I have never been able to come up with a normal routine that would allow me to regularly watch a show at the same time every week. I think the closest I’ve ever gotten was a six-week run this last round of Heroes. But now that boyfriend is busy with his work schedule, even that has gone out the window.

None of this means I don’t like to watch TV. It just means I’m never going to watch shows when they air live on a regular basis. Add this to the fact that I’m a cheapskate (see http://colleenjaycox.com/2009/02/16/cheapskate-moment-of-the-day/ and http://colleenjaycox.com/2009/02/09/im-just-not-that-into-the-movies/) and it means that I refuse to invest in a TiVo. And since I’m so stubborn, there’s no way I’d push aside the rest of my life to watch dumb TV shows. Yes, I watch dumb TV shows. Dumb and fabulous.

So what’s the solution to my cheap, unscheduled tendencies? Watching TV online.

Did you know that most TV channels (at least the ones I watch, anyways) offer online versions of their shows? Two words: God send. And you can watch CABLE/SATELLITE CHANNELS online. I live in the boonies. Where cable TV dare not come. And I dare not pay extra for satellite in my bedroom. But who cares when I can just go online and watch shows whenever I want? FOR FREE!

In addition to being able to watch them any time you want, there are also minimal commercials. Instead of four two-minute breaks, you may have to suffer through three 30-second breaks. Not too shabby.

Here are some of the channels/shows that I love to watch when I do find the time:

• Heroes on NBC
• Pretty much everything on Bravo
  
• International House Hunters on HGTV

My boyfriend was the kind of kid who would take a part things just to see how they worked. I never understood those people… until it came time for me to understand the Internet. It started when I was about 12. I had this really cool graphics software on my computer and there was a way to design web sites on it. So I made a web site and posted it online just to figure out how it worked.

So when everyone started talking about the “blogosphere” I just didn’t get it. Why post things in chronological order? Why would people turn to everyday individuals to hear what they say when they could turn to “credible” published sources? I thought blogs were little Internet diaries where dumb people posted their innermost thoughts for the world to see… and the proceeded to piss off all their friends and families when they saw what they posted online.

I started off just reading blogs, you know, just to see what good would come from it (check out my LINKS page for some of the blogs I frequent). Then I realized that I too had a unique perspective and experiences worth sharing. Not going to go in to details about my personal life or try to piss people off, but I could definitely share things from my school, work and networking experiences.

My subject matter has expanded and changed over the last 12 months If you check out post #1, you can see why I started Resume Rehab and focused this site a little more on marketing, networking and the web.

Then, like any good addiction, I got hooked. And I started writing on multiple blogs. I made new friends through the blogging world. Learned the joys of WordPress and SEO, keyword searches and organic linking. Not only has it been a fun year, I’ve also expanded my professional skills and can help colleagues, clients and friends with navigating the confusing world that is blogging.

I’ve been dabbling in Twitter now too, and let me tell you, I’ve opened a whole new can of worms.

Thanks for stopping by and reading what I have to say. Thanks for year number one and here’s hoping for an even more wild and fun year number two!

Too bad when I tried to look for her online to find out more, she didn’t have a web site, online resume, Linked In, blog, Facebook page… nothing.

Given the fact that the Internet has taken over the world of marketing (and most of the world, in general) is it possible for a successful marketer to have a virtually non-existent web presence?

Doesn’t seem like a very effective personal marketing plan to me.

I spent the holiday weekend at a friend’s lake house. One day while we sat on the dock, his father asked me if I’d rather go without the Internet or my cell phone? To me, this made no sense – considering I can access the Internet from my phone AND make calls online. Add that to the fact that I own a laptop and have a wireless air card for Internet access…I realized that I am fortunate to have so many ways to communicate that I do not have to chose between technologies!

The Beneath the Brand blog recently posted an OTX survey of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17, asking them which scenario they would prefer. The findings indicate that today’s adolescents have a completely different perspective on communication, social relationships and technology.

So here’s my humble opinion on the matter:

Have a lot of real friends (91%) or have a lot of online friends (9%)?
I’d rather have “real” friends. But of course all the people I talk to online are people I consider real friends, anyways.

Date someone you know from school (87%) or someone you met online (13%)?
I haven’t dated someone I know from school since I was, oh, 16? Even though Internet personals provide a level of pre-screening that I wish real dating had, I think I’d prefer meeting people in person.

Shop in a store (82%) or shop online (18%)?
If I could guarantee that everything I bought online fit correctly and was good quality, I’m pretty sure I’d buy everything online. Given that I have about a 90% failure rate in store dressing rooms – some things just need to be purchased at the store.

Watch a full-length program on TV (81%)  or online (19%)?
Before the writer’s strike, I loved that NBC let you watch shows online. First they didn’t have commercials. That was the best!

Watch no TV for a (74%) have no Internet for a week (26%)?
I could deal with the no TV thing, no problem. And even though I’m an Internet addict, I think I could survive a week without it.

Get information from the Internet (71%) or get information from traditional media like TV, magazines or newspapers (29%)?
Silly people. Don’t they know you can watch TV and read magazines and newspapers online now?

Get your locker vandalized (71%) or get your personal home page vandalized (29%)?
Not a big fan of vandalization. I guess it would depend what happened before I could determine which I’d “prefer.”

Be limited to antenna-TV (63%) or dial-up Internet (37%)?
At my parent’s house… there is both antenna TV AND dial-up Internet. How quaint. Got to love living in a heavily wooded, hilly area.

Instant message your friend (54%) or call your friend (46%)?
No contest. Total motormouth.