Good Stuff
posted on june 18, 2003, tag: entertainment
Recently I signed back up with NetFlix after a few years away from the service and I don't know how I survived without it. I started using it back in its first year, and then cancelled about a year later because I ran out of money (not from NetFlix, just in general). And now, after much time without it, I'm loving it.
This past week I've watched One Hour Photo, The Rules of Attraction (not good), Monsters, Inc. (Katia hadn't seen this) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding (she hadn't seen that either). In just one week, NetFlix was worth the $20 a month. Right now I have 3 more DVDs on their way—I'm gonna make the most of the unlimited rentals.
Another great thing recently is my crazy obsession with BlogShares. When this whole thing started I wasn't really interested, but the other day I started clicking around and making a few transactions and now—4 days later—I'm almost a millionaire. Granted, I also paid $15 for the premium membership (20 transactions a day just wasn't enough). It's been a lot of fun to play with. More on this later.
Also worth picking up is The Animatrix, a collection of 9 short anime films based on or in the world of The Matrix. There are some really fantastic shorts, one in particular done by Square (the people who made the Final Fantasy film) called "Final Flight of the Osiris" that will blow anyone away with its detail. A few of the films tie into the trilogy and those that don't have unique storylines. Definitely worth watching if you're a fan of the movies.
Comments
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Jen on 06/18/2003:
How did you like One Hour Photo? Was that included in the same grouping as "The Rules of Attraction (not good)"?
I have something like 200 movies in my queue and I have no idea how I would want to reorganize them, there are so many. I wish Netflix had an option to randomly scramble your queue, now that would be cool.
Netflix does rock pretty hard. I'm on the cheap-ass 2-at-a-time $14.95 a month plan. They discontinued my plan at one point but I guess I'm grandfathered because I'm still on it. I love it. Love love love. Mostly because I'm one of those schmucks that can never manage to return things on time.
Get this—DSL is now available in my area, but only through, you guessed it, Verizon.
Makes me want to cry.
The only cable provider for my town is Adelphia, and that's not a good option either. I could almost justify squashing my morals enough to patronize a company whose CEO embezzled $13mil to build a personal golf course, but on top of that they would charge me $80 a month for cable and internet service. Sigh.
Hope things are well in Tha Big City. Ayuh.
- Jen
sean on 06/18/2003:
my wife and i are netflix fiends. we usually go through about 8-10 movies a month which i think is pretty good considering we've got a 3 month old girl. the ease of use is what really gets me along with the turn around time of a couple of days. not sure what i'd do without it...
John on 06/18/2003:
I have Adelphia and loving it. I keep a constant 3.2 MB connection, even at peak times. During non-peak times I've seen as high as 4.5 MB. I used to have DSL through Altell but the speed did not suffice (a measily 768 kbps).
I get digital cable (2 boxes) and internet for $82 a month, can't beat that! A lot cheaper than what I was paying for cable + dsl.
Steve on 06/19/2003:
The Animatrix was really good. I think Flight of the Osiris was so good that they should make a prequel to The Matrix in CG.
And towards your BlogShares obsession; I think you'll regret paying the money in a month when the fun of it wears out.