When I started at university in September '06 someone gave me an old TV that they didn't want anymore. I figured that I could use it in my room to watch when I'm not studying (*AHEM* yes...."stud-ee-ing"). However I realised that the TV did not come with an aerial. So I ventured to my nearest ASDA and bought one for about £5. I then figured that I would need a remote control, so I picked one up for about £10. When I tried the TV out I couldn't get a decent reception and I couldn't tune in the right channels. I was tempted to go back to ASDA and pick up a signal booster for probably round about £20. But then, add on top of that the £33 a month I was paying for my license fee (That's right folks! In Britain it has been decreed by law that we have to have a freaking LICENSE to watch TV). So I decided against having a TV, I unplugged it, stacked it on top of my wardrobe to let it gather dust and promptly cancelled my license which I would now not need to pay.

Having done that, not only have I saved myself a bit of cash and space in my accommodation (student rooms are not known for their grand sizes!) but I have also come to realise how much I don't actually care for TV. I remember I used to watch it simply out of habit. It was on most of the evening when I got back from work (before I enrolled in uni that is) and even though I complained and bitched about the "quality" of the programming, I never turned it off and did something else.

Now I hardly care for television and find myself only watching at most an hour when it is on. And more often than not I can go whole days without even looking at it. I reckon in another few months to a year, I won't even feel the need to switch it on even to watch The Simpsons in the evening. In fact, I'm pretty certain the only reason I have a TV now is because it's hooked up to my Playstation and DVD player...