media hiatus, good.

[keryx]

I decided yesterday that I needed a break from certain types of politics and "serious" news media. These things have been depressing me in a way that induces body loathing, which just makes me more depressed. And kinda stupid.

Today I feel better. Instead of watching morning news, I watched the weather report and then skipped to MTV. And instead of NPR, there was the CD the boy made me. Sadly, the MTV thing seems to have taken more, because I still have Britney Spears' "Toxic" in my head. It's danceable.

It's also funny that I consider watching MTV a valid media hiatus activity. I think the network represents all the things that inspire people to demand killing one's television on bumper stickers: a conglomeration of sales tactics, sexification of everything/one, exploitation of youth, etc. [On a side note, everyone I personally know who had one of those stickers was an avid videogamer. I'm not sure they realized that killing their teevees would kill their joyous gaming experiences. So I might be a little cynical about anti-TV folk on account of the ones I've known being so - um, clever.]

Personally, I find the MTV strangely harmless. At least their infotainment is obviously tainment, not always disguised as info. I like tainment.

Er. Now I'm rambling.

Comments

[snidegrrl.livejournal.com]

I completely understand about removing oneself from the influences that bring on this intense negative feeling. Sometimes I just have to let it go for a few days. MTV? Well it depends on my mood, I guess.

BTW thanks for mentioning the Waldorf schools; I had never heard of them. Of course, I can't find any explanation about how much they cost, either. :P

[keryx.livejournal.com]

My understanding is that cost varies quite a bit from school to school with the Waldorfiness, I think because they're somewhat community-driven (not that everyone is physically proximate, but that parents are very involved and stuff). Slade's mom was looking at Waldorf for his little sister awhile ago, but I don't remember cost discussion taking place.

[thelicia-w.livejournal.com]

I totally understand this. I spend a lot of time during the week immersed in media, be it radio, TV, print, or online. I avoid all of this on the weekends because, if I don't, I become far too jaded with politics, etc. to continue to function as a normal human being. Staying in bed and growling at the world isn't exactly healthy :-)