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04/19/2003 Entry: "One Year Anniversary on No TV"

Turns out I haven't watched TV for about a year now. I knew it was sometime around Easter, but I had to check the archives to get the date. I've watched about 8 hours of TV all year, most of it while visiting relatives over holidays.

Over the past year, not once has anyone asked me if I saw some show on TV. The only television references in conversation have been to Sienfeld and Simpsons episodes well over five years old. Suprisingly, no Star Trek references I can remember.

When I do end up watching some TV, the ads all look the same. It doesn't look like any new products have been released that I don't know about. Actually, it doesn't look like any new products at all have been released. Same old shit everytime I watch.

While folks were glued to their sets during the Washington sniper incident and the wars, I was getting the same information from 30 seconds worth of web browsing.

The only negative aspect has been that I had a mild panic attack while watching some movie.

I don't know if obesity is caused by kids watching TV, but stopping watching certainly helped me lose some weight. I've lost 15 pounds over the past year, without really changing my diet much or exercising more than I used to.