Day 1

Going into the Media Deprivation project, I figured, “Ah, this is going to be easy. All I’ll need to do is read a couple of books or magazines. It’ll be okay.” I was very wrong.

Usually when I have to work Saturdays, it is pretty slow in the office, so I usually watch a couple of shows like “Cops” and “Family Guy” on the computer to pass the time by, otherwise, time just seems to lag on and on.

Since I had to do this project, I wasn’t able to watch those shows I depended on to pass the time, so I just pretty much sat there, and tried to keep myself busy. I did things like stare at the carpet for a certain amount of time, and then I decided to bounce a little basketball-looking stress ball around. After doing that and other various things, finally, it was time to leave. Thank god! So for the rest of the day, I tried to keep my distance from anything electronic—TV, music, and movies. I told myself, “No matter what, I can’t mess up.” Since I was pretty much bored for the day, I decided to go to sleep. I woke up at about 6:30 PM, and after that, it all went downhill.

My family, who are avid TV watchers, had the television on downstairs, so instead of ignoring it and sticking with the Media Deprivation, I slipped up and started watching TV with them. I was so disappointed with myself. I was doing so well! I kept wondering, “Could I possibly forget about what just happened and start again, or am I screwed?” I guess I’ll just have to see if I could do it on Sunday. This time I really had to try to keep it together and try not to slip up.