I sold my TV a long time ago and used the money to buy a piece of rock climbing gear for a trip to Devils Tower (a Black Diamond #3.5 Camalot for you rock climbing types out there). I really liked not having one and didn't miss it at all. But now, due to being really poor and living in a very expensive city, I can't escape its evil blue glow since I live in a studio with a friend who owns and likes television. I try to get her to watch PBS stuff like Frontline, but she really likes all those damned shows about dead people like CSI and Law and Order. Blech. One thing that I do, which seems almost as rare as not owning a TV, is mute the commercials. Once you get used to doing that, whenever you're around a TV where the commercials aren't muted, you realize how loud and obnoxious they really are.