The Christmas Experiment 2015: Prelude

My name is Jack Bauer and this is the longest day of my life.

Okay, just joking there. Not going to be running around fighting terroists but I am reviving my yearly tradition: The Christmas Experiment and I'm actually doing it on Christmas Day this year! Crazy, right? But, I'm also doing it on Christmas Eve this year by starting at Noon today. What? Yeah, I just figured it would be more fun this way. Or insane. Whichever.

The rules are simple:

1. I'm watching 36 hours of Christmas television programming.
2. I'm allowing myself 6 hours of prerecorded videos, stuff that I've saved on the DVR this past month.
3. I also allow two cheats, a couple of movies on DVD or Digital On Demand.
4. Every two hours or so, I'm going to post a new blog. I'm going to try editing it as I go but some spelling errors will happen.

So, every year, I chart certain things: Non-Viewing Thoughts: Just the random stuff that pops into a sleep-deprived mind. Late Christmas Ideas: In case you're thinking of buying me something but were lazy about it, you jerk. Notable Commercials: Commentary on some of the commercials that have popped up.

I also chart my consumables and current sanity level. So, join me back here at 2 PM ET when the first post goes up. Good times.

Tally
Mountain Dews Left: 12 Cans
Amps Left: 2 Cans
Coffee Left: 2 Bottles
Pumpkin Pie Left: Whole Pie