to having nothing worth watching on TV is that it gives me an excuse to read. 

Other good excuses to read are:

• Procrastination (never mind that you're moving in a few days!)
• It is sunny
• It is cloudy
• It is raining
• It's a day ending in Y
• It's a month with 28 days or more
• I'm a loner, Dottie, a rebel

But then again, I always seem to have the same conversations over and over that go

"Did you see ____ last night?!?!?"

Nah, but I read this awesome book...  

"Oh." *blank stare*