s spring break and that means college students doing really stupid things. And honestly, I think every parent with a kid in college should watch the show before they pay for their kid to have a condo down there in March. My favorite moments of the day included:

In response to the offender’s question of “How do you know I’m high?” Response: “Because you’re trying to iron out the wrinkles of your truck bedliner.”

In response to the officer’s question of “May I see your driver’s license?” Response: “I just called my mom at the hotel - she’ll be here in five minutes with it.”

In response to the officer’s question of “Why don’t you think vodka is hard liquor?” Response: “Because sir, it’s a liquid, so it’s soft.”

Ah youth. Unfortunately recorded forever on a low-budget, cable TV show.

So the other night I Tivo’ed the new Celebrity Family Feud on NBC. Family Feud is probably one of my all time favorite game shows. So cliche` yet so fun. And we would always twitter to ourselves when grandma said boobs or something like that. Hee.

Al Roker was the host and it just wasn’t the same. I like Al but he’s no kissy-faced Richard Dawson.

Best part of the show was when Kathie Lee Gifford’s family went up against Dog the Bounty Hunter’s family. WASPy Connecticut family vs. tattoed and burly Hawaiian family. It was awesome. And Cody! Remember Kathie Lee’s kid Cody that was so cute and adorable? He’s huge! Tall and lanky - typical teenager. He even knew that the thing that women stuff most was their bras. Boy how things change.

So I think it airs again next week with new families so check it out. Tuesday nights I believe. This is why I love Tivo. I don’t have to waste my time watching it on their schedule but when I have a few minutes it’s great summer TV.

Not those kind. Get your mind out of the gutter people.

Guilty Pleasure Number 1: NCIS reruns. What does it say about me that my favorite character is McGee, the computer geek?

Guilty Pleasure Number 2: Ace of Cakes on Food Network. I think I want to marry Duff. A man! Who bakes! Perfect.

Guilty Pleasure Number 3: iCarly on Nickelodeon. What am I? 11? I am very ashamed of this one.

Guilty Pleasure Number 4: Susan Elizabeth Phillips books. Tawdry romance - perfect summer fare. Which by the way my mother first recommended to me. Just sayin’ - she’s totally corrupting me.

Guilty Pleasure Number 5: Ice cream! I am attempting this year to at least eat the fat-free, sugar-free stuff so I don’t feel as fat as I could.

Anybody have any guilty pleasures they want to share?