and neither does this one

yeah, the 40 in 40 at 40 has, i think, pretty much derailed. or stalled.

i thought about writing tonight, but then got home from a screening to discover that, sometime earlier this week, my VCR had apparently automatically reset its own time ahead an hour (due to the preset daylight savings time dates that had been entered into its memory by the manufacturer back in 1998).

so, instead of taping NBC from 9-10pm so that i wouldn't miss the final two episodes of amanda peet's insanely charming and clever show Bent, it recorded what was, in reality, the 8-9pm hour.

i got home at 9:27pm and immediately checked for the familiar whirring sound that meant the VCR was recording. when i didn't hear it, i panicked. i checked -- it wasn't recording a thing and was sitting idle. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

i saw the time on the VCR's clock read "10:27pm."

DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the show isn't being carried by another station in canada but NBC, and NBC isn't rerunning episodes. once they've aired, that's it. they're done. never to be aired again. and NBC's website doesn't allow canadians to view content. it's also wise to proxy servers, so i can't even sneak in to watch.

i immediately grabbed the remote, turned on the VCR hit "record" so that i'd at least get the 9:30pm finale.

so, now i'm just too frustrated and bummed to write about anything other than being frustrated and bummed.