You mean I have to decide?
I decided to stay in last night, a climate and volume controlled environment held more appeal than the usual Thursday night fare. Sitting in my living room, watching the TV, (not watching TV mind you, it wasn't actually turned on) contemplating watching "The Little Princess" for the second time this week, I came up with a brilliant plan: I'll go rent a movie!
Why did it take me a month of living alone to remember that video rental places exist? Part of it is due to the exorbitant late fees I'm sure I have at the video store I used to frequent, (the last time I rented movies was right before the breakup, and they didn't get returned until after I moved back in) but, as luck would have it, there's actually competing chain closer to my house, and what's more, they have a special going right now with unlimited rentals, with no late fees for 30 days for the bargain price of only $15 for the first month! This solves my "what on earth am I going to do on the weekend" quandary.
So this is kinda weird, but I don't think I've ever been to a video store by myself before, it was a little surreal. I've been with numerous boyfriends, girlfriends, sisters, my Grandma, my Mama, you get the idea. Usually I'm the one who says "lets just get whatever you want to watch" because, frankly, I have horrid taste in movies.
I mean, it's not that I like horrible movies, so much as I simply pick horrible movies. The whole judging a book by it's cover thing, that works so well for me with, well...Books, just doesn't transfer over to film. Plus I'm shameless about certain actors and actresses, I buy into that "if so-and-so is in it, it must be good" mentality. It's sad, it's pathetic, and it's certainly not reliable.
I'm sure you can imagine what a shock it was for me, to be faced with all of these movie choices, with nobody to decide for me. Sadly I had my dog in the car, so I was unable to do the kid in a candy store thing too much.
I ended up getting "The Whole Ten Yards" I knew it was gonna be bad, but I wanted to see anyway. I loved the first one, and while I realize that sequels rarely live up to your expectations, I feel compelled to see them anyway.
I was way too sober for this movie.
I also got "Love Actually" this is exactly the type of movie I always secretly (not much of a secret actually) want to rent, but quit even suggesting a couple of years ago. I wasn't really expecting to like this movie, I rented it purely for the novelty of being able to, but I loved it. I'm not recommending it, mind you, in fact, I'd prefer that nobody I know sees this movie, because I'm sure ya'll would hate it, and think less of me for my love of it. And I'm sure there are oodles of reasons why it's hatable, but I don't want to hear any of them. I'm a sucker for a happy ending, and this movie had a lot of happy endings. It was heartwarming, and touching, and girlie, and good.
Anyhow, I'll be heading back to the video store this evening, sans dog this time, so I'll be able to spend a little more time on my selections. Any suggestions?
Why did it take me a month of living alone to remember that video rental places exist? Part of it is due to the exorbitant late fees I'm sure I have at the video store I used to frequent, (the last time I rented movies was right before the breakup, and they didn't get returned until after I moved back in) but, as luck would have it, there's actually competing chain closer to my house, and what's more, they have a special going right now with unlimited rentals, with no late fees for 30 days for the bargain price of only $15 for the first month! This solves my "what on earth am I going to do on the weekend" quandary.
So this is kinda weird, but I don't think I've ever been to a video store by myself before, it was a little surreal. I've been with numerous boyfriends, girlfriends, sisters, my Grandma, my Mama, you get the idea. Usually I'm the one who says "lets just get whatever you want to watch" because, frankly, I have horrid taste in movies.
I mean, it's not that I like horrible movies, so much as I simply pick horrible movies. The whole judging a book by it's cover thing, that works so well for me with, well...Books, just doesn't transfer over to film. Plus I'm shameless about certain actors and actresses, I buy into that "if so-and-so is in it, it must be good" mentality. It's sad, it's pathetic, and it's certainly not reliable.
I'm sure you can imagine what a shock it was for me, to be faced with all of these movie choices, with nobody to decide for me. Sadly I had my dog in the car, so I was unable to do the kid in a candy store thing too much.
I ended up getting "The Whole Ten Yards" I knew it was gonna be bad, but I wanted to see anyway. I loved the first one, and while I realize that sequels rarely live up to your expectations, I feel compelled to see them anyway.
I was way too sober for this movie.
I also got "Love Actually" this is exactly the type of movie I always secretly (not much of a secret actually) want to rent, but quit even suggesting a couple of years ago. I wasn't really expecting to like this movie, I rented it purely for the novelty of being able to, but I loved it. I'm not recommending it, mind you, in fact, I'd prefer that nobody I know sees this movie, because I'm sure ya'll would hate it, and think less of me for my love of it. And I'm sure there are oodles of reasons why it's hatable, but I don't want to hear any of them. I'm a sucker for a happy ending, and this movie had a lot of happy endings. It was heartwarming, and touching, and girlie, and good.
Anyhow, I'll be heading back to the video store this evening, sans dog this time, so I'll be able to spend a little more time on my selections. Any suggestions?