Why do you watch so much TV? You have a viola, why don't you practice it? The PSAT is coming up, why don't you study? Haven't you already seen all of LOST? Why are you watching it again?
These are my mother's favorite questions. My answer to all of them is: I don't know.
To be perfectly honest, I do know. I just don't like to admit it. I watch TV because I don't feel like doing anything else. I could practice, but I don't feel like it. I could study, but I don't feel like it. This might seem like a cop out answer, but it's not. I sincerely mean it. With all of my heart. I really really really just don't feel like it. That doesn't mean that I don't think that I should be studying or practicing. I know that they would be a far better use of my time. So I watch TV to distract myself from that fact. Otherwise I would just be sitting around worrying about all of the things that I should be doing instead.
I've found over years and years of experience that the shows that are the best distractions are the ones that I've already seen. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the familiarity of them, or maybe it's the fact that I can watch them mindlessly since I already know what's going to happen. Whatever the reason, I find myself drawn to shows like: LOST, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, New Girl, Psych, Sherlock, Once Upon A Time, Chopped, Supernatural, Cupcake Wars, Doctor Who, and (please don't judge me) America's Next Top Model.
When I watch a show like LOST, I'm not thinking about the fact that I have a solo in CKYO (Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra) that I don't actually know how to play. Instead, I'm worried about a monster that keeps knocking down trees on an island that doesn't make any sense. The former seems like a much better situation to be in than the latter, but the latter isn't actually my problem. So I get to escape into a world for a little while, stress out about fictional problems, and forget about the nonfictional ones.
That's why I watch so much TV. It helps me forget. Sorry.
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