Ticky Tacky

So my goal of reading every morning has been slightly put on the back burner. I do like my new book, but this week I just have not yet felt motivated enough to put in the effort so early, or after a full day. The combination of said laziness and netflix on my phone has brought me back to Weeds. Today I was able to finish season 1 between my two trips.

The upside: I am interested in the show once again. The down side: I might not be reading any time soon. We shall see what tomorrow brings.

Feeling OK with Feeling Old

Sometimes my blog title's end up looking like they could be the header to something really long and insightful. There is a lot that could be said about the signs of not being a teen anymore and how you are accepting of them or not.

Tonight, however, I am merely commenting on my early bed time. I remember when I was allowed to finally stay up after 9 pm, and then 10 pm, and then I didn't have a bed time. Years later, I find myself on the downward slope of that bell curve. No longer am I excited by the notion of a late night (at least not during the week). Instead, the idea of a late night is upsetting and exhausting to even think about.

Gone are the days of going out during the week, putting up with being a bit groggy at work, extended periods off, etc. Instead, at 22 (nearing 23) I find myself climbing in bed at 9:30 just to ensure that I don't feel like crawling back into bed, or under my desk, tomorrow afternoon.

(I have recently replaced my 22 inch tv with a 32 inch tv. No cables to hook it up to cable with, but with my PS3 connected to Netflix, I haven't seen a reason to. At least not before I finish this show.)

Happy Pi Day!

If I was truly nerdy I would have spent the day listening to the score of, or watching the movie Pi. Instead, I watched The Jerk for the first time. It was alright. I expected it to be funnier, but it didn't help that I was really tired watching it. Maybe I'll give it a second watch.

In other movie related news, friends of mine had gotten No Country For Old Men on Netflix. I am just going to paste the envelope plot summary below for you. Anyone who has seen the movie will note the very poor job here:

"A hunter stumbles upon a dead body, $2 million and a stash of heroin in the woods. He absconds with the cash, but the brutal thief, Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with a local sheriff on his trail. The roles of hunter and prey blur as the violent pursuits of money and justice collide."

Just in case it has been awhile since you have seen this movie I will point out the problems. Llewelyn Moss is seen hunting in the opening of the movie but is not a 'hunter'. Secondly, the setting where Llewelyn comes across the bodies, drugs, and cash is not the woods - not even slightly. He is in the middle of the desert. There is 1 tree in the whole area, where the man with the money is found - he was most likely there seeking shelter from the hot sun which is problematic in the desert, not the woods. Next, Anton Chigurh is not a brutal thief. He is a contract killer or a gun for higher. He wants nothing of the money nor does he plan to steal it or con his way to get it. He very calmly follow leads in order to get the money to complete his end of the contract or bargain, killing anyone he has to, to do so. Yes he is brutal, but not even close to being a thief. Finally - the roles becoming blurred. I don't know about you - but when I watched this, Llewelyn was always the prey, and Chigurgh was always the hunter - no questions asked, no lines blurred.

I apologize for the rant, but for a movie like that that both won Best Picture, and is widely known, at least by title you'd think there would be a better or more accurate summary for it. I love Netflix and recommend it to anyone who likes movies, especially if he or she has a way of streaming to their TV, but this is lazy.

Just to clarify - I am not mad about this. I know with how it reads above it sounds like I am, but this is too silly of a thing to be mad about. I was more just baffled at this and wanted to share it.

The first of many, I suppose

Today it was announced that Netflix and Warner Brothers have signed a deal that will create a 28 day hold on all new Warner Brother releases before allowing them to appear for rent through netflix. The goal here is obvious - force people who really want to see the movie to buy it. You know what is easier and less costly - downloading. No, I do not download movies. However, decisions like this one that show a company unwilling to embrace or use the current digital age to their advantage are reasons why more and more people are getting fed up with hollywood corporations and as such - feel less guilty about taking what they want.

I think it is time that the movie studios stop pretending like they are short on cash. It was recently reported that ticket sales at the theater are on the rise over the past few years and 2009 was no different seeing the most ticket sales ever in a year. So while some people might try to spin the other statistic that box office sales finally out-performed DVD sales for the year as being a result of less DVD sales from downloading and that no more tickets are being sold - when combined with the previous year end statement you can see through this. The hollywood box office took in more money than ever this year, a year that we are supposedly in a recession - so stop giving us, the consumers, more reasons to want to find less than legal ways of viewing your films.

/end rant.