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May 27, 2005
Charmed by the Numbers
My daughter got me hooked on Charmed ages ago. For those that don't know about Charmed, it's about 3 sisters that are witches dealing with demons and life. It's got some drama. It's got some comedy. It's a good little escape.
I've become a great fan and promptly at 6pm EST I'm down in front of the TV ready to go. After I wrote that line in my blog about 'a boiling cauldron of heady emotion'...it occured to me that the show is certainly has had an influence on me.
My husband doesn't quite feel the way I do about Charmed. His favorite pastime during Charmed is to see how much he can annoy me.
He sometimes breaks out in his little off the wall dirty little ditty's during the show. He's got this amazing ability to rhyme at the drop of a hat. I appreciate that talent, but not during Charmed. He gets shushed by me often. The truth is that they are re-runs and I know what's going to happen, so it isnt' like I'm missing anything. But still...it screws up the flow.
Now we have this friend, Steve. He's quite an eccentric person. He's a truly gifted carpenter that views his work as an art form. He doesn't feel the need for amenities in his life, such as TVs, phones, kitchen applicances ...or running water for that matter. He kinda pops in and out morning, noon or night and I've learned not to expect him until I see him.
Steve is not considered company, but family, so he too has been shushed by me often. If you're at my house at 6, you need to be quiet. Lately I've noticed him appearing right around 6 more and more often in the evenings. He's also started shushing my husband from time to time.
A few nights ago, he appeared about 5 minutes to 6 anxiously asking if Charmed had started. This is when my suspicisons were confirmed. He's hooked. The next evening when he appeared he came with a notepad in his hands. In order to save ourselves time and cut down on talk, he had organized the responses needed for my husband when he interrupts. Steve says all we need to do is deal with him by the number:
1. Shhhhhh!
2. Please, I'm Obsessive-Complusive. I need my Charmed fix.
3. How rude! Can't you see I'm involved.
4. With all due respect and from the bottom of my heart. Please shut up.
5. OK, commerical. You can talk now. Followed by...
6. OK. Be quiet. It's back on.
Steve and I are hoping this new system will increase our viewing pleasure, but I'm not too sure about that. It seems that all this has spurred my husband on to finding new ways to distract us. It's become quite a fun game we play and I think all three of us now spend more time laughing about keeping my husband quiet, then we do watching the show.
Steve said the other night, that it reminded him of when he was a kid and everyone gathered around for 'Wild Kingdom' and Disney on Sunday nights. It was something you looked forward to all week. For those of us that remember when the TV only had 3 channels we know what he means. I look forward to 6 pm. Not only because Charmed is on, but I know that hour will bring a lot of laughter and companionship.
Posted by aster1961 at May 27, 2005 07:41 AM
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