44%. That’s the number that stays annoyingly lit on my DVR reminding me of the amount of programs that I’ve recorded. That’s a lot of crap saved (214 to be exact).
Oh, but it doesn’t end there. Why you ask? Okay. You didn’t ask, but let’s assume you did. My blog. My rules. Where were we? Oh right, my DVR. The reason it doesn’t end there is because some of the recordings have more than one program on them. For example: Ken Burns documentary of Mark Twain, 2 recordings, 4 hours of viewing time. 3 of Austin City Limits, (love that show, big fan of live music) another 3 hours there. Also, I recorded the entire first season of Mayans MC, over ten hours and I’ve yet to watch an episode. I’m choosing to look at that positively and say it’s because I have a life.
I’m my own worst enemy. Whenever I finish watching something and bring the percentage lower, I find something else to record and bring it right back up to…you guessed it, 44%.
I’m pretty sure my DVR along with BBC America are conspiring against me by recording every episode of the X-Files ever made. It’s not enough I can bring them up on demand, no, they’re recorded forcing me to delete them in order TO BRING the percentage back DOWN to 44%. Groan.
So here we are on a Sunday afternoon with nothing to do except once more engage in open warfare with my DVR. Where to begin… Zardoz, a 1974 Sean Connery sci-fi flick, made in the immediate aftermath of his time as James Bond? Maybe Joy, a heartwarming and uplifting film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. Seriously, how times have they starred in the same movie together? The Madness of King George. What? What? You’d understand that last part if you’d ever seen that movie. Or maybe I’ll just watch a football game. See? I knew if I kept talking long enough, I’d find a solution. Yeah, except the DVR will still be at 44%. (Sigh).
A Fifth of Brian 