I'm bored.

For the third day in the past week I am sitting here waiting for a serviceman to arrive. This time (just like last time) I am waiting for the cable guy. As I mentioned before, we are switching from the 16 channel basic-ass cable package to glorious digital cable with a new DVR.

Except right now I don't even have the 16 channels. On his way out the door Husband unhooked the cable and removed our old VCR to make room for the new DVR on the shelf. This bothers me for several reasons...

1. Isn't that the cable guy's job? This is the second four hour block of time I have set aside this week to wait for the guy, so I'm not feeling too much like I need to bend over backwards to help him out. And while I cannot begin to make sense of the tangle of wires behind the TV, Husband can trust me to repeat the sentence, "Just swap the VCR out for the DVR."
2. I missed Ellen and now I am missing the hour when I flip back and forth between The Price is Right and Joy telling Elisabeth to shut the %&^$ up on The View.
3. I know I can go in the bedroom but that's the little TV and the remote doesn't work even though I just replaced the batteries, so how exactly am I supposed to flip between the Showcase Showdown and the Joy/Elisabeth smackdown? Does Husband expect me to get up off the bed? As if.
   
4. On a serious note, why do we inconvenience the ones closest to us for the benefit of strangers? I do it to Husband too, so I can't really complain. But I can think of tons of people in my life who do the exact same thing. It just seems easier to disappoint the people you love because you don't have to explain it to them and they have to love you anyway. I should tell Husband that we should stop doing that.
   

The cable guy just called to say he's on his way. Yippee! Food Network soon!