Out of my element

My one political message ever: Yay for South Dakotans who voted down the abortion ban! And Yay to Arizona for rejecting the gay marriage ban. And yay to Missouri for backing stem cell research. Read more here.

Okay…enough of that. I don’t need to delve into an area I’m not all the comfortable with or really understand at all.

But here’s a topic that worries me: My VCR is dying. Yes, folks, it’s true. My 1993 Emerson VCR is finally dying. And how I know this is simple: when recording important TV shows such as Prison Break, Standoff, Bones or Grey’s Anatomy, my screen will suddenly go black. Sound remains, but there is no picture. Of course this doesn’t always happen. When taping Studio 60 from Monday, that one turned out fine. It’s very odd.

I suppose, though, I should be happy with my 13-year-old piece of equipment, that it even lasted that long considering how quickly technology seems to fade these days. But this is not a good time for me. I have no funds to replace said machinery. I’m not sure what I’m going to do.