Yesterday somebody asked me what I like to watch on tv. Um… yeah.

I thought fast to come up with something I watch that isn’t completely laughable, a show that isn’t totally mindless, maybe even a little bit respectable.

“The Office?” I offered. “Oh yeah, I love that show.” Phew, embarrassment averted.

And that’s when I realized my tv problem. I don’t have one or two shows that I must watch every week or I’ll tear my hair from my scalp. But I watch A LOT of tv, and none of it is really good.

It all started when I began some craft projects I’m working on. They’re the kinds of projects that you can curl up with in front of the tv, which means that I can half-watch a lot of crap. Every night that I’m able, I grab my project, curl up, and flip on the tube (god I hate that word). As a result, I’ve found myself a little bit obsessed with a variety of shows.

Again, none of these are so important to me that I need to buy Tivo or, god forbid, use the old tape and VCR method. I can stand to miss an episode of anything, and usually I don’t even notice. But despite my preference for a good book over any television, I’ve found myself very familiar with the happenings on a lot of poor programming*:

The Gilmore Girls
Deal or No Deal
The Bachelor Rome
What About Brian?
Dancing with the Stars
The Office
Grey’s Anatomy
Desperate Housewives
America’s Next Top Model (link not working)

And any of the random things they play on ABC Family, TNT, TBS and even HGTV. Yeah. I know. Pretty pathetic right? I mean if I loved these shows I could be like a tv guru, even be proud of everything I manage to follow along with. But instead, it’s just noise and color that flood my brain while I’m doing a quiet, passive project. It’s junk. Filling my brain. And I like it.

Yes I like it. I like watching crappy television. Lots and lots of crappy television. As long as my hands are busy doing something.

*Okay not all of it’s bad. I actually really like The Office and Gilmore Girls. But the rest I watch and enjoy just because I’m pathetic.