bye bye cable

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finally, we got rid of cable.  not to say i don't like tv, i do!  it's relaxing at the end of a long day, wouldn't you agree?  my only regret is that we cut the cable before the grey's anatomy season ended and what will i do without ellen!?  but we simply were not watching enough live tv to warrant the monthly fee. 

since we cut the cable stefan and i, after kai is asleep, tend to curl up in bed with the ipad and watch our shows: we recently started homeland (so good!) and we have dexter and breaking bad on the go too.  and more importantly, it means that we are going to bed at the same time which is really nice.  before, i had the bad habit of watching my recorded ellen shows (or sometimes tune into the hgtv channel) late into the night.  it wasn't a good scene.

it will be nice to simply have the space to talk, read (we subscribe to a bunch of magazines - bon appetite, wired, living etc., martha stewart living), play more games, and talk some more.

and kai?  he hasn't asked once if he can watch tv!  it's actually not that unusual since we have always been somewhat conservative about screen time with him. like us, the few shows he did watch (mythbusters, top gear) were recorded so he could watch them at a more suitable time.  now, i guess, we will download them from netflix or itunes.

what do you think, to cable or not to cable?