Dee Stone: Blog

i'm a strange bird.  i've come to accept this fact.  example:  i don't watch tv.  this makes it hard to have a conversation with anyone these days.  it's like the first thing anyone says anymore is, "did you see (insert current programming) on tv last night?"  i respond with, "no, i don't watch tv."  i'm then faced with a blank stare and this weird, uncomfortable silence.  most people can't even image life without the idiot box.  they don't know how to respond.  some come back with "well, i don't watch it that much." or, "i only watch the history channel."  whatever.

i decided to stop watching tv about 7-8 years ago.  i was tired of paying a cable bill for movies that i had already seen and tired of my kids watching stupid shit.  so, i didn't pay the bill and told the cable company to come and pick up their box.  they never did.  but the service got canceled and life changed.  in many ways. i realized that my mind was so free and clear without the programming.  without the daily "think this" "love/hate this" "buy this"  "eat this".  i found out that without that constant feed, i was able to just experience life and see.  really see.  and, most importantly, my kids started to understand what i meant when i told them, "think for yourself" and "question everything".  this rebel goddess mother could not bare to see her children grow up to be mindless tv watchers. in spite of this, we still have four tv's in the house.  there's the one in the living room that charlie bought me years ago and i refuse to throw away for sentimental reasons ;-)  and the kids each have one in their rooms.  in the house we currently live in, the cable is magically wired in.  i still don't watch it, except for the occasional awards show when my daughter yells, "mommy, chaka khan is on", or "stevie wonder is on."  i'll go downstairs and watch...until a commercial comes on. yet still, just the other night, a friend called me and said, "you should watch this show tonight."  i wanted to tell her i had no desire to watch it, but i said, "ok, i'll ask charlie to tape it." weak me. why am i telling you this?  i don't know.  i guess because i'm feeling like an outsider tonight.  my husband spent about 11 hours watching football games today and i just don't get it.  in those same hours, i cleaned two bathrooms, washed dishes, mopped floors, did laundry, heated up leftovers for dinner, updated the website (http://stonewrightmusic.com), sent/answered emails, searched the internet for ways to market/promote our cd, went to the grocery store, called my son derric who's down at virginia tech, and now, i'm sitting here typing this. hmmmm