I got myself some cable

So I came in late to work today because...wait for it...I got cable this morning. I moved into my new apartment June 1st, sans TV. Wait, let me back up...I technically moved to this new city April 19, 2008, sans apartment. I spent the first 10 days living with my significant other (a good time, but a less than desirable arrangement). I found a temporary place to stay for the month of May. A kind woman named Brenda, her 3 lovely children, 2 dogs and a cat opened their home to this nomad. She had two rooms in her large suburban house. One was essentially a studio apartment; the other, a tiny, clearly "spare" room. I couldn't afford the studio, so opted for the spare. Generous Brenda, not much older than myself and who could not help both mothering me and reaching out to me in friendship (often in what seemed like a desperate attempt to quell her own loneliness despite this full house), offered me the studio until she could rent it out. I graciously accepted. Two weeks in my own studio, I packed up once again and moved to the spare room.

I lived out of a suitcase for my first five weeks in Houston and took up residence in three different places before settling into my new apartment June 1. I honestly thought I could realistically postpone getting a TV, let alone cable...but alas, a woman must find some way to lure the men-folk into her den. First, I bought a used TV from Craigslist...a great buy! But it soon became apparent, post opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, that if I ever wanted to see my better half during the next 17 days I would need cable. And so, there you have it. The last time I went without this doorway to TV Land was in the year 2000. I was doing so well for over 6 months, in fact I enjoyed my life, sans TV. And then 9/11 happened and I felt I needed to once again plug in.

It took a national tragedy to make me turn on the tube then....this time it took only a man. I jest, only a little....I have, after all, missed my Food Network, HGTV and Bravo. Happy Frying-your-brain!