I walked in to the living room to find my wife watching yet another HGTV home decorating/real estate show. The designer was busy putting some funky, very colorful custom furniture in an open alcove dining space in some modern looking house or other. She’s always trying to get me to watch with her but I usually end up feeling like I just lost 30-60 minutes of my life for no particular reason.
This time, however:
Me: Wow, that is pretty striking.
Wife: You like that?
Me: Yeah, that (pointing at screen) is really eye catching…
Wife: What? The couch?
Me: The… the… (snaps fingers in search of a word)
Wife: The lamp? Wallpaper?
Me: No, the… The…
Wife: Table? The side chairs?
Me: The… The… Woman! That’s the word. She’s HOT.
Wife: (Throws remote control at my head)
I suspect I’ll get asked to watch these shows with her rather less often now.
Was it Paige Davis? That’s the one that got me in trouble. There was just a little too much of rewinding the TiVo to review decorating choices at times Paige had decided to bend over to inspect them too to be credible, it seems.
Is she even still on HGTV? Wasn’t she the host of the American version of Changing Rooms? She was cute but couldn’t hold a candle to the Scottish woman who hosted the British version.
Personally, I’m addicted to both HGTV and DIY Network. These channels have taught me that Toronto is the center of the design and home improvement world.
I’m not even sure she was the “host”, she might have been one of the “local experts” they have on some of these shows. While she was good looking enough, I said it mostly to annoy my wife (I agree on the TiVo-ability of Ms. Paige Davis!). Lemme see if it’s still on our DVR…
Ya know Holmes on Homes? My SO is like that - things are done THE RIGHT WAY or not at all when it comes to hone repair or remodeling. I mean, my god, we spent a whole two days sweeping, sanding, washing and priming the garage walls, then sweeping and vacuuming the garage/basement. I mean REALLY. So now you know the mindset. If I really want to give him a good fit (say, to get back at him for having us sweep the freaking walls) I’ll come up and say “Do you hear running water? I hear water running and can’t find where it’s coming from.”
But I only let it go on for about ten minutes or so…
