Back to my flipping roots
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> – <span word="I">I</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>-<span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span>. <span word="Anything">Anything</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>: <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="serial">serial</span> <span word="dramas">dramas</span>, <span word="documentaries">documentaries</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="videos">videos</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="binge">binge</span>-<span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="opera">opera</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiz">quiz</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>. (<span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frustrating">frustrating</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nodding">nodding</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="credits">credits</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>?”)</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mad">Mad</span> <span word="Men">Men</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span> <span word="Outnumbered">Outnumbered</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span>, “<span word="Haven">Haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="already">already</span>?”</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span> – <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span>, <span word="steeled">steeled</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="flipping">flipping</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>: <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="replay">replay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 2-0. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="haoqiu">haoqiu</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>.</p>
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