Friday, February 11, 2011

Beam Me Up, Scotty


Linda is not a huge TV fan. For a long time she did not even own a TV. There has always been a no TV rule in the bedroom or living room. We have one down in the family room that a friend of hers gave her when he got his giant flat screen. There is another small one in the den where we sit some evenings. She never turns it on unless there is a show she wants to watch (aka...Dog Whisperer.) Imagine my surprise last night when she started watching TV in her bedroom, in bed on her iPhone. Her back was bothering her sitting on the couch, so she decided that if she went to bed, her back would feel better. Except she wanted to watch an episode of Prison Break. The little Netflix button has been on her phone forever, but she just never pressed it. What the heck? Last night she took the leap and found out you can very comfortably watch an entire TV show or movie on your phone! (I know, most of you are shaking your head wondering how we could be so slow on the technology revolution. We don't have DVR (or whatever its called) TiVo and most of the time, she can't turn the DVD player on.) It was amazing! She put her headphones on so I would not be bothered by the sound. The problem now is not getting into a habit of watching too much TV since it's so convenient and comfy in bed. (It wasn't Capt. Kirk doing the Prison Break, although if Scotty did beam him up, it would have been a whole lot easier than what they are going through on the show.)