the only way to watch 'the view' is on mute...

now that i'm in an unemployment holding pattern, i have a lot of spare time. mostly, this means actually doing laundry and cleaning out the litter box, with the rest of my time being dedicated to deciding which shows should have been cancelled instead of "pushing daisies".

the biggest culprit of the "why are you still on?" phenomena is 'the view' (please note this is my opinion right now, which will most likely change when we meet the next time slot). i've on occasion been present while 'the view' is on tv. i remember the various attempts of having a "young" co-host, and i've felt pangs of sympathy for lisa ling, having been the only co-host to have experienced the world beyond her support hose and ex-husbands. and for the record, i felt like rosie o'donnell wasn't big on discussion, as much as she was giving you noogies until you said 'uncle' to her perspectives.

however, today, i said, 'oh, america ferrera will be a guest. maybe i'll pop in on the channel and see how that interview goes.' i'm an 'ugly betty' fan. half an hour into the show, there was no interview. it was actually the hosts talking and talking and talking. overall, i don't have specific issues with any individual co-host (don't love hasselbeck, but she's easy enough to ignore). i think i was more annoyed because their whole existence on the show is based on having strong opinions on EVERYTHING. i think belief's and opinions are good, but i believe there has to be some subjects that people could really care less about. on top of that, i realized i really don't care about what any of them think about anything. whoopi can be entertaining. barbara has seen and maybe even done everything under the sun since the dawn of time. the other ones are...there. but i don't really care about what they say b/c their opinions have become white noise. squawking. useless. baseless, even. they aren't wildlife preserve experts. they aren't military experts. they aren't even "men" or relationship experts. so, really, why do i care what they think?

you know who got this whole, "i'm a woman and won't stop talking and you'll like it" thing down? oprah. she has opinions. and she talks a lot. but she has experts on. she asks questions. she's the richest female entertainer in the U.S. (i think) and she is genuinely inquisitive when the cleaning expert tells her she can save $3 a month by using baking soda and vinegar to clean her tub instead of harsh bleach cleaners. like that woman has cleaned a bathtub in the past 15 years...i don't think so.

so, to the women of 'the view': it's great that you're liberated, opinionated women of the times, but i'd rather you spoke with jack hanna about the proliferation of the wallaby before you believe your opinion is the one that really matters. you've become white noise. stop the chaos and get interested in the opinions and theories of the experts, not your own.