after over eight years, i am about to say goodbye to a friend who has served me well as long as we've lived together. when we met, he was a marvel. together we were pioneers. people were amazed by what he could do. and although i bought him from my former boss, ken miller, i knew that in his heart he did not begin his life until he came home with me. we saw each other through three jobs, three homes, a wedding, a national tragedy, the triumph of obama's win, countless ups and downs, ins and outs. but on monday we will say goodbye.
my first generation TiVo has croaked. after Big Love affairs with Mad Men, watching while Ugly Betty Scrubs The Office, and 30 Rock of Love (now on a Bus!) he is now in a state of Arrested Development. he gave out the other night while playing me to sleep with an episode of Seinfeld.
i will miss his loopy bloops, his jaunty dance, his funny antennae. the Moxi that's coming might be half his size, and able to record two shows at once and have quadruple the storage capacity - but it will never take TiVo's place in my heart.
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