| <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { | | | | you have an opinion about who's dress was more |
| margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> | | | | glamorous, Julia Robert's or Sandra Bullock's when |
| There's always that moment when you feel left | | | | you weren't able to even make out their faces, |
| out. When you're standing around chatting with a | | | | let alone the style of their dresses? And how can |
| group of friends, but you have absolutely no idea | | | | you talk about Lady Gaga's crazy new music |
| what they are talking about. They are all laughing, | | | | video when you've never seen it? The truth is |
| they're excited and giddy while you, you are just | | | | that you can't. But you need to. |
| standing there. You aren't following their | | | | |
| conversation, you have nothing to contribute and | | | | Start by telling your parents that you've done all |
| you feel painfully uncool. You wish you could think | | | | the research about satellite TV; that you've found |
| of something to say, but you just can't. You just | | | | out they can actually save money when they |
| don't understand. And it's all because you have | | | | make the switch because there are dozens of |
| basic cable. Because your parents don't realize | | | | packages to choose from to fit your family's |
| how easy, how affordable and how much sense it | | | | specific tastes. Tell them you never would have |
| would make the switch to satellite TV. | | | | thought about satellite TV if it wasn't for your |
| | | | | science teacher who gave an assignment to your |
| It's your job to convince them. Your parents are | | | | class to watch an informational special on the |
| older, they are always busy at work and maybe | | | | Discovery Channel about the deepest parts of |
| they only ever watch the news channels or the | | | | the ocean, but you couldn't. Tell them that you |
| occasional talk show. Maybe they don't care that | | | | are just about the last kid in your high school |
| the channel is blurry and they can hardly make | | | | without the ability to stay informed on current |
| out anyone's face on the television. Maybe they | | | | news events, as your social studies teacher |
| don't care that they can just scarcely hear what's | | | | requires of you. While you do get news channels, |
| being said because the sound is so scratchy. But | | | | the quality of your cable service is so horrible that |
| you, you're at the peak of your adolescence and | | | | you can't understand what they are saying so |
| you just need to go what's going on. How can | | | | you might as well not even watch it. Tell them |
| you possibly contribute to a conversation about | | | | the there are more channels offered in high |
| the hot new doctor on Grey's Anatomy when | | | | definition so they don't have to strain and squint |
| you have no idea what he looks like? How can | | | | their eyes just to watch a show. |