Life and TV

Maybe because of our busy schedules, we hardly watch any TV these days. For movies that we like, we buy the DVD. For TV series that we like, we buy the DVD (box set). For music that we really like, we buy the DVD (concert). You get the picture.

Had a spare moment over the weekend to just vegetate, so i switched on the telly and caught a new sit-com called Last Man Standing starring everybody's favourite toolman, Al Borland....i mean Tim the Toolman Taylor! (okay, Tim Allen). Not to be confused with BBC's dramarealitycontest program of the same name. =)

The format follows the Home Improvement formula, where Tim is this average joe trying to get by and how he deals with everyday issues (by misinterpreting advice given to him for one). What struck me was one scene where he was having dinner with his wife and another couple, and was told to be nice (and lie), because the lady was dating a new guy. This guy claimed to be navy SEAL and just came back from Iraq, etc. And the moment he sprouted stuff, i started wincing because of the factual inaccuracies, which Tim picked up but had a hard time not saying anything. When he told his wife in private, she said "Why do you have to know such things?" "What things?" "The range of an M1A1 Abrams tank!", just reminded me of the wifely person and me (and could imagine her saying that to me). Both of us are repositories of strange and wacky information, which is why i always said that we'd make a formidable team in any bar quiz. LOL.

Also played for mass and it was great to share the love and passion for music with a fellow musician. My regular bassist was away, but i think his stand-in really enjoyed playing with us (and it showed in the basslines played!). I just said "imagine playing like this, tight and funky, week in week out. you really look forward to sundays, and even take to recording what you play because you inspire each other so much, you don't even remember what you yourself played, how you played it, or why you played it. All you know is, it felt real good. Funny thing is, people listening to you will feel it too."

Strange thoughts for the weekend past. That and our offspring fighting a viral fever kinda occupied our time most of the day.