Aug
2008
Sunday morning television watching
August 24th, 2008 at 11:36 am by wRitErsbLock in UncategorizedWe slept in quite a bit this morning: 940a. That’s really late for us. But, when I was wide awake at 630a, I tried to tell myself to get up and go run. I did not, however, get up because I’ll be running tomorrow night with the team, and they want us to run every other day right now.
I moved out to the couch and turned on the television. (This is a riveting entry, is it not?!) I like to watch The Soup at 1030 on Sundays (since I missed it at 10a on Saturday, which is when I really prefer to watch it). The Soup cracks me up, but it has a few too many acne cream commercials for my taste. But, before The Soup, we caught a bit of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Really, it’s amazing how much BBC we watch. Now, we’re watching Top Gear, on BBC. This show amuses me to no end. You really should be watching it.
The problem with Sunday morning tv is that we get sucked into Top Gear. I think they put three episodes on. It’s difficult to turn the television off and not watch all three episodes. I’m going to have to do it, though, once this episode ends so that I can shower and go get my fabulous pair of running shoes, in preparation for tomorrow night’s team training.
Do you get sucked into television shows on weekend mornings?
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I’m not exactly a petrolhead, but I love Jeremy Clarkson because he’s so politically incorrect. He’ll cheerfully offend anyone, whether it’s a po-faced clipboard waver from England objecting to his ‘carbon footprint’, or someone from Alabama getting riled at phrases such as ‘Nascar sucks’ or ‘Man Love Rules’. In 21st century Britain, Top Gear is like a breath of fresh air.
I just got your card, by the way. It’s really nice, in this digital age, to get a handwritten thank-you. There was no need to do that, but (if I’m not waffling too much and managing to actually make some sense for once), well - thanks, Rachel!
Ah, acne cream…I remember Topex from the 80s. You were supposed to put it on individual spots (or zits, as we called them). I had so many that I’d just smear it all over my forehead every night, and because it contained benzoyl peroxide or something, I ended up with a blond fringe. it was probably the only moment in my life at school that I was almost cool, even if only by complete accident.
Right, I’m off to watch ‘A Flock Of Seagulls’ on Youtube and pretend that I’m still a geeky teenager…
Rob, my mom raised me to write thank you notes. I’m rather annoyed at that, actually, as I feel compelled to write thank you notes for every little thing. But, I’m forcing my step-daughter to write thank you notes, too. I just think it’s civilized. And since I’m just one step above poor-white-trash, I can use a little bit of civility!
I love how the three guys on Top Gear poke fun at everything and everyone. And their challenges! The first episode I watched this morning had Jeremy driving to Oslo, Norway while Richard and the other guy took a plane and then a ferry boat. Ridiculous race, really.
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