Friday, October 08, 2010

Another way of understanding the role of television in my life.

Over dinner:

Me: (enumerating the television shows of my youth) . . . and Hawaii Five-O, and Taxi. And Cheers.

The historian: Of course, when you were watching a lot of those shows, you were a kid, and I wasn't.

Me: . . . right . . .

The historian: . . . but then, we really didn't watch much TV . . .

Me: (rolls eyes)

The historian: because we were in grad school, and so there just wasn't time.

Me: I'm not sure if that's actually true . . .

The historian: well, it didn't seem like there was time.

Me: (pauses to reflect) . . . of course, you actually finished your Ph.D.

The historian: (tactful silence. Eats quesadilla.)

6 comments:

  1. When you write things like this, I can hear the two of you saying them, and it never fails to make me smile.

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  2. I'm sure if I'd watched a little less TV I would have been a contender. But then I would have missed Taxi. And Cheers. And all those important hours of MASH. I'm pretty sure seeing each episode 27 times has made me a more complex person. Or at least someone who can sing the whole MASH song. With words.

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  3. Awesome. Just reminded me that when we talk tomorrow we must talk about my latest tv obsession. Am I your daughter or what?

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  4. I love a man who knows when to eat a quesadilla. Well played, Historian.

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  5. Your conversations sound so sane and admirably cozy and ordinary. I like reading them.

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  6. tv/ phd? I am currently having that debate with myself every day.

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