What’s Happening To Me?

This is the time of the year when many of us get depressed and lazy. Some people get that way because of relationships, the weather or family. I usually hit rock bottom because of repeats. Yes I’m so shallow that my holiday depression is usually caused by the fact that most of my favorite shows are either in hiatus or spitting out reruns. This year however I’m “happy” to say that I’m actually enjoying the holiday season so far. Perhaps it’s the fact that I moved home and don’t feel like my holiday are being crammed into one whirlwind weekend with family. Could it be the new Christmas tree I bought or the other decorations I finally have room to spread out? What about the fact that I work in a bustling downtown where pleasant reminders of the holidays abound every where? Maybe it’s the first couple of discs of Sopranos season 6? As lovely as most of those sentiments are, I think it all traces back to the TV.



Thanks to the continued advent of reality shows and quirky programming we really don’t have a dead time anymore. Sure Heroes, Lost, Jericho , Studio 60 and others are on hiatus but thanks to Scrubs, Survivor, and a handful of MTV shows you can still find plenty of stuff on TV to not occupy your mind. Take Scrubs for example, thanks to its premiere being put off until late November we still have at least 2 new episodes in December and that will take us right up to the 15th. While The Amazing Race may be wrapping up this weekend, Survivor still has quite the crowd on its island and therefore a handful of shows. MTV has just rolled out a promising new edition of The Real World and is still wrapping up the latest edition of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge. (Not to mention Rob & Big which my buddy just turned me onto.)



Now usually when we reach that week before Christmas I hit rock bottom, but the fact that I’m able to enjoy myself longer this year means I can stockpile the Netflix when that last week comes. Also you can usually count on the doldrums of winter lasting well into January but this year we have at least two things to look forward to after the New Year. 24 has a two night 4 hour premiere event on the 14th and 15th, while ABC unveils their critically acclaimed new comedy The Knights of Prosperity. Obviously I’m eager for 24 especially after seeing the wicked beard Jack sports in the previews but I’m also interested in Knights which follows a group of thieves planning to rob Mick Jagger.



So here I sit on December 6th somewhat full of life and enjoying the holidays. I’m telling you people this blog is becoming too god damn sunny on a day to day basis. I could bitch about the week of cold weather we’ve had here in the Minni-apple but that would just be petty.