Day Well Spent

Well, it was if you consider watching TV and napping all day well spent...which I do. It was filled with pleasant surprises. Usually when I'm sick, I go through all my regular day time shows. Regis and Kelly, Ellen and of course, Tyra Banks (my guilty habit of the summer which I've had to kick). But sadly, these are no longer available to me and I didn't think the day would go well.

What I found instead was: the W Network. Now, I've always enjoyed TLC but have learned to live without it since I always just get basic cable. Never once did I realize that W would be suitable replacement. Style by Jury may just be one of my new favourite shows (but it will never replace What Not to Wear in my heart). And they have cooking shows which makes up for my lack of Food Network. What is really the best part about it: most of the shows are Canadian. Now I have a handy channel in my back pocket. This makes for a very happy Ally.

Another discovery of today was...Degrassi. I've never watched an episode of any Degrassi before today. I knew it was always a classic Canadian show and knew that I should watch it but it never really tickled my fancy before. Besides, my obsession with High School Musical kinda of precludes my enjoyment of other high school centred media. Well, Degrassi ain't High School Musical. In fact, they're pretty much polar opposites. One of the reasons I like HSM so much is the fact that it doesn't even try to represent real high school experiences at all. There's not irony or winks or nudges to the outside world. The biggest problem in this world is that the jock wants to be in a musical with the science nerd (oh my!). But one of the things that I've heard most about Degrassi is the fact that it does deal with the more serious issues facing teenagers. Teenage pregnancy, abortion, cancer, and in the episode that I saw today, cutting. I appreciate this effort of being real and actually discussing the issues that teenagers have to face. Whether that be an alcoholic mother or your boyfriend cheating on you. Overall, the experience wasn't totally unpleasant but I would prefer to delve more into the earlier incarnations of Degrassi instead of just jumping right into the new generation. It may become a project in a few weeks...

And of course, I watched Stephen and Chris because seriously, what would a day at home be without them?