remotes

Remote controls are quickly becoming the bane of my existence.  I have too  many remotes, so many in fact I had to buy a decorative bowl to store them all in.  My coffee table was looking too much like a computer lab.  I have remotes for the TV, satellite box, stereo, dvd player, fan, fireplace.  It’s so stupid.  The worst part is replacing all the batteries!  My boyfriend’s house is no better, he has one of those remotes that does everything; each button works a different electronic.  THIS DOESN’T HELP!  Now I have to remember which button does what.  Does the power button turn on the TV, does the plus button turn on the PVR, the volume button turn on the Blu Ray?  Don’t even ask me how to turn up the volume on the audio thingy.  Too much to remember!  I just want to watch my stories goddammit!  Is that too much to ask?