no tv today

today we (that is my mum and i) made up our mind to have our television set repaired. finally. it is not really broken, but has been acting weird since spring and it drove me really nuts during le Tour de France. when you turn it on, the picture flickers in a random pattern for about 10 minutes and after that it works perfectly. i am not really worried about not having a television set because i can watch digital satellite television right here on the desktop. besides, after the extensive coverage of le sommet de la francophonie, monsieur guintrange is not presenting le journal this week and this is the only program i actually watch on a regular basis.