what really does grind my gears

tivo.

we paid for a "lifetime" subscription to tivo, which as i understand it, is just not cheap. but then suddenly, the hardware goes on the blink. literally. yesterday it started blinking. not turning on all the way. flashing! so i spent (seriously) my entire evening on the phone with tivo support only to end up talking to some girl who sounded like she had marbles in her mouth and had absolutely ludicrous suggestions to offer (did you try unplugging it and plugging it back in?) oh no. i hadn't thought of that!

finally the verdict is that i just have to replace the box and that's all there is to it. of course, in the middle of my conversation with miss personality, it starts up again. ugh. f'ing wonderful. well the thing is that i don't watch tv a WHOLE lot, but when i do, it's usually stuff that's been recorded because i'm not generally home during the hours in which my shows appear live on the screen. i guess in some cases i am, but i don't want to be one of those people whose lives revolve around what time grey's comes on (i'll just let my life revolve around the box that tapes it :) )

so there you have the saga of tivo.

ps - i finally found a bone that keeps penny quiet and out of trouble. seriously, she cannot get enough of this thing. it was bigger than her head when i first bought it, but she has since last night chewed it down to a nubbin. she's very goal-oriented. she just wants it GONE. i almost couldn't even convince her to go for a walk this morning because she wanted to sit on her bed and chew. she's like me with a good book. ha!