I don’t know that I have mentioned my grandmother much on this blog. She recently went to the hospital for difficulty breathing. I got a call today from my mother that she died this morning. No one expected it. She wasn’t seriously ill. She was 90, almost 91. Frankly, I didn’t know her that well. She wasn’t the kind of grandmother that doted on her grandkids or baked cookies. In fact, I don’t think I ever saw her bake.  She had been living in an assisted living home in Nebraska, where she lived her entire life.

After some painful days without fast and reliable Internet, I finally have DSL, phone and TV in place and working smoothly. I’m particularly enjoying the new DVR. I never watched much television other than the movie channels because I never knew the times of the shows. If I wasn’t around one evening for my favorite show, then I missed it. Sometimes I could watch it on my computer. Now I’m happily setting my DVR to record anything even remotely interesting. I have found a few interesting shows already. I have also watched some On Demand shows from the movie channels that I had missed (I didn’t have all the movie channels before.)

I have been waiting to add the new shows to my recordings as the dates become available. I can only see two weeks in advance. And, I love that I can schedule TV through my computer.

Thus far, I’ve seen Glee. I’m not sure if I will like that one or not. It seems kind of stupid. And I’ve seen The Vampire Diaries, which I liked. I think it’s surprising well done, but I wonder what they will do in the future. It seemed like they gave away a lot of plot in the first episode. I’m used to True Blood, where they only give a little plot at a time and leave you hanging. I wish that the networks began their new season earlier. Right now, only Fox and CW have started their shows.

Considering all the shows I have recorded, I may have to monitor my TV viewing. I may start watching far more TV than usual. I’m not sure this is a good thing.