I've decided to give up television for the month of August. I think television is my old standby when things get boring, so if I take it out of the equation maybe I'll suddenly become more productive in other areas of my life, most notably the romantic area (hurry up ladies: The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants 2 comes out soon and someone needs a date! The queue forms to the left). So I'm giving it up under a couple of conditions. I am allowed to:
- watch Mad Men. Because it's amazing and I'm going to wait a year to watch it on DVD.
- watch movies that have been rented from either Blockbusters or Netflix.
- watch television if I am drifting off to sleep. Then it's more of a sleep aid than anything, so that's okay.
Shouldn't it be called The Olive Orchard? Or The Olive Grove? I have no beef with Darden Restaurants, but the olive tree has been around for thousands of years. Trees do not grow in gardens. They grow in groves and when they bear fruit the groves are also called orchards. Not gardens. Gardens are not orchards. Gardens are for plants that thrive in undergrowth. If there are shit loads of trees around, there shouldn't be a whole lot of undergrowth. Again...their food is fine, but the name kind of makes me want to scream. Because olives don't grow in gardens.
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Of course, the primary ingredient in Olive Garden food tends to be tomatoes. It's largely a southern Italian place while Olive Garden would suggest a Northern flavour. Really does the name Olive Garden even make you think of Italian? It makes me think of Greek food.
Also, do they really have a chef school in Italy?
If there was an Olive Orchard anywhere near where I live, we'd have to go protest. Or just to dinner.
Ha! My sisters and I are constantly debating the existence of the Olive Garden chef school in Italy. Tuscany, in my opinion, looks a lot like southern California. Not that I've been to either place, but you know.
I am going to be really, really impressed with you if you can give up TV for the month. Mostly, I'm looking forward to finally watching Series 4 of Doctor Who while I'm on vacay, and I might try to to catch up on Pushing Daisies before the new season. I'm also intrigued by Damages ... we'll see. I tried Mad Men for about 3 episodes and couldn't get behind it ... tell me what you love about it. Besides the cigarettes. Ooooh, the cigarettes.
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