Tough Love

This morning, I watched Tough Love on VH1. If you're not familiar with the show - a matchmaker and his mother assess the reasons why a group of women can't find love and help them work on their issues. I want someone to do that for me (see previous post) but I don't want to do it on TV. I've been telling people for years that I just want some guys to watch me be me and give me their honest first impressions. My friends seem to think I'm crazy but that's exactly what they did on the episode I saw today. Three guys gave their honest impressions of the women from just watching them walk and also in a speed dating situation. They were surprisingly accurate. The furthest I've gotten was a friend's bf saying that I appear "uptight" but he wouldn't go into any more detail. What's the big deal? I just want some honest feedback. I know I'm communicating something and I would like to know what that is. Somebody help me out without having to go on VH1.

There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip,
Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out
At every joint and motive of her body.
~ William Shakespeare

TV Has Taken Over My Life!

When thinking of today's post, I kept coming up with TV shows and I wanted to get it done before the season premiers of Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. I realized that my day at home revolves around what is on TV. I don't read any more. I rarely listen to music. I don't study for my exam and I can barely get job stuff done at home. Honestly, I've never really been that productive at home but I haven't watched this much TV in a while. I think it is because I have a television in my bedroom.

In my apartment, my bedroom was reserved for sleeping and reading. There was an occasional late night movie on the laptop or lazy morning internet browsing but I didn't watch TV, pay bills, do work, etc. in my bedroom. Now almost everything I do occurs in my bedroom - TV, bills, job searching, eating, etc. There seems to be no time for reading because I'm looking for random stuff on TV or reaching for my macbook. Sleep only comes when I'm dead tired. I've got to make some changes before my brain turns to mush.

I want to put down the remote but Wife Swap, Law & Order (all 3 of them), Bridezillas, RHOA, Project Runway, Police Women of Broward County, Amazing Wedding Cakes, and True Life keep calling my name.

Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your (bed) room by people you wouldn't have in your home. ~David Frost