Aug/060
TV
Today I decided to stay in and do some stuff on my pc and what not. I turned on the TV for the first time. I get like 18 channels. Most of them are movie channels. I think the movies are free, and they seem to play all day long. Not sure though. There are two adult channels. One is called "european erotica" and another is called "Klimaxx Collection". (They are each 14.95. lol.) The other movies are Shaggy Dog, Eight Below, Take the Lead, The Ringer, Match Point, and X Men 3. Then there are 4 channels that are "Foxtel" channels and they cost $4.00 a day if you want to watch them. So that leaves me with 5 channels that I can watch.
It's funny to watch the news or Australian tv shows and hear the accents. I'm mesmerised by the commercials. Australian Idol has just recently started too. They are down to the top 20. I was watching some surfing show and now I'm watching the simpsons. The simpsons rule. I wonder if the simpsons are in every country. (well country's that have tv) Also, it's weird because there are american shows on here, and there are WB and FOX and ABC shows, but they are all on the same channel here. So it doesn't look right when they show the ads.
A commercial was just on for a toilet cleaner. I can't even remember the name of the product. It "creates a barrier to prevent stains from sticking between cleanings". The whole time there is an animated stock car driving around inside the bowl. Then the driver slams on the brakes and starts to slide sideways and the voice over says, "Product name" helps prevent nasty skid marks. I couldn't help but laugh. I guess it would be funnier if you saw it.
I'm going to have to do a "things that get on my nerves about living here" post. I will have to write them all down because there are many things.