Comments | velveteenlounge: Thank you, sir, may I have another?

velveteenlounge

Thank you, sir, may I have another?

Jan 12, 2007 18:18

I've gone and rejoined Netflix. We tried Netflix right after we bought our house, but found it was taking, like, a month for each film to get to us, so that our $20 or so per month was allowing us to see only two or three films. The presumption at the time was that postal employees were borrowing films on our dime and returning them whenever they ( Read more... )

Comments 4

gutterboylive January 13 2007, 08:27:07 UTC

I left Netflix too. Well, Katrina came between us, but even after I got a new place to live I didn't re-up. Which is a shame, because it's a great service, but I just wasn't keeping up with the movies. Worse, I would GROAN when I saw that red envelope in my mailbox. It became a chore, if that makes sense ( ... )

velveteenlounge January 13 2007, 15:13:39 UTC

Of course, some people have ethical issues with BB. I do too, but I've softened on them after encountering the snotty little cineastes at my local "cool" video store. Last time I was there, I rented some Larry Cohen titles (killer babies!), and the clerk (who wore a Jeffrey Dahmer button and had never spoken to me before during a transaction) looked up in surprise and said, "This is a cool movie!"Oh, GOD, do I understand the "gramps" thing. I'll be wearing something vintage and I'll get the same thing from the young gals, "I love your coat (grandma ( ... )

vampymissk January 13 2007, 18:13:16 UTC

Funny! Yeah, there's rarely anything at the mainstream stores. But then again, Mark has his beloved Blcokbuster card for 1 movie out at any time. He often gets off work at 4 and by the time I make it home after work (6pm) and gym, it's nearly 8pm so he sould see a couple (and sometimes does). He sees all the crap I don't want to see. He just loves movies and will see anything.

I just don't have time for videos at home. I know I spend too much time on LJ/email and end up doing chores. It's hard for me to focus on 1 movie for 2 hrs in the house.

velveteenlounge January 13 2007, 22:03:32 UTC

It's great because Paul has a portable DVD player for the train, so he can watch all the stuff I don't care about while commuting.

I have a really hard time making time for videos, too. I'm really trying to work against my workaholic tendencies and let myself watch a damn film now and then.