Vices and spices

Dave's post on making burnt rice for dinner made me realize something. I am incapable of eating at home without watching TV.

Let me repeat that. I am incapable of eating at home without watching TV. I have to, have to, have to have the tube on, or I feel like I'm wasting time, especially since I can't do anything else while I'm eating (too messy to eat and do paperwork, etc).

It's kind of a bad thing, because what is typically a 10-15 minute meal (when I'm eating alone), turns into at least a 30 minute "meal", or perhaps a 60 minute meal, depending on how long the show is. And sometimes, one show turns into two, turns into three...