Out with the old, in with the new

I am sorry to say that we are canceling our netflix membership. As my good friend Andy says, "Netflix takes out the spontaneity of renting movies." If we are not in the mood to watch the movies we receive, then they end up sitting on top of our DVD player for several weeks until we finally decide that we are never going to watch them and we turn them back in. And we are just wasting our money, I'm afraid. The final decision maker to cancel netflix, however, has been the decision to get DVR (Charter's equivalent of Tivo). We already have movie channels, and now, we can just set to record the movies we want with DVR. I know, how much more entertainment can we get, may I ask.

With movies on the mind, let me just say, "Happy Oscar Season, everyone!" The Oscars are a month and a half away. This is the season of good movies. I have to sit through the summer action-powered flicks and the teenage horror movies in the fall, to finally remember why I enjoy the art of movie-making. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Pirates & X-Men this summer. And cheesy holiday movies get me through the last couple of months of the year. But this is it, ladies and gentlemen. The Superbowl of Hollywood. And I am going to enjoy this season!! No more planning weddings, going to night school, or recovering from back surgeries. I am going to see every movie nominated for Best Picture (the nominations will be out in a couple of weeks). And I am going to analyze and research my winning picks. And no one better call me on Sunday, February 25th unless you want to listen to me watching the Oscars!!!