Tubed

I really don't remember the last time I watched American Idol, but here I am now, sitting under a window as the color fades from the sky and listening to Randy Johnson tell some kid, "That was hot!" I usually don't consider TV to be that important to my life, even if I have some favorite shows, and reality TV certainly doesn't rank all that high on the list. But as much as I don't want to say it, TV is really important to our culture. That includes, of course, such wonders as American Idol, Oprah and Deal or No Deal - but I guess that in some ways it's a good thing. Like if I'm at home, I'll sit and watch a show that I'm not really interested in just because my mom's watching it, and right now I'm watching American Idol because Gina's writing a paper and needs someone to sit with, since she cleaned out her room today and is leaving tomorrow.

It's crazy that so many people are reached by TV, and that I'm usually not one of them. It's like when someone says, "I really want to see that new movie... you haven't HEARD of it??" No, sorry, they must have stopped advertising in the library since the last time you checked. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on that kind of stuff, but it's funny how it's a whole part of our culture that people either take for granted or don't really tap into at all. Like who is this David Cook guy on American Idol who can actually sing? Why is he on American Idol? Then again, someone else probably knows his whole life story and has been watching him for months - my mom probaby has already ranked all these contestants for weeks and is eating ice cream right now, listening for mistakes and comparing their performances to the original records. Oh, maybe not ice cream, since she hasn't been able to eat that for months, but she did find that new kind that she likes so hopefully she can have that.

Ahh, it's starting to feel like summer again -it smells like it outside. I'm glad for summer this year, because I'll need time to transition from one place to the next . Summer's always been that, the time where we get to transition from one time to another. Does everyone get to have summer? I guess not, since my dad still works during the summer, but it's still a different and unique season for him. I hope it's one of those things that doesn't go away, that we get to have every year no matter how old we are. I don't know what life would be without summer... I hope I never have to find out...