No TV? No Me.

As I do often at night when I'm lonely and bored.  More often the latter.  I peruse the online personals - mostly just to read what kind of crazies there are in this wonderful metro area - and crazies there are.

Tonight, I came across one of the "hobbies" that just stops me in my tracks.  It's not really a hobby, but rather a lack of a hobby. 

When a man says that he is either against television, against cable, thinks television is stupid, or something along those lines - we are just not going to get along.  Yes, I don't care if you are my dream man, if you are the most gorgeous man in the world - yeah, it's just not gonna happen.  I love me some television.  Me, the tivo, netflix, and cablebox all have a love affair going on.  I'll let any man in on it.  In fact I'll gladly let a man in on it.  We love to have company - but if you are going to cut us off - it's just not going to happen. 

I totally understand not watching a lot of tv - I honestly do not consciously watch a lot of shows - but it's on nearly all the time.  My netflix streaming account is very active and my tivo does a great deal of work with it's large collection of shows to record.  Now, I have a couple of shows I will just watch with very little distraction - but mostly I watch tv when I'm doing other things (I'm a bit of a multitasker), but I like it being on!  So if a man is against the television - he's against me!

Stupid Couply Jewerly Commercials!

, So, Halloween has passed and you know what that means?  Apparently in the minds of our retail world it's now CHRISTMAS! 

And what does Christmas time mean in the eyes of the retail world?  Commercials Commercials everywhere and all the time.

But what have I noticed the most, especially in the last couple of days?  And that has annoyed me...  All those happy go lucky ... Lovey dovey ... couply people ... men giving their women jewelry for Christmas.  We've all seen the commercials - open scene.  Usually soft focus, woman looking stupid and confused, man tricks her in some way and then presents her with that little jewelry box, women looks shocked when opening the box, kisses man - poof!  "Every Kiss begins with Kay.,..." or the specific jewelry retail outlet's tag line rings out.

So, these commercials ring out at least every commercial break.  Now, how does this make a single girl feel who is nearly 100% likely to be single come 25 December?  Yeah, I bet you can guess - like shit!  Yes, these commercials are on throughout the year (thanks for the constant reminder that we are not having a man proposing to us or not getting the LEO diamond, or not even getting that shared heart pendant - even if it is ugly!).  But come Christmas time, these damn commercials come on all the time, and they are particular "lovely."  And no, I don't want a constant reminder that (1) I'm single and (2) I'm not getting cool jewelry as a Christmas present and my only Christmas presents will be the practical ones from my parents or family (ohh, and don't forget the ugly sweater from that long distant aunt - I can't say that is part of my family - but I hear that happens to other people.)  Ohh, and don't forget - for me, those three monsters that I take care of 24/7 - the dogs...  the only gift I'm getting out of them are ones that come out of the back end... and I'm not doing anything with that other than throwing it immediately away!!!

So, on another note... for all of you out there.  I will accept jewelry as a gift!  Gladly.

Dating Commercials - too good to be true.

I don't know about you, but it sure seems there are a lot of online dating commercials on tv.  Seems mostly I see the commercials for Match.com and eHarmony.com (and we all know my real feelings on eharmony - I was rejected by them TWICE!) 

Now, I don't know about you, but those commercials on tv show these GREAT success stories, wonderful dates and beautiful relationships resulting from these online dating sites.  And even I personally know people who have had success stories (although some I really do question the "true" success...).

Now... I call Bullshit.  No one's dating life is that great, even if you are not using the online dating sites.  Who has a first date where it's all laughs and giggles and perfect?  Yeah, you show me one of those and I'll show you a check full of adult beverages.  And the giggling?  It's a bit of the intoxicated variety.

So you know these commercials, they make me feel quite like a online dating failure... Really?  I can't have that great of dates - meeting people online or in person!  How depressing.  And really ... lets make all the people feel like losers because they can't date as well as the commercials?