But They're My Friends

I had way too much time on my hands this summer. 

My husband and I lived in California for the summer while he did an internship. Though I did have some babysitting jobs and little office work here and there, a lot of my time was spent with the cast of Grey's Anatomy.

 Now that we moved back and school has started, frequency of watching episodes is very few, if at all. It's made me reflect a lot on why I actually watch these shows. 

We talked in class about some of the WHY's of watching the media. For me I think Grey's started as a harmless distraction for an hour or a relaxation technique half way through the day. Then once I started to watch it a lot I realized that I thought about these characters more, and their stories created this kind of friendship with me. Now that I have school and don't have time it's almost as if this little friendship I've created is breaking up. It's strange how the media can really become part of our reality. I also find it so interesting how unsatisfying it is to have a friendship with people who don't know you exist.