Not sure if I'm a luddite, or just lazy.
We are just plain skinflinty. Why bother with getting a DVR when we have a VCR that still works? (I KNOW they are very different but we are working on paying less for tv, not more.)
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 10, 2007 5:09:39 am PDT #1611 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Frankenbuddha - Apr 10, 2007 5:18:54 am PDT #1612 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
We are just plain skinflinty. Why bother with getting a DVR when we have a VCR that still works? (I KNOW they are very different but we are working on paying less for tv, not more.)
I was right there with you for a long time, but DAMN if it's not a good deal for $15/month to be able to (a) watch a show and record another (or record two), (b) immediately rewind a show if I missed something while I was out of the room and (c) set season passes for shows or create one of my own via manual recording like I did for TDS/TCR so that I don't get every single instance of a new episode. And I haven't even gotten to the point of putting stuff on tape without commercials. It'll also save a lot of wear and tear on my VCR, which are getting harder to find (not unlike turntables).
flea - Apr 10, 2007 5:36:50 am PDT #1613 of 10001
information libertarian
Things I do not have: DVR, cell phone, dishwasher. Guess which one I regret most?
Dana - Apr 10, 2007 5:39:15 am PDT #1614 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, god, dishwasher.
Steph L. - Apr 10, 2007 5:39:40 am PDT #1615 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dishwasher, totally.
§ ita § - Apr 10, 2007 5:43:17 am PDT #1616 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It'd be a tossup between cell and DVR. Those are both useful, and I hate working around them.
I dislike emptying the dishwasher (it's had clean stuff in it a day or two so far) as much as I dislike emptying the drainer. Okay, more, because more stuff fits in it. I don't mind washing, mostly.
flea - Apr 10, 2007 5:45:00 am PDT #1617 of 10001
information libertarian
I'll just note, ita, that you live alone and don't seem to eat much. Not so many dishes, I bet.
Lee - Apr 10, 2007 5:48:11 am PDT #1618 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I couldn't choose between the three.
Jessica - Apr 10, 2007 5:49:34 am PDT #1619 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have a DVR and a cell phone. Never missed not having a dishwasher.
Cashmere - Apr 10, 2007 5:50:23 am PDT #1620 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
She does bake, though. Which creates dishes. I think the quantity of sippy cups & their valves alone is enough to make me insane with dishes. And I have a dishwasher.