November 12, 2011

Life of a night owl

More and more I find myself watching TV alone late at night because Bearded Man goes to work early in the morning, so he's usually out by 10:30 on most nights, what else am I supposed to do? I've tried going to sleep when he does but it does not work for me!
As I've mentioned before, I really really love watching TV.  Especially when it includes shows that gives me an inside look of people looking for and/or buying a house, people buying fixer-upper homes and remodeling them (I'm so jealous of people on this show because I want a fixer-upper, but that's another post for another time), and shows about remodeling bathrooms, kitchens, and back yards. I change the channel when it's a show about remodeling a basement, houses in California rarely have basements, so I really don't care for those episodes.
HGTV must be keeping track of what shows I watch the most because they give me hours-long marathon of House Hunters, Property Brothers, and Bath/Yard Crashers that I crave for this time of night.

People are looking for a house to buy, they're shown 3 houses, and then they choose which one they liked best or had the best price. My only reservation with this show is when they have this childless couple or a couple with only one child and they want like a 4 fucking bedroom home. Why do you need so many rooms for a family of three? Oh, you want more children? Oh, you want your child to have a separate room for their toys? Blah blah blah, first world problems. Either way, I can't stop watching. I like looking at houses, except for track homes. Those suck ass.
They're twins! One is a real estate agent who shows you your dream home but then tells you can't afford it. But don't worry, he's going to show you what you can afford, a fixer-upper home. Usually the buyer is a whiner who just wants a move-in ready home, doesn't want to deal with renovations, and other shit "too much to do, so little time." That's when real estate agent guy brings in his twin brother who's a contractor and shows the whiney buyer that buying a fixer-upper home isn't such a bad thing. It gives the buyer the opportunity to fix their house the way they want to, given if they budget correctly. All the homes turn out to be wonderful and so much better than the model dream homes they wanted in the first place. I'm so jealous of them. I would like a fixer-upper of my own one day. Baby steps. In about five years, I'll be calling you, Property Brothers!
First of all, I cannot stand the hosts of these shows, they're annoying. If one of them came up to me while I was shopping at Home Depot or Lowe's, I'd say no to their offer of fixing up my bathroom or yard in two days as well, just like half of the people they scout at the beginning of the show. Other than that, I really like the outcome of the renovations at the end. It's just a shame you'd have to spend two days with those annoying hosts.

Ooooh, House Hunters International is on! Yay!

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