Note to self: Stop anthropomorphising inanimate objects.

[magog_83]

Does anyone else get weirdly attached to inanimate objects? I just had a horrifying ten minutes where my telly WOULD NOT WORK. I would press the 'on' button, the little red light would come on, and then it would... go out again. Repeatedly. For normal people I'm sure this would be a time for some annoyance at missing what you were planning to watch and maybe at having to fork out for a new TV. But instead I found myself pressing the on button over and over in a "NO TELLY, DON'T LEAVE ME! WE WATCHED PRIDE AND PREJUDICE TOGETHER IN 1995." kind of a way.

Yes, I got my telly for my 11th Christmas. I am now 26. By all accounts, I fear this is an Elderly Telly. My telly had to be coaxed into the world of freeview. It needs so many cables to run digital television AND a DVD player that the back of it now resembles a branch of Dixons. Also, there is a black dot on the screen. I think it's there mainly so people can come round and say "Has David Tennant/Colin Morgan/that weather man got something on his face?" I've also lost the back to the remote control, so the battery pack is held in with sellotape. And when I take it home I have to gaffer tape the aerial to the window to get any kind of reception. But the thing is, I love my telly! I don't think I'm ready to say goodbye. I was so proud to finally have one of my own, and it came to uni with me. I even used to play Sonic the Hedgehog on it when I borrowed my brother's Sega Megadrive. I've defeated Doctor Robotnik on that telly (we'll gloss over my subsequent and less than heroic Death by Fire-Breathing Caterpillar in the Marble Zone).

I think I'm going to have to leave it on stand-by from now on. Which will destroy the planet. But I fear if I switch it off again, it may go to the great telly wasteland in the sky.

:(

Comments

[miakun.livejournal.com]

Aww. No I get how you feel. I name pretty much everything and even though my last laptop was a piece of crap by the time I got my pretty new one, I sort of almost sobbed, because I was like Loretta got me through SCHOOL and sometimes I still miss like how huge she was and how horrible it was to carry her around.

[magog-83.livejournal.com]

It's such a strange thing isn't it, but I'm relieved to know it isn't just me! I have a feeling I might get Something In My Eye when my telly finally does have to go, or I might just put it in the attic for another twenty years and finally someone will have to sneak it away to the dump when I'm not looking...

Hopefully your icon!merlin is magicking my telly back to life :)

[wander-in-words.livejournal.com]

I do the same thing. I was extremely sad when I had to give up my tower computer case that I had picked out because it was old and couldn't be transformed into something that would run better video cards and whatnot. It had neon lights that had been working for 6 years solid! I still love it. I didn't give it a name but we meshed.

Same thing with a few vehicles (One named Patchy..) we had. And some plants. (Planty and Planty Jr. Jr.)

I have a long list inanimate objects what I am fond of.

I hope Elderly Telly has at least a few more years left in 'em!

[magog-83.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) I hope he does too. He's still going at the moment (while I deplete the planet's resources to keep him on stand by). My dad actually dared to broach the whole "you know, perhaps your mum and I could get you a new one for--" at which point I believe I went LA LA LA CAN'T HEAR YOU.

I love the sound of Planty and Planty Jr Jr. I currently have a winter flowering cactus called Bob, but he's not looking very well :(

[magog-83.livejournal.com]

I know, I know! And the thought of being able to see the exact blue of Colin Morgan's eyes is a very tempting one... But the thought of flinging it into a cold, uncaring rubbish dump... Clearly someone's going to have to shout "Oh my god it's the entire cast of Merlin!" and then whip it away while I'm distracted :D

[rolling8time.livejournal.com]

Haha. I guess I was kind of like that when I thought I lost my fountain pen. I was like, Noooooooooo, we've suffered so many tests together, and I made some of the most beatiful designs with you, I you to China and back!!! You can't desert me now!!!! XD

I thought someone stole it and I check everywhere except the most obvious place...which was my pocket. >_>

[magog-83.livejournal.com]

Phew! I used to have a fountain pen like that, and then I dropped it on its nib and the writing went all thick and smudgy - but I've still got it in a drawer at home :D

[shiny4love.livejournal.com]

Sadly the passing of time will just mean that these things will happen with increasing frequency. Its time to let go love.

O look its the entire cast of Merlin and their naked.... whoops time for that lovely HD screen me thinks :) that shade of blue is worth seeing, treat yourself its Christmas soon after all.

[magog-83.livejournal.com]

I think that's about the only thing that would tempt me away! My mum just offered to get me a new telly for Christmas and got a response of NO, I'M NOT READY TO LET GO. She gave me a very odd look :D :D

[crazyboutremmy.livejournal.com]

I got attached to my laptop. I had plans for us. AND THEN IT DIED. >:((((((((((((

I completely empathise/sympathise (eh, when are you supposed to use either of the words?) and offer a conciliatory hug.

[magog-83.livejournal.com]

Oh god, don't even get me STARTED on my laptop. We've discovered Merlin together... we've written stories together... WE CANNOT BE PARTED. Until it blows up from over-use...

Thank you! *hugs back*

[cadetsandkings.livejournal.com]

You can always bring your aerial round to mine and try for reception here... my telly works *touch wood*.