i have to admit, i lived with a few friends for about a year, and we had no tv... i was reading about a book a day as their was nothing else to really do other then sit around and watch them jam out with the band for the umteenth time.. was reading all kinds of shit, mostly beat writers and shit....
ever since i moved into my own pad and now have a tv, i haven't picked up a book in a minute... tv really is the worst for sucking the brain dry, and it's not like there's really anything on good 90% of the time honestly..
but i mostly have to tv on for background noise, at least when i'm online.. need to start turning the tv off...