All three of you know perfectly well that I don’t sleep. Hardly ever. And I often complain about it on this here blog. I think I actually may be part robot. As I was sucking up to Mike M today practically begging on my hands and knees (wait- that sounds bad) for an additional station/responsibilities/raise, he mentioned he should buy me lunch. I promptly informed him that I rarely sleep or eat, I simply refuel my robot body every few hours with Starbucks, Redbull or Coors Light. Sometimes all three at the same time. I digress.
Sleep has been especially tricky this week for many reasons, but mainly because I just discovered Breaking Bad. Not only do I not eat or sleep on a regular basis, but I didn’t watch TV for decades and while I hear or read about good shows, I rarely watch them, which is why I am about 6 years behind the general public on all the good shows. I’m likely to be discussing the great new Weeds episode, only to find out it aired 5 years ago, or a funny new episode of Seinfeld or Friends from 1998. I am incredibly unlearned in the TV realm. I have discovered a few shows I like, including Nurse Jackie and Hell’s Kitchen, but I can generally take em or leave em. After tearing through all 7 seasons of Weeds this year, I decided, out of sheer middle of the night boredom, to give Breaking Bad a try.
OMG! Addicted! It’s the show about the high school chemistry teacher who cooks meth so he can take care of his family after he is diagnosed with lung cancer. Fantastic acting. Great characters. I am in LOVE! They have a mobile RV meth lab, he cooks in basements, in super-labs, there’s lots of violence and shootings and gangsters, etc. It reminds me of Gresham.
So that’s all really. Good show. So now I’m staying up all night watching the past three seasons on Netflix. I finished season 2 last night, didn’t sleep a wink, could barely tear myself away from the TV at 5am when I sped to Starbucks for the first time of the day. I’m also catching up by watching it online in my office when I’m supposed to be working! I love the internet.
Just kidding. I’m actually working very hard and never stream TV shows while at work or play Pyramid Solitaire. Promise.
