It's very rare that I actually notice what is on the TV. It can be on and I can be sitting on the couch, but I am completely oblivious to what is happening ten feet away because INTERNET. It is shiny and fun and holds my attention way better than any actress or athlete or whatever.
Sometimes I hear the TV, but I very rarely actually NOTICE it.
That's how it happened that I had no idea that there were some Ron Burgundy commercials running for a particular car brand that shall remain unnamed and the reason for that will make sense in like a month.
ANYWAY.
I had no idea.
Alexis, on the other hand, notices everything and will happily stare at the black box for hours on end. She has entire episodes of Dog with a Blog memorized and can sing pretty much every commercial jingle ever. In fact, if any of you could talk Subway into burning the $5 footlong commercial with fire, I would appreciate it. That's the one that Alexis can sing only once, but will then end up stuck in my head for months on end.
We were watching the Penguins game when the Ron Burgundy commercial that I had never noticed aired. I still didn't notice it, but I performed a little DVR magic so I could see it because the moment it came on, Alexis started complaining.
"I hate this commercial sooooo much," she said. Hate is a really very strong word coming from her, so it caught my attention.
"It makes me want to walk up to that guy and punch his face," she continued.
So. SO. I actually caught myself saying that whole "punch his face" thing like two years ago and decided I needed to quit that crap around Alexis. I don't really want to perform an act of violence and just throwing it out like I was that day made it seem like I was trivializing something that I shouldn't. I have tried very hard not to threaten violence in any way around Alexis, even as a joke.
(I've been trying to stop doing it on the internet as well, so feel free to give me crap if you see me doing it. And, yes, I realize I just said I want to burn the Subway commercials with fire, which just goes to show how very much I loathe them. The commercials. They need to go up in smoke.)
ANYWAY. Those were some really very serious words coming from someone who knows that it's not ok to joke about violence.
But! Fortunately, Alexis caught herself and clarified her statement. "Well, not really. I don't really want to hit him," she said.
Good girl.
"But I really do want to walk up to him and ask him if he really thinks his behavior is acceptable because IT'S NOT, MOM."
I guess Alexis wouldn't really be interested in seeing Anchorman.
