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Sometimes a person sets up her DVR to record her favorite fashion reality show season finale. She’s super excited because she’s waited months to find out who won. Her husband says, “Well, hon, I’m going to take an afternoon nap. Here’s the remote.”
Finally, it’s time.
In eager anticipation, she navigates to the recorded listings, ready to spend the next hour and a half in pure reality competition bliss when it dawns on her that the program she’s longing to watch isn’t there.
That girl is me and that DVR is mine.
DVR...how could you?
And for the second year in a row. Yup, I missed last season’s Project Runway finale, too. What kind of prior fashion trauma did you experience that you so callously refused to record my program?
Was it because I’ve downloaded too many TLC episodes from On-Demand? It’s not my fault that my brain break is the likes of Dance Mom and The Littlest Couple. That’s just how God made me. I can’t help that I’m fascinated with Cody Brown, his four wives and 250 children and watch four straight hours. What’s not to be fascinated by? Reality TV love should be multiplied, not divided.
You’re such a tv-ish, DVR.
You think it was human error? Human error? Human error my ass. There is no human error involved in this little fiasco, DVR. I set my phone alarm for 7 pm Wednesday and 7 pm on Thursday to make sure I set up Project Runway, and by God, I did this week, too. So why you no record, DVR? I could kick you in the blue light, I’m so mad.
While there’s no Project Runway on my list, you sure didn’t waste any time recording 10 hours of ghost shows, 5 hours of History Channel show and a Wizards of Wavery Place. You know, stuff that clearly we’re watching.
NOT!!!!!
I hate you more right now than I ever thought I could hate an inanimate hunk of metal, plastic and cords; a white-hot hatred that burns brighter and more intensely than your circular, blue on-indicator. Luckily, the Project Runway finale plays again next Thursday, and you bet your sharp corners it’s already set to record.
Don’t let down. You’re replaceable.
Put a little lovelinks in your day.
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My mom has the worst trouble using her DVR.. I don’t even fool with it as a rule cause it would irritate the crud out of me.
Sometimes I wonder if it’s not so much the DVR as my husband’s anal retentive need to have it below 40% full
Welll…son-of-a-biiscuit! I am just glad I am not the only one this happens to! Can’t you catch it online before next week? Simple pleasure become the stuff of pure sanity when you are a mom. Good luck.
Best,
Tina
P.S. Let me know if that DVR fails you again and I’ll have him swomming with the fishes!
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Son of a biscuit is the best pretend swear word ever
I get so pissed at mine. For some reason it will decide to stop recording some of our favorites. I think it hates gays and Danny Devito because it regularly stops recording Glee and Always Sunny. Geez!
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I know!! I even thought to myself, of all shows I want it to record, please please please record this one.
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“Reality TV love should be multiplied, not divided.”? Is my favorite thing I’ve read this week.
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But? It’s only Monday. So now I have to entertain you with something even more wonderful by Friday.
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Very true. Start stressing out now!
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I go bananas when my DVR fails me. BA-NANAS.
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I did go BANANAS. So much so that I overdosed on Sister Wives
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I secretly like the Wizards of Waverly Place.
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(Me too. It was no accident that was on the list.) (Also related: I turn Disney on “for Luke” but I actually watch those shows myself.)
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So, is “Kick You in your blue light” code words for “Kick you in your taint?”
I hope so for I am currently obsessed with that word.
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Yes. YES!
Oh no! Then I won’t tell you who won.
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Sounds like the DVR is on very thin ice. I hope it gets it’s act together soon for you.
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You tell ‘em! This is something that would totally happen to me. Hence I refrain from recording anything. Lame, I know.
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This is totally something I would have done. Oh wait, I DID do this. And? I blamed the DVR. Ahem.
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I know you’ve already figured this out, but make sure you have your recording prioritized. PR should be #1 on the to-do list, something you watch only occasionally #50. When there is a conflict, it will record the higher priority.
Thanks for figuring out my badge button woes and for linking up with lovelinks!
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You do know you can set a SERIES recording, right? You can tell it to record every episode that’s aired, or just new ones. It’s what do for every show I watch, even if I will be watching it live.
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That DVR has betrayed you…I’m not sure you can ever forgive it!
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Yep, I know the feeling. Why are there hunting shows on mine? Oh, right, my crazy husband….
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Our DVRs must have been separated at birth… mine does this all. the. time. I don’t know what I’d do without On Demand & Hulu! Probably watch a lot less of Sister Wives and Dirty Soap…
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DVRs have been sent to use from some alien planet just to fuck with us… I’m pretty sure of this.
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Me and my DVR have a love/hate relationship as well. It LOVES to eff with me and I HATE it because of it. And you are so right… it’s never flubs up a show IIII could give a shit less about! It’s ALWAYS my stuff! See… now you have me all fired up!
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We only have a VCR. We are lame.
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I thought I was the only one to have an epic hysterical fit, when my DVR doesn’t do what it’s suppose to do (like recording everything except the end of my favorite tv show, Arg.)
Apparently I’m not, haha!
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How ’bout when you tape, you see it, you save it for later — then stupid husband erases it? HATE that!
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I think I’m the last hold out. I haven’t got a DVR! I refuse to give comcast another 9 bucks a month.