prematurely grey

The Tivo situation at my house is a complete catastrophe. Right now, the only way to reliably record a television program is to turn on the television within approximately one hour of when the show is scheduled to be on and set the Tivo/check that it’s set to record. If the show is scheduled to appear after midnight, all bets are off regarding the one hour cushion. If it’s a late night program, the only way to make sure it’s recording is to watch the show as it records.

Many of you would probably find this situation unacceptable. Most of you would fix this problem within a week or so of its emergence. We have been living like this for months.

The heart of the matter is the Time Warner DVR that we have running alongside the Tivo. We got the DVR because, well, it has something to do with digital cable, the Tour de France, and our HD signal. In other words, this problem is caused by Tech Support Guy’s inherent need to maximize the complexity of our recording capibilities. In other words, this is Chris’s problem–one, I feel, he both caused and should fix.

Which leaves me with no recording of my friends’ appearance on the Today Show. On a normal morning, I might have remembered to turn on the TV so my digital recording device, the one I’m supposed to be able to program weeks in advance and enjoy fresh episodes of the Daily Show at my leisure, to record. Just the way I tried to remind myself on Monday night after posting about the Compact and Rosedale and my love of shoes. But last Tuesday was not a normal morning because Chris failed to set his alarm. He woke up with fifteen minutes to get out of the house and make a plane to L.A. My attention was diverted to his coffee and getting the girls going.
Plus, I had to go into my DeLay induced
I forgot about the care and feeding of the Tivo.

So, now I can’t tell you about how great it was to see my friends on the Today Show. I can tell you how ridiculous it is to have two digital recording devices that are less functional that a programmable VCR.

Superpower-wise, Sarah’s hair was fabulous, apparently.