My wife is on her usual, "Let's watch American Idol" kick again this year. I tried to watch. A few parts were kind of funny and all, but . . . it's just not reaching me this time around.
Luckily the kids want to play Habbo. My daughter's laptop has completely and utterly died. It was a slow, miserable death that only Toshiba can deliver. This was a most excellent diversion, however. My son's desktop has originally been configured with a 15 GB HD booting Ubuntu. I did this because when he had Windows he would download and install stuff without my knowledge. Given that Habbo requires shockwave, only Windows can be used to play the game. So I regularly have to give the kids access to my desktop machine so they can take turns playing. Well, since her machine died, I decided to put a 160 GB HD in my son's machine, install Windows, and give him a lecture about downloading and installing software without my knowledge. He agreed. I was able to escape American Idol while re-configuring my son's computer.
Whoo - hoo!
Now they can both play at the same time. I still have to give up my desktop machine while my daughter plays Habbo, but I always have my laptop.
Hey - be a devoted companion to your wife... Fetch her slippers and watch American Idol with her.